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    Change Detection: To See or Not to See: The need for Attention to Perceive Changes in Scenes Jainish A. Patel High Point University When we look out at something, whether it is a landscape, painting, picture, or whatever else, we believe that we are taking in the entire scene, we think we notice every little detail, and are generally able to notice changes to the scenario we are looking at. We do not, however, notice any minor change when we look away for even the briefest amount

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    Let’s Talk about Love: A Journey to the End of Taste centers on Carl Wilson’s quest to discover why we like and dislike certain aspects of our larger culture. Within this search he finds how cultural taste relates to how humans perceive both each other and themselves. Each chapter is an exploration into one part of taste and how it relates to the world beyond the book. In Chapter 7, Wilson explores objectivity. Specifically, he asks: “is there any objectivity in artistic taste?” (Wilson 75). In other

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    Empathetic Listening Our culture is one that is prone to speak rather than listen, and when we listen we are listening to reply, without trying to understand (Dean, 1997). Listening is a vital interpersonal skill allowing us to effectively communicate and interact with others (Dean, 1997). There are many different types of listening, this essay however will mainly discuss Empathetic listening answering such questions such as what is empathic listening? Why is it important? When should it be practiced

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    uses imagery in the story to have us interpret and work for information. Through imagery not only does the reader enjoy the story, they now feel a part of the story to solve the puzzles the author left behind. The authors purpose to this book is that making a story darker will propel the larger meaning of knowledge against ignorance. Imagery is used throughout Fahrenheit 451 to send the message to the reader through a form that the reader would need to think about. An example of imagery that

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    tumbling, flames bursting, frogs croaking, bells ringing, and keys jingling. These physical sounds evoke emotions of anxiety, fear, curiosity, relief, and comfort as you take your time walking throughout the entire space. The dark space heightens your sense of sound and you are more aware of the different physical sounds that you trigger. This piece allows you to make sounds out of thin air. The contrasts between presence and absence are ever present in today’s world of social media and hand held

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    In David Sedaris’ “Tasteless,” he stresses how the meaning of delicious food throughout his life has always been important to him. Growing up he ate substantial amounts of food without caring what it was. As he got older, smoking took a toll on his taste buds. He didn’t appreciate the subtle differences between fine meals and bland meals due to his lack of taste. David had learned how something with so much value to him, such as food, could considerably lose value. To begin with, David loved devouring

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    In reading the article there were many great points that stood out to me. Of the many, the two that I appreciated most were how critical it is that we maintain the ability to listen to our clients, and how important it is to allow our relationships with our clients to flow naturally. While we have discussed in several of the course this semester the importance of listening to our clients, I feel that this will be a work in progress for many of us. Though many of us feel that we are great at listening

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    Traditionally the five senses are sight (ophthalmoception), hearing (audioception), taste (gustaoception), smell (olfacoception or olfacception), and touch (tactioception) . The senses first start to develop when the baby is still growing inside the womb. Sight baby care Unless vision impairment, babies can see from birth. However they may not be able to distinguish similar tones such as red and orange. Black and white are boldest of color contrasts and are some of the only colors newborn's can

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    Active listening is a method for tuning in and reacting to someone else that enhances common comprehension. For the most part, when two individuals converse with each other, the listening individual does not focus on what is being said. They can become noticeably absent minded. At the point when individuals are occupied with a contention, they are frequently bustling figuring a reaction to what is being said. They accept that they have heard what their rival is stating ordinarily some time recently

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    The use of proprioceptive training in ankle injuries Proprioception refers to the knowing of where your body lies in time and space in relation to other body parts. Muscle spindle fibers are the primary location of proprioceptors and are sensitive to changes in muscle length, but proprioceptors can also be found in joint capsules and in the inner ear. In relation to motor control and ankle injuries, proprioception is important because it plays a part in knowing how your body moves through space

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