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Find one or more articles about a good/service the United States exports and a good/service the United States imports. In a well-written paper, explain the following:

• Discuss what this suggests about the United States’ absolute and comparative advantage when it comes to this good/service.
• Using the concepts of supply and demand, discuss what effect a “Buy American” campaign might have in the market for the imported good.
• Given what economists have to say about comparative advantage, would such a campaign be good or bad?

Adhere to the following standards:

• Your paper should be two to four pages in length, not including the title or references pages.
• Be sure to follow the APA Format

Each paper should include an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.

• In your own words, define the crimes of assault and battery.
• Can a person’s hands, fists, or feet be considered dangerous weapons? Why or why not?
  • Would the use of hands, fists, or feet be considered mitigating or aggravating factors with regard to assault or battery? Explain.
• What do you think makes an object a dangerous weapon? Explain.
• What case law could you use to support your arguments? Identify and describe your examples.
  • Why do you think these cases are relevant to the discussion

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

1. Examine the proposed business ethical problem that the Brazilian Federal Data Processing Service is presently experiencing. Determine whether you agree or disagree that Brazil’s problem is an ethical one that should be corrected. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Assess the levels of security deficiencies inherent in the Brazilian Federal Data Processing Service original enterprise architecture. Conclude whether or not Brazil could have previously considered its current problem and built an original architecture that would have prevented the problem in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Evaluate the quality of the Brazilian Federal Data Processing Service’s proposed architecture plan geared toward solving the security problem. Suggest two (2) other possible architecture solutions that the Brazilian Federal Data Processing Service should consider. Justify your response.
4. Determine whether or not one (1) of the governments or intelligence agencies that you researched has taken precautions to avoid a security breach similar to the one that the Brazilian Federal Data Processing Service had experienced. If this government organization or intelligence agency has taken precautions to avoid a similar security breach, provide one (1) example of such a precaution. If this government organization or intelligence agency has not taken precautions to avoid a similar security breach, recommend one (1) action that it can take in order to avoid a similar security breach.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the types of organizational and computer architectures for integrating systems.
• Develop an enterprise architecture plan to address and solve a proposed business ethical problem.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
• Write clearly and concisely about Advanced Computer Architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

amuelson and Marks, Chapter 2, Discussion Question, p. 58.

 

As vice president of sales for a rapidly growing company, you are grappling with the question of expanding the size of your direct sales force (from its current level of 60  national salespeople). You are considering hiring from 5 to 10 additional personnel.

 

How would you estimate the additional dollar cost of each additional salesperson? Based on your company’s past sales experience, how would you estimate the expected net revenue generated by an additional salesperson? (Be specific about the information you might use to derive this estimate.) How would you use these cost and revenue estimates to determine whether a sales force increase (or possibly a decrease) is warranted?

 

 

Part 5B– 250 Words APA Format. Please add references and cite as needed.

 

 

Samuelson and Marks, Problem # 14, p. 114.

 

 

In what respects are the following common practices subtle (or not-so-subtle) forms of price discrimination?

 

1. Frequent-flier and frequent-stay programs
2. Manufacturers’ discount coupon programs
3. A retailer’s guarantee to match a lower competing price.

 

Part 6C– 300 Words APA Format. Please add references and cite as needed.

 

A New Hampshire resort offers year-round activities: in winter, skiing and other cold-weather activities; and in summer, golf, tennis, and hiking. The resort’s operating costs are essentially the same in winter and summer. Management charges higher nightly rates in the winter, when its average occupancy rate is 75 percent, than in the summer, when its occupancy rate is 85 percent. Can this policy be consistent with profit-maximization? Explain.

Discussion 1

“Developing Policy Arguments and Debate” Please respond to the following:

• Develop a policy argument or claim that is definitive, designative, evaluative, or advocative, using one of these terms: (a) crime, (b) pollution, (c) terrorism, (d) quality of life, (e) global warming, (f) fiscal crisis, (g) human rights, and (h) unemployment. Ensure your claim takes a position on your chosen topic, and explain why you took that position.
• Convert the argument in the first discussion into a policy debate by providing an objection and a rebuttal. Explain if and why the qualifier changed after introducing an objection and rebuttal. If the qualifier did not change, explain why it did not change.

 

Discussion 2

“Policy Arguments” Please respond to the following:

 

Public policy is based on arguing a position. Chose any one of the following topics and consider an argument for and against a new U.S. policy for your chosen issue. In your response, please indicate which “mode” of policy argumentation you are using to formulate your position.

 

–      –    Preventing Russia from invading the Ukraine

 

–     –  Increased laws to combat illegal immigration

 

–     –     Increased gun control laws

A national policy that would legalization the use of marijuana for recreational and medical use in every state

 

–     –     Increased penalties for companies who knowingly sell products that violate regulations (e.g. the recent infringements by Volkswagen)

 

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the transcript Seven Day of Rage: The Craigslist Killer from CBS News and review Chapter 7 from the Harré (2006) e-book as well as the Maslow (1943), Freud (1910), and Bandura (1999) articles.

In this discussion you will assume the role of a Psychology instructor creating a short graduate level presentation on personality. The case study for the presentation will center on Phillip Markoff, also known as an alleged Craigslist Killer. To begin, choose one of the personality theories from the required readings and research a minimum of one peer-reviewed article on your chosen theory in the Ashford University Library. Create a PowerPoint presentation of four-seven slides (not including the title and reference slides). The presentation must begin with a Title slide that provides the title of the lecture, your name, the course name and number, your instructor’s name and the date submitted. The presentation must end with a Reference slide that includes all the resources used for your lecture presentation cited in APA format

 

The body of the presentation must include the following elements.

• Provide a definition and brief description of the chosen theory.
• Evaluate Phillip Markoff’s personality from the standpoint of your chosen theory.
• Explain how the chosen theoretical perspective provides insights into Markoff’s behavior.

For assistance in creating effective PowerPoint presentations you may access Garr Reynolds’s Top Ten Slide Tips . Be certain to support your statements within the presentation with a minimum of three references. These may include up to two required resources for this week.

Once you have created your PowerPoint, you will present your lecture in a screencast. You may use any screencasting software you choose. (Quick-start guides are available forScreenr , Screen-Cast-O-Matic for your convenience.) It is recommended that you create a script for, and practicing your lecture presentation before recording it as you will be limited to a screencast of no more than five minutes. Although you are required to include the Title and Reference slides in the presentation, you should not read these slides during the screencast.

Ethics and Auditing

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, find an article about the unethical behavior of an auditor and its impact on the company.

• Write a summary of the article and give complete citation. Make sure to include the purpose and intent of the article.
• Explain who you believe was the intended audience for this article. Justify your response.
• Analyze the situation in the article and propose feasible and effective solutions to the unethical behavior. Justify your response by using at least three outside resources to support your suggested solutions.

Reflecting on Personal Identity and Global Citizenship Review the Global Education and Global Citizenship video and read the article “A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes” by Stephen Reysen and Iva Katzarska-Miller. Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity and respond to the following prompts:

Based on the video, explain the importance of educating others on global citizenship. Address each of the following outcomes of global citizenship as they pertain to the development of your own identity: intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world (found in the article). Explain how your environment influences these outcomes. Provide at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the outcomes. Analyze how your general education courses influenced you to become a global citizen. Demonstrate critical thinking by accurately interpreting the evidence (scholarly sources) provided. Your paper

Must be 750 – 1,000 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must cite at least the two sources used for this assignment. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Must watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXzRHbISFW0

Unit IV Case Study

 

Read the case study, “Astor Lodge & Suites, Inc.,” on page 324 of your textbook. Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, respond to the following questions with thorough explanations and well supported rationale.

 

1. Discuss the importance of utilizing integrated marketing communications within an organization.

 

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of Astor Lodge’s IMC program including areas where they are doing well and areas they need to develop.

 

3. Based upon the provided hotel segmentation and profile, is Astor Lodge positioning and branding themselves attractively? What might they consider to increase their brand equity?

 

4. Consider all elements of the marketing mix, what would you recommend to Astor Lodge’s marketing manager with an eye on their end goal of profitability and growth in EBITA within the next two years?

 

Your response should be a minimum of two pages in length, double spaced. References should include your textbook plus a minimum of one additional credible reference.

 

Dessler, G. (2015). Human resource management (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

 

Over the past few years, racial profiling has been in the news because of high profile cases involving the deadly force used against unarmed African American men. To set the tone for this discussion, please read How Much Racial Profiling Happens in Ferguson?

If you would like additional materials to help you in this week’s discussion, you may also review the following resources:

• Center for Policing Equity (UCLA)
• Race, Trust and Police Legitimacy

Based on your review of the resource(s) above, please address the following:

• Define racial profiling.
• Explain the connection between stereotypes and racial profiling.

Apply what you have learned from the discussion of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri to another recent case. Select one of the African American men listed below, and present how racial profiling ocurred in that case. Use statistics and evidence from at least one news source (found in the Ashford University Library) to support this position.

• Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida (February 26, 2012)
• Eric Garner in New York City, New York (July 17, 2014)
• Walter Scott in Charleston, South Carolina (April 4, 2015)
• Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland (April 19, 2015)

Your initial post for each discussion should be a minimum of 250 words. Use scholarly sources to support your responses. Include citations and references in APA style.

Links

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/

http://cpe.psych.ucla.edu/

http://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/legitimacy/Pages/welcome.aspx

 

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Please, visit Hate Crime Statistics, 2009 as you prepare for this discussion. Click through the tables on the website, following your curiosity.

Based on the information you gleaned from the FBI website above, discuss a statistic, study, or other fact that surprised you. How have these types of crimes affected your community? What do these crimes say about the current status of race relations in our society? What steps do you recommend taking to prevent hate crimes?

Your initial post for each discussion should be a minimum of 250 words. Use scholarly sources to support your responses. Include citations and references in APA style.