Author: chris

Title: Amazon’s Corporate IT Deploys SharePoint 2010 to the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Answer the following questions, with at least 1 scholarly reference and citation included:

What is a stem cell, and how does it vary from other cells in the body?
What are the various types of stem cells?
What are some of the various types of diseases that may be affected by stem cells?
Many U.S. states are debating about whether to allow stem cell research to continue and expand. In your opinion, should stem cell research be permitted? Why or why not?

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Answer the following questions, with at least 1 scholarly reference and citation included:

What is a stem cell, and how does it vary from other cells in the body?
What are the various types of stem cells?
What are some of the various types of diseases that may be affected by stem cells?
Many U.S. states are debating about whether to allow stem cell research to continue and expand. In your opinion, should stem cell research be permitted? Why or why not?

Assignment – Presentation on a Department

For this assignment, you’ll create a visual presentation about one of the departments that makes up the cabinet.

First, choose one of the cabinet departments discussed in this section.

Then, decide what type of presentation you’ll make. By visual presentation, this means you can make a “poster” (using software such as Publisher), a webpage (you can either create and post one, or submit the html document and associated images), or a PowerPoint or OpenOffice presentation.

Research the department, making sure to include the following:

date the department was created
agencies that make up the department
person who is the current head of that department and his/her biography
the roles of the agencies
the role of the department in general

Create your presentation, making sure to include a source list of at least three research sources, and submit it to your instructor for grading.

Point value: 50 points

Grading Rubric:

Information is in presentation format (not an essay) � 10 points
The following information is included: 20 points
date the department was created
agencies that make up the department
person who is the current head of that department and his/her biography
the roles of the agencies
the role of the department in general
Bibliography with 3 different research sources is included � 10 points
Presentation must include color, graphics, etc., to make it visually appealing � 10 points

Assignment – Visual Project on Civil Rights and Liberties

Now it’s time to begin a project in which you’ll research one of the many civil rights or civil liberties issues (within this course or something else you’re interested in) and prepare a visual presentation on the topic.

Run your topic idea by your instructor to be sure it is appropriate for this assignment
Research information about your topic, making sure to find at least 3 different sources to use for your presentation.
Create a visual presentation – a PowerPoint, webpage, virtual poster, etc. – about your topic. Be sure to include your full source list. Your presentation should give a summary of the topic. Since the amount and type of information varies depending on your topic, check with your instructor if you have any questions about what you should include.

When you complete the assignment, submit it to your instructor and move on to the section quiz.

Point value: 50 points

Grading Rubric:

Chosen topic is approved in advance and deals with civil rights or liberties � 5 points
Bibliography including at least 3 different sources is included � 10 points
Information is in presentation format (not an essay) � 10 points
Presentation presents a factual view of the topic, incorporating research information � 20 points
Presentation must include color, graphics, etc., to make it visually appealing � 5 points

Prepare a 1-2 page paper response to BYP 16-7 Ethics case. Be sure to thoroughly address each of the questions, properly cited in-text, with references.

Harding Financial Services Company holds a large portfolio of debt and stock securities as an investment. The total fair value of the portfolio at December 31, 2014, is greater than total cost. Some securities have increased in value and others have decreased. Ann Bales, the financial vice president, and Kim Reeble, the controller, are in the process of classifying for the first time the securities in the portfolio.
Bales suggests classifying the securities that have increased in value as trading securities in order to increase net income for the year. She wants to classify the securities that have decreased in value as long-term available-for-sale securities, so that the decreases in value will not affect 2014 net income.
Reeble disagrees. She recommends classifying the securities that have decreased in value as trading securities and those that have increased in value as long-term available-for-sale securities. Reeble argues that the company is having a good earnings year and that recognizing the losses now will help to smooth income for this year. Moreover, for future years, when the company may not be as profitable, the company will have built-in gains.
Instructions
(a)
Will classifying the securities as Bales and Reeble suggest actually affect earnings as each says it will?
(b)
Is there anything unethical in what Bales and Reeble propose? Who are the stakeholders affected by their proposals?

(c)
Assume that Bales and Reeble properly classify the portfolio. At year-end, Bales proposes to sell the securities that will increase 2014 net income, and that Reeble proposes to sell the securities that will decrease 2014 net income. Is this unethical?

Write a paper evaluating agrarianism as a spiritual response to the environmental crisis.

First, analyze agrarianism’s diagnosis of the root cause of human alienation from nature and its proposed solution. Examine how the agrarian solution differs from the solutions to the environmental crisis proposed by other environmental movements such as deep ecology.
Finally, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these movements, determining which movement you find to be the most adequate in response to the current environmental situation. (If you find none of the responses we studied adequate, defend your own ideas of the best response while also critiquing the movements we studied.)
At each step, support all your interpretations with evidence from the assigned texts and media. (Remember, there is more than one good way to answer these questions.)

Assessing a refinancing opportunity is a key component in determining the viability of a real estate investment. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate that the student understands the factors that should be taken into account in choosing a refinancing option, including financial calculations.

An investor obtained a fully amortizing mortgage 4 years ago for $100,000 at 12 percent for 30 years. Mortgage rates have dropped, so that a fully amortizing 25-year loan can be obtained at 10 percent. There is no prepayment penalty on the mortgage balance of the original loan, but 3 points will be charged on the new loan and other closing costs will be $2000. All payments are monthly.

Based on your calculations, respond to the following in a two- to three-page paper:

Explain whether or not it would be financially beneficial for the investor to refinance, if the plan is to own the property for the remaining loan term. Assume that the investor refinances an amount equal to the outstanding balance of the loan. Use your calculation(s) as evidence to support your conclusion, and explain how you arrived at the calculation(s) you include.
Explain whether or not it would be financially beneficial for the investor to refinance, if the investor planned to own the property for only five more years. Use your calculation(s) as evidence to support your conclusion, and explain how you arrived at the calculation(s) you include.

Write a paper evaluating agrarianism as a spiritual response to the environmental crisis.

First, analyze agrarianism’s diagnosis of the root cause of human alienation from nature and its proposed solution. Examine how the agrarian solution differs from the solutions to the environmental crisis proposed by other environmental movements such as deep ecology.
Finally, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these movements, determining which movement you find to be the most adequate in response to the current environmental situation. (If you find none of the responses we studied adequate, defend your own ideas of the best response while also critiquing the movements we studied.)
At each step, support all your interpretations with evidence from the assigned texts and media. (Remember, there is more than one good way to answer these questions.)

It’s about the movie “Gone baby Gone”- 2007 and Kant’s ethics

“How does Patrick’s choice to return the child to her mother exemplify his adherence to Kantian ethics? In your opinion, does Patrick make the right choice? Why or why not? Given that he is using Kantian ethics, if you think he made the wrong choice, then what is the flaw in Kant’s system?”