Your post should be three paragraphs.
For the first paragraph of your initial post, complete the following short exercise and answer the question below.
Reflect on a situation where you may have lost your temper, cried, or showed other emotions you later regretted. Consider what caused you to lose control. Consider if you stopped to think before reacting. Consider how others reacted to your emotions and you felt afterwards. Then answer this question.
How has emotional intelligence played a part in your past when you might have lost your temper, cried, or showed other emotions you later regretted?
For the second paragraph of your post, select any one of the following bullet points and address all elements of your chosen bullet point. Select a different bullet point section than what your classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to re-use the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Michael      A. Krasner (2009) said in a speech that “Humor falls into the category of      symbolic reassurance because it affords leaders the opportunity through      manipulating words and transforming their own public personas to      neutralize potentially damaging situations or to enhance their own      standing by providing audiences with emotional satisfaction. Thus, support      is kept or gained without spending any political resources, without      shifting any material goods, and without changing the leader’s behavior.      Thus, humor achieves symbolic reassurance in a remarkably efficient      fashion . . . Even a mediocre joke has strong effects.”
     Assess the point the author is trying to make including your reasons for      agreeing or disagreeing. Evaluate whether humor is important in