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Choose a text you are currently, or have recently been required to read in a different course. Write a 3-4 page response in which you answer the following questions:

Section 1: Identify the text by stating the title and author, as well as what type of text the piece is (literary, thesis structure, problem-solution, fact-report / research, argumentative, etc.). Be sure to also explain how you know the text fits into the category you selected. (1/2 – 1 page)

Section 2: Provide a complete summary of the text, being sure to include the main idea/s (what about the subject the writer is trying to communicate). If the piece if argumentative, explain the position of the writer – what is his/her argument? (1 -2 pages)

Section 3: Look at specific wording (diction) in order to determine the author’s tone and perspective on the subject. Describe the tone of the text by providing specific words from the text that suggest the tone and perspective you have determined. (1/2 – 1 page)

Section 4: Using close reading strategies, find at least 1 quote that you feel provides the best understanding of what the text is trying to communicate to its reader. Present the quote, as well as your understanding of what the quote is saying. (1/2 – 1 page)

Students will choose a company of their liking and use any of the 2 (qualitative or quantitative) research and analysis methods to demonstrate selected perceptions (approved by the faculty) of the company. This project requires you to research, review, and analyze perceptions of the company. Specifically, your research paper will include the following:

• Provide background information on the chosen organization
• Description of the diverse literature available on varied research methods
• Identify the type of research method to be used and justify the reasons for using a particular approach
• Undertake the research method for data collection and analysis and present the findings

Present your findings as a Word document of 5 pages (body of paper) formatted in APA style.

Walmart is choosen company

All original work in text citation 

Please use template

Write a 5-7 page paper that includes the following elements:

• Provide a thorough analysis of managed care, and discuss how it, as a delivery method, has facilitated the transfer of health services to outpatient and other nontraditional settings of care.
• Discuss the impact managed care has on the access, financing, and delivery of health care in the United States.
• Discuss managed care’s role in promoting health.

Note: Use APA style and 3 scholarly references.

 

Assignment Objectives

Select an industry to complete a SWOT analysis.

Access the profile overview for the selected industry:

• In the University Library, click Company Directory and Financials.
• Click Hoover’s First Research.
• Click Continue.
• Click Submit.
• Type your selected industry in the search box, and click to continue.
• The selected industry of choice) should be first in the list.

Read the industry profile overview, including the website links, on the page.

Complete a SWOT analysis for the selected industry. The SWOT analysis allows a business to understand how a competitor is positioned in the environment by assessing its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. An understanding of a competitor’s position can be a key for a business to determine where funding and resources should be allotted to create new products or services.

Use information in the industry profile overview and other scholarly sources as needed. The SWOT analysis should include each of the following:

• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats

Create a 8-10 slide presentation, including a title page, references and  the following attributes:

• SWOT analysis, including a SWOT chart
  • Identify opportunities (either product or service) that could improve the customer experience.
• Strategy evaluation
  • Define strategic tasks.
  • Assess the industry’s capabilities.
  • Identify the barriers to strategy implementation.
• A response to the following:
  • Based on the SWOT analysis and strategy evaluation, what are some creative actions the industry can pursue to include innovation as a component of their strategy?

Format your presentation so that it is understood and includes speakers note on

Write two pages of the two love stories of Decameron IV, 1 & 5, have a tragic end, while the love story of Decameron V, 4 has a happy ending – Analyze the factors that lead to their opposite endings. (include relevant textual citations)

here is a link of the text

uestion in about 1000 words.

Q. Describe the main ideas that Gandhi advocates in the chapter, “Critique of Modern Civilization” (p. 1-66). Do you agree or disagree with Gandhi’s views? Explain your answer.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine the concept of the self. Address the following items:

• Paper must be written in 3rd person; only area one is permitted to write in 1st person is the two personal experiences.  There is a 3 point deduction for writing in 1st person.
• Define the concept of the self in the social world according to Myers and sources.
• Apply the self to ones life, including self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy; employ Myers and additional soruces to support your ideas.
• Describe at least two social experiences that affected your personal development so the reader understands how the concepts are being applied.

Include Myers and at least two additional references in your paper.

Write a paragraph answering each question.

1. How are the number of electoral votes decided for each state? How many electoral votes are in the state of Texas? Which Presidential candidate (Obama or Romney) won Texas electoral votes in the 2012 election?
2. Briefly explain the “pros and cons” of the electoral system. Why do we have the electoral system? What are some arguments against it?
3. Explain what you think. Should the U.S. maintain the current Electoral College system, move toward a national popular vote system, or use the “proportional voting” system for the Electoral College used by Maine and Nebraska?

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT
Due to the overwhelming expression of interest in an extra credit project, I will provide for a voluntary extra credit project as described below. You may earn up to 20 points by completing this assignment.
Adam Liptak and Alicia Parlapiano authored and article in the New York Times last updated on July 1, 2015 titled “Major Supreme Court Cases of 2015”. You are all intelligent and resourceful, so I assume you can Google it and find the article. It includes descriptions of decisions on fifteen important legal topics. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to pick one of the Supreme Court cases references, find the Court’s opinion online, print it, and read the case. A paper or electronic copy of the Court’s opinion should be attached to your project. You may also conduct whatever outside research you wish. Generally speaking, there more you read about the case and the issues presented, the better your project will be. You may also be able to relate the issues of the case to materials we covered in class. Attach a list any sources you read preparing for your project to your project. Based upon your reading and research, answer the following questions in detail in essay form.
1. Identify the parties. (For example: plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, counter-plaintiff, counter defendant, cross plaintiff, cross defendant, and/or other named parties)
2. How did the case get to the Supreme Court? (For example: Was there a lower court decision? What was the lower court decision? Identify the lower court from which the decision came.)
3. What were the issues presented to the Supreme Court to decide?
4. What was the decision of the Supreme Court? Explain in detail the reasons for the Court’s decision.
5. Was the Supreme Court decision based in part on their interpretation of a statue? If so, identify the statute.
6. Was the Supreme Court decision in part based on following prior decisions of a court under the doctrine of Stare Decisis? If so, what were the prior court decisions the court considered?
7. Were there other public policy considerations considered by the court? If so, identify them.
8. Were there Concurring or Dissenting opinions issued? Briefly explain the areas of agreement or disagreement between theses opinions and the majority opinion.
9. What actual or potential impact does the Supreme Court’s decision have on you personally or in your future role as a businessperson? What impact could the decision have on businesses generally?
10. In your opinion did the majority of the Supreme Court get the decision right? How would you have decided the case if you were on the Court and why would you have decided the case in that way?

Project managers often use Earned Value Management (EVM) if they want to compare the status of their projects to their project plans. Using the same project from Assignment 3, develop a project scenario to explain the amount of work that you have completed with the funds allotted.

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections:

• An MS Project exercise
• An EVM paper

 

You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Section 1: MS Project Exercise

Assume that your project is using more resources (e.g., time, money, and / or other non-labor resources, etc.) than anticipated through 50% of the project duration.

1. Update the project schedule to reflect related resource changes.

2. Produce a series of EVM reports from MS project that illustrates your project’s performance. Note: Your reports should focus on the cost and schedule performance of the project.

 

Section 2: EVM Paper

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

3. Summarize the recourse changes of your project, and discuss the performance results of your project.

4. Determine one (1) performance measurement baseline for your MS Project. Justify your response.

5. Apply earned value analysis (EVA) in order to forecast future cost issues. Justify your response.

 

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 assignment page length.