As you sit in the library with your friend studying for your weekly quiz on the integumentary system, you come upon an article about the hazards of prolonged exposure to the sun’s rays. Your curious nature leads you to research the subject further. You’re fascinated to learn that minimal exposure to the sun allows your skin to manufacture vitamin D, which is important to help maintain homeostasis. You also read that although sunscreen can help protect you from the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, some medications can actually increase a person’s sensitivity to the sunlight.View the short video on how skin cells can be damaged by sunlight by clicking the link below. Additional research will help you understand this topic more fully.  Once you’ve watched the video, please follow the instructions in STEP 2 and complete the discussion prompts for this week.What Really Causes Sunburns? 

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

1. Explain your personal concerns about prolonged exposure to the sun.
2. Explain one thing you learned from the video about what really causes the skin to burn in the sun.
3. Describe how you will apply this new knowledge of the dangers of sun exposure to your daily life.

A. Write a paragraph describing how the process of endochondral ossification in a fetus is similar to the process of interstitial growth in a child or adolescent. Compare these two processes. Be specific and detailed. (3 pt; extra credit possible for a thorough answer)

B. Write a paragraph describing how the process of endochondral ossification in a fetus is different from the process of interstitial growth in a child or adolescent. Contrast these two processes. Be specific and detailed. (3 pt; extra credit possible for a thorough answer)

Check your word count – you should be in the ballpark of 300 words. If you are significantly under that number, you probably need to add more details.

C. After you post your DB on bone growth, read at least 3 other posts from your peers. Respond to your own post with a paragraph describing what you learned from them. Write a minimum of 3 sentences. (3 pt)

You should use your book as a primary resource. You can always use the internet as a secondary resource.

example of compare and contrast is attached. 

Write 2-4 paragraphs describing some of the difficulties and problems facing American industrial workers during the Gilded Age in the late nineteenth century.  What types of organizations did American workers create to try to address some of these problems?  How successful were they in improving their overall working conditions during this period? 

For this assignment, you will complete a graphic organizer. Download the PDF document entitled that is attached to this assignment. This organizer is a fillable pdf that you can type directly into. You will use this to answer questions about atoms, chemical bonds, the properties of water, and the four classes of macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids). 

Submission of the assignment

During completion of the assignment in WORD, please type answers in blue bold to help distinguish your answers from the questions. Grading for this assignment is based on the completion and accuracy of your responses. To submit the assignment, save the completed WORD document on your computer. Upload it as a WORD (.docx) document to the assignment folder titled “Cell Chemistry.” If you are using a MAC submit a PDF since a PAGES document will not be viewable. Only WORD or PDFs can earn assignment points.

Readings: Textbook chapters 13-15 

Using the vignette for Tisha (found in the textbook), answer the following questions: What stage of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development is the client currently in? Are they meeting the expectations of this stage? Examples? Are they demonstrating any delays in this stage? Examples? 

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