Mae West

Boating Tips for Autistic Children Many people find boats and the motions of the water to be calming, and many autistic children may feel the same way. There’s no reason why boating can’t be a pleasurable experience for your child, despite their special needs. In fact, Lori Mcllewan, the chairperson of the National Autism Association agrees that water can be a comfort because “it helps them to maintain a sense of balance and feel a sense of weightlessness.” However, there needs to be preparation and planning if you want to help ensure that their first time on a boat is a pleasant and fun experience. Would you like to take your autistic child out on the family boat or out on a boating cruise/trip? In light of Autism Awareness Month, read on to learn some helpful autistic boating tips that will help make boating outings an enjoyable time for the whole family. • Prepare your child before going onto a boat by showing them a picture of a boat, reading them stories that revolve around water and boats, as well as showing them boating movies or television shows. This can help remove any uncertainty and help relieve any anxiety, just make sure all the stimuli that you offer your child is positive. • If you are going on a cruise or boating trip, you don’t want to bring your child out without first discussing if they accept and have experience with children who are on the autism spectrum. Be sure to inform the captain and crew of your child’s needs and sensitivities. Voice any and all…

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people into subprime loans when they were not able to afford them. Incentives for homeowners to avoid responsibility were created by states not allowing mortgage holders to go after homeowners when the defaulted on their mortgages. To remedy these factors the government could increase regulation on the mortgage industry and revamp tax credits on mortgages (Pozen, ch. 1). The “Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)” and the “Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddy Mac)” were…

In his essay “The Mansion: A Subprime Parable,” Michael Lewis reported that most Americans tend to desire houses they cannot afford. They start blaming rating agencies and mortgage brokers because they find themselves financially underwater. But according to Lewis claim, the lending business didn’t create this desire. The people did. He explains that most people want a house that reflects how well they are. They think that they will control the house but the truth that the house controls every…

Freddie Mac in 1970, which was similar to Fannie Mae. The two mortgage associations enjoyed the privilege of government guarantee. They converted mortgage into bonds through asset securitization on market for sale, which attracted investment banks and other financial institutions for purchase. A question raised as why banks sold their mortgages to those people with low credit and high risk of default, but the real question is what should they do without loaning money to these people. If other…

“The collapse of the United State economy in the 1930s forced government to enact a housing program – part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program”. (Macionis, p. 325, 2013) The New Deal program allowed public housing policies; which provides financial grant to homeowners and builders. Originally conceiving this ideas seems to be a good answer for urban housing problematic but this plan didn’t flourish with serious inadequacy. More than a decade ago, there were a flood of…

The Financial Crisis of 2008 has been attributed to various entities or regulations. While most of these conjectures make valid points, attributing such an immense series of events to just one or two entities or regulations is benighted. Arguably, what set the precedence for the ensuing crisis is influenced by who you ask but, a case can be made for the most apparent events that did impact the crisis. The names Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CRA (Community Reinvestment Act 1977), and AIG are just a…

Mae Carol Jemison is an African-American physician and NASA astronaut. On June 4, 1987, she became the first African American woman to be admitted into the astronaut-training program. On September 12, 1992, Jemison flew into space with 6 other astronauts aboard the Endeavour on mission STS47. On that day, she became the first African-American woman in space. Mae Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. She grew up in an extended family home with both of her biological parents;…

Identity: What Forms the Core? When asked about themselves, the majority of people have a few “I Am” statements that they think of instantaneously. I am a student. I am a dancer. I am queer. I am weak. I am strong. Any given person is always significantly more than just the statements that they think of and are likely not the only person who identifies with those statements, but they will list them nonetheless. Generally the “I Am” statements that a person gives are the components of their…

Fred and Rosemary West “Though serial killers only make up for one percent of murders, nearly a dozen account for one hundred murders annually” (“Serial Killers”). It is often asked what possesses someone to rape, torture , and murder other people.”To answer this question, studies have shown due to these sexual desires and the need to fulfill their arousing fantasies it often drives these individuals to murder those who are complete strangers” “Serial Killers:Nature vs Nurture”. “Rosemary and…