Personal Statement/Cover Letter

Professional Portfolio—Personal Statement/Cover LetterFor this assignment, you will submit the second document to be included in your Professional Portfolio: Your personal statement or a cover letter. As you near completion of your undergraduate education, you have probably been reflecting on your personal and professional development and goals. Summarizing so much personal information on paper is not easy, but it\’s important. Many employers complain that in interviews and job applications, students do not seem to know how to articulate the skills and strengths that they bring to the job. In preparation for writing the personal statement/cover letter, review Dr. Margaret A. Lloyd’s Web site at: . Learn what you can do with your bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Determine if you will pursue graduate school or employment upon graduation. Note choices that seem to apply to you and why. If more than one, rank these choices. Describe any concerns you might have regarding your interests. What level of education will you need to pursue? Have you taken any previous courses or trained in this area? These links in particular should be helpful:  For this assignment, find a graduate program (if you are preparing your Professional Portfolio with the focus) or a job opening that you would like to apply to (if you are preparing your Professional Portfolio with the Employment focus). Look up the details for the application requirements, and tailor your personal statement/cover letter to these specific graduate school/job requirements.  This essay may be the single most influential component of a graduate school application. The statement you write for this portfolio gives you a forum for presenting yourself to the admissions committee, scholarship committee, and others who want to know something about you. In preparation for writing the statement, read the document “Preparing Personal Statements” at: . Here are a few of their suggestions:   A is a way to introduce yourself to a potential employer. This letter should include details about yourself and why you feel you are qualified for the position. Summarize your undergraduate experiences, your strengths and weaknesses, the reasons you are applying and how they will help you meet your professional goals. Write a cover letter to a prospective employer. The letter, which should accompany your resume, should summarize why you are interested in the job and what qualifications and skills make you an ideal candidate or match for the position. Limit your letter to one page. Follow this link for advice on writing a cover letter: . Submit your to the by  

Week 2_DQ_2

The authors in Chapter 8 of the Bartol & Bartol text state that socialization factors \”refer to those processes through which a person learns patterns of thinking, behavior, and feeling from his or her early life experiences.\” They also maintain that children can learn as much through observation of another person they deem significant or highly admire as they can from their own direct experiences. Therefore, the argument remains that children learn through exposure to television, movies, or fictional characters found in video games. A great deal of research has been conducted over the years indicating that children tend to mimic specific violent or antisocial responses they have observed in others through vicarious means.Discuss the impacts this research could have for supporting the argument for limiting young children\’s exposure to violent media images. Answer the following questions in your post:Include information from your review of a relevant scholarly journal. Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. 

Motivation and Profiling of Terrorist Groups

Groups typically labeled as have a heterogeneous nature. This nature is often overlooked because of the emotional connotations from the label of terrorism. When evaluating groups that use terrorist tactics, it is necessary to look beyond surface similarities and identify these heterogeneous characteristics. This week, utilize any group currently identified as terrorists, and answer the following:

Essay Motivation and Profiling of Terrorist Groups

 The U.S. Department of State publishes a list of foreign terrorist organizations. Because of this label, many Americans lack the understanding of what these groups are trying to accomplish. You will hear broad, media-fed statements like, \”They want us to live in the Stone Age,\” or \”They are opposed to our (Western) way of life.\” Although these statements may contain some truth, they very often do not fully define what these groups are trying to accomplish. Without this information, how can the government effectively combat these groups\’ actions? The reality is that they cannot. The misconceptions are not limited to the general public; many in government are also guided in some cases by them. In this assignment you will select one of the individuals from each of the following lists – one pre-WWII terrorist or mass killer and one modern day terrorist or mass killer – and you will compare and contrast these two individuals in terms of profile, background, education, and techniques used.

Balance Sheet – Ford Motor Company

In a two- to three-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of a balance sheet and analyze Ford Motor Company’s balance sheet from its . In your analysis, you must determine the financial ratios and compare them to industry standards.Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references for the text and at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. 2012 Ford Annual report link: