Cover and Thank You Letters assignment:

Find a job ad for a position you would be interested in once you graduate. Write a targeted cover letter responding to the ad.

Assume you were given the opportunity to interview for the position. Write a post-interview thank you letter to the employer.

Submit your cover and thank you letters and the job ad to the dropbox. Be sure to proofread and spell check your work before you submit it. The grading rubric for this assignment is available in Doc Sharing.

The grading rubric is also available below:

Criteria that Submitted Assignment Meets	Total Points Possible for Assignment
Award full credit only if: (1) the cover letter is targeted to the job ad and links the student’s skills to the job requirements; (2) both letters contain appropriate content; (3) both letters are formatted in standard business style; (4) both letters have flawless grammar and spelling; (5) submission includes the job ad.	100
Deduct points if: (1) the cover letter is not targeted sufficiently to the job ad and fails to link the student’s skills to the job requirements (maximum deduction 30 points); (2) the letters do not contain appropriate content (maximum deduction 20 points); (3) the letters are not formatted in standard business style (maximum deduction 20 points); (4) there are grammatical and spellingerrors (maximum deduction 20 points); (5) the job ad was not submitted with the letters (deduct 10 points).	0-99

Week 6 Assignment

Critical Thinking Exercise, Manufacturing Beauty

Your assignment this week is Manufacturing Beauty, the second critical-thinking paper, worth up to 80 points. The assignment is based on a case study of Cindy Jackson using the contents of her official website. After carefully analyzing the website’s images and words, there are four questions to be answered, each of which is associated with a particular course concept.

Make sure to review these guidelines to complete this assignment: Manufacturing Beauty Guidelines.

Critical Thinking Exercise – Manufacturing Beauty

This assignment involves the critical analysis of a case study.  The case study subject is model Cindy Jackson,

The TCOs that are associated with this assignment are:

• TCO 3 as it applies to psychological disorders and their effects on the self is a social world
• TCO 9 as it applies to interpersonal attraction
• TCO 13 as it applies to the role of the media

Process:

Explore Cindy Jackson’s official website at http://www.cindyjackson.com/

Critically analyze the contents of the complete website

Based on your findings answer the following four questions:

1. What does your critical analysis of the website reveal to you about Cindy Jackson’s sense of her social self, her self-concept, her self-esteem and her self-presentation?
2. How does the physical attractiveness stereotype of interpersonal attraction factor into your findings about Cindy Jackson?
3. How does the mass media influence Cindy Jackson’s lifeworld?
4. What do you perceive that the theme of “manufacturing beauty” means?

Graded Product:

1. Write an essay presenting your critical analysis in an orderly and persuasive manner
2. Whenever you use a course concept, very briefly describe it with a reference to Myers
3. Using subheadings, address each of the four required questions
4. Remember to use APA citations and include a References Cited section
5. To do a good job on this assignment requires between 900-1200 words
6. Make sure your solution has your name at the top of the document
7. Spell and grammar check your document
8. Submit through the Week 6 dropbox by 11:59 PM MT on Sunday of Week 6
9. Grading:
   1. 40 points -addressing each of the four required questions effectively
   2. 25 points – demonstrating critical thinking
   3. 10 points – editing
   4. 15 points – proper APA citationsDisscusion Questions: Answer each question with at least 100 words with 1 scholarly reference. Baase discusses freedom of speech and censorship in light of the modern digital landscape, especially given the dubious ways in which technology can sometimes be utilized. Superior expertise about how technologies work does not guarantee superior judgment about how they should be used, regulated, or governed. As technology becomes more sophisticated, how can citizens and political leaders judge and understand whether a given technology offers great perils or great promises? When great technological projects, such as venturing farther into the galaxy or developing new life-extending medicines, are proposed, how should government officials make decisions about how tax dollars should be spent? 1) Many experts assert that globalization has essentially made us less independent and more closely connected to other people than ever before. This enhanced connectivity has important implications for individuals, small businesses, corporations, and governments. What are some of the challenges experienced by governments that are associated with globalization? What are some of the challenges experienced by individuals? 1)  Describe the intent of an oral interview and, most importantly, present three (3) important questions that will be asked during an interview for a position that you are interested in/may apply for.  Then, detail how you would answer those questions to best present yourself in the interview.