Reply to the following 2 discssuions:

in your responses to other students’ posts, provide constructive feedback, including any relevant personal experiences or insights.

discussion 1

5-1 Discussion: Strategically Appropriate Investment Project

Business: The business I have selected for a strategically appropriate investment project is Major League Soccer (MLS). MLS’s vision is to be among one of the best soccer leagues in the world by 2022. Soccer in the U.S. is thriving with increased exposure on television, increasing crowds, and major investments by owners. Because of the intensely competitive nature of the global marketplace for talent, MLS will not and should not ‘outspend’ other leagues to gain talent without revenue streams to support this investment. Therefore, an investment MLS might consider is to invest in a “Center of Excellence” that trains and develops coaches to ultimately improve youth development and young players. By developing players, MLS can improve the quality of its product and create a demand for its players in the global marketplace.

Not-for-Profit Business: The not-for-profit business I have selected for a strategically appropriate investment is the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). The vision of USSF is to be the preeminent sport in the United States. USSF and its professional leagues (i.e., MLS, NASL, USL) must work in a symbiotic manner to grow the game in the United States. One way the USSF can help each of its professional leagues is to develop a coaching licensing program that significantly elevates the minimum standards to become a professional coach. The higher standards that are offered and set will help improve the educational components of coaching in the U.S. and ultimately have a positive impact on the development of players in this country.

State, Provincial, National Government: The national government I have selected for a strategically appropriate investment is the United States government. Lieb (2016) argues that an overhaul of the U.S. interstate highway system, bridges and roads, wastewater systems, dams and levees, airports, railroads and the mass transit system are in dire need of repair. Given the age of these systems and the importance they provide to the U.S. economy, an investment in infrastructure has been long overdue. Because of the massive cost to improve the infrastructure, the government will either need to re-assign investments (i.e., defense, entitlements) in its current budget or increase taxes to pay for the expenditure. The last infrastructure report card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers grades the U.S. infrastructure at a D+ with an estimated investment needed by 2020 at $3.6 trillion.

References

Lieb, D.A. (2016). America’s infrastructure needs repair. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-09-19/why-it-matters-infrastructure

America’s infrastructure scorecard. Retrieved by http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/

discussion 2

It’s hard to believe but the conglomerate that is the National Football League up until 2014 was in fact a not for profit business in the United States. Since 1942 the NFL had qualified as a 501(c)(6), which is the designation given to business leagues, trade groups, and organizations that promote their industry and are not for-profit enterprises. The main reason the NFL gave up their tax exempt status was merely to gain privacy as they no longer have to disclose information about executive pay, and other key financial figures. With that being said, all of the 32 franchises in the NFL are in fact for profit businesses that are taxed on all of their profits, with the exception of the Green Bay Packers. The Green Bay Packers are able to maintain a status of Non-Profit as they are owned by their fans, roughly 350,000 shareholders, but the catch is, the shareholders do not share in any of the profits as the profits must be repurposed back into the business.

A realistic but yet aggressive project for the Green Bay Packers would be to build a new stadium to play in. Their current stadium Lambeau Field was constructed in 1957 and has a capacity of 81,435, which is the third largest of all the NFL stadiums. Though it has been renovated multiple times from 2001-2003, as well as 2012-2015, it still severely lacks in the technological, commercial, and luxury experiences as the rest of the league. Building a new stadium would provide opportunity to compete with the television experience as fans are continuing to stay home more and more as the games are becoming too expensive to go to and the experience at home has improved dramatically the last ten years.

From a Government perspective, my home is located in Dover, New Hampshire and over the last 3-4 years there has been an ongoing debate as to whether there needs to be a new high school built, or just renovations to be done. The area we reside in is a prospering area, known as the fastest growing community in the entire state. There are a handful of private schools within 15 miles, and with neighboring towns feeding into other public schools like ours, there is a lot of competition to attract those students. Building a new high school will be a burden on the tax payers like myself, but it would make sense for the community as students need to have the right technology, and amount of space to create a good learning environment.

Unfortunately my Professor stated this discussion question you answered early this week was not correct. She stated I should pick Police Lives Matters, Black Lives Matter, Anti VAccination movement and/or Woman rights. She stated at the time I will get a ZERO for this and she’s giving me till tomorrow Friday noon to have it corrected for 80%. All of your work thus far has been good but what are we going to do about this? I’ve PAID for a Zero?

Please let me know

Discussion 12- Chapter 23- Social Movements

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Through the advent of social media, a thing known as “slactivism” has arisen. This is literally activism through social media and, despite such a negative label, researchers are finding that this actually works! Activism through the medium of social media is having a significant impact. This is just ONE example of many of not only a “mass behavior” but can also fit into all 4 categories of social movements. The individuals involved in this mass behavior/social behavior could easily be examined within the lens of the “contagion theory” as well as the “emergent-norm theory.”

For this question, choose 1 SPECIFIC social movement going on today. It can be associated with or without social media. It can be Black Lives Matter, the Anti-Vaccination movement or a movement to clean up our oceans, etc.. Find an article explaining this movement and answer the following questions:

1. What type of social movement does your movement fall under?

2. What theory of crowd behavior can be applied to this movement? Please expand

3. What Social movement theory can be applied to this movement? Please expand

4. At what stage in the social movement cycle would you place this movement?

Assignment 2: Adjustment Case Study

Due in Week 8 and worth 230 points

Go to NPR’s StoryCorps Website, located at http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps. Read one (1) article that was published within the last two (2) months that focuses on individuals with major adjustment issues.

Next, use the textbook and the Strayer Library to research evidence-based strategies to help with adjustment. Consider strategies that relate to stress and coping, gender, stages of life, cultural and social issues, and health.

When referencing the selected story, please use this format:

• Standard Reference Format:
  • Title of the story [Audio file]. (Year, Month Day). Retrieved from website url.
    • Example:

A homeless teen finds solace in a teacher and a recording [Audio file]. (2014, March 7). Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2014/03/07/286921391/a-homeless-teen-finds-solace-in-a-teacher-and-a-recording.

• In-Text Citation Format:
  • The in-text citation for a selected story is an abbreviated version of the title and the year of publication. The abbreviation contains the first three words of the title.
    • Example:

(“A homeless teen,” 2014).

When referencing the textbook, please use this format:

• Standard Textbook Reference Format:
  • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Publisher information.
    • Example:

Santrock, J. (2006). Human adjustment: 2007 custom edition. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

• In-Text Citation Format:
  • The in-text citation for the textbook is the author’s last name and year of publication.
    • Example:

(Santrock, 2006).

Write a three to six (3-6) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize one (1) article you selected from the NPR Website. The one (1) article must be from within the last two (2) months.
2. Describe the major adjustment issues discussed in each story.
3. Examine at least three (3) evidence-based strategies from each of the selected articles that could help the individuals in each article enhance their adjustment skills.
4. Recommend the one evidence-based strategy that YOU feel is best suited for the people in the selected articles. Discuss why you recommend the strategy you chose. On what do you base your assertions?
5. Cite your selected article as a source. Your textbook should be used as an additional source, for a total of two (2) sources.

Please organize your paper with subheadings as follows (each subheading should be followed by a paragraph containing the appropriate information):

• Summary of chosen article
• Major adjustment issue in chosen article
• Three (3) evidence-based strategies from chosen article
• Evidence-based strategy I feel is best suited for people in chosen article
• References

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include a reference page containing APA-formatted references for all sources used in your paper. The reference page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
• Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
• Identify and describe social psychological phenomena.
• Describe adult relationships, lifestyles, and issues of parenting and longevity.
• Identify gender differences and explore gender role stereotypes.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.

Choose one of the 5 topics listed below to write an 8-10 page research paper on. (8-10 pages excluding the title page, reference list, appendices) Your paper MUST be in APA Format.

1. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that discusses one of the following six areas in which police departments have historically been found to be defective or deficient: constitutional due process, civil rights, use of deadly force and police brutality, abuse of discretion, corruption and police-community relations.

2. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that discusses illegal drug use, illegal prostitution and money laundering.

3. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that compares and contrasts the problems associated with defining and determining the frequency of corporate crime in the United States.

4. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that examines one of the various theories in the text book that explain crime.

5. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that critiques middle-class delinquency’s relationship to gangs.

Your paper MUST be in proper APA format
Your paper MUST utilize APPROPRIATE references
You MUST avoid any form of Plagiarism at all costs