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Fully describe Fowler’s six stages of development of faith.

You will need to write a paper on the difference between the measurement of RON (research octane number) and MON (motor octane number). Your paper will need to be at least 300 words long and include appropriate references. Note that Wikipedia, the dictionary, and eHow.com are NOT appropriate college level references. You must research these items using the library or internet. Appropriate internet references include an author’s name and date as well as a full website reference (I will check this). You must use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling in your paper. You cannot copy information from another resource; your paper must use your own words and you must fully define RON, MON, and then explain how they are different or the same. You’ll notice when you fill up your vehicle with gasoline at the service station that the pump has an indication of these numbers, so this will help you to understand what they mean as

Explain how drug abuse is affecting education among youth.

 What is servant leadership? What are the characteristics of servant leadership according to the author? How does transformational leadership compare to servant leadership? How is servant leadership measured? What are some problems/issues with these measurement tools? What are some of the individual characteristics needed to be able to act as a servant leader? What role does culture have in servant leadership? What is the relationship between servant-leaders and followers? What are some follower outcomes of servant leadership?

Assignment 2: Social Control and Criminal Deviance: Bullying Due Week 6 and worth 65 points Bullying is a difficult concept to understand and reconcile the consequences. This assignment focuses on the critical thinking skills that are needed to analyze an emotionally charged topic. Student Success Tips Review the Student’s Guide to Research section of the textbook (Chapter 2) Take notes as you watch the video below. Watch the video titled, “From school yard bullying to genocide: Barbara Coloroso at TEDxCalgary” (19 min 5 s) located below. You may also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkG0nssouFg. Write a one to two (1-2) page essay in which you: Identify the most important step in the student’s guide to research that you would need in order to analyze bullying. Define the identified critical step of research in your words. Explain how bullying relates to one (1) of the following topics: the agents of socialization (i.e., family, teachers and school, peers), formal organizations (i.e., conformity to groups), different types of deviance (i.e., everyday deviance, sexual deviance, or criminal deviance). Provide a rationale for your response. 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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the TED video and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment. 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 is not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Define the basic concepts used in the discipline of sociology. Define the various methodologies for sociological research. Identify the sociological perspective to the inequalities of class, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomics, and political aspects. Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology. Write clearly and concisely about sociology using proper writing mechanics. https://youtu.be/zkG0nssouFg

This assignment provides you with an opportunity to reflect on your own childhood development. In 3-4 pages, please reflect on significant events, family patterns, substance abuse, etc. that impacted your development. This paper should utilize headings (per APA format), but references are not needed and the paper can be written in first person.

After reviewing the discussion of genre in Chapter 4 of Film: From Watching to Seeing, demonstrate your understanding of one selected genre using a feature-length film.

Note: Several films are listed in Chapter 4 as emblematic of a specific genre. You are allowed to choose a film or genre not mentioned in Chapter 4, but you are strongly encouraged to email your professor to receive approval before doing so.

In 800 to 1200 words

• Explain genre theory and, using Chapter 4 of the text as a reference, thoroughly describe the conventions and attributes of your selected genre.
• Identify a feature-length film that fits this genre and provide a basic summary of the movie. As you develop this summary, remember the differences between a film’s story and a film’s plot and how these differences can lead to the inclusion of genre elements.
• Interpret at least two genre conventions exhibited in your chosen feature-length film that help classify it in the selected genre. Be sure to provide a specific example of each convention (e.g., a particular scene or plot component).
• Provide an example of a third convention from your chosen feature-length film and explain how this convention expands the boundaries of the specified genre.

Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement that focuses on how your chosen feature-length film both aligns with and expands upon your chosen genre.

The paper must be 800 to 1200 words in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

You must use at least two scholarly sources other than the textbook to support your claims. Refer to the ENG225 Research Guide in the Ashford University Library for guidance and to locate your sources. Cite your sources (including the feature-length film) within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.

Please note that if you opt to write about the same film in your Final Film Critique, applicable pieces of this assignment can be used to write that assignment. Please also note that you should reflect on and revise this assignment based on the instructor’s feedback before you incorporate it into the Final Film Critique.

Use :- (e.g. media reports, statistics, news articles, policy documents, general public opinion as
expressed online/in print, blogs, quotes, industry reports, magazines, newspapers etc.). Don’t use academic journal or text book through out the paper except the last part which asks for at least 7.

Topic question
Has social media affected relationship between employers and employees?

Sub-question 1

Should companies ethically examine employee’s social media use at work and privately?

Sub-question2

Is there evidence that the employer/employees relationship is affected by what is found on social media by employers and employees?

After writing the full paper, based on the area or sector that you have gather information on, please add it to the main question focusing it down even more so its not general. Example telecommunication companies in …. or private organizations in….

-The first assessment for this unit is the ‘Initial Proposal’.

-Word limit: 3,000 words

-Identify your topic area (an organisational/business related issue or problem – past or present).
(up to 300 words)

-State your research question (and 2 closely related sub-questions).

-Provide an analysis of the issue/problem via the review of a range of industry/ practitioner/media
sources (e.g. media reports, statistics, news articles, policy documents, general public opinion as
expressed online/in print, blogs, quotes, industry reports, magazines, newspapers etc.).
(up to 1400 words) You should not include academic journal or textbook references in this section of your Initial Proposal.

-Offer a practical rationale (i.e. from the perspective of industry) indicating why your questions are
worth exploring further in Term 2. Why would industry (businesses/managers/employees/policy
makers) be interested in your questions?
( up to 900 words)

-Provide a summary of how (in Term 2) you will explore your topic further using academic research literature. There is no primary data to collect, but we will be looking at journals and text books.
Mention at least 7 academic journal papers. ( up to 400 words)

Please make sure that the words are written in UK formate

The full guideline structure of this business research project is on page 13-15 of the unit handbook.

For this project, you are asked to write a comprehensive report on the business environment in a particular country. In your analysis, take the perspective of a U.S. investor or U.S.-based firm. The project objective is to develop an understanding of the business culture and the process of doing business in a foreign country.

This project is not designed to be a term paper in which the views of others are simply summarized. You are the analyst, and it is your job to integrate relevant information and to form your own opinions and views. And you will need to place yourself in the position of a manager responsible for expansion into a new country and business environment.

This project will require you to analyze data. Potential data sources for the project are available at the end of this assignment.

In order to provide a comprehensive analysis of the business environment in your country, each report must address the factors listed below. The analysis should cover the last five years, or as constrained by information limitations.

The primary focus should be on more recent events (Present to 2 years).

1. Important Events and Country Background (General Background):
In this section your group should review general background information concerning your country (i.e., location, size, population, resources etc …). This section should include a brief time-line of the main historical events. Basic economic and financial market issue should include such as issues as monetary policy, exchange rates, sovereign debt or defaults, or other import market background. This analysis should not exceed two pages.

2. Political Structure and Stability
Provide a brief description of your country’s political structure and its stability. Discuss important recent political events and political risk ranking indicators. Do these recent events represent a structural change? Be sure to also carefully cover political risk ranking measures for your country. This analysis should not exceed three pages.

3. Doing Business Analysis
One of the key issues a firm has when it enters a new market is the ease of doing business in this new market. In this section provide a detailed analysis of the business environment in the country you have selected. This analysis should look at macro issues related to the legal framework, ease of entry into the market, and rules and regulations applying to foreign owned firms including ownership rules and repatriation of profits from the foreign country.
At the micro level examine the ease of starting a business, registering property, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, employing workers, and paying taxes. These factors interact for time and cost to start and run a business and help to shape the local business environment. Another set of important factors for the business environment are related to the legal and practical issue related to getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. As the main interest of this country analysis your group should consider the ease of trading across borders and international financial transactions.

4. Business Culture Analysis
In this section provide an overview of the business culture of the country chosen. Using Hofstede’s measures on business culture, the GLOBE study, and the World Values Study and other country level data provide an analysis of the business environment and local conditions. Foreign chambers of commerce and the US Commercial regularly provide information on the local business culture. Check their publications that focus on the local business experiences of foreign firms and workshops of doing business in the country your group has chosen.

5. Competitiveness and Innovation Potential
Provide an overview of the country level competitiveness. Utilizing Porter’s Diamond of National Competitiveness framework list the country’s factor endowment, the existence of related and supporting industries, national level demand conditions, and the structure and rivalry inherent in the national marketplace.
Provide an analysis of the country level competitiveness as measured by the World Economic Forum. This analysis should include how the country fares with regard to the current pillars of competitiveness identified by WEF and how trend in competitiveness at the national level. Highlight competitive advantages the country has along with those areas where the country lags significantly behind.
The third part of this section should include an analysis of the innovation potential of the country. Sustainable competitiveness depends on innovation and when a firm decides to enter and invest into a country its innovation system plays a role it is long term success by facilitating local innovation and value creation. The analysis of the country level innovation competitiveness may be based on national level indicators of innovation including expenditures on research and development, the rate of domestic and international patenting, resources and infrastructure provided by government to support innovation.

The INSEAD – Cornell – WIPO Global Innovation Index provides a comprehensive database of innovation indicators and country level analysis and provides an excellent resource for understanding innovation at the country and regional level.

6. Future Outlook and Investment Opportunities
In the final section your group should integrate your analysis of country level factors related to the business environment and develop a future outlook. In this section analyze the present and historical performance of your country’s financial markets including both equity and debt markets and the foreign exchange market. In this section you should include financial and political risk.
This section should provide a clear picture of the future outlook, investment opportunities, and how a US firm should approach, enter and operate in the market. The types of questions that should be consider include the following:
What are the near future performance prospects?
Which sectors or companies provide significant investment opportunities?
What are your investment recommendations?
How should a firm do business in the country?
In answering these questions examine the business climate, political, economic, financial, innovation and competitiveness conditions of the country under study.

Each report should be organized as follows:
1. Executive Summary: A brief summary of the major findings in the body of the report, including specific recommendations and associated details. Under no circumstances should this exceed one single-spaced page. Note: Do not include this page as part of the 20 page report limit.
2. Body: Make sure that you thoroughly address all six categories of questions.
3. Bibliography: List complete references of the material you actually used in the report.
4. Appendix: Data, tables, graphs, equations and calculations to support your arguments should be placed here. Tables and graphs must be labeled properly. DO NOT attach random computer runs and data. DO NOT include any material that you do not refer to in the analysis section! Restrict your appendix to relevant parameters.

Compare and contrast at least THREE different spatial data types for a GIS application area of your choice.