Match the following.

1.All the labor surrounding food in the family: planning, shopping, cooking, cleaning up.

2.The people, processes and institutions that carry out the production, processing, distribution, consumption and wast management of food.

3.Deliberately growing plants and raising animals to be more plentiful for human consumption.

4.Selectively growing plants and breeding animals to emphasize traits that make them more useful to humans.

5.Any activity through which we define for ourselves and others who we are socially and culturally.

6.The institutional and cultural arrangements and spaces around us that influence our relationship to food.

7.Paying others to do feeding or house work for you

8.The what, where, when, how and why of eating.

9.The tastes, habits and knowledge that have currency in society or convey higher social status.

There is a saying that “the purpose of religion is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” What do you believe this means? Do you think contemporary religions succeed at this task? Give an example.

With regards to coping with stress through Mindfulness Meditatio, what other benefits might there be from focusing on regular, rhythmic breathing? What is the advantage to focusing on your own body’s actions rather than an object or chant (such as a mantra)?

4.

Assessment measures are developed externally and required by legislation to provide data on school effectiveness

Schools and teachers are evaluated and sanctioned based on student performance on required assessments

Schools and teachers are responsible for assuring that all students from all backgrounds demonstrate learning through test performance

Externally developed assessment measures shape local curriculum and classroom instruction because they undergo extensive field testing and evaluation

A recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicated that about one-fifth of the pollution in China spews into the atmosphere and crosses the Pacific in about 6 days and increases smog levels in the United States. Los Angeles and parts of the eastern U.S. experienced at least one extra day of smog that exceeded federal health standards for ozone in 2006 as a result of emissions from export manufacturing in China.

Explain how people living in the U.S. contribute to this pollution.

Identify actions that can be done, both at the individual and political levels, to reduce or prevent the air pollution.

Are you or someone you know susceptible to upper respiratory problems or infections (i.e. bronchitis, asthma, etc.)? Describe a typical episode and what exacerbates the infection? Do you feel that your respiratory infection is related to poor indoor/outdoor air quality? If so, explain why you believe it’s due to the poor air quality.

Explain how the following impact stress and give an example from your own life:

Catastrophes

Hassles

Pressures

Frustration

Aggression

What modern perspective is positive psychology most like? How does positive psychology primarily differ from this older perspective?

What is the comparison between the Old Testament and New Testament--and in that implications for how Christianity is practiced today.

Describe the kind of relationships adults have with their growing children. To answer this, you may want to discuss launching adolescents, the boomerang generation, the empty nest syndrome, and reciprocal relationships.

Your response should be 5 paragraphs in length. Be mindful of using proper grammar and spelling. Please be specific in your example.

Summarize the debate over the meaning of domestic terrorism.

Describe how the ethical boundaries are established in an executive coaching relationship. What type of agreement is an executive coach likely to be a part of? As an executive coach, what type of ethical issues would you include in the agreement with an organization?

what makes an argument good and what makes an argument bad. Be mindful that terms like valid and invalid have specific definitions in this course. So, please avoid using such terms to mean true/false or good/bad as this can lead to confusion.

Can you please explain each one of the words.

Thank you

B] Circadian Rhythm of Sleep:

1. Functions of Sleep.

2. Biology of sleep.

3. Realms of sleep.

4. Symptoms of sleep deprivation.