can anyone get this done TONIGHT?!?!

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 3) The essay should be 2-3 pages long, double-spaced. It is due on Sunday, 11 March, 2018 at 11:59 pm. 4) To write the essay I would like you to address the following points: * Give a BRIEF overview of what the term Amarna Revolution entails. * Give an account of the principals and their policies, both religious and other policies. The Amarna Revolution does not only involve the introduction of Monotheism and of the god Aton. It also brought about other changes, including the transfer of the Egyptian capital to the new city Akhenaten and the new artistic styles. * What were the results of the Amarna Revolution? Did it last? What happened and when? * Was there a long-term impact? Please, do NOT confuse the introduction of Monotheism by Akhenaten, who was by all accounts eccentric, if not outright nuts and a very bad ruler for Egypt, which was invaded by external enemies during his reign and whose economy suffered. Some students in the past have associated Akhenaten’s Monotheism with Christianity, so they wrote essays beginning with “Unfortunately, Akhenaten’s reforms failed.” Do not do that. Akhenaten’s Monotheism has the same connection to Christianity as emperor Caligula’s desire to establish himself as a sole god. Monotheism did not come as a result of human evolution. You should also refrain from describing the Egyptian economy in modern terms, like debt or GDP, etc. Anachronisms and imagined pasts lead to bad essays and low grades! 

Sociological theory to Understand Organizational Change

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 Competency

This competency will allow you to demonstrate your ability to examine organizational changes that are due to technological changes and apply the sociological theory that would explain such change.

Instructions

You have recently started working for a local department store in the Operations Department. Upon settling into your new position, you come to realize that they have outdated business practices. As a department, you and your peers begin to discuss changes that your store could make to help the store become more profitable and more competitive in the marketplace. This leads to discussions about the evolution of business practices at larger corporations such as Apple, Microsoft, Kohl’s, etc. Partway through your discussion, your Director of Operations comes in and joins the conversation. He likes what he is hearing and starts to brainstorm out loud with the group how your store can get “more with the times.”

Knowing that every change within an organization is made for a specific reason, your director asks that you research some of the key theoretical perspectives that would explain how and why organizations change. Because of your sociological prowess from your days in school, you know that you can apply Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interaction Theory to the reasons for organization change, but your supervisor has asked for a minimum of three theories that would support change.

In addition to conducting research on theoretical perspectives for change, your supervisor would like you to put together some sort of visual representation that demonstrates how each of the theories explains organizational change, and then highlight the one that you think is most applicable to your store. You will be presenting your visual presentation to store management in an effort to provide them information so that they can determine the avenues of change that are most appropriate for your store. Because your supervisor sees the value in the changes to the organization, he has encouraged you to create a presentation that will grab the attention of the audience and that includes both pictorial and written information so that all the audience can easily envision the application of the change to your environment.

For this presentation you are to reflect and address the following information/questions:

  • Provide a brief definition of Conflict Theory.
  • Provide a brief definition of Symbolic Interaction.
  • What changes have been made in various aspects of society (work, school, shopping, etc.)? Explain them through the lens of Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interaction Theory.
  • How do Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interaction Theory explain or impact organizational change?
  • Identify at least one other sociological theory, and demonstrate how it applies to organizational change in our society.
  • Of the three identified theories (Conflict, Symbolic Interaction, and the theory of your choice), which theory do you believe best explains organizational changes in our society? Consider various aspects of the organizations that change i.e. technology, online, and face-to-face transactions, local versus global operations, etc.

Article Analysis – Communication Instructions

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Overview

Communication is an important part of quality customer service. There are a number of considerations that must be taken to ensure that every interaction with a customer is as positive as possible. To be effective, both employees and customers have to be able to resolve issues of conflict. Finding examples of this being done can help you in developing ways to improve your own customer service system.

This article analysis requires you to find examples of how problems are solved and negotiated in business and then apply this information to your own personal world.

Instructions

Part I:

Locate an online article which provides an example of an organization recognizing the importance of good communication because they are developing, implementing or changing ways that they communicate with customers. Briefly summarize the article, relating information from your reading assignment to how the organization is prioritizing the communication with the customer.

Part II:

The second part of the paper is your opinion and thoughts about what you learned in Part I. Include the following:

  1. Describe how the company is building their customer intelligence by what they are doing.
  2. Identify which of the five methods of communication are being addressed by the company.
  3. Incorporate your own experiences relating them to the information from the textbook that helps to support your thoughts and opinion.
  4. Evaluate what they are doing. Based on your own experiences and the readings, is what they are doing going to be effective? Why or why not?

 The paper should be 1-2 pages in length, double spaced with a font size not larger than 12 point, New Times Roman. Correct APA formatting is required, including proper references and in-text citations. 

Geography Discussion (85 words) and a reply to classmate

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Primary Post:

Discuss one thing that was confusing to you OR one thing that you found interesting. If it was confusing, discuss what was confusing about it. Are there parts of the concept that you did understand? If so, what are they? Don’t simply say “I don’t understand ____” and leave it at that. What did you do to try and understand the concept? Did you do any outside research online? Did you ask me or a classmate for help?

Secondary Post:

After your post, read your classmates’ posts and see if you can help them figure out a concept that they didn’t quite get. If you did a little outside research online to figure something out, share that with them. If everything was crystal clear to you, then talk about something interesting and go into detail as to why you thought it was interesting. Do not simply define the concept according to how the textbook describes it. I want to know why you think it is interesting – so your own opinion. Does it relate to some other interest you might have? Again – DO NOT just define the concept according to the textbook. Also, simply saying “I never knew that _____” can’t be the only reason why it’s interesting, you will need to elaborate.

You should have a total of two posts. As always, both responses must be substantive and a minimum of 85 words for full credit. See the rubric for this discussion in the Discussion Requirements section of the orientation module.

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3.1 Atmospheric Composition

So the composition of the atmosphere is divided into two categories the heterosphere and the homosphere. 

atmospheric layers

So let’s talk about the heterosphere first. It is the outer shell where all the gases are really separated and stratified like a layer cake except not nearly as dense as a cake – in fact this air has less than .001% of atmosphere’s total mass.

The gases are not evenly mixed, it’s not uniform. They are distributed in layers sorted by gravity according to their weight. The heavier elements (oxygen and nitrogen) are closer to the lower heterosphere, the lighter weight elements (hydrogen and helium) are in the upper heterosphere. The atmosphere is less dense up there – so things can spread out and create layers.

Okay, so now let’s talk about the specific composition of the homosphere. It stretches from the service of the earth up to about 50 mi in altitude (so this includes the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and part of the thermosphere which we will talk about in a little bit). Now it’s called the homosphere because all of the elements mix together creating one mostly uniform space. Hence the name homo, which means ‘same.’ The homosphere is much more dense than the heterosphere, and the air gets denser the closer it is to the surface of the earth.

Its made up of about 78% Nitrogen (sourced mainly from millions of years of volcanic activity), 20% Oxygen (sourced from photosynthesis and therefore varies slightly depending on the availability of vegetation), 1% Argon (sourced from decaying potassium), and then less than 1% of trace elements (including Carbon Dioxide) and water vapor.

Nitrogen and oxygen are essential to life.  We can get oxygen by inhaling it, but that’s not the case with nitrogen – we actually exhale all the nitrogen that we inhale, instead we get it through our food where it is fixed by plants and microorganisms and now fertilizers. 

Now lets talk about the trace elements.  They may not be as abundant, but they are super powerful because they represent our natural greenhouse gases. They also have different properties, so we can’t simply write them off because they’re so sparse.  For example the small amount of ozone that is present (known as the ozone layer hanging out up in the Stratosphere) absorbs 98% of UV light, which can be incredibly harmful to people, plants and animals.  It can penetrate our skin and damage DNA molecules, which can lead to cancer.

Collectively these trace gases create the greenhouse effect which keeps the earth a tolerable temperature by letting some radiation in, but not all of it back out. If there were no greenhouse effect, the average temperature would be 0 degrees. So the earth is warmed because of these heat trapping trace, greenhouse gases.  Keep in mind – those more abundant gases of Oxygen and Nitrogen can’t do this, they have no part in the greenhouse effect, so without these trace gases, earth would be a frozen planet unable to support life. 

On the other hand, higher concentrations of these gases do the opposite; they enhance the greenhouse effect, causing the planet to warm up too much, which can have a negative impact on ecosystems, and the livelihood of millions of people especially those living in the poorest regions of the world.  So this brings us to the next part of this discussion: How the atmosphere is organized in terms of Temperature  (we just finished talking about how it is organized in terms of chemical composition).

3.2 Atmospheric Temperature

The atmosphere can be divided into 4 zones of different temperatures profiles. They each have pauses in between them which means “to change” so the “pauses” are like transitional areas. We will discuss these starting from the top of the atmosphere and work our way down to the Earth’s surface. 

The Thermosphere is the layer furthest from the surface of the Earth.  Its between 80 and 480 km away from the Earth’s surface.  Temperatures here are very high (2200°F) because it’s absorbing so much insolation, but it doesn’t feel hot there.  The reason why is because temperature is a measurement of kinetic (motion) energy (the vibration of molecules).  Heat is created when kinetic energy is transferred b/w molecules – or transferred to us as sensible heat.  So for there to be heat, there needs to be some density of molecules, but the molecules are really sparse in the thermosphere.  So we wouldn’t actually find it hot.  

Next is the Mesosphere from 50 to 80 km above Earth: with the mesopause being the coldest portion of the atmosphere (-90°F). Yes, it’s cold!  It’s not as close to the sun, so the temperatures are not as high as in the Thermosphere.

Okay, so moving on to the Stratosphere (high temps).  11-31 miles above the earth’s surface.  It has high temperatures because it contains the Ozone Layer, which absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation.  This absorption energizes the molecules making it much warmer. We’ll discuss the ozone layer in more detail in just a bit. 

Finally, there is the Troposphere, this is where 90% of the total mass of the atmosphere lies. And the bulk of all water vapor, clouds and air pollution are.  It acts like a lid – the warmer air of the stratosphere traps the cooler air in the troposphere preventing the air to mix into the stratosphere.  Temperature decreases with increased altitude from the Earth’s surface at an average rate of 3.5°/1000 ft. this is called the normal lapse rate – that’s just an average.  The actual lapse rate which depends on local weather conditions is called the environmental lapse rate which we’ll talk about much more in upcoming chapters.

3.3 Atmospheric Function

This is the last way to think about the atmosphere.  Recall, we’ve talked about composition and temperature already. Function refers to the action or the work that the atmosphere does, and is categorized into 2 zones.  The ionosphere and the ozonosphere – together, they remove most of the harmful wavelengths from the sun and charged particles.

The Ionosphere is located within the thermosphere and into the mesosphere. It absorbs gamma rays, x-rays, and some shortwave UV rays – it changes atoms to positively charged ions. 

The other layer is the Ozonosphere, or the Ozone Layer which is part of the stratosphere.  Ozone is a highly reactive oxygen molecule (O3).  It absorbs the shortwave, UV radiation especially UVB rays.  However, UVA is not absorbed – it has longer wavelengths and is less intense, but it penetrates the skin more deeply, causing skin cancer (it can be decades before you see the effects though). There are daily and seasonal fluctuations of ozone in the stratosphere, but recently, ozone is being depleted through anthropogenic (human induced) pollutants, namely CFCs which are Chlorofluorocarbons.  CFCs break down ozone through a chemical reaction so it can’t protect us from UV rays.

Watch the short video below to learn more about this issue.

3.4 Pollutants in the Atmosphere

Pollutants are gases, particles, and other substances in amounts that are harmful to humans.  They can come from both human activity and nature. They’re not new.  Romans complained about foul air in the cities 2,000 years ago.  Natural sources of pollutants include: plants and trees, decaying plants soil, oceans, and fire.  Pollen can cause high amounts of particle pollution triggering asthma or other side affects negative to humans.  We call these particulates, aerosols.

Increasingly humans are contributing to the atmospheric pollution, which is becoming known as the anthropogenic atmosphere – in which we are creating enough gases and aerosols to define a new atmospheric zone.  Air pollution is worse in cites.  41% of people in the US live with unhealthful levels of pollution.  Most of the pollutants or the ones that concern us the most are a result of combustion of fossil fuels in transportation. 

Photochemical smog comes from the interaction of sunlight and combustion of fossil fuels.  High temperatures in auto engines produce NO2 – Nitrogen Dioxide which then does 2 things:

1. Interacts with water vapor to form nitric acid(acid Rain)

2. Interacts with Oxygen and VOC (volatile organic compounds – hydrocarbons) to create Ozone – the principle component to photochemical smog.  Ozone in the troposphere is bad (only in the stratosphere is it a good thing) and can cause all kinds of respiratory problems.  A photochemical reaction occurs in which UV radiation liberates one oxygen from NO2 (nitrogen dioxide). Then the free oxygen atom combines with an oxygen molecule (O2) to make O3 Ozone.  It damages biological tissues.  Children are impacted worse. 

Industrial smog and sulfur oxide are bad for your health as well and are produced by Industry.  Industrial pollution produces carbon dioxide and sulfur oxides, which react with Oxygen.  These are dangerous to our health because of their deteriorative and corrosive characteristics.

Particulates and Aerosols are another kind of pollutant that occurs both anthropogeniclly and naturally.  ‘PM’ refers to particulate matter which are fine particles that impact human health, like haze, smoke, dust, and soot – we breath those in and they get trapped in our lungs. 

Natural factors of pollutants include: wind and dust which can come from dry lake beds/terrain and overgrazed lands. 

Finally, there are temperature inversions which are differences in atmospheric density in the troposphere can concentrate pollution in the troposphere.  You’ve seen these when there seems to be a perfect layer of fog or smog hanging over the city. Inversions happen when normal temperature patterns reverse so that warmer air is on top of cooler air in the troposphere.  This traps pollutants in – it’s a natural process but when too many pollutants are trapped under warmer air, it can be very bad for human health, plus it just looks gross!

ACCT 370 – 5

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Student’s notes

1. Please use the post based on the attached spreadsheet. Folder name is KIM -EXCEL3

2. 6 scholarly/trade sources references

Prepare a 600 word Discussion post (Excluding references)

1. INTRODUCTION: A general description of the Company, its products/services, industry, primary customer base, and major competitors

2. INCOME: A discussion of the company’s primary sources of core and comprehensive income, major sources of non-operating or transitory earnings (if applicable), and quality of earnings

3. CASH FLOWS: A discussion of cash flow trends for each of the 3 major categories (operating, investing, financing)

4. RATIO ANALYSIS: Key conclusions drawn from the company’s last 3 years of ratios, as well as a comparison to industry averages and competitors. Should include a discussion for each major category of ratios, including liquidity, solvency/leverage, efficiency, profitability, and market value.

5. MARKET VALUATION: A consideration of any unrecorded assets, as well as the company’s general market value or stock price trends.

6. STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Summarize the company’s key financial strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to its competitors and the industry.

7. FUTURE PROSPECTS: Discuss what conclusions you were able to draw regarding the company’s future prospect from your financial analysis and research.

8. BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW: Evaluate the company’s financial position and organizational strategy in relation to a Biblical worldview.

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 This assignment is an individual-specific assessment of the industry in which you currently work or of the industry in which you intend to work after completing your MBA.  You should discussion the sources of the value created within your particular industry.  Your brief document should address the following issues:

  1. Brief description of your current or intended industry
  2. Evaluation of the unique value created by your firm (for its customers) relative to all of its competition.  In other words, what makes your firm special for its customers.  The value may be derived from the quality of the product (relative to others on the market), customer service, overall purchase experience, or a combination of these and other factors.
  3. Concluding discussion that addresses how the factors that influence value created in this industry may change over the next five years.

Grading Criteria:

  • Content Knowledge & Structure (25 points): All of the requested components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and related to managerial economics, critical thinking is clearly demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research is evident.
  • Critical Thinking (15 points): Demonstrates substantial critical thinking about topics and solid interpretation of materials and reflection.
  • Clarity & Effective Communication (15 points): Communication is clear, concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated; grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word choice is used correctly.
  • Integration of Knowledge & Articles (15 points): Articles used are current and relevant (preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four (4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in the paper.
  • Presentation & Writing Mechanics (30 points): Cover page, headings, in-text citations, page citations (page number citations required for specific information such as dates, years, list of items from article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific information), and references are properly formatted.

Please Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The paper must be written in your own words. 

Healthcare Administration (2-PART PROJECT/ASSIGNMENT) $60

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Hypertension and Diabetes Healthcare Center

I selected hypertension and diabetes healthcare center since hypertension and diabetes prevalence has continued to rise over the decades, which has generated worry and fear among the people and healthcare providers. Hypertension in diabetes is a contemporary problem that provokes diabetic macro and microvascular crises which is why I selected the topic to ensure patients with hypertension and diabetes go for frequent follow-ups in the respective healthcare centers. The name of my healthcare organization will be named “Preventative Care Clinic”

Overview of the Healthcare Center

The healthcare’s main goals and objectives include identifying victims with diabetes and hypertension and giving them appropriate care and resources needed conveniently. It will help decrease hospital admissions and frequent visits to the emergency room for such healthcare problems. The healthcare center utilizes a comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate team strategy to center on the individual needs of the patient’s needs, both social and medical needs. The services offered include Medicare care, patient’s awareness on managing medical interventions and coping mechanism for chronic illnesses. 

Other services will include nutrition counselling, foot, skin and eye care, including data concerning community resources and follow-up care to ensure better clinical services are offered. The healthcare center has a substantial supporting team such as physicians, certified nurses, nurse practitioners, diabetes specialists, social workers, case managers, transition personnel, including the nutritionists. The whole employees in the healthcare center collaborate harmoniously to achieve the shared goals and objective of the healthcare center. They provide the necessary resources that the patients’ needs to control their diabetes and hypertension health conditions better.

How the Heartcare will meet a Diverse population needs

The healthcare’s location is situated where most community members will have access to much ease. The site will make it easy to discharge necessary services to the patients. The healthcare center will dedicate its mission to serve the poor and those underprivileged to get medical and social care with cost-effective offers.  The services will be rendered to all people of all ages who have been diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension disorders without insurance covers and underinsured. The community people will be made aware of the risk factors associated with the diseases such as genetic triggers, diet, obesity, lack of physical activities, which all contribute a lot to the development of hypertension and diabetes (De Boer et al., 2017).

References

De Boer, I. H., Bangalore, S., Benetos, A., Davis, A. M., Michos, E. D., Muntner, P., … & Bakris, G. (2017). Diabetes and hypertension: a position statement by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes care, 40(9), 1273-1284.

Case Assignment (PART 1)

Using the healthcare organization/facility you identified and created above, you will answer the following questions below. Be as detailed as possible!

1.  Health Care Organization/Facility

a.  Identify the type and name of your non-profit organization.

 i.  Organization/Facility Mission

 ii.  Organization/Facility Vision

b.  Provide a substantial overview of your organization.

 i.  Geographical location

 ii.  Size (e.g., approximate number of employees)

2.  Data Examination

a.  External environment of your selected organization/facility:

 i.  City/geographical demographics: Using City-Data online (http://www.city-data.com/) categorize the following:

*  Population (Total population, male population, and female population).

*  Median age range

*  Median household income

*  Racial demographics

b.  Search the internet and gather relevant general information regarding:

 i.  Common medical conditions in geographical area:

*  Rationalize how your organization will cater to the medical conditions within the given area.

 ii.  Number and type of existing health care organizations and facilities in the area:

*  Identify how your organization will differ from the organizations currently present in the area.

c.  Surrounding Cities/Towns:

 i.  Create a table to compare and contrast 2 adjacent cities/towns with the city/town your organization is located in. The table should compare and contrast the same components as your selected organization/facility (Section 2a).

3.  Organizational Dynamics and Structure
Based on the data gathered, you will now focus on the organizational structure and leadership of your organization/facility. Using the data that you have gathered, complete the following:

a.  Organizational Leadership and Governance

 i.  Construct a leadership and governance map of your organization/facility. The map should display C-level executives, directors, departmental managers, and governing board. Explain the leadership management process and governing board oversight.

b.  Organizational Theory and Behavior

 i.  Rationalize the organizational theory of your selected organization/facility. In this section, identify how diversity and cultural competence will be maintained within the organization to meet the dynamics of the population identified.

 ii.  Identify the organizational behavior methods that will be used in your organization/facility.

c.  Dynamics of Organization/Facility:

 i.  Identify the following for your organization/facility:

*  Who are your target market subjects?

*  Where are they located?

*  What special needs do they require?

 ii.  Note: In this section, you must identify and meet the needs of the diverse population classified in the “Data Examination” section.

4.  Recommendations and Conclusion

a.  Bring this section to a close and provide 2 or 3 recommendations for your organization based on the information researched and identified.

Assignment Expectations

1.  Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.

2.  Case papers should be at least 5 pages, not including the title and reference pages.

3.  Support your paper with peer-reviewed articles with at least 5 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals:

POWERPOINT Expectations (PART 2)

The intent of the PowerPoint presentation is for you to transform the theoretical and general aspects, from the case assignment above, to a “Board-meeting” presentation. The PowerPoint will demonstrate the culmination of your understanding and your ability to identify the key points of your case work and transform them into relevant slides utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) software.

1.  Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.

2.  The PPT should be at least 10 slides, not including the title and reference pages.

3.  DO NOT COPY AND PASTE SLIDE CONTENT IN THE NOTE SECTION. The note section of EACH SLIDE should be an extemporaneous discussion of your material, with your slides simply providing highlights.

HELPFUL READINGS:

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 1: Overview and history of organizational behavior. In Organizational behavior in health care (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 2: Diversity and cultural competency in health care. In Organizational behavior in health care (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Henderson, S., Horne, M., Hills, R., & Kendall, E. (2018). Cultural competence in healthcare in the community: A concept analysis. Health & Social Care in the Community, 26(4), 590–603. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12556. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Mick, S. S., & Shay, P. D. (2014). Chapter 2: A primer of organizational theories in health care. In Advances in health care organization theory (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons: San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Murphy, S. P., Peisert, K. C., & Murphy, C. J. (2015). Board organization and structure. The Governance Institute. Retrieved from https://nrchealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Board-Organization-Structure_An-Intentional-Governance-Guide_Patrick-M….pdf

Ramanujam, R., & Rousseau, D. M. (2006). Organizational behavior in healthcare—the challenges are organizational, not just clinical. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27(7), 809. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

LaVeist, T. A., & Pierre, G. (2014). Integrating the 3Ds—Social determinants, health disparities, and health-care workforce diversity. Public Health Reports, 129(2), 9-14. doi: 10.1177/00333549141291S204. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library

Accounting Homework

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Assignment Details

Using the data provided, perform the steps below to complete the final project. 

On December 1, 2019, SoccerBox Inc. started operations. The following transactions occurred during December 2019.

NOTE: There are no beginning balances-this is a new company.

Dec 1

Randol Espy invested $80,000 cash in the company for common stock.

2

SoccerBox purchased soccer equipment for $20,000 cash.

2

SoccerBox rented an old warehouse for $30,000 cash for the first year’s (December 2019-November 2020) rent.

3

SoccerBox purchased $500 of office supplies with cash.

10

SoccerBox paid $12,000 cash for an annual insurance policy. 

14

SoccerBox paid $4,000 cash for the first payroll earned by its employees. 

24

SoccerBox received $85,000 cash from soccer fees paid by parents for a private youth soccer lesson. 

28

SoccerBox paid $4,000 cash for 2 weeks’ salaries earned by its employees.

29

SoccerBox paid $200 cash for minor repairs to its soccer equipment. 

30

SoccerBox paid $150 cash for this month’s telephone bill.

30

Dividends of $1,000 cash were paid by SoccerBox to its current shareholders.

Using this spreadsheet and the information above, complete the following:

  1. Record the journal entries that occurred during the month of December. 
  2. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance. 
  3. Create adjusting journal entries at the end of the year (December 31) based on the following adjustment data: 
    1. One month’s insurance coverage has expired (refer to the December 10 entry). 
    2. The company occupied the warehouse space for the month of December (refer to the December 2 entry). 
    3. At the end of the month, $100 worth of office supplies are still available (refer to the December 3 entry). 
    4. This month’s depreciation on the soccer equipment is $250. 
    5. Employees earned $300 of unpaid and unrecorded salaries as of month-end.
  4. Prepare an adjusted trial balance. 
  5. Prepare an income statement, a statement of retained earnings, and a classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2019

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When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.

The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.

In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
  • Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
  • Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
  • Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course. 

Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest. This clinical issue will remain the same for the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples.

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Paper 2 due in 24 hours

Instructions are below.. 
Rubric is attached..
This is for assignment/paper 2 only!!

PAPERS

-There are Two Papers assigned

General Instructions

For each of the two papers, you will be responsible for watching a film and write a 3 to 5 page essay in which you respond to prompts which will be provided for each paper (this means at least 3 pages including the “My Criteria for Quality in Film” page and no longer than 5 pages). These assignments are reaction papers, not plot summaries or research papers. The key element here is that you will be telling the instructor what you have to say about the film, not what others have said.

 

In a 100-level course, you would perhaps be asked to write about what you saw on the screen. In a 200-level course, you would be asked to say what you think about what you saw. In this 300-level course, you are expected to explain why you think the way you do about the film, and to justify your explanation (using references to subjects found in the weekly content in the LEO classroom.

 

You will be responsible for turning in these assignments to the proper assignment folder in LEO.

 

Putting these assignments off until the last possible moment probably will not work very well. Each of them requires you to view an additional film besides the ones you will be watching for the week’s discussion, so you should be sure to leave yourself enough time to view the necessary film, think about it, write a first draft, and then edit and revise.

 

 

Part of your responsibility in this course is to make any and all arrangements necessary to allow you to view the films, think and write about them, and turn your assignments in by their respective due dates. Some of the films you watch may be available for streaming via Netflix or another online content provider; others may be available for checkout from your local public library, while others may need to be rented.

 

Be sure to spell the names of directors, actors, screenwriters, and other people correctly (this can cause “points” to be taken off of the final grade for that paper). Any name that is not listed in the credits that begin or end the film is a name you do not need to mention.

 

The papers will be graded based on such elements as evidence that you are reading and viewing the material the course content, references and comparisons to other films you have seen (in or out of class and throughout your lifetime as a movie watcher), and especially to films you have previously written about; use of the film vocabulary introduced in class; clear presentation of your opinions; reasonable explanations and justifications to support those opinions; and college-level writing skills (spelling, punctuation, and grammar). Other criteria will be presented to you as appropriate.

 

You are better off watching these films on the largest possible screen, and at the highest possible resolution.

 

Paper One Assignment for Film One (F1)

 

Part 1: View a feature film made between 1940 – 1970 you have not seen before (or will see later in this class) by a great director. If you would like to see an American film, consider seeing something directed by Frank Capra, George Cukor, John Ford, George Stevens, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, or William Wyler. If you would like to try a foreign film, consider Ingmar Bergman (Swedish), Luis Buñuel (Spanish), Claude Chabrol (French), Federico Fellini (Italian), Akira Kurosawa (Japanese), Lina Wertmuller (German) or the British team known as “The Archers” made up of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. These are suggestions, but not a comprehensive list of possibilities. For a much more extensive list, you might want to visit http://www.filmsite.org/directors.html. (Note that many directors were active both before and after 1970. Make sure you see a pre-1970 film, make sure it’s a film you have not seen before, and make sure it is a feature. Don’t, for example, see Buñuel’s UN CHIEN ANDALOU, which is a short, not a feature.)

 

Comment on the specific film you saw. Pay particular attention to the camerawork (cinematography) the editing (montage) and the sound (this can include the music). What did you like, and what did you dislike, about what you saw? Why do you like the things you like, and why do you dislike the things you dislike? Is the film a good film, or is it not? (Note: This is not the same question as whether or not you liked it. It is entirely possible to like a film that you are aware is not very good.) You should comment on the film both as a representative of its genre and as a film.

 

Part 2: Now that you have commented on the specific film you viewed, see if you can draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors or actresses. For example let us say you watched the 2012 film Prometheus (no this is a not a film you can watch for this paper). Did you like Ridley Scott as a filmmaker? Did you like Michael Fassbender in the roll of an emotionless android? Why, or why not? Be sure to comment on the overall impression you had of the film, including how you see it as an example of the its genre and time period. Remember, this is not a research paper. I am interested in what you have to say, not in what you can learn by reading up on the film or the filmmaker.

 

Part 3: On a separate page, insert the heading “My Criteria for Quality in Film.” Under that heading, use your comments about this film and its filmmaker as guidelines toward proposing five general statements indicative of your personal taste in movies. These statements should be numbered (1) through (5), and they should be written as complete sentences or a short paragraph. It might be useful to introduce each statement with such language as “Excellent movies feature,” or “A movie is more likely to be good if,” or “A characteristic of high-quality cinema is.” (For example, if you commented in the body of your essay that you liked the acting because it was realistic and you liked the script because it had a happy ending, you could propose these two statements as criteria for quality: “(1) Excellent movies feature realistic acting. (2) A movie is more likely to be good if it ends happily.” Do not just put something like “Good movies feature good acting.” The point here is for you to think about—and then explain—what such quality words as good, excellent, and effective actually mean. Be sure to save your “My Criteria” page to your hard drive—you will be adding more items to this list and resubmitting an expanded version of it with for the second paper later in this course.

 

 

Assignment for Film Two

 

Part 1: View a feature film made between 1970 – 2000 you have not seen before (or will see later in this class) by a great director or featuring a great actor or actress.

 

Just as you did in the first paper, comment on the specific film you saw. Pay particular attention to the screenplay, camerawork (cinematography) the editing (montage) and the sound (this can include the music). You may also address special effects. Again, as you did in the first paper, talk about what you like, and what you dislike, about what you saw? Why do you like the things you like, and why do you dislike the things you dislike? Is the film a good film, or is it not?

 

Part 2: Now that you have commented on the specific film you viewed, see if you can draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors or actresses. Be sure to comment on the overall impression you had of the film, including how you see it as an example of the its genre and time period. Remember, this is not a research paper. I am interested in what you have to say, not in what you can learn by reading up on the film or the filmmaker.

 

Part 3: Go back to the “My Criteria for Quality in Film” page. Based on your viewing of this week’s film, add Five new general conclusions. These statements should be numbered (6) through (10). Be sure to include entire page, including all of your previous criteria statements.