Author: chris

1. (a) Define the slack and surplus variables. What do they represent? What is (are) the difference(s) between a slack and a surplus variable?

 

(b) Briefly describe the important parts of each step needed to make a decision using decision sciences models.

 

(c) What are the different types of special situations that may occur while solving a linear programming problem? Briefly describe each of these special situations.

 

 

(d) What are the important properties of a straight line? Briefly describe each property. What are the different types of slopes possible for a straight line? Briefly describe each type of slope and give one example for each type.

 

6. Determine whether the following linear programming problem is infeasible, unbounded, or has multiple optimal solutions. Draw a graph to find the feasible region (if it exists) and explain your conclusion.

 

Maximize 22xl + 32×2

Subject to:

2xl + x2 < 15

xl  > 10

x2 < 10

xl, x2 > 0

Instructions  APA format  1/2 pages each at min 2 sources each

Discussion 1

 

Which do you believe presents the greatest threat to civil society: a corporation that commits crimes (e.g., murder, environmental crimes, or bribery, etc.), or persons who commit crimes that harm businesses (e.g., embezzlement, fraud, or larceny, etc.)? Defend your response, using at least one example from current events.

 

Discussion 2

Choose either A or B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BKe70AAU_lc

After viewing the Chinese Imports & Food Safety Video, consider whether U.S. retailers that utilize products or raw ingredients that are imported from China and that are poorly regulated should be liable in tort for injuries to consumers who are harmed by those products. Answer parts 1 and 2 of the following question:

1. Answer part a or part b

a. If U.S. companies should not be liable, then they could be legally exempt from tort liability. Discuss the consequences of such a policy to U.S. consumers.

b. If the U.S. companies should be liable, then those companies would not be legally exempt from tort liability. Discuss the consequences of such a policy to U.S. businesses.

2. Regardless of your response to part 1 of this question, assume that U.S. retailers do have legal liability for defective products. What steps could U.S. retailers and manufacturers take, when using products imported from China that would minimize their liability exposure? For example, they could warn consumers about the potential, though speculative, dangers when using products comprised of poorly regulated ingredients or components. Given your strategy, what challenges would exist for U.S. businesses that implemented your strategy?

I hope you can write a 4 pages, double space essay for the film Seven Samurai. You’d better analyze the charactors of Samurai and compare that spirit with mainstream now.

 

Format and Guidelines:

Ø  First and foremost, please refer to the course syllabus and the readings listed on the course website and class notes and discussions.

ØThe purpose of a Critical Review Essay is to evaluate the work/film and provide a critical commentary on its contents. A synopsis is not necessary.

Format of the Review.

1. Introduction: Identify the film you are going to review. The director, title, date and place of production may be placed at the beginning of the essay in the form of a “bibliographic” citation. Then state what the director’s goal was in writing and or directing the film. For example, Why did the director choose this specific subject? What contribution to our understanding of history, culture and society did the director, and actors intend to make? How do we appreciate more Japanese culture? And …

 

2. Brief Summary:   In the main body of the review, you should begin by briefly describing content and organization, along with the most important evidence used. Do not get bogged down in details here; this section is only intended to prepare the reader for the critical assessment to follow. Again, a detailed synopsis is not necessary.

 

3. Critical Assessment: Evaluate the work’s contribution to our understanding of history, culture and society. There are several things you should look for:
4. a) Identify a central argument, or thesis. The thesis is not the topic of the film but a specific argument that the author/director has expressed about the subject. Sometimes, it is stated in the introduction, sometimes in the conclusion. Feel free to review these sections first to determine the main argument. Knowing the main argument will help guide you through the rest of the film. The focus at certain points highlights the director’s intentions.

 

1. b) Identify perspective, point of view, or purpose. This can be approached in a number of different ways. Ask yourself whether there is a particular emphasis, such as economic, social or humanitarian. Is the film informed by a social, historical, or political ideology? If the film describes a conflict, does the director, either explicitly or subtly, favor one side over the other?
2. c) Look at the director’s evidence: what sources are used? Are those sources balanced, reliable, and legitimate?
3. Conclusion: Assess the overall quality of the film. Does the style or content of the film recommend it to a specific audience? Offer a final evaluation: How valuable is it? How important is it? Please do not “recommend” the film.

 

5. Final Evaluation: How does this work contribute to the field of study? Was the film successful in realizing the objective and targeted audience?

First, synthesize the strategic issues articulated in the Strategic Fit of  Walgreens Assessment from Unit 3 and Strategic Fit With the Industry Environment Assessment from Unit 4. You will compare and contrast strategic issues and assign a nominal ranking of potential impact of the issue on the organization. Defend your synthesis by referring to specific information in the previous analysis reports.

Next, formulate strategic recommendations to address those issues you determine from your synthesis to be critical to the strategic fit between the firm and its industry environment. Recommendations will be explicitly cast using the Strategic Frame Assessment from Unit 1. Specifically, business strategy and competitive advantage recommendations will identify costs, differentiation, and hybrid type. Corporate strategy recommendations will identify diversification, vertical integration, and globalization. A recommendation to address ethical dilemmas will refer to the source of instability—economic, social, political, and technological—that is leading to societal pressure for change to enhance social legitimacy. Assumptions relative to the strategic elements of the firm will serve as a measurement of strategic progress.

Keep in mind the following points:

• Synthesize concerns and opportunities, and articulate them as strategic issues. What are the critical issues? Why are these particular issues critical?
• Evaluate the strategic issues including the degree to which they may impact the strategic position, direction, decisions, and activities of the organization.
• Propose strategies and recommend approaches to mitigate strategic issues that represent ethical dilemmas.
• Propose strategies and recommend approaches for strategic issues that have significant impact on the strategic direction of the firm, or sustained competitive advantage of the organization.

Ensure your report includes an executive summary that references the VP’s expectations communicated in the project kick-off meeting.

• Submit your report in a business format, adhering to the submission requirements below

3.) Draw the schematic for a 2-input XOR circuit, using only AND, OR, and NOT gates. (Remember the Boolean formula for XOR, and implement this using AND, OR, and NOT gates.)

4.) Show how you would connect the physical pins on the chips to create the XOR circuit from #3 above. Don’t forget Vcc and Ground for each chip. (Assume that debounced, active logic inputs are available at A and B.) Only a few of the gates will be needed.  Q is the output; Q = A XOR B.

5.   It is possible to build an XOR circuit using fewer gates, if NAND and/or NOR gates are also allowed. Draw the schematic for such a circuit, using only three gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and/or NOT).

3.) Draw the schematic for a 2-input XOR circuit, using only AND, OR, and NOT gates. (Remember the Boolean formula for XOR, and implement this using AND, OR, and NOT gates.)

4.) Show how you would connect the physical pins on the chips to create the XOR circuit from #3 above. Don’t forget Vcc and Ground for each chip. (Assume that debounced, active logic inputs are available at A and B.)
Only a few of the gates will be needed.
Q is the output; Q = A XOR B.

5.

It is possible to build an XOR circuit using fewer gates, if NAND and/or NOR gates are also allowed. Draw the schematic for such a circuit, using only three gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and/or NOT).

 

Here is the explanation of what you need to do:

 

One of the main problems issued in “The Tempest” is how to address different claims on for territory and different claims for authority or sovereignty. The author entertains problems of cultural absolutism and cultural relativism, asking us to decide what behaviors we should authorize, which are locally relative, and which should be forbidden universally. In 1200 words, I would like you to make an argument for these topics, answering the question(s):

 

1. When explorers or settlers from one culture and place, encounter those of another, how should land ownership be established? Do current residents own the land, or is it ownership a privilege of power? Are there moral claims that can be used to deny national sovereignty (i.e. for the following behaviors, a government can lose its claim on a territory, or an invasion can be justified by a foreign power?) What about refugees or questions of need? If one country has a great deal of space and resources, while another has many people and few resources and little space do their needs outweigh the claims of others, or do we operate on a theory of original ownership as absolute. And if we do, how do we establish that original authority?

 

 

 

1. Are there certain behaviors that should be thought universally taboo or improper? How do we determine these? How do cultural traditions and national boundaries affect the authority to enforce these beliefs and protect victims and punish cultural criminals? List which behaviors you believe are absolutely inhumane and should be universally condemned, give a rationale as to why, and some plan for thinking about how they can be enforced both within one culture and throughout human society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: in the attachment, you will see a picture for the book that I really want you to use in order to write this essay perfectly

 

Differentiated Lesson Plan

Using the Lesson Plan Template (http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_SDI/lessontemplate.pdf) from Solution Tree, design a complete lesson plan that includes the following:

Grade level
Subject
Topic
State Standards
Learning Objectives
Big Ideas
Essential Question
Hook or Anticipatory Set
Teacher Input
Student Output
Evidence of Learning
Assessment
Student Reflection
Integrate differentiated elements by changing the content, process, and product of the lesson by reviewing and modifying the completed lesson plan.

In addition to the textbook, use at least two scholarly sources to gather ideas for differentiation strategies. Using the sample lessons in Chapter 8 of the textbook, specify the changes to content, product, or process in the template (bold font or highlight the changes and specify if they are to differentiate by content, process, or product). Format your citations and references according to APA style

Art and Culture Paper

 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, which addresses the following:

• The role of diversity in the development of the arts and how it changed throughout the 20th century in America

• • What was the role of women and their influence on the various arts?
  • What was the role of ethnic minorities and their influence on the various arts?

• The relationship between art and culture and how this developed during the 20th century

• • How did culture influence the arts?
  • How did the arts influence culture?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Risk Assessment

 

 

 

You have recently assumed the role of the chief security officer for the information technology (IT) department of a major organization. One of your new responsibilities is to conduct an assessment of the threats facing your organization’s information security system. Use the risk assessment matrix below to complete the assignment.

 

 

 

A risk assessment matrix is a grid that is used during risk assessment to define various levels of risk as the sum of the likelihood a threat occurs and the impact to the organization. This is a simple mechanism to increase visibility of risks and assist management decision making.

 

 

 

Impact to organization if asset is attacked	Likelihood of threat exploiting vulnerabilities
		0	1	2	3	4
	0	0	1	2	3	4
	1	1	2	3	4	5
	2	2	3	4	5	6
	3	3	4	5	6	7
	4	4	5	6	7	8

 

 

 

Prepare a 350- to 430-word risk assessment paper which identifies and explains the following items:

 

 

 

 

 

• The impact to the organization if the assets are attacked (use a scale of 0 to 4, with 0 the lowest impact and 4 the highest impact)
• The likelihood that the assets can be attacked by the threat (use a scale of 0 to 4, with 0 the lowest likelihood and 4 the highest likelihood)