Author: chris

The use of E-Books has increased in recent years, especially with the advent of mobile E-Readers.  A marketing research firm recently developed the following supply and demand schedules for E-books:

 

 

 

Price/E-Book

 

 

 

Quantity Demanded

 

 

 

Quantity Supplied

 

 

 

$18400010,0001650009500146000900012700085001080008000990007500810000700071100065006120006000513000550041400050002150004500

 

 

 

Assignment Guidelines:

 

 

 

Using Microsoft (MS) Excel, construct a graph showing supply and demand in the E-Book market based on the data above. (Save this file because you will re-work it later in the assignment.) When finished, copy and paste or import your graph into an MS Word document.

 

 

 

(Tutorials for working with MS Excel and MS Word can be found through the Tutoring Services and Tutorials link at the top of the page.)

 

 

 

In your MS Word document, below your imported graph, respond to the following:

 

 

 

Explain how the Laws of Supply and Demand are illustrated in this graph.Describe the equilibrium price and quantity in this market.Assume that the government imposes a price floor of $12 in the E-Book market. Explain what would happen in this market.Assume that the price floor is removed and a price ceiling is imposed at $6. Explain what would happen in this market.Now, assume that the price of E-Readers (used with E-Books) drops from $60 by fifty percent. How would this change impact the demand for E-Books? Explain your answer. Then, reconstruct your original graph to show this change and place it in your MS Word document below your explanation.

 

 

 

Remember, quotations, paraphrases, and ideas you get from books, articles, or other sources of information should be cited using APA style

The learning activity and corresponding assignment in this topic requires students to perform a heritage assessment with families selected by the student from their local community.

Click on THE LINK in order to access the “Heritage Assessment Tool.”

Interview three families from different cultures. One family can be your own. Compare the differences in health traditions between these cultures.

Assess three families using the “Heritage Assessment Tool.” In 1,000-1,500 words discuss the usefulness of applying a heritage assessment to evaluate the needs of families and develop plans for health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration. Include the following:

1. Perform a heritage assessment on three families.
2. Complete the “Heritage Assessment Tool” for each of the three families interviewed. These must be included with your submission to LoudCloud.
3. Identify common health traditions based on cultural heritage. Evaluate and discuss how the families subscribe to these traditions and practices. Address health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration as they relate to your assessment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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Question 1

1. Describe Russia’s revolutions in March and November of 1917.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 2

1. Compare and contrast fascism and Nazism and their rise. Why might one be more effective than the other at attracting support?

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying  citations

Question 3

1. Choose and identify any role as a civilian during the First World War. Describe your experience during the war and the perceived influence of the home front.

   Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Describe acute exposures and chronic exposures to air pollutants, and discuss the difference between the direct and indirect effects of those exposures. Provide an example of each type of exposure, as well as each type of effect.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

 

2. Discuss the critical functions of the respiratory system and why the inhaled air volume is an important mechanism for introducing pollutants into the respiratory system. How are breathing volumes and capacities measured?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

3. Identify the EPA’s six criteria pollutants. Discuss the chemical characteristics and health effects of each.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

4. Discuss the factors that determine the fate of particles in the human respiratory tract. How do the chemical characteristics of the particles determine the pathway and the effects of a pollutant on the health of an individual?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

5. Matching

Due Week 10 and worth 250 points

Using feedback from your professor and classmates, revise Parts 1 and 2, and add Part 3. Plan to include visuals to illustrate the advantages of your proposed solution.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

Provide Part I: Revision of A Problem Exists (3-4 pages)

1. Revise your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.

Provide Part 2: Revision of Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages (3-4 pages)

2. Revise your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.

Develop Part 3: Possible Disadvantages, Answers, with Visuals (1-2 pages, for 7-9 total pages)

3. Included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.
4. State, explain, and support the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and provide a logical answer. This should be one (1) paragraph.
5. State, explain, and support the second (and third if desired) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and provide a logical answer. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
6. Include one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.
7. Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
8. Provide a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages. Repeat or paraphrase your thesis statement.
9. Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
10. Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.
11. Support disadvantages and answers with at least two (2) additional quality relevant references. Use at least eight (8) total for Parts 1, 2, and 3. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

• 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 assignment page length.

Note: Submit your assignment to the designated plagiarism program so that you can make revisions before submitting your paper to your professor.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement.
• Associate the features of audience, purpose, and text with various genres.
• Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations.
• Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English. Prepare a research project that supports an argument with structure and format appropriate to the genre.
• Revise drafts to improve clarity, support, and organization.
• Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Incorporate relevant, properly documented sources to substantiate ideas.
• Use technology and information resources to research selected issues for this course.
• Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.

Use the rubric provided and use the highlighted column in blue and the Criteria column along with the two attached assignments to complete this assignment. Use the prossor notes out to the side of the assignment to better assist with providing a useable paper.

 

ints: 250	Assignment 5: Persuasive Paper Part 3: Possible Disadvantages and Answers
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Revise your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely revised your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Insufficiently revised your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Partially revised your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Satisfactorily revised your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Thoroughly revised your Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists, using feedback from the professor and classmates.
2. Revise your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely revised your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Insufficiently revised your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Partially revised your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Satisfactorily revised your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.	Thoroughly revised your Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages, using feedback from the professor and classmates.
3. Included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.	Insufficiently included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.	Partially included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.	Satisfactorily included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.	Thoroughly included a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph.
4. State, explain, and support the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and provide a logical answer. This should be one (1) paragraph. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely stated, explained, and supported the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and did not submit or incompleted provided a logical answer in one (1) paragraph.	Insufficiently stated, explained, and supported the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and insufficiently provided a logical answer in one (1) paragraph.	Partially stated, explained, and supported the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and partially provided a logical answer in one (1) paragraph.	Satisfactorily stated, explained, and supported the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and satisfactorily provided a logical answer in one (1) paragraph.	Thoroughly stated, explained, and supported the first disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and thoroughly provided a logical answer in one (1) paragraph.
5. State, explain, and support the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and provide a logical answer. This should be one or two (1 or 2) paragraphs. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely stated, explained, and supported the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and did not submit or incompletely provided a logical answer in one or two (1-2) paragraphs.	Insufficiently stated, explained, and supported the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and insufficiently provided a logical answer in one or two (1-2) paragraphs.	Partially stated, explained, and supported the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and partially provided a logical answer in one or two (1-2) paragraphs.	Satisfactorily stated, explained, and supported the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and satisfactorily provided a logical answer in one or two (1-2) paragraphs.	Thoroughly stated, explained, and supported the second (and third if appropriate) disadvantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution and thoroughly provided a logical answer in one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
6. Include one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely included one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.	Insufficiently included one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.	Partially included one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.	Satisfactorily included one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.	Thoroughly included one or two (1-2) relevant visuals that help illustrate an advantage.
7. Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely used effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.	Insufficiently used effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.	Partially used effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.	Satisfactorily used effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.	Thoroughly used effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
8. Provide a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages.  Repeat or paraphrase your thesis statement. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely provided a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages. Did not submit or incompletely repeated or paraphrased your thesis statement.	Insufficiently provided a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages.  Insufficiently repeated or paraphrased your thesis statement.	Partially provided a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages.  Partially repeated or paraphrased your thesis statement.	Satisfactorily provided a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages.  Satisfactorily repeated or paraphrased your thesis statement.	Thoroughly provided a concluding paragraph to summarize the proposed solution, its advantages, possible disadvantages, and answers to the disadvantages.  Thoroughly repeated or paraphrased your thesis statement.
9. Develop a coherently structured paper with Use effective transitional words, phrases, sentences, and  an introduction, body, and conclusion. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely developed a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Insufficiently developed a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Partially developed a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Satisfactorily developed a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Thoroughly developed a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
10. Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely used one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.	Insufficiently used one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.	Partially used one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.	Satisfactorily used one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.	Thoroughly used one (1) or more rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain claims.
11. Support disadvantages and answers with at least two (2) additional quality relevant references. Use at least eight (8) total for Parts 1, 2, and 3. Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; most references high quality choices.	Meetsnumber of required references; all references high quality choices.
12. Clarity, writing mechanics, and APA formatting requirements (including in-text citations and reference page) Weight: 25%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors pres

eview the Project Management email. 

Write an email response in which you address the following points:

• Determine which project might be implemented and why (e.g. feasibility study, breakeven analysis, etc).
• Describe the five phases of a project
• Describe the key deliverables associated with the selected project(s).

This paper should still have a cover page, reference page, and be formatted per APA standards; however, you can use whatever tone, format and language in the body of your paper that you feel would be appropriate for a formal email response.  Introductions, transitions and conclusions only need to be included if they would be in your return email.

1. In your own words, define and discuss the terms cohesion and coupling. Both terms can be measured against a spectrum or range (from “low” to “high”): for each of these terms, describe the advantages and/or disadvantages as the range is traversed. How do these concepts relate to the design and implementation of programs in an object-oriented environment? Use your knowledge of Java and other OO languages to reinforce your answer. (length: minimum ½ page)

Response:

2. The definition of the term quality in software engineering depends on who is defining the term. Provide two definitions of “quality”: as it is defined in engineering disciplines in general, and as it is defined by a client in a software engineering project. Discuss the differences in the definitions: include the terms validation and verification in your discussion, relating both terms to each definition. (length: minimum ½ page)

 

Response:

 

3. In general, open source software can be downloaded, compiled, installed, and executed for free, making it appear to many to be an attractive alternative to licensed software. Compare the pros and cons of open source vs. licensed software across all stages of the software lifespan. (length: minimum ½ page)

Response:

4. There are many software “tools” available to make software development more efficient and effective, each tool falling into one or occasionally multiple categories. One specific category is code analysis tools. Define and discuss what code analysis is, then elaborate on how the availability and integration of code analysis tools in IDEs affects:

1. short-term efficiency (detecting existing problems) (length: minimum ⅓ page)

Response:

1. 2. long-term efficiency (minimizing the likelihood of future problems) (length: minimum ⅓ page)

Response:

5. One aspect of the process of “testing” software is determining the behavioral properties that are to be evaluated. Classically, the properties are correctness, utility, reliability, robustness, and performance. Discuss each of these properties. (length: ¾ page, maximum 1 page)

Response:

6. Discuss the objectives and expected outcomes of the requirements workflow of systems development. What activities are associated with this workflow (be thorough!)? How can requirements be tested? One particular technique discussed was prototyping of GUIs: discuss this technique in the overall context of the requirements workflow and explain its potential benefits and pitfalls. (length: minimum ¾ page, maximum 1 ½ page)

Response:

7. Scenario: you have been invited to interview for a software developer position and have been talking to various people for the past four hours, ranging from human resource personnel to multiple project managers. Your current interviewer, the head of the software engineering area, asks you to react to the statement “increment and iterate” and “agile” are nothing more than two labels for the same process model. She follows up by saying that her decision on recommending you forward to the final stage of interviewing hinges on your answer, so you should take your time and be thorough with your answer. She then sits back and waits… ( length: minimum 1 page, maximum 2 pages)

Create a 3-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation including detailed speaker notes.

The Topic: is the neurological sense of Touch.

Identify which nervous system structures are involved in that sensory system.

Describe the following:

• The damage to the structures

Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.

 

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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Need somebody who is econ major to finish this paper!!!!!! You should know some economic concepts!!!! If not, don’t bid!!!!

Choose a city anywhere in the world, at any point in history, and answer the following questions using the economic concepts developed in the course. Use models, graphs, examples, where appropriate. Explain economic concepts that you learned during the course so that they can be understood by an audience that has not taken the course. Some credit will depend on the choice of an interesting (unique) city, so that you demonstrate some original thought in the application of urban economics to the city of your choice. Be sure to include one to several paragraphs on each of the following topics. You should write 8-10 pages and double space!

1. Give a general introduction to the city including its name, location, geography, raw materials, principle products and industries, vital statistics, and other notable characteristics.
2. What economic forces hold the city together? What are the sources of agglomeration economies in the city? What products does it have a comparative advantage in producing.
3. What is the growth rate and what industries are driving growth or contraction of the city.
4. Describe the public goods offered by the city, including major parks, transportation facilities,

   industrial parks, schools and universities, etc.

5. Describe how economic forces have shaped the urban landscape in terms of rent gradients,

   land use patterns, and building height and density.

6. What is the state of the housing stock? Where is new housing being developed? Describe the

   racial and economic socio-economic composition of the neighborhoods.

7. What is the crime rate in the city? What areas experience the most crime.
8. What transportation issues does the city face?
9. What is the state of the city finances.
10. What are the city’s greatest successes and challenges.

APA format. No plaigarism.  Due by Friday December 18, 2015 @ 8am EST

 

Paper:

 

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper.

You will apply important microeconomics concepts toward the competitive strategies of an organization that operates in an industry of your choice. You will evaluate the differences between market structures and identify a group of competitive strategies consistent with the market structure that best aligns with the market in which the organization competes. You will assess how the market structure positively and negatively affects the organization’s ability to earn an economic profit over time and evaluate the effectiveness of the organization’s competitive strategies.

 

Select an industry. Identify an organization in that industry.

Industry Selected: Cell Carrier Industry –Focus on Verizon in the industry, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile as competitors.

 

 

Identify the market structure in which this organization competes. Clearly indicate why the market structure was decided upon and how this market structure differentiates from the other alternatives.

 

Describe the level of competition the organization will face if under each of the following market structures:

• Oligopoly
• Perfect competition
• Monopoly
• Monopolistic competition

 

Identify three or more competitive strategies of your choice that may be used by the organization to maximize its profits over the long run. Evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies in the market structure you identified. Consider the following:

• Expected changes in supply and demand
• Price elasticity of demand
• Market structure
• Government regulations

 

Make recommendations related to the strategies the organization might consider to maximize its profits and consider the following:

• What are the ethical implications of these strategies?
• Does this strategy align with the organization’s current values?
• Does this strategy align with your own values?

 

Cite a minimum of 3 peer reviewed sources.