Assignment-600 WORDSDiscussion-300Reflection-300Question 1You meet up with a friend to study for an upcoming assignement.Saying they've been having a hard time focusing on their classes, they tell you they've been feeling really stressed."I feel like I lose hours scrolling through social media and remember you mentioned you learned about this in a class. Why is it so hard to focus on studying?"First, explain how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can help them think about why they are using social media. (10 pt total)Maslow's hierarchy of needsMaslow's hierarchy of needs is used to study how humans intrinsically partake in behavioral motivation. Maslow u... Summarize the basic concept of the theory in your own words. (5 pts)Relate the reasons people use social media to the relevant needs of the pyramid. (5 pts)QUESTION 2Then, explain to your friend how social media platforms are designed to encourage you to spend so much time on them, and why the companies design them that way. (10 pts total)Define the "casino effect" (3 pt) and explain how (1 pt) and why (1 pt) social media companies design their apps to encourage it. Define the phrase "physical built environment," (1 pt) then explain what the "built environment of attention" is (1 pt) and how it relates (3 pt) to the difficulty in focusing on studying.QUESTION 3Building on that, give them an example of a time that social media caused you to have a strong emotional reaction, then demonstrate how you were able to process that emotion using the R.U.L.E.R. method. You can discuss a real experience or make one up for this activity. (15 pt total)Explain the concept of "emotional intelligence" as explored in this course using your own words. (2 pts)Share how each step of the R.U.L.E.R. acronym helped you manage the situation. (10 pts)Communicate what metacognition is and how you used it to recognize what was happening. (3 pts)QUESTION 4It can be hard to stop and assess in an intense situation, so explain how to catch yourself in the moment and be aware of what is happening. Explain what "mindfulness" means using your own words and share some ways it could help them. (5 pts)Identify the meaning of each letter in the S.T.O.P. acronym and explain how to use it to step back and get perspective. (10 pts)QUESTION 5Finally, share some strategies they can use to have a healthy relationship with social media. (15 pt total)Define "cognitive bias" and explain why it can make it hard to realize when we're not thinking clearly or making an error in thinking. (5 pts)Tell them what "psuedoinformation" is and give some idea of how to tell it from reliable information. (5 pts)Reference some of the strategies discussed in the discussion board. (5 pts)QUESTION 6Another friend walks up and tells you about a big job opportunity that will let you make thousands of dollars a month for a few hours of work a week.They just started their new career in network marketing, so they haven't made that much yet themselves, but all you need to do is purchase a distributor package from them to get started.They show you photos of the Instagram influencer they bought their distributor package from posing in a luxury car and visiting all kinds of locations across the world.In order to get on that level, your friend says, "you just have to hustle."While the idea of making so much money is tempting, the distributor package costs $700. They say that they were skeptical too, until the influencer sent them the following website:The link below will open the article in a new window. Open it and briefly read through, then return to answer the three questions below. Entreprenuer.com - Is Network Marketing Just a Scam?Using one or two sentences, summarize the author's argument. What is it they want to convince you of? (1 pt)Next, look around the page for the author's biography and identify what the author does to make their living. (2pt)Is it possible they have a conflict of interest? Why or why not? (1 pt)Would this article be considered reliable information or psuedoinformation? Why? (1 pt)QUESTION 7Before you give them your final answer, you reach out to your university's career center and ask to speak to someone about the potential opportunity. The staff at the Career Center direct you to this article, titled "MLM: A Warning to College Students."MLM: A Warning to College StudentsBriefly look through the article, then answer the questions about it below: Using one or two sentences, summarize the author's argument. What is it they want to convince you of? (1 pt)Next, look around the page for the author's biography and identify what the author does to make their living. (2pt)Is it possible they have a conflict of interest? Why or why not? (1 pt)Would this article be considered reliable information or psuedoinformation? Why? (1 pt)QUESTION 8In a few sentences to a few paragraphs, respond to your friend's invitation to join this business opportunity using what you've learned from the MLM: A Warning to College Students article, as well as the Federal Trade Commission Consumer - Multi-Level Marketing website that you know from your wellness course. (5 points)1-6: Discussion - Acts of Kindness This is your chance to collaborate with your classmates to help everyone connect with our content. Random Acts of Kindness is a nonprofit that focuses on sharing social and emotional skills.For today's discussion, navigate to the website and explore for a while.Then, choose something you found interesting or exciting.Then, summarize what you found in a post to share with the class.Click Here to Visit Random Acts of Kindness1-6: Reflection1. What do you think about the assignment you just completed?2. How do you feel about the work you did on it?3. What would you say the "theme" or "big idea" of this first segment of the course is?4. If you were invited to join a podcast tomorrow to talk about wellness, do you think you'd feel prepared? Why or why not? 5. Other than fitness and nutrition, do you feel that this section covered everything you should know? Why or why not?6. Next class, we will begin learning about fitness. How much would you say you know about it?7. What are your thoughts about the idea of fitness?8. In your first reflection, you were asked to imagine the end of the semester and to write down the steps you used to earn your "A." How consistently do you feel you have been with those steps?

Read the “Efficacy of Executive Coaching in Times of Organisational Change” article, and in 1,000-1,250 words, do the following:Provide a brief summary of the article's main points.Compare quantitative and qualitative measures listed in the article.Explain how the article related to coaching and organizational culture.Write five reflective questions a coach could ask the executive to help identify strengths, weaknesses, and untapped potential within an organization or company.Explain why you chose the questions you did.Use three to five scholarly resources to support your explanations.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.The link to the article:https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds...

Instructions for Lesson Writing AssignmentsThe Lesson Writing Assignments are worth 40 points each. Students are expected to answer all of the questions for the selected writing prompt. Submissions that are more comprehensive and detailed will earn a higher point total. This exercise is to show that you have read the material and that you have thought about the issues. Your submissions should be several substantial paragraphs (minimum 300 words).You should use New Courier or Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spacing, and one inch margins on all four sides of the paper.All writing assignments will be analyzed using SafeAssign. Essays that contain plagiarized material will receive a significant reduction in points or a zero. Students may receive a failing grade in the course for submitting plagiarized material. Do not cut and paste information from an online source or copy information directly from the textbook. You need to include data from the chapter and related articles in your writing assignment and it is necessary to include citations for this information. You need a minimum of 2 sources and 1 must be your text book. The assignment is to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style which includes a works cited page but does NOT include a title page. For assistance with MLA style visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Do not use sub-heading or the first person on these papers. Use transition statements and write entirely in the third person. If offering an opinion do so in the third person backed up with data and a citation.Submission Instructions:Complete and submit your assignment as instructed.Complete your assignment using word-processing software such as MS Word 365 (use your CTC EagleMail account to download free software at https://products.office.com/en-US/student/office-in-education. Save your file as a .doc file to ensure that it can be opened at any computer. Submit your assignment by selecting the Submit Lesson X Assignment link. On the Assignment page, scroll down to the Assignment Submission section, select Browse My Computer, locate your file on your computer, and select okay to attach your saved file. Make sure to select SUBMIT. You may view your posting both on this page and under My Grade (available under Tools). Do not enter your assignment in the box in the "Add Comments" section.Online assistance for writing assignments is available through the Writing Lab in Blackboard. Select Enroll from the dropdown box by the EnglishTutor link.Lesson 2 Writing AssignmentFor this assignment, choose ONE of the writing prompts and write a minimum 300 word essay. For more detailed instructions, review the Instructions for Lesson Writing Assignments.1) Read the discussion of “descriptive representation” in Chapter 4. Then, review how Congress has changed over time with respect to race and ethnicity, women and veterans in the Pew Research article “The changing face of Congress in 6 charts.” Discuss the different trends in Congress and what do you think it means for the future? Does it matter if members of Congress look like most Americans? What are the advantages and disadvantages of descriptive representation?2) Chapter 10 discusses many aspects of domestic and foreign policy in the United States. Review public attitudes towards both the size of government and government spending in the Pew Research article “Little Public Support for Reductions in Federal Spending.” According to the survey data, where are people who identify as Republican or Lean Republican more interested in increasing spending? Where are people who identify as Democrats or Lean Democratic more interested in increasing spending? What does the Pew Research Center survey suggest concerning the public’s interest in cutting government spending? Looking at the results of the surveys, what do you think are the prospects for reducing government spending? Why?3) Both the president and Congress play a role in decisions regarding the use of military force. What are the president’s powers in this area? What are the powers of Congress in this area? Read the article “ New Legislation Offers Opportunity to Address 2001 Authorization for Use of Force, Amid Fears of War with Iran .” Why do you think members of Congress have been willing not to vote on the use of force and to allow modern presidents (such as Bush, Obama and Trump) to take the lead in this area? Do you think Congress should play a larger role in decisions regarding the use of military force?Lesson 3 Writing AssignmentFor this assignment, choose ONE of the writing prompts and write a minimum 300 word essay. For more detailed instructions, review the Instructions for Lesson Writing Assignments1) Read the Pew Research article, “Americans feel the tensions between privacy and security concerns.” How should the government balance the tensions between privacy and national security concerns? Is the Constitution clear about potential conflicts between privacy and national security? How much privacy should Americans expect in an age where information about people is so readily available?2) Chapter 6 briefly discusses judicial interpretivists and strict constructionists. For more discussion on the issue read “How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means?” How does a strict constructionist (originalist) interpret the Constitution compared to a judicial interpretivist (non-originalist)? Do you think the Constitution should be interpreted literally or is it an evolving document that needs to be interpreted differently over time? Why?