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ocate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 557: Tax Exempt Status for Your Organization athttp://www.irs.gov.

During Module 1, you read IRS Publication 557, Chapter 2: Filing Requirements and Required Disclosures. In this CT assignment, in a 2-3 page paper using APA/CSU-Global guidelines, discuss the importance of donee and donor information requirements for a 501(c)(3) and the implications of failing to adhere to these IRS requirements.

Your paper should include the following:

• Give an example of a noncash donor gift (the value of the gift in your example must be greater than $5,000 and require an appraisal) that would fall under the IRS regulations pertaining to “disposition of donated property.”
• Summarize the process and specify the information the charity is required to provide the donor and the IRS if the gift is disposed of within three years and also after three years.

Contrast what documentation the donor is required to provide to the charity and to the IRS if the gift is dis

Locate a print advertisement for a consumer product that is not nationally recognized.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Briefly (one [1] paragraph) describe the chosen advertisement, and explain where you located it.
2. Analyze the underlying assumptions that the authors of the ad seem to make about the consumers that this advertisement targets. Determine how the ad is using these perceived assumptions to evoke a consumer response.
3. Determine at least one (1) consumer group that the ad excludes, and provide a rationale for why the ad would not appeal to the group(s) that you have identified.
4. Evaluate this advertisement and its relationship with cultural values (i.e.: determine if the ad is designed to emphasize a set of values or if it is designed to change a cultural value in society).
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 and the reference page are not included in the required

In this course, you have been introduced to ethics, social problems, and social policy. This assignment will prompt action from you to help resolve a social issue. You must learn about a problem, find a piece of legislation addressing your concern, and act to help solve the problem.

Using the textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, do the following:

 

1. Identify the Problem

Select and research a social issue based on the course readings or personal interest.

Then, address the following:

• Define and describe the social issue in detail using a variety of relevant outside sources.
• Explain the social context of the social issue.
• Identify and describe ethical concerns related to the social is
• Determine what population is most impacted by the social issue.
• sue.

2. Find the Legislation

Use credible government sources to find and learn about a piece of legislation related to your chosen social problem or issue.

Then, address the following:

• Explain how the piece of current legislation relates to the social problem or issue. Make sure you provide a description of the piece of legislation.

3. Write an Advocacy Letter

In order to help resolve the social issue, you must take action. Identify your elected representative(s) and find their contact and e-mail addresses.

Write an advocacy letter regarding the piece of legislation and your support of or opposition to it.

The purpose of an advocacy letter is to support or oppose the legislation that affects a social issue of concern to you. This letter is a way for representatives to stay in touch with the constituents they represent. The letter consists of a brief introduction identifying and addressing the social issue of concern (through personal experience, if applicable), an identification of the piece of current legislation that addresses your chosen issue, and your request advocating your representative to support or oppose the legislation.

Be sure to address the following in your letter:

• Identify the purpose of your letter.
• Identify House bill (HR) or Senate bill (S) number of the legislation.
• Briefly summarize the social problem or issue.
• Explain the importance of the legislation as it relates to your issue.
• Advocate for or against the legislation in a knowledgeable and respectful tone. This includes the following:
  • Evaluating the proposed impact of the legislation on target population
  • Proposing possible ways the legislation can influence the social problem or issue

Download and review samples of advocacy letters. Use either of the sample letters as a template for your own letter.

Write a 3–5-page report in Word format that begins with an Advocacy Letter followed by a supporting report of 3–5-pages. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

This assignment is a Book Review For Ida B Wells Ida From a Broad Book and this Review must b 5 pages long and also must be punctual when typing and also accurate. this review is Due on Feburary 4 and must include the following.

 

 

 

The following format will be used for the Book Review for this course.

 

I.  Introduction:

 

A.  Introduce your review appropriately. Identify the author, the title, the main topic or issue presented in the book and the author’s purpose in writing the book.

 

B.  Explain Relationships.  As you write, consider the following questions:

 

• What type of book is this?  (Is the book a memoir, a treatise, a collection of facts, an extended argument, etc.?  Is the article a documentary, a write-up of primary research, a position paper, etc.)?
• Who is the author?  What does the preface or foreword tell you about the author’s purpose, background, and credentials?  What is the author’s approach to the topic (as a journalist? a historian? a researcher?)?
• What is the main topic or problem addressed?  How does the work relate to a discipline, to a profession, to a particular audience, or to other works on the topic?  Who’s the audience for this book?
• What is your critical evaluation of the work (your thesis or stance)?  Why have you taken that position?  What criteria are you basing your position on?

 

C.  Provide an Overview.  What are the author’s basic premises for writing this book?  What issues are raised, or what themes emerge?  What situation(s) provide a basis for the author’s assertions?  List any background information that is relevant to the entire book and should be placed here.

 

II.  Evaluate the book.  This is the heart of your book review.  You should discuss a variety of issues here:

 

• How clearly is the book written?
• Did the author achieve his goal?  How did he do this or fall short?
• What are the author’s most important points?  List at least two examples of how the author proved or did not prove points he was trying to make.
• What possibilities does the book suggest for the reader?
• What did the book leave out?
• What did you like best about the book?  What did you like least about the book?

 

Make sure that you distinguish your personal views from that of the author.

 

III.  Conclusion.  Tie together any issues raised in the review and provide a concise comment on the book and whether or not you would recommend this book to someone else.

 

The  first one-half to two-thirds (first 2 to 3 pages) of the review should summarize the author’s main ideas while the remainder (the last 2 to 3 pages) of the report should evaluate the book. (Review should be at least five pages but not more than six pages – TIME NEW ROMAN 12 POINT – DOUBLE SPACE.

Research, review, and analyze Anti-Miscegenation Statutes in the United States and chose two (2) relevant cases. Then, write a 4-5 page paper in which you:

1. Analyze and evaluate each case independently by providing the following (about two paragraphs per case):

• Facts of the case
• Issues
• Rule

2. Compare and contrast both cases in regards to the Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.
3. Analyze how this statute could have influenced Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the Fourteenth Amendment.
4. Explain the significance of this statute to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOM).

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Apply and rule on moral and ethical analysis to issues relevant to the public administration decision-making process.
• Interpret the language of the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. legal system in order to explain the principles and process of constitutional, regulatory, and administrative laws at the federal and state levels.
• Use the “case” approach to the U.S. legal system for researching cases, laws, and other legal communications using technology and information resources.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in constitution and administrative law.
• Write clearly and concisely about issues in constitution and administrative law using proper writing mechani

ocate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 557: Tax Exempt Status for Your Organization athttp://www.irs.gov.

During Module 1, you read IRS Publication 557, Chapter 2: Filing Requirements and Required Disclosures. In this CT assignment, in a 2-3 page paper using APA/CSU-Global guidelines, discuss the importance of donee and donor information requirements for a 501(c)(3) and the implications of failing to adhere to these IRS requirements.

Your paper should include the following:

• Give an example of a noncash donor gift (the value of the gift in your example must be greater than $5,000 and require an appraisal) that would fall under the IRS regulations pertaining to “disposition of donated property.”
• Summarize the process and specify the information the charity is required to provide the donor and the IRS if the gift is disposed of within three years and also after three years.

Contrast what documentation the donor is required to provide to the charity and to the IRS if the gift is dispo

Discussion 1

 

Select one (1) of the following topics for your primary discussion posting:

 

•Identify any challenges you have in setting up a time-series analysis in Excel. Explain what they are and why they are challenging. Identify resources that can help you with that.

 

•Explain how forecasting is used in the real world. Provide a specific example from your own line of work, or a line of work that you find particularly interesting

 

 

 

Discussion 2

 

Discuss LP Models

 

Select one (1) of the following topics for your primary discussion posting:

 

•The objective function always includes all of the decision variables, but that is not necessarily true of the constraints. Explain the difference between the objective function and the constraints. Then, explain why a constraint need not refer to all the variables.

 

•Pick any constraint from any problem in the text, and explain how to plot the line that corresponds to that constraint.

Your essays should be in MLA Style and approximately 500-750 words, not including the Work(s) Cited page.

• Compare and contrast In Cold Blood to another filmed depiction of the true crime genre, whether in feature film or TV series form. Have a debatable, persuasive claim and focus on specific points of comparison, using the Lesson in week 7 to guide your structure. Please consult MLA guidance to see how to cite television and film!

 

f         Full instructions attached

 

A    All work submitted wil be run thru Turnitin for originality

 

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.

The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.

For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.

* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.

In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.

Part II – Writing

Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.

2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position    and explain why you selected these specific reasons.

3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.

4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.

5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.

6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

• Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
• Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
• Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

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; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Compare four products on the market today that are using product placement in TV, movies, and videogames. Point out the themes or trends that are present among these products.

 

From the  e-Activity, analyze what has made your brand selection marketable over time. Identify which external factors have occurred that have affected consumer behavior and the strategies involved in keeping the Best Global Brands on this exclusive list.

 

 

E-ACTIVITY——-Go to Interbrand’s Website and review its interactive charts. To access the interactive charts, first scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Rankings”, then select a brand to examine. Use the Internet to research what has made the selected brand marketable over time. Be prepared to discuss.