The Columbian Exchange

In his book The Columbian Exchange Alfred Cosby argues, “The Columbian Exchange has included man, and he has changed the old and new worlds sometimes inadvertently, sometimes intentionally, often brutally. It is possible that he and the plants and animals he brings with him have caused the extinction of more species of life forms in the last four hundred years than the usual processes of evolution might kill off in a million. The Columbian Exchange has left with not a richer but a more impoverished genetic pool. We, all of the life on the planet, are the less for Columbus, and the impoverishment will increase.” What do you think of Cosby’s assessment of the Columbian Exchange? Do the gains of the Columbian Exchange outweigh the losses, especially if we consider the current environmental and ecological disasters human beings face due to global warming? How will your conclusions to these questions shape the way you live your life?*Two sources informed my thinking on this question. The first was the video “The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23\”, and the second was a segment from NPR’s All Things Considered by Jennifer Ludden titled, “Should We Be Having Kids in the Age of Climate Change? (Links to an external site.)”.The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23 (Links to an external site.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA5oNpfM4http://www.npr.org/2016/08/18/479349760/should-we-be-having-kids-in-the-age-of-climate-changeUse some evidence from this article : http://pitjournal.unc.edu/article/feeding-global-warming-assessing-impact-agriculture-climate-changeAnd find 2 more scholarly peered review article.

Research and Writing Assignment

During a summer trip touring the United States with your college friend Roberto, you fall in love with the many flavors of American foods. One however, is so delicious that you simply cannot get it out of your mind – ice cream. After eating ice cream everydaywhile touring the U.S., you and your friend decide to open an ice cream business as soon as you graduate from college with your degree in business administration.You have even come up with a name for your small ice cream business –“The Laughing Cow Creamery”. Roberto, who is quite an artist, draws a logo of a cow smiling. He copies it from a cheese package his mother has in the refrigerator.For this assignment, tell meWhat form of business organization will best protect you when you start your ice cream store and why?Are there any intellectual property protections you should take for your business name and logo? What are they and why? How do you know if you can use this name and logo?Are there any food laws must you comply with regarding the manufacture of ice cream in the US? What are they? ( summarize in two- three paragraphs please )You need some money to get started and after some preliminary study at the US Small Business Administration site, you see one of the first steps in starting a business is to develop a comprehensive business plan. This step is vital in laying out a strategy for success and in acquiring funding for the business. After reviewing the basics of the business plans at the US Small Business Administration site ( HYPERLINK \”http://www.sba.gov\” www.sba.gov) to get started, you work with Roberto and develop the two- three paragraph Company of your business. (Do only a company description- no other elements of a business plan are requested here)As the SBA site says: “This section of your business plan provides a high-level review of the different elements of your business. This is akin to an extended elevator pitch and can help readers and potential investors quickly understand the goal of your business and its unique proposition. Your company description assignment is to give you an overview of how crucial a business plan is to successful financing and introducing you to the many resources at the Small Business Administration site for entrepreneurs.What to Include in Your Company Describe the nature of your business and list the marketplace needs that you are trying to satisfy.Explain how your products and services meet these needs.List the specific consumers that your company will serve.Explain the competitive advantages that you believe will make your business a success such as your location, expert personnel, or ability to bring value to your customers.Ok, there are four elements to this research assignment. Each is worth 25 points. You may simply list answers to all four sections.List any web sites used.Your paper should be no more than three pages in length.

What do the selections from Xenophon, Aristotle, and Plutarch reveal about the role of women in the Athenian household?

Please respond to the following items? What do the selections from Xenophon, Aristotle, and Plutarch reveal about the role of women in the Athenian household? In Sparta? How do they differ? How are they similar? Why? How did the Greeks conceive the natural attributes of men and women and how did the Greek view of the world shape Greek conceptions of gender and gender roles?

To what does the historian Sallust attribute the decline of the Roman Republic?

The End of the Republic: Three Views\” Please respond to the following items: To what does the historian Sallust attribute the decline of the Roman Republic? Why did Caesar believe he was justified in moving his troops into Italy? How did Cicero feel about Caesars actions? Do you think this could have been avoided to save the Roman Republic or was it simply a power grab on Caesars part?

What you have learned about management and potential jobs in the future.Explain

Write Three to five pages. Based upon:1. What you have learned about yourself and our particular management strengths (use any questionnaires found inside or outside of this course);2. Two to three of the most useful management techniques that have been offered in the text and in discussions;3. What you have learned about management and potential jobs in the future (link above).Using the above three criterion, design your ideal position. Think deeply about what you do best. Also think about what jobs might have a high demand in the future. This is going to be a personal paper that is backed up by the data from this class. This paper is to be your best work in this class so far, it is to encapsulate all that you have learned. See Handout and Rubric on this Assignment.class text book is located herehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/lmah93kffz89odk/Management%20-%20Chuck%20Williams.pdf?dl=0

Strangers in their own land

Section Paper #3: How to Scale an Empathy Wall?In your questions/talking points for Arlie Hochschild, lots of you asked about what we can practically do to \”scale the empathy wall\” that, according to Hochschild, divides American society and polarizes American politics, making those on both sides feel like \”strangers in their own land.\” In this section paper, I want you to do just that.Imagine that, based on your sociological expertise, you have been asked by some unnamed government agency to figure out how to \”scale the empathy wall\” that Hochschild describes in her book.Drawing from what we\’ve read and discussed so far this semester (important!), and details from our reading of Strangers in Their Own Land (important!), describe and explain at least one practical way that you would recommend to help people on both sides scale the empathy wall that divides them.

case study for a bank called WESBANCO INC

CASE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS for : WESBANCO INC.The following articulates the overall basic procedure and presentation details for the casePURPOSE The purpose behind these studies is: (1) help you develop a strong awareness of the financial structure of depository financial institutions, insurance companies, and investment banks and investment companies, respectively; (2) further your financial analysis skills; and (3) broaden your understanding of the risks and strengths inherent in the important financial institutions in the United States.PROCEDURE Contents:• Narrative – A brief summary of your data analysis findings, bullet format permitted UNLESS YOU FEEL A MORE DETAILED NARRATIVE IS NECESSARY.o A SUMMARY OF YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION’S SOUNDNESS. This section may employ comparative, general financial institution data and would be best NOT in bullet format.• Excel Spreadsheet – 2 years of data to be obtained from SEC/Edgar and/or FDIC.gov since these are the primary sources for financial data. In other words, don’t necessarily trust Yahoo! Finance or MSN Money. Or, go directly to the source: SEARCH THE BANK’S WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR ANNUAL REPORTS AND DOWNLOAD o Calculate the Financial Institution’s: • ROE and ROA • Equity Multiplier • Profit Margin (net income/total operating income), plus these detailed sub-ratios: interest income/total operating income, provision for loan loss/total operating income, non-interest expense/total operating income, and income taxes/total operating income (for banks) • Asset Utilization (total operating income/total assets), plus these sub-ratios: interest income/total assets and non-interest income/total assets (for banks). • Compare your bank to the typical financial structure articulated in the PowerPoint slides. You are free to use other ratios and analysis techniques (i.e., DuPont Analysis) but only if you feel they are important in making a point in either your analysis or conclusions. Don’t add them just to impress me; I won’t be impressed. Maximum narrative length: 2 pages plus cover page and Excel file.

Development of an open visitation policy in the ICU

The title is Development of an Open Visitation Policy in the ICU (the need for it). I am looking for the abstract, introduction, credible sources table, and review of literature to be written and demonstrate master’s level writing. The focus of my paper is on Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) and how evidence-based practice (EBP) indicates a need for ICUs to implement an Open Visitation Policy which will ultimately improve the safety and quality of care of the ICU patient. The EBP needs to have 3 subtitles, which are (1) improved patient outcomes, (2) increased patient and family satisfaction, (3) increased nurse satisfaction. I have attached a reference page with all 30 references on it. For the Evidence Summary, there can only be 5 references used. The literature review in total only needs 12 references used, not the total 30 references. I will attach 12 articles that can used for the literature review. However, from the 12 references, please choose the top 5 articles that best supports the flow of this paper. I have included the paper that I started but it needed to be rewritten and a lot of help with fluency. You can refer to it but I am looking for a newly written customized paper. Please follow the more detailed instructions below.1.Abstract1. Problem identification2. Plan for addressing the problem under investigation3. Implementation process2.Provide an introduction (suggested length of 4–6 pages) that explains the rationale for your project by doing the following:Problem Statement – You should describe the scope of your problem, the population effected by the problem, and location where the problem exists, and other key issues specific to your problem.Problem Background – In a detailed discussion, you should include factors, issues, or phenomenon that helped create or contribute to the problem. How did this problem begin and how long has it been a problem? Are there people (individual or groups) and/or conditions that contribute to the problem? Be sure to provide substantial detail to support the background information.Summarize the scope of the project by doing the following:a. Describe the practice change, quality improvement, or innovation. This section will include a detailed discussion of each of the action steps that you will actually complete (or have completed) in support of your practice change, quality improvement, or innovation. You will need to be specific (Develop a policy).b. Provide a rationale for the practice change, quality improvement, or innovation. This section will provide an explanation of why the practice change, quality improvement, or innovation is being recommended. Explain the importance of the practice change, quality improvement, or innovation.Causes of the ProblemPurpose of ProjectProposed Solution3. Provide a thorough and well-organized literature review on your topic by doing the following:1. Review a minimum of 30 credible sources that were published within the last five years. Make a credible sources table. This section requires a general narrative discussion indicating that 30 credible sources (related to your project), published within the last five years were reviewed. You should indicate a brief statement in this narrative, indicating that your review will include the source’s applicability, the evidence grade assigned, a general appraisal of the findings, and a determination of whether the source will be included or excluded from the final list of sources that will be used. You should refer your readers to Appendix A at the end of your narrative discussion.2. Identify best practices for your topic based on the review of literature. This section involves a narrative discussion. You will identify specific best practices identified or discussed in the sources that met your inclusion criteria.3. Provide an evidence summary of the literature relevant to the topic you have chosen. This section is based on the sources that met your inclusion criteria in Appendix A – Credible Sources table. This section provides a summary (synthesis) of the findings, conclusions, or recommendations identified in the sources that were “included”. The Evidence Summary should not be an Annotated Bibliography (separate critique) of the “included” sources. Instead, it should identify the areas where consensus among the various authors of the “included” sources exists. The findings, positions, and recommendations included in your Evidence Summary should be consistent with the recommendations you are proposing.