The middle of everything

The Middle of Everything is a collection of personal essays about language, place, and memory. The thesis is framed by stories of Alzheimer\u27s disease and divided into sections that travel to different places to consider what memories, stories, and people are important. The settings of the essays range from Wisconsin to Spain, from Iowa to Mexico, and the narrator explores the relationship between people and places, the way place influences individuals and the way individuals impact place. The collection is also a personal journey about learning to deal with losses and about learning what home means. It explores personal history alongside the history of cities and societies

The middle of everything

The Middle of Everything is a collection of personal essays about language, place, and memory. The thesis is framed by stories of Alzheimer's disease and divided into sections that travel to different places to consider what memories, stories, and people are important. The settings of the essays range from Wisconsin to Spain, from Iowa to Mexico, and the narrator explores the relationship between people and places, the way place influences individuals and the way individuals impact place. The collection is also a personal journey about learning to deal with losses and about learning what home means. It explores personal history alongside the history of cities and societies.</p

Digging Deeper Into the Outcomes of Social Media Use among College Students: The Mediating Effect of Academic Self-Efficacy

The use of social media is prevalent among college students. Additionally, youth and high school students, many of whom will eventually enroll in college, also use social media at high levels. With the near-ubiquitous use of social media and the culture that comes with it, it is important for researchers to understand the effects and relationships that social media use has on and with different aspects of students’ lives. This study specifically considers the outcomes of academic performance and satisfaction with life and digs deeper into these relationships by looking at the mediating role of academic self-efficacy and controlling for the effects of self-regulation. Results from a sample of 234 college students indicate that social media use is negatively associated with academic self-efficacy and academic performance and that academic self-efficacy mediates the relationships with academic performance and satisfaction with life