Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper on the following:
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Please read chapters 5&6 and answer the following questions:
1- ) The National Bureau of Economic Research maintains a Web page devoted to business cycle expansions and contractions at http://www.nber.org/cycles.html. Please take a look at this page to see if you can determine how the business cycle has been changing in recent decades. Has the overall length of cycles been changing? Have recessions been getting longer or shorter?
2- ) Please review the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District (Beige Book), available through the Federal Reserve System at http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook/beigebook201409.htm Summarize the national economic conditions for the most recent period covered in the report. Overall, is the economy healthy? If not, what problems is it experiencing?
3- ) (Economic Fluctuations) Describe the various components of fluctuations in economy activity over time. Because economic activity fluctuates, how is long-term growth possible?
4- ) (Aggregate Demand and Supply) Determine whether each of the following would cause a shift of the aggregate demand curve, a shift of the aggregate supply curve, neither, or both. Which curve shifts, and in which direction? What happens to aggregate output and the price level in each case?
5- ) One supply-side measure introduced by the Reagan administration was a cut in income tax rates. Use an aggregate demand/aggregate supply diagram to show what effect was intended. What might happen if such a tax cut also shifted the aggregate demand curve?
6- ) How are economic fluctuations linked among national economies? Could a recession in the United States trigger a recession abroad?
7-) What is the relationship between demand-side economics and the federal budget deficit? Briefly explain.
😎 Why does an aggregate demand curve slope downward? Briefly explain.
9-) Is it possible for the price level fall (deflation) while production and employment both rise? (Hint: Use AD-AS Model)
10-) Why do economists pay attention total employment, price level and growth? Briefly discuss.
Chapter 6 questions:
Stage of Production Sale Price
Farmer: $0.30
Miller: $0.50
Wholesaler: $1.00
Grocer: $1.50
Personal consumption expenditures: $200
Personal taxes: 50
Exports: 30
Government purchases: 50
Gross private domestic investment: 40
Imports: 40
Government transfer payments: 20
b. What is the value of net exports?
15. Identify the component of aggregate expenditure to which each of the following belongs:
a. A US resident’s purchase a new car manufactured in Japan.
b. Construction of a new house
c. A city government’s acquisition of 10 new police cars
d. An increase in semiconductor inventories over last year’s level
16. Suppose US economy is in a deep recession. How does this recession affect the US major trading partners such as Canada, China, Japan, etc? Briefly discuss.
Topic: Group Processes
Chapter 9 of your textbook describes the process of groupthink in which the cohesiveness and solidarity of the group is given priority. What does the Bible say about conforming to this world and how might this apply to the concept of groupthink?
You can just research some information on groupthink
Review Questions for Test 3
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1. The ocean is slow to heat and to cool. Explain why.
2. Describe the manner in which sound is transmitted under water.
3. Why can we say that the ocean is stratified?
4. What temperature properties do most of the world’s oceans have?
5. When will the density of a parcel of seawater increase?
6. What is the ocean’s deep sound channel (SOFAR layer)?
7. Describe what happens to the wavelengths of light that penetrate into the ocean.
8. Describe the densest seawater.
9. Define the following terms:
Halocline
Thermocline
Pycnocline
Aphotic Zone
Photic Zone
10. Describe what causes the seasons.
11. What is the Coriolis effect?
12. Name the surface winds of the Earth.
13. Contrast the following phenomena:
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Cyclones
Tornadoes
14. Name the sea surface ocean currents and recognize their locations.
15. Describe the deep ocean circulation.
16. What is El Niño?
17. Describe the parts of an ideal wave.
18. Describe the following waves:
shallow waves
bore waves
Rouge waves
internal waves
tsunamis
19. What causes ocean tides?
20. Explain how upwelling occurs.
Read the following article. Consider its subject matter and do a little extra research on this subject. Answer the discussion questions below.
Describe the problem faced by Vlasic. Why were they unable to oppose the sales plan put forth by Wal-Mart? Ultimately, how did responding to Wal-Mart affect their business?
Was this an ethical supply chain decision on the part of Wal-Mart? Also, highlight any sustainable ethics that was involved here.
What does this case tell you about how much influence a business can have with regard to its suppliers’ decisions and behaviors? What does this say about the conventional notions of the responsibility of firms for the practices of their suppliers (both in terms of individual firms and collectively)? Is it reasonable for consumers (or even regulators) to hold firms accountable?
1. List and describe the regions of the ocean in descending order.
2. List the 5 kingdoms.
3. List the general characteristic of the arthropods or animals like lobsters and crabs.
4. List the general characteristic of squid and octopi.
7. Polyps and medusae are characteristic of which group of organism?
8. Describe the lifestyles of marine worms.
9. Which kingdoms is a somewhat “unnatural” collection of diverse forms that do not clearly fit into any of the other categories? Why?
10. List the general characteristic of:
11. Which of the vertebrate groups is considered the most ancient?
2. What are Tunicates or “sea squirts”?
13. How does a fish “hear”?
16. What are barnacles?
17. Which is the most successful phylum on Earth, if success means the number of individuals and number of species?
Research Paper – Analysis of Foreign Financial Statements,
Write a three to four page paper, including the following topics
Prepare an eight slide Power Point presentation.
The papers should be double-spaced with double spacing between paragraphs. Use one inch margins. Font should be 12 point. Use headings related to topics
The Situation: You are the EH&S professional at your company’s shipyard. You have just received a call from a production supervisor that there has been a very serious near miss accident out in the assembly area. Your company is manufacturing the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the US Navy. This new generation high speed, trimaran design warship has been designed to carry out a wide range of tactical, combat, and support operations in the near-shore (littoral) environment. The project is over budget and has received a considerable amount of criticism for it. Successful completion of the project at this phase will be a prime determinant in whether or not your company can secure the very lucrative follow-up contracts for more LCSs. Everyone in the shipyard feels the pressure to complete this project ASAP.
Apparently a very large 20-ton overhead crane had some cables snap and has partially collapsed while trying to hoist a large section of the vessel into place for its final welding operation. When you arrive on scene, you see the section wedged overhead between some support beams and walkways. About a dozen hourly workers are scattered about as they leaped to safety after hearing the cables snap. There are many bumps, bruises and scratches on the workers, but they all are able to be treated internally at your nurse’s office. In this initial assessment, there appears to be no need for or request on the part of the employees to go to any outside medical consultant or hospital emergency room.
Almost immediately, you can hear the men complaining that the first attempt to lift the unit did not work, and the production engineer has decided to “jury rig” some extra cables to lift the unit into place. In addition, one individual said that they were trying to hoist about 28-30 tons, and that was just too much for the old crane. Another offered that the cables themselves had not been changed out in a couple of years, and that was against OSHA regulations. Everyone said that they could hear the unit groan and screech before the cables snapped and the crane partially collapsed.
Before you walk off with the supervisors to inspect the damage, one of the workers offers the opinion that this is an “imminent danger” situation. About 30 minutes later, you are meeting with the engineers and supervisors on one of the overhead platforms continuing your inspection of the damage when a supervisor comes up and tells you that he has heard that an hourly employee has just called OSHA and told them of the situation and that they used the term “imminent danger” in their conversation.
The Questions: What are your most important concerns? What should you do next? What information is the most critical for you to have right away? What directions would you give to the supervisors and engineers? When should you inform your facility manager, and what should you tell him/her? Should you meet with the hourly employees? What will you discuss with them? How will you handle the OSHA inspector should one show up in the next few hours?
SCENARIO # 2: Serious Near-Miss Crane Incident
The Situation: You are the EH&S professional at your company’s shipyard. You have just received a call from a production supervisor that there has been a very serious near miss accident out in the assembly area. Your company is manufacturing the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the US Navy. This new generation high speed, trimaran design warship has been designed to carry out a wide range of tactical, combat, and support operations in the near-shore (littoral) environment. The project is over budget and has received a considerable amount of criticism for it. Successful completion of the project at this phase will be a prime determinant in whether or not your company can secure the very lucrative follow-up contracts for more LCSs. Everyone in the shipyard feels the pressure to complete this project ASAP.
Apparently a very large 20-ton overhead crane had some cables snap and has partially collapsed while trying to hoist a large section of the vessel into place for its final welding operation. When you arrive on scene, you see the section wedged overhead between some support beams and walkways. About a dozen hourly workers are scattered about as they leaped to safety after hearing the cables snap. There are many bumps, bruises and scratches on the workers, but they all are able to be treated internally at your nurse’s office. In this initial assessment, there appears to be no need for or request on the part of the employees to go to any outside medical consultant or hospital emergency room.
Almost immediately, you can hear the men complaining that the first attempt to lift the unit did not work, and the production engineer has decided to “jury rig” some extra cables to lift the unit into place. In addition, one individual said that they were trying to hoist about 28-30 tons, and that was just too much for the old crane. Another offered that the cables themselves had not been changed out in a couple of years, and that was against OSHA regulations. Everyone said that they could hear the unit groan and screech before the cables snapped and the crane partially collapsed.
Before you walk off with the supervisors to inspect the damage, one of the workers offers the opinion that this is an “imminent danger” situation. About 30 minutes later, you are meeting with the engineers and supervisors on one of the overhead platforms continuing your inspection of the damage when a supervisor comes up and tells you that he has heard that an hourly employee has just called OSHA and told them of the situation and that they used the term “imminent danger” in their conversation.
The Questions: What are your most important concerns? What should you do next? What information is the most critical for you to have right away? What directions would you give to the supervisors and engineers? When should you inform your facility manager, and what should you tell him/her? Should you meet with the hourly employees? What will you discuss with them? How will you handle the OSHA inspector should one show up in the next few hours? BOS 3525, Legal Aspects of Safety and Health 4
Instructions: For Scenario #1 AND #2, you are required to discuss a sequential Action Plan on your part that addresses all of the issues presented. Each scenario response must be at least 300 words in length. Your combined case study response must be at least three pages in length, not including the title and reference page. Your case study must be in APA format, including all references and in text citations.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine language as it relates to cognition. Address the following: