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    A reflex is an involuntary response to a stimulus. People are born with several different reflexes. There are reflexes for just about everything in your body. Most reflexes are active after birth. Examples of theses are, how a baby eats and their desire to get from point A to point B. I am just going to focus just on the reflexes of one- three month olds infants. This study I observed a six week old baby, named Lucy. Her mother gave permission for Lucy to be observed and tested for six different reflexes. The first reflex I performed on Lucy was to test her rooting reflex. This reflex is the happens after someone strokes a baby’s cheek or around the mouth. The baby should then start to make a sucking motion toward the stimulus. This reflex is helpful with breastfeeding also. When Lucy was tested she turned her head relatively quick and began a sucking motion. I then had Lucy’s mother hold her. I asked her mom to perform the same test. Lucy turned her head almost immediately. Her mother then informed me unless Lucy is full she always reacts this way anytime some touches her face. In order to test this out, I waited until Lucy had eaten to stroke her cheek again. This time Lucy did not turn her head to me. The second reflex I tested was the Moro reflex. In this reflex, a baby is set on the ground on its back. Next, someone spreads the baby’s arms. After that typically the baby will pull its arms back in. The baby can equate this feeling to the feeling of falling. Infants…

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    studies of the peoples of Central America led him to publish, Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern (1861). Along his travels Tylor met Archaeologist Henry Christy, a fellow Quaker, who influenced him to pursue prehistoric studies and research primitive culture. This new research led to the publishing of his second book, Researches into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization (1865). After many more years of study and research Tylor would publish,…

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    Child Reflex

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    A reflex is a simple, involuntary, or automatic action that the human body does in response to certain types of stimulation without you even having to think about it. Every healthy person has many different types of reflexes, most of which we are born with. From the beginning newborns automatically know how to root for the breast for feeding or grasp a finger. Reflexes are the most complex motor activities that neonates demonstrate. Infants have dozens of reflexes there are three sets critical…

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    Essay On Greek Weapons

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    Greek Weapons and Armor The Greek armor and weapons were when and where most modern weapons and armor originated from because the Greek were the ones that had created the most primitive method of crafting these weapons and armor. One of the most noticeable items that were brought over into modern times was the sword. The blade of the sword was straight, double-edged, and pointed. (Sword 1) The blade was formed by repeated firing and striking of the metal at red-hot temperatures. The heating of…

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    Native American Bows

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    Native American Bows Did you know that it was not until 500 A.D. that Native Americans started using bow and arrow? They started using them, for hunting to be easier and faster, started using the bow and arrow because they saw that bow and arrow was more efficient than the normal spear. Not only but bow and arrows actually used less material than spears. With time, Native Americans started upgrading, some of the upgrades were: poisoned arrows, small bows, etc. Fun fact: Spear travel…

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    World War One: Battle of Somme’s Influence of further developments in Weaponry and Tactics Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Weapons Used in The Battle of the Somme.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Strategies used in the Battle of the Somme………………….………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 How the Battle of the Somme influenced World War 2………………………………………………………………………………………… 4…

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    Safe Carry Protection Act

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    of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. It addresses laws concerning the possession of weapons and/or firearms in the State of Georgia and repeals any laws that may be conflicting with it. The new Act carries much weight and has created many ramifications in how gun holders carry themselves in public environments. HB 60 expands upon Second…

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    getInputStream()); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println(e); } The class DataInputStream allows you to read lines of text and Java primitive data types in a portable way. It has several read methods such as read, readChar, readInt, readDouble, and readLine. One has to use whichever function depending on the type of data to receive from the server. On the server side, the DataInputStream is used to receive inputs from the client: DataInputStream input; try { input = new…

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    place to kill 10 or more people with a musket; the reloading speed was ridiculously slow. People during this era can easily do significantly more damage than the primitive guns because of how much more effective guns have become at killing people. The number of deaths from gun related incidents has nearly approached the number of deaths from car accidents. More people have died from gun related incidents in the recent years than ever before. Many people believe guns have been…

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    Concealed Handguns Essay

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    • Opposition 2:Responsble citizens should have the right to arm themselves against criminals with guns. o Rebuttal 2:This is partially true but the problem is who would be the one that determines who is responsible and who isn’t. Also victims who carry a concealed weapon are more likely to be shot in a confrontation that a victim that does not carry. Policy brainstorming: Based on the summary points above, what do you recommend be changed or implemented? Do you want there to be a law put in…

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