Urgent work

Choose the correct answer for the 60 questions 

1) What was the role of the Federal Communications Commission in promoting television ownership?  a.They licensed TV stations.b.They funded TV content production.c.They provided cheap consumer loans.d.They relaxed censorship laws.

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QUESTION 2

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to.  a).Push for the civil rights of women.b.Counter the power wielded by the EEOC.c.Protest such pageants as the Miss America Pageant, which they said exploited women.d.Force President Johnson to put more women in government programs designed to deal with women’s issues.

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QUESTION 3

  1. On August 2, 1964, the U.S. destroyer Maddox wasa.Part of a scheme to allow President Johnson to expand the war in Vietnam.b.All of the above.c.Off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin.d.Possibly attacked by three North Vietnamese torpedo boats.

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QUESTION 4

  1. Kennedy defeated Nixon in 1960 bya.Just 12 electoral votes.b.A popular vote margin of fewer than 120,000.c.Winning the three largest states, New York, California, and Pennsylvania.d.Sweeping the western states, which supported his call for a “New Frontier.” 

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QUESTION 5

  1. Roosevelt ordered the internment of Japanese Americans in the Western Defense Command becausea.California’s press and congressional delegation were pushing for it.b.Japanese Americans were caught signaling to enemy planes.c.Cases of sabotage started to abound.d.Japanese farmers refused to sell to the U.S. military.

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QUESTION 6

  1. About the Soviet Union, George Kennan wrote thata.Stalin’s military was so weak following the war that it did not pose any threat to the United States.b.President Truman needed to bluff the Soviets into believing the United States would launch a nuclear strike.c.The United States needed to build hydrogen weapons.d.There can be no peaceful coexistence between capitalism and socialism.

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QUESTION 7

  1. William J. Levitt was the pioneer ofa.Modern computer production.b.Television.c.Affordable housing for the working class.d.Consumer credit cards.

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QUESTION 8

  1. Once American troops got to Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, B-29 bombersa.Could fly air strikes to Luzon.b.Could reach Brisbane for refueling.c.Ended the war against Japan.d.Could reach Tokyo with fire bombs.

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QUESTION 9

  1. “To Secure These Rights” a.Was the report filed by a presidential committee looking at various discriminatory practices common in America.b.Was supported by President Truman.c.Called for federal action to prevent lynchings, voter suppression, and other discriminatory actions.d.All of the above.

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QUESTION 10

  1. Which of the following was not true about the New Left?a.It mostly attracted college students.b.It favored radical solutions to social problems.c.It opposed repressive college rules and regulations.d.It took more radical positions on union rights and labor contracts.

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QUESTION 11

  1. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg werea.Anti-Semites.b.Found not guilty because federal prosecutors had no incontrovertible evidence proving their guilt.c.Related to Klaus Fuchs, who had been arrested by the British for selling American atomic plans.d.Tried, convicted, and executed for conspiring to steal American atomic information.

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QUESTION 12

  1. If white Americans did not know what they were fighting the war for, they knew what they fighting against. That list included all of the following excepta.Racism.b.Gestapos.c.Master races.d.Fascism.

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QUESTION 13

  1. In the election of 1948, Truman was expected to lose becausea.All of the above.b.The progressives were expected to undermine the Democrat vote.c.The president suffered low approval ratings.d.Segregationists were expected to undermine the Democrat vote.

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QUESTION 14

  1. Which of the following was a source of the conflict between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?a.The fact that the State Department recognized the Soviet Union in 1933.b.President Roosevelt’s mistrust of Josef Stalin at the Japanese surrender in September 1945.c.Josef Stalin’s betrayal of the United States at the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.d.The belief that capitalism and Communism cannot coexist.

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QUESTION 15

  1. The Taft–Hartley Act of 1947 a.All of the above.b.Made it easier for employers to hire nonunion workers.c.Expanded workers’ rights to engage in political activity.d.Expanded workers’ rights to form unions.

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QUESTION 16

  1. All of the following refer to the German death camps in World War II except thata.The Germans used a high-powered gas, Zyklon-B, to exterminate millions of Jews.b.The United States did not make humanitarian rescue a military priority during the war.c.General Patton liberated the Buchenwald camp in Germany.d.Roosevelt ordered the bombing of the notorious death camp at Auschwitz.

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QUESTION 17

  1. In February 1945, the Americans, British, and Soviets agreed to all of the following excepta.Self-determination for nations.b.Collective action through the United Nations to handle international problems.c.A permanent Soviet occupation of Poland.d.The division and ultimate reunification of Germany.

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QUESTION 18

  1. What accounts for Americans’ public memory of the Kennedy years as a “Camelot”? a.The administration’s unfulfilled promises made Kennedy more mythical and less of a real politician.b.Kennedy’s heavy-handed style reminded Americans more of a monarchy than a democracy.c.The strong bond between Kennedy and all his staff members and cabinet members made his administration look more like a team than that of his predecessors.d.Kennedy’s anglophile manners connected him with European high society more than with the nation’s heartland.

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QUESTION 19

  1. President Harry S. Truman ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasakia.To avenge Pearl Harbor and the Bataan Death March.b.To test how useful these new weapons would be in Europe.c.As a first step in a plan to annihilate the Japanese people.d.To force Japan to surrender.

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QUESTION 20

  1. All of the following were developments in the civil rights movement of the 1950s excepta.The “Southern Manifesto” that was issued in Congress.b.Federal troops being sent to desegregated Central High School in Little Rock.c.A year-long boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, that led to desegregation of the bus system.d.The Supreme Court’s overturning of Plessy v. Ferguson.

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QUESTION 21

  1. Which of the following best summarizes the official meaning of the Truman Doctrine?a.The United States must fight Communism wherever it occurs.b.The United States must fight religious radicalism in the Middle East.c.The United States must reunify Berlin.d.The United States must support free peoples in their struggle against subjugation.

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QUESTION 22

  1. The need for civilian workers in war production resulted in all of the following excepta.New kinds of workers doing new kinds of jobs.b.Increased union membership.c.Increased wages.d.Increased labor violence.

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QUESTION 23

  1. Compared with President Eisenhower, President Kennedya.Believed the United States was unbeatable.b.Was in better physical health and had more energy to confront the Soviet Union.c.Was more willing to intervene in the affairs of the Third World.d.Was a more ardent anti-Communist.

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QUESTION 24

  1. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female were written bya.D. H. Lawrence.b.Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey.c.Gene Ferkauf.d.Hugh Hefner.

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QUESTION 25

  1. In 1953 the CIAa.Supported the rise of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to the head of the Iranian government.b.Engineered a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Mossadeq of Iran.c.Feared Mossadeq’s plan to nationalize Iranian oil.d.All of the above.

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QUESTION 26

  1. Which of the following best describes the position of internationalists in 1939?a.They wanted more immigrants in the United States to stimulate the economy.b.They saw free trade as a solution to international conflict.c.They hoped to bring socialist ideas into the United States.d.They saw in war the opportunity to invest overseas.

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QUESTION 27

  1. The counterculture was a disruptive force in the 1960s where the war, civil rights, and individual rights were concerned because ita.Advocated drugs, sex, and rock and roll.b.Protected those members of the antiwar movement, including the Weathermen.c.Rejected materialism and consumerism.d.Encouraged Americans to question authority and conventional values.

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QUESTION 28

  1. Considering President Truman, Democrats worried thata.He would shrink back from the Communists.b.All of the above.c.He did not share their ideals.d.He would not support their plan for national health insurance.

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QUESTION 29

  1. By the spring of 1946, Truman’s administration favoreda.All of the above.b.The construction of military bases around the world to keep aggressors from harming the United States.c.A global economy based on free trade.d.The swift reconstruction of postwar Germany and Japan.

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QUESTION 30

  1. At the end of the war, American labora.Had never been more powerful.b.Had organized to call strikes and other work stoppages.c.Prospered.d.All of the above.

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QUESTION 31

  1. Critics of the Bretton Woods agreements said thata.The plans gave national governments too much leeway.b.Local interests prevailed over international interests.c.All of the above.d.It gave nations almost unlimited domestic freedom at the expense of international conformity and stability.

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QUESTION 32

  1. Conformity, William H. Whyte argued, wasa.Making the United States more like the Soviet Union.b.Good for business.c.All of the above.d.Creating more cooperation.

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QUESTION 33

  1. During the Cuban missile crisis,a.The United States and the Soviet Union went on full military alert.b.Khrushchev used television to alert the world to the crisis.c.Khrushchev ordered a quarantine of American shipping headed for Cuba.d.President Kennedy worked quietly through diplomatic channels to resolve the problem.

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QUESTION 34

  1. In return for the withdrawal of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the United Statesa.Removed obsolete missiles from Turkey.b.Vowed never to fly spy sorties over the Soviet Union again.c.Promised to take down the Berlin Wall.d.Removed tank battalions from West Germany.

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QUESTION 35

  1. President Franklin supported Americans’ wartime aims in his speech on the “four freedoms.” Those were all of the following except a.Freedom from want.b.Freedom of worship.c.Freedom from fear.d.Freedom from oppression.

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QUESTION 36

  1. The Cold War became global becausea.Strife in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America was seen as a part of the conflict between the United States and USSR.b.No statement is accurate.c.If the American economy was going to recover from the Great Depression, the Soviets had to be defeated.d.America exported goods and democracy.

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QUESTION 37

  1. Despite their gains in employment, American women workers faceda.Split shifts.b.Long commutes to their workplaces.c.None of the above.d.Discrimination.

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QUESTION 38

  1. How did the U.S. development of the nuclear bomb affect U.S.–Soviet relations? a.The bomb turned a trusted and amicable relationship into a tense situation.b.U.S. refusal to heed Soviet warnings not to detonate the bomb caused severe friction.c.U.S. secrecy about the development of the bomb further strained U.S.–Soviet relations.d.Since the two nations were already at war, it made little difference.

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QUESTION 39

  1. What appeared to be John F. Kennedy’s biggest handicap in the 1960 election?a.The inexperience of his vice president.b.His Catholic faith.c.His poor health.d.His lack of charisma.

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QUESTION 40

  1. “New Liberalism” advocated all of the following except a.A balanced budget.b.Strong consumer demand.c.Full employment.d.A growing gross national product.

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QUESTION 41

  1. The music known as “R and B” was most popular among a.African Americans.b.Rural whites.c.Louisiana “Cajuns.” d.Mexican Americans.

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QUESTION 42

  1. In March 1967, President Johnson shocked the American people by announcing all of the following except thata.He called on the North Vietnamese to enter into peace talks with the Americans.b.He was firing General William C. Westmoreland.c.He was calling a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam.d.He was not running for reelection.

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QUESTION 43

  1. Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime was built ona.All of the above.b.Racism and brutality.c.A suspension of civil rights.d.A secret police designed to eliminate opposition.

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QUESTION 44

  1. One of the results of the construction of the Berlin Wall wasa.A breakdown of U.S.–German relations b.A further cooling of U.S.–Soviet relations. c.The permanent division of Germany’s capital.d.Defusing the crisis along the Iron Curtain

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QUESTION 45

  1. President Kennedy confronted the Soviets over their construction of launch sites for nuclear missiles in Cuba. Kennedy’s initial response was toa.Order a naval quarantine of the Caribbean island.b.Shut off American aid to all countries that recognized Castro’s government.c.Recognize the legitimacy of the Castro government so that the Soviets would remove their warheads and missiles.d.Threaten to invade the island.

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QUESTION 46

  1. To counter the appeal of Communism, the Kennedy administration supporteda.All of the above.b.The Peace Corps.c.Democratic political reforms.d.Modernization programs.

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QUESTION 47

  1. CENTO, NATO, and SEATO were all multinational organizations designed to preventa.None of the above.b.The spread of Communism.c.The piracy of American music.d.The spread of capitalism.

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QUESTION 48

  1. D-Day, the Allied invasion of France, wasa.July 20, 1944.b.May 8, 1945.c.January 1, 1944.d.June 6, 1944.

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QUESTION 49

  1. At the conclusion of the war in Korea, the country was divided between North and South Korea ata.The Yalu River.b.The 17th parallel.c.The 38th parallel.d.The Yellow Sea.

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QUESTION 50

  1. American weapons technology was characterized by all of the following except thata.It benefited from American industries that could mass produce the latest in weapons design.b.Before 1943, most American servicemen were using a combination of World War I equipment combined with recently manufactured weapons.c.It pushed the design and development of secret weapons.d.It was years ahead of anything produced in Europe at the time.

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QUESTION 51

  1. All of the following except which refer to the Hiss–Chambers case? a.There was little evidence to convict Hiss of perjury.b.The Pumpkin Papers consisted of microfilm stored in a hollowed-out pumpkin on Chambers’s Maryland farm.c.Hiss admitted that he had known Chambers under an alias.d.At the time of the controversy, Hiss was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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QUESTION 52

  1. The Eisenhower Doctrine stated that the United States woulda.Fight against terrorism in the Middle East.b.All of the above.c.Intervene in the Middle East to protect any nation threatened by the Communists.d.Drop nuclear weapons on Jerusalem to eradicate the Soviet Union for Israel.

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QUESTION 53

  1. Even before the war was over, American military plannersa.Stressed reconversion to prewar levels.b.Stressed the need to develop space rockets and missiles to protect the United States.c.Had already made plans for a global system of military bases.d.Recognized that the infantry was no longer a viable option for modern warfare.

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QUESTION 54

  1. Early developments in the space program included all of the following excepta.Alan Shepard’s suborbital flight.b.President Kennedy’s pledge to land a man on the moon before 1970.c.The Telstar communications satellite.d.Formation of the Soviet–American space station.

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QUESTION 55

  1. Why, according to George Kennan, did the United States have to embrace a policy of containment?a.The Soviet state entertained expansive tendencies.b.The Soviet Union practiced the same ideology as Nazi Germany.c.European cultures were incapable of fending off Russian values.d.Communism was inherently contagious.

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QUESTION 56

  1. The one thing most Americans feared above all else following the war wasa.The economic slide into a postwar depression.b.A Communist takeover of American values.c.A Communist infiltration of the American population.d.Veterans suffering from yet undefined posttraumatic syndrome.

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QUESTION 57

  1. Like his predecessor President Eisenhower, President Kennedy used __________ to make certain that the Soviets did not gain control.a.The CIAb.The Greenpeace Partyc.Guerilla warriorsd.The National Drug Agency

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QUESTION 58

  1. In the late 1930s many Americans blamed the beginning of World War II on which of the following?a.Desperation caused by global economic collapse.b.Nations that used military force to solve their problems.c.Failure of the Treaty of Versailles.d.All of the above.

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QUESTION 59

  1. Gamal Abdel Nasser, who seized power in Egypt in 1954, caused Americans some concern with his plans fora.Nationalizing the Suez Canal.b.Arab nationalism.c.All of the above.d.Middle Eastern unity.

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QUESTION 60

  1. Between 1945 and 1960, the “baby boom years,” the number of babies born increased, alongside a.The increase in the number of Americans attending movies at least twice a month.b.The popularity of American-style baseball.c.Membership in religious denominations during the same period.d.The number of private schools constructed during the same period.

5 page assessment

GOOD and evil DRAFT

I once heard the late Christian Apologist (A person who presents arguments for the existence of God) Ravi Zacharias say that when he talked to “young” people, many of them would initially deny the existence of a deity, but none of them denied the existence of evil.  Zacharias would then go to argue that both Good and Evil cannot exist without a God.  I bring this up, not in an attempt to sway you toward or away from religion, but to point out that these questions are still being asked, investigated, and argued. For many living people these are the important questions. And from our readings it is clear that questions of right and wrong were important to the writer of the Iliad and the Inferno.

 

For this 5 page paper, I would like you to investigate the concepts of right and wrong and relate them to our readings. Feel free to use the terms Good and Evil or right and wrong, or all four.  What is Good and What is Evil?  What does it mean to DO Good? What does it mean to DO Evil? You can think of the two previous questions in relationship to others, as well as to one’s self. Are there qualities in common that DOERS of Evil possess?  Are there qualities in common that DOERS of Good possess?  Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.

Module Five Assignment

Overview

Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to investigate the social responsibility of two companies, TOMS Shoes and The Body Shop. Your manager finds both of these companies to be inspirational. She would like the SNHU Pet Supply Company to become more socially conscious and has asked you to investigate what Toms and The Body Shop are doing. You are responsible for researching how their socially responsible practices impact both the companies and their customers. Your manager would like you to make some suggestions about how the SNHU Pet Supply Company can become more socially responsible and make ethical decisions.

Prompt

You will create an opinion brief about the two companies and suggest a social change for your company. Be sure to use evidence from the course (such as the definition of social responsibility found in your readings) to support your response and suggestions.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Socially Responsible Efforts: Describe each company’s efforts to promote ethical and social good.
  • Benefits: Describe the organizational benefits from adopting socially conscious policies.
  • Socially Responsible Policy: Suggest one socially responsible policy that the SNHU Pet Supply Company could put into place, and explain how this would benefit the company and its consumers.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit your brief as a one-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman, one-inch margins, and double spacing. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

https://www.toms.com/us/impact.html

https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-us/about-us/a/a00001

CORPORATE TAX EXAM SAMPLE

 

CORPORATE TAX EXAM SAMPLE

At the beginning of Year 1, ABC, Inc. (ABC) has one class of stock (i.e., common stock), and there are only 100 shares of that common stock outstanding. Jen owns 40% of the ABC common stock and has a basis of $400 in that stock. The other 60% of the ABC stock is held equally by Jen’s friend Marina (who has a basis of $200 in her stock), Marina’s daughter Elena (who has a basis of $200 in her stock), and Jen’s mother Jacky (who has a basis of $200 in her stock). In Year 1, ABC has $50,000 of earnings and profits from its operations (that are not attributable to any specific period during that year) and no accumulated earnings and profits. On June 1 of Year 1, ABC distributes $20,000 to its shareholders. On November 12 of Year 1, ABC distributes a parcel of land with a fair market value of $10,000 and a basis of $5,000 to its shareholders. In Year 2, ABC has a current deficit in earnings and profits of $40,000 (that is not attributable to any specific period during that year). On April 1 of Year 2, ABC distributes $20,000 to its shareholders. In Years 3 and 4, ABC has ample earnings and profits.

At the beginning of Year 1, DEF, Inc. (DEF) has one class of stock (i.e., common stock), and there are only 200 shares of that common stock outstanding. Jen owns 40% of the DEF common stock and has a basis of $400 in that stock. The other 60% of the DEF stock is held equally by Jen’s friend Marina (who has a basis of $200 in her stock), Marina’s daughter Elena (who has a basis of $200 in her stock), and Jen’s mother Jacky (who has a basis of $200 in her stock). DEF is profitable and has ample earnings and profits. In Year 4, Jen, Marina, and Jacky each transfer 10 shares of ABC common stock (with a fair market value of $10,000) to DEF in exchange for one additional share of DEF stock (with a fair market value of $1,000) plus $9,000 in cash.

In Year 5, ABC adopted a periodic redemption plan under which each shareholder of ABC is eligible to have no more than 2 shares of ABC stock redeemed each year. No more than a total of 4 shares can be redeemed in any one year under the plan. In Year 5, no shareholder made an election to have shares redeemed. In Year 6, however, DEF elected to have 2 of its shares of ABC stock redeemed; no other shareholder elected to have stock redeemed that year. Based on subsequent participation in the plan, this redemption by DEF in Year 6 was not an isolated redemption.

Discuss the U.S. federal income tax consequences of this series of events to all parties involved. In your answer, please be sure to discuss all relevant tax consequences (with and without available elections)—including, but not limited to, the amount, timing, and character of

any income; basis; holding period; and tax attributes (e.g., earnings and profits and net operating losses).

need four DQ answered w/ references APA

In the textbook reading, you learned about the importance of audience analysis when making a presentation. In the Topic Material, “Selling Yourself and Your Ideas to Senior Management,” there are tips about making effective presentations geared to your audience. Think about your skills as a presenter, and identify two key areas that you need to improve on in order to be more effective when making presentations. Identify specific steps you will take to improve on these areas. When providing feedback to peers on ways to improve their skills, share specific tips, tricks, and strategies that have been successful for you when making presentations.

Many project proposals are requests for resources to include staff or funding for projects. Discuss what types of information you would need to include with proposals requesting funding.  Include discussion of other groups or individuals you should contact for assistance in assembling the information.

Why is it important for project managers to resist changes to the project baseline? Under what conditions would a project manager make changes to a baseline? When would a project manager not allow changes to a baseline? 

Describe your approach to tracking a project. What kinds of issues would you focus on if you were a project manager? Why?

week 3 mid assignment for nursing research

Instructions

Research Proposal Draft

By the due date assigned write a 2-3-page paper addressing the sections below of the research proposal.

Introduction

  • Background and Significance of the Problem
  • Statement of the Problem and Purpose of the Study

Research Questions, Hypothesis, and Variables with Operational Definitions

  • Research Question
  • Hypothesis: Research and Null
  • Identifying and Defining Study Variables
  • Operationalize Variables

Rubric 

Student provided a fully developed description of the background and significance section with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues

Student provided a fully developed description of the statement of the problem and purpose of the study is appropriate and supported with evidence with insightful analysis and provided supportive evidence for the problem identified.

Student provided a fully developed research Question is appropriate with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.

Student provided a fully developed description of how the Research Hypothesis and Null Hypothesis are appropriate for research question with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.

Student provided a fully developed description of how the Variables are operationally defined with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.

Demonstrates fully developed sentence, paragraph and essay level skills. Meets the graduate level with no writing issues and exceeds the minimum reference requirement. Demonstrates fully developed APA formatting with no errors.

I have attached weeks two bibliography. 

Using the Right Tool for the Right Job

 

Using the Right Tool for the Right Job

In this unit, you read about changes over time in the procedures for evaluating SLDs. Recently, most states changed their existing rules and regulations to include an RTI model, which identifies three levels of intervention or teaching to facilitate learning for all students. Subsequently, it became important to determine tests or assessments, which would provide monitoring or progress within each level of instructional intervention. However, this model for teaching has now been utilized as a method for identifying students as having a learning disability.

You were also introduced to a number of diagnostic measures for monitoring progress, which included nationally standardized tests, as well as locally normed standardized measurement procedures called CBM. In addition, the authors of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text presented several questions or concerns regarding the use of diagnostic tests when working with individuals suspected as having a learning disability.

Based on your unit readings, complete the following for this discussion:

  • Outline the concerns that may exist with using an RTI model when identifying students suspected as having a learning disability.
  • Identify some of the limitations or concerns that may result from using diagnostic tests (both nationally standardized and CBM) when working with all students, as well as students suspected as having a learning disability.
  • Identify some of the strengths in using these tests or measurements for progress monitoring.
  • Summarize this information and present a recommendation for the use of the RTI model, nationally standardized diagnostic tests, locally normed CBM, and intelligence and academic achievement tests, and their role in monitoring educational progress and identification of a learning disability.

Be sure to cite specific AERA standards for educational testing and assessment that have direct bearing on this discussion; in particular, assessments serving multiple purposes, and informing teaching and learning.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of at least two other learners.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

  • Investigate testing from the perspective of test takers.
  • Analyze applications of testing for different purposes and populations.
  • Apply writing and citations skills appropriate for doctoral-level learners.

Collecting Data on a Target Behavior

 

Behaviors exhibited by students are the result of a function, or a reason. In this assignment, you will explain the function of the target behavior you identified in Module 1. You also will collect data on the target behavior to understand its function.

  • Create a Word document for your response. 
  • Use APA format to create a title page, references page, and in-text citations.
  • Write a three-page paper (not including the title and references pages), including an introduction and conclusion.
    • As an introduction, define the target behavior you identified in Module 1.
    • Identify the early childhood setting in which the observations and data collection will occur and the time frame over which data will be collected.
  • identify the person who will collect data on the target behavior.
  • Use a frequency table to record the behavior as it occurs. Create and complete the table provided below in the Word document.
  • Describe the function of the behavior, the antecedents and consequences of the behavior, and the time and settings in which the behavior is most likely to occur.
  • As a conclusion, form a hypothesis about the target behavior

 

Functional Behavior Assessment Frequency Table

(Add more rows as needed)

Student (pseudonym) or Student Group:

Target Behavior:

Observer:

Observation Dates:

Start Time

Stop Time

Setting/Activity

Frequency (Use Tally Marks)

Total

Additional Comments or Observations 

Assignment 2: Blog Assignment: Observing Communication

Observation can be a powerful tool for expanding your understanding of mindful communication and taking note of which communication strategies seem to work well and which ones do not. For this Blog Assignment, observe an adult and young child communicating and reflect on how the ways in which the adult engages in interactions demonstrate the kinds of effective communication you have been learning about this week.

Select a location for your observation. The possibilities are plentiful everyday venues like a park, beach, community center, store, or on public transportation. A preschool or other early childhood setting also can provide an opportunity for you to see adults interacting and conversing with children.

Alternative:

If you are unable to observe an adult and young child communicating in a real-world setting, you may view this type of interaction in a movie, on television, or refer to an example you may find in a book.

By Day 6

  • Provide an account of your observation.
  • Describe what you noticed and learned.
  • Make connections between what you observed and the effective communication strategies presented in this week’s learning resources. What could have been done to make the communication more affirming and effective?
  • Share your thoughts with regard to how the communication interactions you observed may have affected the child’s feelings and/or any influences it may have had on the child’s sense of self worth.
  • Offer insights on how the adult-child communication you observed this week compares to the ways in which you communicate with the children. What have you learned about yourself this week with respect to how well you talk with and listen to young children? In what ways could you improve?

Art History Essay

 For this assignment, you will be investigating the relics, reliquary, church, and one other type of artwork from the Romanesque or Gothic era associated with a saint you research. The goal is to see how religious figures, architecture, and imagery all overlap during the time periods discussed in this unit. To do this, read and complete the following:

  1. Research a Christian saint. For assistance, a good source is the Thirteenth century book by Jacopo de Voragine called The Golden Legend An online version of it can be found at this link.
  2. Next, conduct research online on your chosen saint to see if he or she was associated with a real Romanesque or Gothic church within which your saint’s relics were contained. Some things to consider: was your chosen church part of the pilgrimage routes, and if so, where along the routes was it located? Was your saint the patron saint of that church (in other words was the church named after that saint, whose relics were used to consecrate the church) or was your saint one of the less important relics within the church?
    NOTE: You may not use any churches or cathedrals discussed in the assigned unit readings or lesson.

  3. Conduct further research of this church and the objects and decorations associated with it. You will be analyzing and discussing both the church itself as well as at least two works of art (be it sculpture, painting, mosaic, stained glass, etc.) that are part of that church.  If possible, at least one of the works of art should be associated with your chosen saint.
    NOTE: You may not use any objects are works of art discussed in the assigned readings or lesson file.

Once you have completed the above, write a 3-5 page post to the Discussion Board providing the following information or answering the following questions:

  • Briefly provide the hagiographic (biographical) details about the saint you researched. Include, at the very least, the saint’s name, act of martyrdom, and what attributes of which the saint was the patron saint.
  • Identify the church you found associated with your saint’s relics and note whether it is Romanesque or Gothic, and any particular architectural features that identify it as such. Add or embed an image into the post of your selected church or cathedral.
  • Identify and describe the two works of art you have found from this church. Consider what the objects are made of, the style used, and how these relate to promoting or fostering understanding of your saint’s life, miracles, and deeds; or more broadly, the time period during which the church was made. Add or embed an image into the post of your selected artworks.
  • Finally, discuss how the church and artwork you have chosen to discuss relate to the cultural phenomenon important to the development of Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture, such as pilgrimages, Crusades, or Scholasticism, as relevant.

Students must reference their sources at the end of their discussion board post.  Please use either MLA or Chicago Style format.This assignment is worth up to one hundred (100) points and will be graded based on the following criteria:

  • following all of the steps and completing the assignment fully and correctly
  • the veracity and appropriateness of the types of objects, artwork, and architecture chosen, and how clearly and accurately they are related to what we learned and discussed in this Unit.
  • Proper use of terminology learned in this Unit
  • the clarity of thought in the writing and organization of the submission
  • using proper grammar and spelling