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Once you have completed all assigned readings and homework along with the discussion, you should be ready to take the quiz. Complete the quiz, which is based on Chapters 9-11 of the textbook.

Pick any three of the five questions. Each answer must be double spaced in APA format and be 250 words in length using Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12 point font.  One inch margins all the way around.  Sources including the text must be cited.

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1. Summarize the first Intifada as it relates to the recent history of Palestine and the modern nation of Israel.  Discuss the tactics employed against Israel and Israeli counterterrorism strategies then and now.
2. Define the primary sources or causes of Middle Eastern terror and the inability to reach a mutually acceptable peace accord.
3. Discuss the origins and growth of Uruguay’s Tupamaros.  How they were structured and what was their urban philosophy?
4. Briefly describe how FARC and ELN originated and how they operate.
5. What is revolutionary terrorism? How does it differ from other types of terrorism?

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Read the CJ Writing Rubric to understand expectations for this assignment. Keep the following points in mind:

• Demonstrating a clear understanding of the precepts surrounding Israeli and Palestinian issues, preventing the achievement of a peace accord.
• Explaining the historical origins and evolution of various terrorist groups in both Israel and Palestine in a well-reasoned manner, supported by the subject matter in the readings.
• Define revolutionary ad counter revolutionary terrorism.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the emergence and status of terrorist groups in Latin America

his assignment will help you understand the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age for anyone over the age of 40. This kind of legislation, like other types of anti-discriminatory legislation, will not end all discrimination. However, such laws clearly state society’s values.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Based on your research, create a 4- to 5-page paper in a Microsoft Word document that includes answers to the following questions:

• Which demographic groups are protected by this Act?
• Which types of discrimination are prohibited under the Act?
• Is the Act still relevant for seniors today? If yes, how? If not, why not? Provide examples.
• What amendments are required to the Act as more baby boomers age?
• Has this Act affected any of the minority groups in US? If no, why not? If yes, how?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Explained the demographic groups that are protected by this Act.	10
Described the types of discrimination that are prohibited under the Act.	10
Analyzed, explained, and justified whether the Act is still relevant for seniors today.	10
Described the amendments that are required to the Act as more baby boomers age.	5
Analyzed and explained whether the Act has affected any of the minority groups in US.	10
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources using APA format.	5

ogether with your partner(s), you will be giving a class presentation of 10-15 minutes in length.  Each group will choose a real-life case (or a few related cases along a single theme) relevant to the business ethics topic you have been assigned.  The case does not have to be a court case, although it may be.  It simply needs to be a real-life situation to which you can apply the ethical concepts and principles we are learning about.  You should have at least one article on the case you have chosen (usually a Web search will turn up newspaper and magazine articles on subjects of interest).  It does not have to be a recent case, though that tends to add interest.  Try to choose a case for which you can find enough information to present relevant details to the class.  It cannot be a case you were assigned for a class discussion day, nor can it be a case from our textbook. 

 

 

On the day of your presentation, you must turn in the attached form (see the end of this document).

 

1) A summary of the case.

Summarize the important points of the case for the class.  You should assume that the class is not familiar with the case.  Provide enough information that you, and the class, will be able to make informed ethical judgments about the case.

 

2) A viewpoint on the case: one possible ethical position that a reasonable, informed person might argue in relation to the case.

Discuss some of the ethical considerations that you think are important in the case, and argue for a specific opinion on the case.  This does not have to be your own personal position; it just has to be one that you can present an argument for.  You may be playing devil’s advocate for a position you do not actually agree with.  Ideally, you should relate some of the class readings or concepts to your analysis.  For instance, you could use an author’s viewpoint to support your case, or explain how certain ethical concepts are relevant to the case.

 

3) An opposing viewpoint: another, differing position that a reasonable, informed person might argue in relation to the case.

            Same as above, except that it should be an opinion that differs from the first.  It does not have to be an “opposite” opinion, just one that differs in at least some significant ways.  For instance, both might agree that someone did something unethical, but might disagree about why it was unethical, or whether multiple people or a single person was to blame.

 

4) Class discussion.

You should lead the class in a short discussion of the case.  This will involve preparing some interesting questions to pose to the class about the ethics of the case.

 

You may use any (or none) of the classroom technology for your presentation (e.g. the computer, visualizer, DVD player, etc.).  How you decide to format the presentation is up to you.

1. Describe each market structure discussed in the course (perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly) and discuss two of the market characteristics of each market structure.
2. Identify one real-life example of a market structure in your local city and relate your example to each of the characteristics of the market.
3. Describe how high entry barriers into a market will influence long-run profitability of the firms.
4. Explain the competitive pressures that are present in markets with high barriers to entry.
5. Explain the price elasticity of demand in each market structure and its effect on pricing of its products in each market.
6. Describe how the role of the government affects each market structure’s ability to price its products.
7. Discuss the effect of international trade on each market structure.

Your paper will need to include a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations properly formatted according to the APA style guide. Also, your content should be eight to ten pages, which does not include your reference or title page. You will need to include at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford Library in your paper as part of your research to support your analysis.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

 

 

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
2. Must include a cover page that includes:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least five scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library.
7. Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
8. Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outli

The purpose of this assignment is for you to review a FINISHED action research report showing the entire planning process and allowing you to put together visibly, what a finished action research proposal consists of including the planning stage you are responsible for in this course as well as the results portion of the report for which you will be responsible for in EDU675 (MAED students).  Having this exposure to a finished report should help you make connections with what you’ve been planning as well as what you will be actually implementing through your proposed intervention/innovation once you begin EDU675.

According to Mills (2014), “To evaluate a research study competently, you must have knowledge of each component of the research process” (p. 215). For this assignment, you will consider all that you have learned and practiced up to this point in our course and apply criteria for evaluating action research to the following:Sample Action Research Report 1: Effect of Technology in Enthusiasm for Learning Science. Finally, you will include a self-reflection. Note that it is acceptable to write in the first-person voice in the reflection.

Content

The assignment needs to include the following areas of content.

• Area of Focus (1 point): Describe the area of focus and whether it involves teaching and learning. Include support from the literature where appropriate.
• Research Questions (0.5 points): List the research questions and discuss whether the researcher states questions that were answerable given the researcher’s expertise, time, and resources.
• Locus of Control (1 point): Discuss the locus of control and whether the area of focus was within the researcher’s locus of control.
• Data Collection (1 point): Describe the data collection techniques and whether the researcher used appropriate data collection techniques to answer the study’s research questions (e.g., qualitative and/or quantitative). Include support from the literature in your description.
• Ethics (1 point): Describe the ethical challenges the researcher faced and how they were resolved.
• Reflective Stance (1.5 point): Explain the ways the action research effort contributed to the researcher’s reflective stance on the ways teaching and learning are viewed.
• Action (0.5 points): Describe the actions that resulted from the study.
• Action-Data Connection (1.5 points): Describe how the proposed action connects to the study’s data analysis and interpretation.
• Reflection – Learning (0.5 points): Describe what you learned from this study and the process of evaluating it, considering what insight this researcher gave you indirectly regarding the process of action research.
• Reflection – Application (0.5 points): Describe what you have taken away from this experience for use in your Final Project in this course.

Written Communication

The assignment needs to adhere to the following areas for written communication.

• Page Requirement (0.25 points): The assignment must be three to five pages, not including title and references pages.
• APA Formatting (0.25 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout.
• Syntax and Mechanics (0.25 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Your written work should contain no errors and be very easy to understand.
• Source Requirement (0.25 points): Use no less than two scholarly sources in addition to the sample action research report, which may be your course textbooks. All sources on the refe

You work for a medium sized privately held electronics firm which is considering transitioning to a publically held organization. Your boss found out that you were taking business courses at Argosy University and has asked you to prepare a presentation for upper level management to explain the process by which a privately held company would transition to publicly held company.  He has asked you to  describe the general accounting processes involved in establishing an initial public offering (IPO), including but not limited to accounting for all assets, liabilities and equities of the firm. Prepare a 15-20 slide professional MS PowerPoint presentation which covers the following:

• Identify and explain the top five reasons private companies go public.
• Explain information the firm is required to provide to the investor with complete transparency.
• Compare and contrast the differences in accounting processes and procedures that medium sized companies such as yours go through when going public.
• Discuss any concerns you believe the company should guard against while transitioning from privately held to publicly held (shareholder apprehension, fair market value, etc.) and provide solutions to each concern.

Use the notes section in MS PowerPoint to explain your talking points. Use at least two charts and two additional graphics which support your points. Utilize at least three references (one of which may be yo

• Explain how the economic environment impacts your chosen company (Amazon) and its customers.
• Explain how the socio-cultural environment impacts your chosen company (Amazon) and its customers.
• Explain how the technological environment impacts your chosen company (Amazon) and its customers.
• Explain how the global environment impacts your chosen company (Amazon) and its customers.
• Explain how the competitive environment impacts your chosen company (Amazon) and its customers.
• Explain how governmental regulations impact your chosen company (Amazon) a

bjective: Using the formal terms of art and design (elements, principles, composition, content) write a brief review about an artwork you choose -similar to the way an art critic would write for publication.  Choose the artwork from an article on a reliable internet source – Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Times, Huffington Post, Denver Art Museum, possibly use Google for art related articles past or present, or it may be your choice for a reliable source.

The article you choose may cite an artwork or artifact from current/contemporary topic or refer to an ancient discovery.

Procedure: Use the following steps as an aid to writing a paper about the art you choose.  Three paragraphs; an introduction, body, and ending may comprise the paper’s form.

Step 1:  Statements that answer: Source? Where is the artwork located? Who made the work?  What type of art is it?  When was it made?  Other statements you think are necessary to introduce the art, artist, venue, location.

Step 2:  Describe what you see in the artwork:  The objects or images, animals, figures, buildings, etc., and the subject  – such as landscape, figure, portrait, sculptural, etc.  This gives the overall information about the work.

Step 3:  Describe the Formal Elements, Principles and other aspects of the artwork’s Composition.  Reference the Starter Kit in the beginning of the text and the study sheet, you will find helpful information here.  Describe the kinds of elements and/or principles, how they are used to create composition, effects, and communication. Include other statements that describe the form’s appearance and how this may connect to the expression or meaning.

Step 4:  Describe a summary of the information and your thoughts toward the artwork.  What is your reaction to the artwork?  Include other statements or comments that provide an ending to the r

bjective: Using the formal terms of art and design (elements, principles, composition, content) write a brief review about an artwork you choose -similar to the way an art critic would write for publication.  Choose the artwork from an article on a reliable internet source – Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Times, Huffington Post, Denver Art Museum, possibly use Google for art related articles past or present, or it may be your choice for a reliable source.

The article you choose may cite an artwork or artifact from current/contemporary topic or refer to an ancient discovery.

Procedure: Use the following steps as an aid to writing a paper about the art you choose.  Three paragraphs; an introduction, body, and ending may comprise the paper’s form.

Step 1:  Statements that answer: Source? Where is the artwork located? Who made the work?  What type of art is it?  When was it made?  Other statements you think are necessary to introduce the art, artist, venue, location.

Step 2:  Describe what you see in the artwork:  The objects or images, animals, figures, buildings, etc., and the subject  – such as landscape, figure, portrait, sculptural, etc.  This gives the overall information about the work.

Step 3:  Describe the Formal Elements, Principles and other aspects of the artwork’s Composition.  Reference the Starter Kit in the beginning of the text and the study sheet, you will find helpful information here.  Describe the kinds of elements and/or principles, how they are used to create composition, effects, and communication. Include other statements that describe the form’s appearance and how this may connect to the expression or meaning.

Step 4:  Describe a summary of the information and your thoughts toward the artwork.  What is your reaction to the artwork?  Include other statements or comments that provide an ending to the r

bjective: Using the formal terms of art and design (elements, principles, composition, content) write a brief review about an artwork you choose -similar to the way an art critic would write for publication.  Choose the artwork from an article on a reliable internet source – Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Times, Huffington Post, Denver Art Museum, possibly use Google for art related articles past or present, or it may be your choice for a reliable source.

The article you choose may cite an artwork or artifact from current/contemporary topic or refer to an ancient discovery.

Procedure: Use the following steps as an aid to writing a paper about the art you choose.  Three paragraphs; an introduction, body, and ending may comprise the paper’s form.

Step 1:  Statements that answer: Source? Where is the artwork located? Who made the work?  What type of art is it?  When was it made?  Other statements you think are necessary to introduce the art, artist, venue, location.

Step 2:  Describe what you see in the artwork:  The objects or images, animals, figures, buildings, etc., and the subject  – such as landscape, figure, portrait, sculptural, etc.  This gives the overall information about the work.

Step 3:  Describe the Formal Elements, Principles and other aspects of the artwork’s Composition.  Reference the Starter Kit in the beginning of the text and the study sheet, you will find helpful information here.  Describe the kinds of elements and/or principles, how they are used to create composition, effects, and communication. Include other statements that describe the form’s appearance and how this may connect to the expression or meaning.

Step 4:  Describe a summary of the information and your thoughts toward the artwork.  What is your reaction to the artwork?  Include other statements or comments that provide an ending to the r