Type down (easy to copy and paste) your thoughts (ie, agree or disagree and why ? ) after reading the following paragraph. (must be 5 sentences, 1 paragraph. 150-250 words)

Jon Bowers argues that we should seek perfection. Moreover, he states that perfection is achievable and the steps needed to obtain it will only make you stronger and better. He believes that failure and loss may come from trying to seek perfection but that these steps are necessary for success. He gives several examples regarding why we should not settle for giving 100%. I do not agree with him as I believe that nothing and no one in this world is perfect, and will never be able to be perfect. I believe that perfection does not exist, and although we can try to achieve it we should not allow our lives to be determined by the outcomes we obtain. To further substantiate his argument, Bower’s mentions that we have “stopped valuing perfection” and that this is wrong because “perfectionism is an attitude developed in the small things and then applied to the bigger things”. In other words, he thinks that if you do not aim for perfection in the little things, which are the ones that matter, you will never be able to take care of the big things. Later on he also gives some examples like saying that if we allow things to be “good enough” then we will make mistakes all around. This includes giving babies to their wrong parents, spelling words wrong in the dictionary or having more than 1 million cards with the wrong information on the magnetic strip on the back. I do not agree with these statements because I think he is over exaggerating. I do not think that we should settle for good enough but I don’t think that we do. We aim to make things perfect but mistakes are a part of human life. As humans we will make a mistake at some point and we can only accept it and move on. I believe that striving for perfection in all cases is not reasonable and will really only make us unhappy because this is ultimately unachievable. Instead, we should work on the way we handle our mistakes and learn to move on so we can do better the next time.

How should the U.S address the Flint/ Legionnaires crisis? what other areas of the U.S. have polluted water that you can inform us about? Do a quick search on Google and inform us.

Women's involvement in physical activity and sports was often limited due to medical rhetoric that associated women's reproductive systems with weakness and fragility. What are some examples of this found in this week's lecture and reading. What impact does this history of medical/reproductive barriers still have on girls and women today? These early held beliefs about human reproduction still influences our language today - "that person has balls" versus "that person is a pussy" has opposite meanings where the male reproductive system is associated with strength while the female reproductive system is associated with weakness. Are there other examples of how this thinking impacts our lives perhaps without us realizing it until now?

Type down (easy to copy and paste) your thoughts (ie, agree or disagree and why ? ) after reading the following paragraph. (must be 5 sentences, 1 paragraph. 150-250 words)

I think in certain cases, that trying your best is good enough and that perfection in itself is relative to other people. You gage how perfect something is or how perfect you think you are to other people. I think that perfection is something you work towards that you don't necessarily achieve unless you tell yourself it's perfect, and at that point it's really settling for the best possible thing. I disagree with Bower that people are scared of failure, which is why they don't pursue perfection, I think people are completely able to handle losses, because these losses make them better, but it's the fact that they are appeased by other people that it is good enough. You need to have the mind set that even if you tried your best, it is not good enough unless you have the results. I'm not saying that we should just look at results, but the process is also important and needs to be considered too.

Innovation comes from making mistakes, from the lack of fear to do anything except push forward. They key thing is to strive, but I think Bowers did a terrible job of making that point because I just thought the whole time he was belittling people's effort. I feel even if you don't get the results you want, you put in the effort, it isn't perfect but you shouldn't settle. Bowers just came off as somebody who was asking fro a lot and full of himself and a bit of an over-exaggeration. I think that we should definitely push for perfection where it matters, like driving cars, although that's more like a constant vigilance kind of thing, making credit cards, things of life and death.

Type down (easy to copy and paste) your thoughts (ie, agree or disagree and why ? ) after reading the following paragraph. (must be 5 sentences, 1 paragraph. 150-250 words)

There are many disasters and unfortunate occurrences that can all trace back to one possibly even small mistake. Events like these seem so incredulous to have been started by one person’s fault, but they do. Besides technological advancement, in the last few decades or so, I feel there has been a decrease in efficiency and productivity in our generation. Everyone is aware of how this current generation is the “every kid gets a trophy” generation, and I think that in an attempt to avoid flying too close to the sun, we have lost focus in actually carrying out exemplary work.

Bowers explains that “failure is a natural stepping stone” and that if we strive for perfection and fail on the way, we still should not stray from that path (Bowers, 2017). I feel that people may be scared by the word perfection for perfection literally means the absolute best. It may seem confusing how to know what is perfect or understand if something you have done is the best you can do. However, I think the heart if Bowers’s argument is in the word strive. If you have the mentality to be perfect or at least be determined to stay on a path towards perfection, I think you could find better results. Aside from the numbers, Bowers points out how 99% still results in mistakes which is exactly the reason why perfection is vital. Of course, there is no tangible measure of perfection for anything always has room for improvement. However, even starting with the mentality that something could always be improved would at least force you to continue working and creating new and better changes. I think this is the what it means to strive for perfection, and if everyone had the same perception, I do believe we would see many less errors in today’s world.

What is the role of opinion leaders in the formation of public opinion? Why can this be an effective persuasive tactic in affecting public discourse? What are some credibility factors to consider?

You have been asked to design a web page for a local business or organization (choose one from your local community). Go to www.flickr.com or www.1StopPictures.com and choose a visual to illustrate the website by trying to match the personality of the organization to a visual image. Then, identify the primary categories of information that need to be included on the page. Develop a flow chart or map that shows how a typical user would navigate through the site. What other image could you find that might be used on inside pages to provide some visual interest to this business’s online image? Now consider interactivity: How could this site be used to increase interactivity between this company and its customers?

Memory is the ability to store and retrieve information over time and is the result of the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval. Memory plays a role in the most mundane activities, such as remembering where the car keys are, and the most elaborate of processes, such as forming a personal identity or establishing neural connections. Memories are not passive recordings of the world, but instead result from combining incoming information with previous experiences. Encoding is the process of linking new and old information together and turning that information into lasting memories. Memory is influenced by the type of encoding we perform regardless of whether we consciously intend to remember an event, fact, or experience. Semantic encoding (actively linking incoming information to existing associations and knowledge), visual imagery encoding (converting incoming information into mental pictures), and organizational encoding (noticing relationships among items to be encoded) all enhance memory. Different regions within the frontal lobes play important roles in semantic encoding and organizational encoding, whereas the occipital lobes are important for visual imagery encoding.

Lucky Sevens Exercise

A casual glance at the world reveals that an inordinate number of things seem to conform to the 7 ± 2 rule made famous by George Miller in 1956, who found that the capacity of short-term memory was 7, plus or minus 2, chunks of information. The creations of ZIP codes, telephone numbers (with or without area code), Social Security numbers, and 5-, 7-, or 9-point Likert scales all suggest that people have difficulty keeping track of information that goes beyond 9 or so chunks, or discriminations. Furthermore, in 1961 anthropologist Anthony Wallace studied vastly different cultures ranging enormously in size and still found a striking similarity: In each case the number of dimensions needed to account for kinship terms (“aunt,” “cousin,” “father”) was relatively invariant, ranging from about 5 to 9. It seemed to Wallace that the development of language, even across cultures, obeyed the constraint found in human cognitive processing.

Looking at your current world, generate examples of people, events, or things in the word that can be packaged with this 7 (+ or – 2) range. Here are some examples to give you some ideas: lucky number 7; 7 days of the week; 7 dwarfs.

Do your examples of “set of seven” represent simple numerology and coincidence or were the examples designed specifically to better accommodate the human memory?

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Write a argumentative reasearch essay by using MLA format within 600 words about "Relaxation Techniques." Use qutation and Citations from source according to MLA format.

Instruction: You can focus on one relaxation technique, and show logics to make your opinion more stronger and then you can compare your Relaxation techinques with others techniques and then try to build up that your focusing technique is more beneficial and easy.

Note: Citations and qutations are must according to MLA format.

Imagine you are tasked with conducting a counseling intake interview with a 19 year old college student who is feeling sad, unmotivated, and worried about his grades. It is the student’s first semester at school, and he is finding that he has gone from being an A student in high school to a B- student in college. He has also moved 500 miles away from his hometown to attend school.

a number of counseling approaches (cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and behavioral), that can be used to guide and understand an interview.

Which approach would you use to guide this intake interview? Explain why you think this approach is a good choice for this particular interview also, develop at least 5 questions for your interview and explain how the questions fit with the approach you chose.

World Religion

Islam rejects Christian teaching that all humans are born sinners. Rather, each person freely chooses to follow God and do good or not. For Islam, the Christian doctrine of original sin removes personal responsibility. The idea that Jesus died for others is judged to be unfair and against God’s justice. Each individual alone, is responsible for their eternal destiny.

Does the Christian or Muslim view of the human person and the role in their salvation make more sense? Why?

Watch the video Extreme Seniors

How is ageism affecting our "gray America" today? Albeit, there are some "extreme seniors" that are fighting the usual discrimination. What do you think is happening?

theories that can be used as tools when working with the addiction population. Write a two-page paper.