No length requirement, but make sure you fully answer each question. Graded mostly on well you demonstrated your understanding of the reading \”file upload\”. Please read the article and answer these questions:
What was the authors main point? What evidence/reasoning was offered? Did you agree or disagree with the author and why? and your thoughts? I need your own words, and don\’ t use any citations.
No length requirement, but make sure you fully answer each question. Graded mostly on well you demonstrated your understanding of the reading \”file upload\”. Please read the article and answer these questions:
What was the authors main point? What evidence/reasoning was offered? Did you agree or disagree with the author and why?and your thoughts? I need your own words, and don\’ t use any citations
(1) Post at least one substantive response, of at least 100 words, to each of the study questions in the threads listed here. A substantive response is a knowledgeable, thoughtful, creative contribution to the understanding of narrative theory and textual interpretation. It should demonstrate good reading comprehension of the assigned critical theory and work of fiction. It should also engage in dialog with previous comments. Therefore, before responding to the study questions read through any highlighted sections from prior student posts as well as any follow up posts from the instructor. If the study question has already been answered satisfactorily, students should address one of the instructor\’s follow up questions instead. The objective is to keep the conversation moving and avoid repetitive answers. Ideally, each comment should add something new to the conversation. Responses should be supported with direct, specific references to the assigned texts. Quotation (with parenthetical page citation) is encouraged and will be useful prep for the interpretive essays.
(2) In addition to the primary posts on each question, you must also respond within one class day to instructor requests for clarification or elaboration, if asked by name to do so. In general, my feedback on discussion posts will be directed at all students, regardless of who made the original post. However, if I address you directly with a question or directive, I expect a timely response. Make sure to check back regularly for both general and individual feedback. Subscribing and turning on notifications for the discussion forums can help you keep track of responses to your posts.
(3) Further, you must also provide a secondary response of at least 50 words for each question addressing the post of another student. This secondary post can respectfully agree or disagree with previous comments as long as a clear rationale is provided; it can also supplement them with additional textual evidence.
The requirement to respond to my feedback and other students\’ posts means that you will need to visit each thread at least twice. You will likely want to return to these threads at the end of the semester as well in order to prepare for the final exam. Pay close attention to my feedback on ALL posts because I may be making important corrections or clarifications as well as highlighting particularly strong answers. In the interests of keeping the discussion streamlined I am only going to respond to any particular issue the first time it arises rather than every time. Therefore, do not assume that ia post without an specific reply has no feedback; it may be that the relevant feedback was already given on a prior post. Within the threads, a selection of strong, convincing statements will be highlighted in blue; a selection of potentially problematic or controversial statements will be highlighted in red for further consideration.
I will upload the reading material and the questions to be answer, please follow the instructions as indicated
1.Reading material: Joyce Carol Oates:\”Give me your heart,\” Dangerous Women
H. Porter Abbot: The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative Ch. 8: Three ways to interpret ; 10 only
\”Case Questions
1. Identify the ethical culture problem at Texaco in the mid-1990s.
2. Based on the facts in the case and what you have learned in this chapter, evaluate the culture change effort that is under way. What cultural systems have been targeted in the culture change effort? What systems are missing, if any? Does the culture appear to be in alignment? Misalignment? What else might management do that it hasn’t already done to make the culture change successful?
3. How long might such a culture change take? \”
1) Read and reflect on the essay “Saplings in the Storm”. What does Pipher mean when she says that girls “disappear mysteriously into the Bermuda Triangle” in early adolescence? Why do you think she uses this analogy repeatedly. Does this essay enrich your understanding of your own or other genders? Why and/or Why not? Use relevant, direct quotations from other essays in Chapter 11 to support your discussion (2-3 references).
2) Read and reflect on the essay “Child-Man in the Promised Land”. What are the social and cultural implications of the “child-man” ethic? How could it affect both men and women today, and for the next generation? Use specific commentary from the essay to support your discussion. Use relevant, direct quotations from other essays in Chapter 11 to support your discussion (2-3 references).
3) Throughout Chapter 12 you will review issues regarding contemporary medical ethics and culture. After reading and reflecting on the voices in Chapter 12, revisit \”Survival of the Wrongest\” by David H. Freedman. What, if anything, do health reporters owe their audience/reading public? What ethical standards should they adhere to, if any? Use specific commentary from the essay to support your discussion. Use relevant, direct quotations from other essays in Chapter 12 to support your discussion (2-3 references).
Answer this: Is PepsiCo\’s future outlook from your perspective
1PepsiCo: Is diversification a choice?Mohamed Ezz, MD, DM (UMUC)PepsiCo
(PEP)www.pepsico.comOverviewPepsiCo, a world leader in beverages, food, and snacks with net revenues of more than $ 65billion, has a product portfolio of 22 of the most iconic brands in the industry;each of which has annual retail sales of more than one billions dollars.PepsiCo is the world’s # 2 carbonated beverage maker. The company’s brand portfolio includes(PepsiCo, 2016):A. Beverages:Pepsi, 7-Up, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Mirinda, Gatorade, Tropicana, Lipton, and Aquafina.B. Snacks:Doritos, Frito-Lay, Tostitos, Ruffles, Cheetos, Fritos, Brisk, and Walkers,C. Foods:Quaker Oatesand Rice-A-Roni.PepsiCo: History & Background(Hoovers, 2016)Pepsi was invented in 1898 by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. He named his new drink Pepsi-Cola and marketed it as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. Bradham followed Coca-Cola’s bottling franchise model and by World War I 300 bottlers had signed up. Following the war, Bradham started stockpiling sugar to safeguard against rising prices; however, in 1920 sugar prices plunged, leading to his bankruptcy in 1923.After changing ownership for some time, Loft Candy bought the company in 1931. During the Depression (1939), the company doubled the size of its bottles to 12 ounces without raising itsprice, which helped improve its fortune. In 1939 Pepsi introduced the first radio jingle in the world. In1941, Loft Candy merged with its Pepsi subsidiary to create the Pepsi Cola Company.The company acquired Mountain Dew in 1964and Frito Lay in 1965, and changed its name to PepsiCo. In 1972 PepsiCo began distributing Stolichnaya vodka in the States in return for being the only Western firm allowed to bottle soft drinks in the Soviet Union. PepsiCo bought Pizza Hut (1977), Taco Bell (1978), and KFC (1986) and became a formidable force in the fast food industry. In the period from 1991-1996 PepsiCo aggressively expanded its international bottling operations; however, it was no match Coca-Cola\’s well-oiled international distribution machine. The Companythen focused its attention to the organization of its internationalnetwork. In 1997,PepsiCo spun off its $10 billion fast-food unit (currently Yum! Brands), which better positionedto sell its soft drinks at other restaurants. Also in 1997 PepsiCo bought Smith snacks
2and Borden\’s Cracker Jack snack from United Biscuits.In 1998, PepsiCobought Seagram\’s Tropicana juices, the main competitor to Coca Cola’s minute Maid for $3.3 billion. In 1999, the companysold a 65% stake in its new Pepsi Bottling Group in an IPO. .In 2001, PepsiCo bought the Quaker Oates Company for more than $13 billion, and added the market leader Gatorade sports drink brand to its portfolio The Company then sold its competing All Sport energy drink toThe Atlanta-based Monarch Beverage Company. In 2004 PepsiCo, attempted to create a joint-venture with the Ocean Spray, the juice maker; however, the cranberry farmers who own the company refused. In 2005, PepsiCo then boughtGeneral Mill’s stake of their joint venture (Snack Ventures Europe)(SVE)for $750 millioncreating Europe\’s largest snack food company.PepsiCo Organizational StructureIn 2003, PepsiCo started a major restructuring that created four company divisions(Hoovers, 2016): 1. PepsiCo International2. PepsiCo Beverages North America3. Frito-Lay North America4. Quaker Foods North America.In its questto become a fully integrated global beverage and food company, PepsiCo announced in 2012 a new organizational structure, where the regions retain P&L responsibility, while its global groups operate across regions to fully leverage the scale and power of the company(PepsiCo, 2012).PepsiCo: IndustriesPepsiCo operates in twoindustries mainly:1. Non-alcoholic beverages:Key economic drivers include: Per capita soft drink consumption healthy eating index, per capita disposable income, per capita sugar and sweetener consumption, and price of corn. Producers are expected to refresh their product lines to decelerate falling demand(Ibis World, 2016).2. Snacks:Key economic drivers include: Per capita disposable income, healthy eating index, and price of corn. More innovative flavors and healthier foods will boost industry growth (Ibis World, 2016).Snack food producers also compete with substitute snacks such as cookies, crackers and granola bars. Also, healthier brand extensions of regular crackers and cookies, including organic
3and reduced-fat varieties, have boosted demand for snacks. In addition, increased snacking in the morning has led consumers to snack on more granola bars and cereal (Ibis World, 2016)
RESEARCH DESIGN ASSIGNMENT –
Use this outline and the headings noted below (Introduction, Methodology, etc.) in your assignment. Feel free to add additional subheadings.
This assignment will focus on the research design – that is, how you plan to conduct your proposed research. You will not actually conduct this study. It is just of an exercise/proposal. This paper should be written correctly in APA style in paragraph/essay form with references. Your proposal should mimic the research articles you have been reading. Length should be between 5-6 pages. (Not including the references and cover pages). Please use the 5 SUPPORTING ARTICLES provided on the topic in the references
Introduction:
• What is the purpose of your study and why it is relevant? How will the information from this study improve practice? This section is very important to explain the rationale for the rest of your proposal. What information is missing from current research and practice experience?
• State the main research question. Write at least three hypotheses related to the research question. Using what you learned from your literature review, why do you think these hypotheses are correct? You will need to use citations in this section.
• Discuss how knowledge or experience from social work practice might inform the topic, content, method, or anticipated findings of your research proposal. For example, why did you make the predictions that you did in your hypotheses? How does your previous experience inform your choices?
• State what your independent and dependent variable are for each hypothesis.
Methodology
• Are you going to conduct primarily a qualitative study, a quantitative study, or a mixed- methods study? Why is this design appropriate for your research question?
• How do you plan to assess your variables? What questions do you plan on asking your participants so you can find out whether your hypotheses are correct or not? Or how will you observe them? What format (written, over the internet, in-person, focus groups) do you plan on using to collect this information? Create a sample survey/interview guide/focus group guide and include it in your paper as “Appendix A.” If you take questions from a standardized measure, you will need to include citations here.
• Indicate the type of sampling plan (participant selection) you will use to execute the research design you chose
o Clearly state the population you will study and how it relates to your hypothesis and design
o How will you recruit participants?
o Indicate how you will select your participants and whether this is a probability or non-probability sample
o Discuss sample size, sampling frame, etc.
• Indicate how you will measure the variables you have identified
o What are the main variables in the study?
o How will you operationalize the concepts you have chosen to study? Be very detailed in how you respond to this. (i.e., counting certain behaviors, using a scale to assess opinions)
o Also discuss the reliability and validity of the measures you have chosen
o Will you use an instrument? If so, how was it chosen and has it been validated?
Implications and Limitations:
How will the findings from your proposed study improve practice or service delivery with your chosen population? What are the limitations of your study? How could future studies address your study’s shortcomings?
Ethical considerations
What are your plans to ensure that your study will comply with NIH and NASW standards? What measures will you take to make sure you are a culturally competent researcher?
a) What are your concerns/feelings when you hear the term \’statistics\’ or \’inferential statistics\’?
b) Discuss the importance of understanding statistical terms in research reports to your healthcare practice
c) Discuss strategies that you can use in learning and understanding the concepts associated with statistics in research reports.
1. Pick an article that you find that interests you in macroeconomics(examples includes: gas prices, food prices, housing prices, hybrid cars, supply of corn, ethanol production, elasticities, production possibility curves, fiscal, monetary policy, unemployment rates, GDP, international trade). The best place to find an article is in your local paper, cnn.com, or msnbc.com.
2. Divide your paper into 3-5 paragraphs. First paragraphs should consist of a summary of the article that you are evaluating. Second and third paragraphs should include an evaluation/analysis of the article using appropriate economic terminology that has been presented in the course. It is important to make sure that you are not summarizing in paragraphs 2-3. Paragraphs 4-5 should consist of recommendations of what you think should be done or your position on the topic given the author point of view.
3. To submit the paper, you will need to copy your article into your paper after you bibliography page. Please note that APA is required for your work, which includes both your title page, reference page, and in-text citations.
TEXTBOOK Information !
Title Edition Author Publisher ISBN
Macroeconomics 4/5th Hubbard and O’Brien Pearson 0132832208
Students Notes ** Please DO NOT use big words, keep it simple and direct. Please do not polish this paper to perfection, something neat and direct with an okay structure or outline. Please make a few (3-4) grammar errors. Thank You.
– Read the instructions carefully from the attached images
– Pay close attention to what is highlighted
– You can NOT do Macbeth or Lady Macbeth
– You may choose one of the suggested options (tutor said the first one can be done well)
– Let me know what character and the storyline you have chosen
– Do NOT miss anything that is said on the instructions from the images. Everything must be done