Tuesday 31 December 2013

Dogs at the Perimeter


o get started, here are a number of writing prompts:
1. Try to articulate the question/problem you think that the author is trying to work out, and then try to figure out how that question/problem affects the characters in the narrative.
2. Choose a passage or a poem you want to examine closely and respond closely. (This involves using specific examples, phrases and interpreting their possible meaning(s).)
If you’re not sure where to start, here is a list of things to consider – but, don’t forget that the list is endless, so feel free to add your own considerations. The more you think about the text and its meaning, the more ideas it will suggest to you – since this is one of the earmarks of good literature:
• What are the central conflicts?
• What do you think they mean?
• How do you think the author wants you to understand the character(s)? Is the character someone you like or not? What do you think the author is getting at be creating characters like this? Do the characters help you to better understand the idea you think the author might be getting at by writing the story or poem?
• How is the novel structured – interrupted, not interrupted, sequential or jumbled in time and place? How does this suggest meaning in the story/poem?
• Questions of voice and tone – how does the voice in which the story is told suggest meaning? What tone does the story/poem take? How does that contribute to meaning?
If the text is poetry, you may want to consider:
• Is there anything specific about the poet’s use of language you wish to observe? For example, vocabulary, rhythms, the way the text is placed on the page?
• How does an individual poem make you feel? What does it make you think about? Why?

Critical Analyse an IT project Management Plan (Majority on PMBok)

Critical Analyse an IT project Management Plan (Majority on PMBok)
Paper instructions:
Critical Analyse an IT project Management Plan.
Writer has to provide the Project Management Plan.
Integrate academic Theory is mandatory
20 or more cite from PMI , book or journal only.
The Project Plan is required as Appendix.
The report structure is expected to be as below:
1. Introduction
– to provide an explanation of the reason for preparing the document and a brief summary of the contents
2. Background of project
– to provide details of the project to understand the reasons for, and context of, the analysis(include Organization structure, PLC and Stake holders.
3. Critical analysis of the Project Management Plan
3.1 Nature of Venture
3.2 Nature and Purpose of chosen Project Management Plan
3.3 Audience of project management plan
– Who is the intended audience for this PMP? Why? What do they need? In what way do they need it? etc
3.4 Structure of the Project Plan
- Discuss how the PM plan has been structured, and why the respective components have been included
4. Contents of the Project Plan sections
– Discuss each of the major sections of the plan and provide some theoretical framework for what is included (Describe all nine knowledge areas Project Scope, Time, Cost, Procurement, Quality, Risk, Communication, Human Resources, Integration)
5. Conclusions
– Summarise this discussion of the Project Plan in relation to your project.
What did you find out about the project plan? Does it conform to the recognised theory?
What aspects are important and are of significance to the management of this, and similar, projects?
6. Recommendations –
What are your recommendations flowing from this analysis? What changes could or should be made for management of this, or similar, projects.
Appendices to support analysis – to provide appropriate additional and relevant information and/or documents to support the discussions and arguments in the body of the text
Appendix 1 – PM PLAN – a document that has been intended for use as a PMP

What is executive succession


Discuss the hiring of insiders versus outsiders, and provide examples of each.

Downsizing


List the six guidelines proposed for successful downsizing, and explain the importance of each ONE
Paper instructions:
Written Responses:
•Unless otherwise indicated, there is a 275 word minimum response required.
•Credible reference materials, including your course textbook(s), may be used to complete the assessment.
•APA Information
?In-text and reference citations are required for all written responses.
?REQUIRED FOR UPLOADED ASSIGNMENTS ONLY: title page, margins, header, double spacing, and hanging indentation
?For questions concerning APA format

How should public high schools deal with students considered to be constant troublemakers?

How should public high schools deal with students considered to be constant troublemakers?
Paper instructions:
A Preview is a must for writer to be assigned
How should public high schools deal with students considered to be constant troublemakers?
Introduction
Body
conclusion
3 References

Finance


Paper instructions:
Answer the following problem:
Firm A has $10,000 in assets entirely financed with equity. Firm B also has $10,000 in assets, but these assets are financed by $5,000 in debt (with a 10 percent rate of interest) and $5,000 in equity. Both firms sell 10,000 units of output at $2.50 per unit. The variable costs of production are $1, and fixed production costs are $12,000. (To ease the calculation, assume no income tax.)
A. What is the operating income (EBIT) for both firms?
B. What are the earnings after interest?
C. If sales increase by 10 percent to 11,000 units, by what percentage will each firm’s earnings after interest increase? To answer the question, determine the earnings after taxes and compute the percentage increase in these earnings from the answers you derived in part b.
D. Why are the percentage changes different?
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Gender Inequality

Gender Inequality
Paper instructions:
Source- Sociology, A Down To Earth Approach James M. Henslin 10th edition. Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Discuss at least two areas of gender inequality as you studied in the textbook, giving your own examples.
Instructions:
Your discussion may be divided into three parts separated by spaces.
In your first paragraph, include basic facts, with statistics, about the two areas you choose to discuss.
In your second paragraph, give examples that apply to the two discussed areas of gender inequality.
In your third paragraph, discuss income inequality, relating your examples to the facts of the first paragraph, and providing your own comments and opinions.
It is advisable that you write your discussion on a MS Word document first, in order to be able to proofread it.

origin of culture


Paper instructions:
ESSAY QUESTION
1- Modern ‘selfish-gene’ Darwinism has been considered as a justification for individualistic selfish behaviour. Show how selfish-gene models can be used to explain complex forms of cooperation in the evolution of human society including the emergence of symbolic culture. 2000 words
TOPIC FOR THE COUURSE WORK- 1,3,4,5
1- SOURCES- Lecture: Comparisons of Western and Australian approaches to origins 1.
Reading for next week (to be summarised):-
Knight, C., R. Dunbar and C. Power 1999 An Evolutionary Approach to Human Culture. In Dunbar, R., C. Knight and C. Power (eds) The Evolution of Culture, Edinburgh UP, pp. 1-11.
Additional reading:-
Sahlins, M. 1960 The Origin of Society. Scientific American 203: 76-87.
Cowan, J. 1994 Kun-Man-Gur. The Rainbow Serpent. Boston & Bath: Barefoot Books. Foreword, pp.6-7.
3 – Lecture: Darwinian approaches. Introduction to The Selfish Gene. Sahlins’ objections.
Dawkins, R. 1989 [1976] The Selfish Gene. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.21-45.
Sahlins, M. 1977 The Use and Abuse of Biology. London: Tavistock, pp.ix-xv, 93-107.
Irons, W and L Cronk 2000. Two decades of a new paradigm. In L Cronk, N Chagnon and W Irons (eds) Adaptation and Human Behavior New York: Aldine de Gruyter, pp.6-10.
4 – Lecture: Darwinian approaches. Implications of ‘selfish genes’ for male and female strategies.
Key, C. A. and L. C. Aiello 1999 The Evolution of Social Organization. In Dunbar, R., C. Knight and C. Power (eds) The Evolution of Culture, Edinburgh UP, pp. 15-33.
Dunbar, R. 1996 Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language. London & Boston: Faber & Faber, pp.132-51, 214-5.
Foley, R. and C. Gamble 2009 The ecology of social transitions in human evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 364: 3267-3279.
5 – Lecture: The Evolution of Social Organisation. Sex selection, more male and female strategies. ‘Symbolic culture vs Symbolic reference’. Institutional reality. The world of rules.
Chase, P. G. 1999 Symbolism as reference and symbolism as culture. In Dunbar, R., C. Knight and C. Power (eds) The Evolution of Culture, Edinburgh UP, pp. 34-49.
Searle, J. 2000 Mind, Language and Society. London: Phoenix, pp.124-126.
Bryant, R. 1996 Why alchemists can make gold. Philosophy Now, pp.15-18.
ADDITIONALLY IF NEEDED:
-Dunbar, R, C Knight and C Power (eds) 1999 The Evolution of Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
3-Botha R and C Knight (eds) 2009The Cradle of Language. Oxford UP
Recommended
Dawkins, R 1989 The Selfish Gene. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kohn, M 1999 As We Know It. Granta Books
Stringer, C and R McKie 1996 African Exodus. London: Cape.
Stringer, C. 2011 The Origin of our Species Penguin
Zahavi, A and A Zahavi 1997 The Handicap Principle. Oxford
Strategic management
Paper instructions:
This assignment is organisation based. You are required to analyse your own organisation or one that you are familiar with terms of current or recent issue of strategic significance and produce the evaluation management report. You must apply relevant concepts reviewed during the module as the focus of your analysis.
(plagiarism plays the major role in our university, so i need the hand written one)

Advocacy and Mediation


Paper instructions:
Explore the existing integration of mediation and advocacy within a human services agency on a national or international level.
Summarize the findings from your three sources. Discuss whether you believe mediation is appropriate for those specific populations.
Hasenfeld, Y., & Garrow, E. E. (2012). Nonprofit Human-Service Organizations, Social Rights, and Advocacy in a Neoliberal Welfare State. Social Service Review, 86(2), 295-322. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?
Helm, B., & Scott, S. (1986). Advocacy in Mediation. Mediation Quarterly, (13), 69-76. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crq.38919861309/
Hoover, L.H. (1996). Advocacy in Mediation Means Rethinking Legal Skills. Virginina Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved from http://www.mccammongroup.com/articles/advocacy-in-mediation.asp.
Additional materials: not defined

Environmental Impact


Paper instructions:
Three-month-old infants are starting to meet some significant milestones in their development. The story below is about two moms who adore their three-month-old babies. Read the prompt below and discuss in your post what activities the moms could do to maximize their babies’ development.
A friend of yours has a three- month- old infant. She reads to her son everyday while cuddling him. She takes him for walks to the park in his stroller and plays classical music for him while he engages in tummy time. Another friend has a baby the same age and this mom holds him most of the day so that he does not cry. They spend the day snuggling and watching television at home and she talks to her baby throughout the day. Both moms love their babies and want to encourage their development.
In your post, explain what developmental skills are identified within these two situations. Next, discuss how the home environment influences a baby’s development. Finally, how could each friend encourage their baby’s development within their environment?

How has the technology improved or worsened humanity?

How has the technology improved or worsened humanity?
Paper instructions:
Write an essay, explaining the paper topic. Support your ideas with citations. Mention 3-4 sources in the list of references.
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What were advertisements focusing in the 70′s?


Paper instructions:
Write an essay focusing on paper topic. Make sure sentences are logically connected with each other. Present strong introduction and thought-provoking conclusion.
Don’t forget about the references

Is children’s behavior better than it was 10 years ago

Is children’s behavior better than it was 10 years ago
Paper instructions:
Write an essay, answering the topic. Present good intruduction and thought-provoking conclusion.
List 3-4 sources in the references.
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Saturday 28 December 2013

social media


social media
Taking a specific nation, discuss the role of social media such as Facebook or Weibo on its national media environment.

Friday 27 December 2013

Environmental EconomicsTerm Paper: Cost-Benefit Analysisof the Metro-Dade Mass Transit

 

Environmental EconomicsTerm Paper: Cost-Benefit Analysisof the Metro-Dade Mass Transit
Before you start working on this problem you need to develop some parameters (numbers). You mayuse your own Social Security Number (SSN). This 9 digit number has to be unique (different for everyone). If you are not comfortable using your actual SSN, you can rearrange the digits back and forth to make it up. You will need to email me your 9 digit number (email through blackboard; subject line: 9 Digit No for the Term Paper Project)and get it approved
.
Please write down your 9 single digit number
___ ___ ______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Denote each digit as: X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 X9
Further, define X10 as:X10= sum of all nine digits (X1 to X9)
For example,
If your initial 9 digit number: 7 4 1 6 5 10 8 3 5. The values of X1to X10are: X1=7 X2=4 X3=1 X4=6 X5=5 X6=10 X7=8 X8=3 X9=5 and X10= 49
In this assignment, you are asked to use the above parameters (X1, X2, …, X10) in certain cases.
Background
The Metro Dade Transit Authority (MDTA) is considering a proposal to extend its metro rail service to Southwest Dade including Homestead, a fast growing residential area. You have been consultedby the Authority to conduct a project feasibility analysis. The project entails large startup costs that have to be financed through selling new bonds. The servicing of debt on these bonds is very expensive. If the project does not go well, the ultimate burden of the project would fall on city tax payers. Tax payers are not as much excited about the project. However, daily city commuters coalition and local environmentalists are in favor of the project as the new public transit system would reduce time wasted in the congested automobile traffic, reduce air and noise pollution, and reduce energy consumption. You’re provided with the following technical and
economic data:
•The population in year 2003 in the affected area of the city is 200,000. The population is
expected to grow at an annual rate of 1.25 percent. People travel only on weekdays (i.e.,
5 days). On an average, people get 10 days of vacation and 10 holidays every year during
which they do not commute to work.
During every weekday, each citizen undertakes X6 number of trips through one of the transportation mode mentioned below. Each trip is called a passenger trip (PT). Currently, 80 percent of the total PTs by all citizens are made in private cars and the rest in minibuses. Each PT consists of X2+X4+X6 number of miles. The average fuel efficiency (for both buses and cars) in the city is estimated to be 18 miles/gallon. The current gasoline price is $1.60 per gallon. This price will increase at a rate of 3 percent every year.
•The new metro rail will not affect the number of PTs or their origin and destination. About 90 percent of the private car PT and all of the minibus PTs will switch to new
metro. If the construction starts in 2010, it will take 4 years to complete the project. The
total initial construction costs of the project are $280 million, which will be distributed
over four year period (i.e., 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) equally. The annual operating
costs include two components: fixed annual operating costs of X10 million dollars, and variable operating costs of $(X8 ÷ 100) per passenger mile.
•During the construction period, several city roads must be closed causing a traffic delay
of X2+X8minutes per PT. The estimated average value of travel time is $X7per hour.
•Because of the construction of new railway, 10 commercial buildings (with an average
market value of X5million dollar), 500 residential buildings (with an average market
value of 3000 times X10) will have to be relocated. The MDTA is required to pay the compensation to property owners at the rate of 150 percent of the market value in the
beginning of the project.
•The rail travel is going to save an average of X2+X8minutes per PT.
•The fuel efficiency of cars is expected to increase to 25 miles/gallon after the commissioning of metro rail due to reduced traffic congestion.
•The following information is available on traffic accidents.
Type of Accidents Number ofAccidents Per Million of car & bus PT
Costs of Accident ($/accident)
Fatal 0.01 $900,000
Serious 0.50 $100,000
Minor 2.00 $10,000
•The new metro is going to improve the city air quality by way of reducing the suspended
particulate matter (SPM) by 75 percent. A recent survey of households indicated that each household would be willing to pay five times $X2for every percent of SPM reduced
annually. There are 20,000 households in this part of the city.
•The rail fare for the first 7 years will be $1.20 per PT, for the next 10 years $1.40 per PT, and for rest of the project period $1.60 per PT. An Excel worksheet containing the benefit-cost analyses of the above project can be found on line.
Please do the followingusing that worksheet:
Download the Excel worksheet and plug in your 9 digit number under the column “Your 9 Digit No” which will automatically compute all the benefit-cost analysis numbers for the project. Study the entire worksheet, paying particular attention to differences in the two benefit-cost analyses: financial benefit cost(b-c) analysis, and community’s socio-economic benefit cost(b-c)analysis. Note that each analysis is conducted using a discount rate of X9percent.
Answer the following questions:
1.List various costs and benefit items under each of the two B-C analyses. Explain why there are such differences between the two analyses. Please make sure to study the spreadsheet in detail before you answer this question.
2.Explain how the following concepts or principles have been applied to the B-C analysis
conducted in the worksheet (you need to explain the following concepts in terms of actual numbers that you get from your worksheet. Hint: reading chapter 8, 9& 10might help in answering this question).
a. Opportunity cost principle
b. Non-market benefits
c. With and without principle
d. Operation and maintenance costs
e. Public goods
f. Damage compensation
3.Compute Internal Rate of Returns for the project (financial and socio-economic), using the worksheet.
4.Present (using appropriate tables) the main results of your analysis: total (30 years)
discounted and undiscounted benefits and costs, net present values, B-C ratios and IRRs for both analyses. Based on these results, make recommendations to the MDTA Director as to whether the project is financially and economically viable or not, with justification. Your justification should point to some of the economic principles that we discussed in this course. Also, the recommendation must indicate important project indicators such as benefit-cost ratio, net present values, and internal rate of return. Make sure to explain why you conducted the three types of analyses, what the differences are, etc.
5.Discuss any two funding mechanisms for raising money for this project.
Your report must be neatly typed in single space. Make sure to indicate your 9 Digit Numberin the front. Present all the main numbers (Benefit Cost Ratio, NPV, etc.) in a table. I expect this report to take at least 4 pages. Evaluation: I will be looking for 2 important aspects: a) how well you intertwine economic concepts you learn (or not learn) in this class with your responses; b) how well you answer the above questions using the actual numbers from your spreadsheet, which should be based on your 9 digit number. The overall neatness, writing style, and critical analysis will receive consideration.

The Winters Tale


The Winters Tale
Project instructions:
Leontes’ rage, events and emotions informing Polixenes’ anger with Florizels in contrast to or as compared to, Leontes’ behavior.

PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT

PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT
In the Fundamentals of Productivity? course, you were introduced to operations and supply chain management. The systems theory identifies these processes as some of the systems that make the organization a whole. Efficiency of the operations system assures quality production and conformance to established standards. The supply chain management makes is possible to deliver raw materials to the factory and transport the finished products efficiently to consumer. In the signature assignment, all individual activities in this course are brought together and you the chance to express your mastery of the subject.
Activity Resources:
All course resources.
Main Task: Assess the Productivity of a Company
After completing this course, you have decided to become an entrepreneur. You have the product you want to start manufacturing in mind. You have also developed a good business plan and are sure you will have no problem with financing. From what you have learned in the course, in a paper:
? Fully describe the features of the product.
? Analyze the manufacturing stages of your product.
? Assess operations concepts and the supply chain process until the product reaches the customer.
? Evaluate the various stages in an effort to fine tune them to assure quality product and delivery. Please do not forget items such as resources, labor and their costs.
Compare and contrast your product and plans with a similar product manufactured by a Fortune 500 company.

PRINCIPLE OF FINANCE


PRINCIPLE OF FINANCE
Paper instructions:
Why is it important to understand the premise of present and future value? What are some of the important terms and concepts that managers must understand in making daily decisions in today’s global economic environment?

Should Religious Groups be Allowed to Act as Political Advocates


Should Religious Groups be Allowed to Act as Political Advocates
Paper instructions:
In the United States of America there have been many discussion concerning the topic of Church vs. State. I have seen leaders of religious groups run for political offices on a platform based on their religious belief systems. One side of the argument is that religious leaders should keep their focus on empowering the religious community so the decline of religion in America does not continue in the downhill slope it has been moving at. The other side of the argument is that religious leaders should be a part of the political system in our country because we were founded upon religious value systems. Both sides of the argument have validity and the fact that each side thinks they are correct is not exactly the truth. Organized religious group leaders should be allowed to act as political advocates but only in certain arena’s where they are closer to the people in their constituency and have the ability to interact with them on a daily basis.
Moral leadership constitutes no challenge to the status claims of either elected officials or their civil rights counterparts, because it has not categorical meaning in the political world. At most, the notion that Jesse Jackson held twenty-two million moral proxies provided a convenient, temporary cover under which individual elites could push their specific agendas. (Reed, A. L. 1986). In his book The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon, author Adolph Reed says that religious group leaders provide a temporary cover of political knowledge to wedge their way into public office when the reality is that they want to push their specific agendas on the world at large. By 1995 Pat Robertson was wealthier and more powerful than he ever could have imagined. His Christian coalition was the foremost power in Washington, D.C. and his hand picked leader, Ralph Reed was hailed as a political genius of the highest order. After decades of waiting to take power it should have been easier for the Christian Right to enact its agenda. Politics, however, is rarely so simple. Instead of seizing the initiative, Pat Robertson and the coalition sat back and let events unfold. As the decade wore on the group was beset with scandal. money problems, and internal power struggles. (Marley, D.J. 2007). In the book, Religion and American Politics, the authors examine the effect of Religious Groups as Political Advocates throughout history in the United States. (Noll, M.A. Harlow, L.E. 2007) Although our country was founded upon the revolution of British religious zealots and their quest for freedom of religion and worship, there has been vast development in the political arena. The United States has become less religious as each era has passed. In the 1988 Presidential Election, there were two religious leaders running for the Presidency for both prominent political parties. Reverend Pat Robinson a Pentecostal was on the Republican ticket and Reverend Jesse Jackson a Baptist was on the Democratic ticket. After both primaries, other more political, less public religious figures were elected to represent their parties. Our country, at large feels as though religious group leaders have no place in national politics. Therefore as a country we disagree with the fact that organized religious group leaders should be allowed to act as political advocates. Although our country was founded upon religious principles, the assumption is that once a religious leader gets into a position of power and have the people on his or her side egging him or her on, they can lose a grip on their principles and become subjected to underhanded immoral issues, which in the media we know gives way for a rude awakening. However, because our country was founded upon religious values that have eroded over the years, if there could evolve from the shadows a strong, religious leader who is pragmatic in thought, grounded in political knowledge, and conscious of the world around him or her, they may indeed make a good political leader. In order for this to happen, the individual must be sound in their values, and open-minded enough to allow others to be themselves without forcing them to believe their religious slant.
If we continue along the path we are headed in as Americans, how can we stand as “One Nation, Under God”? Will the grace of God that has allowed us to become the most powerful nation on the earth continue to exist with us removing the value system on which we were established? The fact that they selected King, a newcomer to Montgomery, to be their spokesman is perhaps the most revealing comment on the timidity of the local clergy. As one of the woman activists put it, the ministers who didn’t want the presidency of the MIA… were just chicken, passing the buck to Dr. King. nevertheless, the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association brought the preachers into the forefront of the protest, and they remained there for the duration. (Fairclough, A. 1987) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. proved that a religious group leader could in fact become a political advocate. For he became one of the greatest civil rights activists that this country has ever known. Because of his voice, America moved into a new equality of cultural differences which had plagued our country for centuries. Although Dr. King was elected as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He kind of backed into that position because of the timidity of other leaders. His election proved to be the best choice that they could have made though. This proves that organized religious group leaders can in fact become effective political advocates, for Dr. Kings leadership roots evolved as a Baptist preacher.
Particularistic identity politics, often hand in hand with political partisanship on behalf of specific religious kin groups, threatens to obscure the universalistic normative aspirations around which freedom of religion or belief has been conceptualized. This even happens in intergovernmental forums politically tasked with the defense of universal human rights (Bielefeldt, H. February 2013). In his article entitled Misperception of Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt explores the freedom of religion or belief as recognized as an international human right. He looks at different auspices such as combatting the defamation of religions and preserving state imposed inter-religious harmony or promoting ideological versions of state secularism.
Throughout our history, there have been arguments over human rights, racism, and how far the Church can delve into the political arena. This is all a sub topic of the issue written into the constitution concerning church and state and the misinterpretations that we have over the First Amendment to the Constitution. E.R. Norman, a historian protests that the separation of church and state in the federal constitution was not originally intended to disconnect Christianity and public life; it was a device to prevent the supremacy of one sect over another (Hamburger, P. 2002). So as we continue forward in this discussion, we find that religious group leaders, if not made of impeccable moral fiber, can come unwound if they obtain too high of a public office. Therefore, it would be better suited for them to keep their political aspects local where they can continue to mentor their church congregation and support human rights issues in their local communities. This can prevent them from getting over the top and inciting a riotous claim against another religious group or attempting to persuade the entire country to believe their own religious slant. Could it be a better idea for Christians to come together as a group, with a single mindedness of cause to restore the morals in this country like praying in schools, in homes, as families and applying values learned in the bible and in church to their lives. In the event that a man or woman of impeccable moral fiber who has been tested and found impermeable by influential issues because of pragmatic thinking and ability to decide what is best for society at large wants to run for public office; It is still best to keep it on the local level to prevent being smeared by the media or tempted to leave the group that they help the most to live a good moral christian lifestyle for a political career.
We see that religious group leaders being allowed to play a role in political advocacy stand on the fact that our country was founded upon Christian values and they have depreciated over the years. This is exemplified by prayer being removed from the public school system, and lack of religious discipline in American families. The side of the argument that is against religious groups being allowed to act as political advocates say that state imposed inter-religious harmony may not be promoting ideological versions of state secularism. Additionally, religious group leaders may not have the courage to pursue sensitive issues concerning human rights or stop terrorist threats to our common welfare in a timely manner. Therefore it is okay for an organized religious group leader to become a political advocate, however it is best that they keep in on the local level. At the end of the day, both sides are correct. How much value do we hold in the American family and the foundation upon which this country is built is dependent on how well we continue to define how far we should go to persuade others to apply our individualized religious beliefs.
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Should Religious Groups be Allowed to Act as Political Advocates


Should Religious Groups be Allowed to Act as Political Advocates
Paper instructions:
In the United States of America there have been many discussion concerning the topic of Church vs. State. I have seen leaders of religious groups run for political offices on a platform based on their religious belief systems. One side of the argument is that religious leaders should keep their focus on empowering the religious community so the decline of religion in America does not continue in the downhill slope it has been moving at. The other side of the argument is that religious leaders should be a part of the political system in our country because we were founded upon religious value systems. Both sides of the argument have validity and the fact that each side thinks they are correct is not exactly the truth. Organized religious group leaders should be allowed to act as political advocates but only in certain arena’s where they are closer to the people in their constituency and have the ability to interact with them on a daily basis.
Moral leadership constitutes no challenge to the status claims of either elected officials or their civil rights counterparts, because it has not categorical meaning in the political world. At most, the notion that Jesse Jackson held twenty-two million moral proxies provided a convenient, temporary cover under which individual elites could push their specific agendas. (Reed, A. L. 1986). In his book The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon, author Adolph Reed says that religious group leaders provide a temporary cover of political knowledge to wedge their way into public office when the reality is that they want to push their specific agendas on the world at large. By 1995 Pat Robertson was wealthier and more powerful than he ever could have imagined. His Christian coalition was the foremost power in Washington, D.C. and his hand picked leader, Ralph Reed was hailed as a political genius of the highest order. After decades of waiting to take power it should have been easier for the Christian Right to enact its agenda. Politics, however, is rarely so simple. Instead of seizing the initiative, Pat Robertson and the coalition sat back and let events unfold. As the decade wore on the group was beset with scandal. money problems, and internal power struggles. (Marley, D.J. 2007). In the book, Religion and American Politics, the authors examine the effect of Religious Groups as Political Advocates throughout history in the United States. (Noll, M.A. Harlow, L.E. 2007) Although our country was founded upon the revolution of British religious zealots and their quest for freedom of religion and worship, there has been vast development in the political arena. The United States has become less religious as each era has passed. In the 1988 Presidential Election, there were two religious leaders running for the Presidency for both prominent political parties. Reverend Pat Robinson a Pentecostal was on the Republican ticket and Reverend Jesse Jackson a Baptist was on the Democratic ticket. After both primaries, other more political, less public religious figures were elected to represent their parties. Our country, at large feels as though religious group leaders have no place in national politics. Therefore as a country we disagree with the fact that organized religious group leaders should be allowed to act as political advocates. Although our country was founded upon religious principles, the assumption is that once a religious leader gets into a position of power and have the people on his or her side egging him or her on, they can lose a grip on their principles and become subjected to underhanded immoral issues, which in the media we know gives way for a rude awakening. However, because our country was founded upon religious values that have eroded over the years, if there could evolve from the shadows a strong, religious leader who is pragmatic in thought, grounded in political knowledge, and conscious of the world around him or her, they may indeed make a good political leader. In order for this to happen, the individual must be sound in their values, and open-minded enough to allow others to be themselves without forcing them to believe their religious slant.
If we continue along the path we are headed in as Americans, how can we stand as “One Nation, Under God”? Will the grace of God that has allowed us to become the most powerful nation on the earth continue to exist with us removing the value system on which we were established? The fact that they selected King, a newcomer to Montgomery, to be their spokesman is perhaps the most revealing comment on the timidity of the local clergy. As one of the woman activists put it, the ministers who didn’t want the presidency of the MIA… were just chicken, passing the buck to Dr. King. nevertheless, the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association brought the preachers into the forefront of the protest, and they remained there for the duration. (Fairclough, A. 1987) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. proved that a religious group leader could in fact become a political advocate. For he became one of the greatest civil rights activists that this country has ever known. Because of his voice, America moved into a new equality of cultural differences which had plagued our country for centuries. Although Dr. King was elected as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He kind of backed into that position because of the timidity of other leaders. His election proved to be the best choice that they could have made though. This proves that organized religious group leaders can in fact become effective political advocates, for Dr. Kings leadership roots evolved as a Baptist preacher.
Particularistic identity politics, often hand in hand with political partisanship on behalf of specific religious kin groups, threatens to obscure the universalistic normative aspirations around which freedom of religion or belief has been conceptualized. This even happens in intergovernmental forums politically tasked with the defense of universal human rights (Bielefeldt, H. February 2013). In his article entitled Misperception of Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt explores the freedom of religion or belief as recognized as an international human right. He looks at different auspices such as combatting the defamation of religions and preserving state imposed inter-religious harmony or promoting ideological versions of state secularism.
Throughout our history, there have been arguments over human rights, racism, and how far the Church can delve into the political arena. This is all a sub topic of the issue written into the constitution concerning church and state and the misinterpretations that we have over the First Amendment to the Constitution. E.R. Norman, a historian protests that the separation of church and state in the federal constitution was not originally intended to disconnect Christianity and public life; it was a device to prevent the supremacy of one sect over another (Hamburger, P. 2002). So as we continue forward in this discussion, we find that religious group leaders, if not made of impeccable moral fiber, can come unwound if they obtain too high of a public office. Therefore, it would be better suited for them to keep their political aspects local where they can continue to mentor their church congregation and support human rights issues in their local communities. This can prevent them from getting over the top and inciting a riotous claim against another religious group or attempting to persuade the entire country to believe their own religious slant. Could it be a better idea for Christians to come together as a group, with a single mindedness of cause to restore the morals in this country like praying in schools, in homes, as families and applying values learned in the bible and in church to their lives. In the event that a man or woman of impeccable moral fiber who has been tested and found impermeable by influential issues because of pragmatic thinking and ability to decide what is best for society at large wants to run for public office; It is still best to keep it on the local level to prevent being smeared by the media or tempted to leave the group that they help the most to live a good moral christian lifestyle for a political career.
We see that religious group leaders being allowed to play a role in political advocacy stand on the fact that our country was founded upon Christian values and they have depreciated over the years. This is exemplified by prayer being removed from the public school system, and lack of religious discipline in American families. The side of the argument that is against religious groups being allowed to act as political advocates say that state imposed inter-religious harmony may not be promoting ideological versions of state secularism. Additionally, religious group leaders may not have the courage to pursue sensitive issues concerning human rights or stop terrorist threats to our common welfare in a timely manner. Therefore it is okay for an organized religious group leader to become a political advocate, however it is best that they keep in on the local level. At the end of the day, both sides are correct. How much value do we hold in the American family and the foundation upon which this country is built is dependent on how well we continue to define how far we should go to persuade others to apply our individualized religious beliefs.

Impact of employee empowerment on customer satisfaction

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VIEW: The following film:


VIEW: The following film:
History of Christianity: The First 3000 Years, A
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WRITE: A one page paper about something you found most interesting in the film.

Labor management


Labor management
1. What effect does a lower elasticity of demand have on the wage and employment outcomes for the employer and the union?
(I think this is the right answer but pls review) In industries that are stable or declining and where the elasticity of demand for labor is high, unions will be weak because any increase in the wage will cause a sharp decrease in employment. In industries where demand for labor is inelastic and in industries that are growing, unions may be able to obtain higher wages without employment effects.
2. How is bargaining power influenced by deregulation and foreign competition? Deregulation enabled new companies to enter and created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries
Who is most affected by these changes—labor or management?
3. Why are employers less likely to approve coalition bargaining than unions are
to approve multiemployer bargaining?
4. How do technological changes affect the relative bargaining power of the
parties?

Comparison and Contrast Essay on “Geraldo No Last Name” and “A Rose for Emily”


Comparison and Contrast Essay on “Geraldo No Last Name” and “A Rose for Emily”
Write a comparison and contrast essay on the elements(plot,setting, character, theme, symbol)of the following short stories:
Sandra Cisnero’s “Geraldo No Last Name”
William Faulkner’s ” A Rose for Emily”

ancient chinese civilization


ancient chinese civilization
Question 1: What do these two quotations show us about the differences between Daoist teachings and the teachings of Confucius? (You may copy the quotations into your paper if you wish, but don’t include them in your word count.)
(Confucius’ disciple) Yu Tzu said, “It is rare for a man whose character is such that he is good as a son and obedient as a young man to have the inclination to transgress against his superiors; it is unheard of for one who has no such inclination to be inclined to start a rebellion. The gentleman devotes his efforts to the roots, for once the roots are established, the Way will grow therefrom. Being good as a son and obedient as a young man is, perhaps, the root of a man’s character.” (Analects, Book 1:2.)
“The True Man of ancient times knew nothing of loving life, knew nothing of hating death. He emerged without delight, he went back in without a fuss. He came briskly, he went briskly and that is all. He didn’t forget where he began; he didn’t try to find out where he would end. He received something and took pleasure in it; he forgot about it and handed it back again. This is what I call not using the mind to repel the Way, not using man to help out Heaven. This is what I call the True Man. (fromChuangzi, Chapter 6, “The Great and Venerable Teacher, p. 78,. You may find it helpful to re-read at least that chapter as you think about this.)http://library.holtof.com/unicorn/chuang-tzu/6.htm
Question 2.What connections can you make between this quotation from the Legalist philosopher Han Feizi and the Han dynasty historian SimaQian’s account, in the Records of the Grand Historian, of the First Emperor of Qin’s rise and fall? What did SimaQian think about Han Feizi’s point of view? What do YOU think?
“When the sage rules the state, he does not count on people doing good by themselves, but employs such measures as will keep them from doing any evil. If he counts on people doing good by themselves, there will not be enough such people to be numbered by the tens in the whole country. But if he employs such measures as will keep them from doing evil, then the entire state can be brought up to a uniform standard. Since the administrator has to consider the many but disregard the few, he does not concern himself with morals but with laws.” (“The Legalists,” p. 141,.)
Question 3.Describe the spread of Buddhism from India into China, including the reasons why it appealed to particular groups of people at that particular time, and the ways in which Chinese people adapted it to meet their own needs.
Question 4.Compare the mood of these two poems. I’ve included Chinese text for the convenience of those who can read it, but just work from the English if you can’t read the Chinese. Explain what you think they’re about and how you think they’re different. You can include information about the poets themselves if it helps you explain.

Sustainable Events Management

 

Sustainable Events Management
‘Critically analyse concepts and theories of sustainability relevant to the events industry.’
‘Students are required to critically assess the sustainability policy of a events business and create linkages to the Triple-Bottom-Line theory. Suitable recommendations must then be offered in line with your critical appraisal of the organisation’s sustainability plan.’
(In Point form)
1. Show which events business you have selected;
2. Present it’s sustainability policy;
3. Present the structure for your planned report;
4. Present your aim and objectives;
5. Explain how you intend to critically assess the company’s sustainability policy, and;
6. Describe how you will link their sustainability policy to the Triple-Bottom-Line theory.
“Triple Bottom-Line, Elkington, J. (1997). Cannibals with Forks: the Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business”

Negotations for a home


Negotations for a home
Consider a real life bargaining and negotiation situation that involves two parties and the multiple issues to be negotiated that has already occurred, currently in progress, or will occur in the near future in your personal life or at work. Using the APA format, write a ten-paged paper in which you:
1. Describe the situation and negotiation environment.
2. Identify the parties, i.e., yourself and/or persons on your side and the opposing party(ies) including the bargaining positions.
3. Indicate the type of third party intervention and procedures if required, e.g., arbitration, mediation, etc.
4. Explain the process as to how you have or will arrive at your BATNA.
5. Discuss any theoretical models, methods, sources of power, and analytical procedures required to be utilized in the negotiation process.
6. Describe the mechanics of the procedures in terms of framing, packaging, use of questions, and types of proposals, etc.
7. Indicate the strategies utilized or contemplated and the results accomplished or anticipated along with the conditions of settlement.

Mountain Everest Case Study


Mountain Everest Case Study
1. why did this tragedy occur and what are the root causes of this disaster?
2. what is your evaluation of Scott Fisher and Rob Hall as leaders?did they make poor decisions and why?
3. what are the lessons that can be learned form this case for general managers in business enterprises?
prefered refference source:
Lussier R. & Achua C. Leadership: Theory,Application & skill development,5th Edition,2010
Publisher: south western, Cengage learning
ISBN:1111827079

predicting our future


predicting our future
Assignment: Your paper should provide an argumentative thesis with support from your own ideas and direct quotes from Joan Didion’s “After Life” and Daniel Gilbert’s “Reporting Live from Tomorrow.” Research is not required for this paper (thus a works cited page is not necessary).
1. Daniel Gilbert’s essay “Reporting Live from Tomorrow” is about the failure of our imaginations to predict our future happiness. Given Didion’s essay, how well do our imaginations predict our future unhappiness? Use Gilbert’s ideas to explore the process of grief documented by Didion.
Joan Didion Essay
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/magazine/25didion.html
stumbling of happiness: Daniel Gilbert ch.11 (reporting live from tomorrow). pgs 212- 233
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predicting our future


predicting our future
Assignment: Your paper should provide an argumentative thesis with support from your own ideas and direct quotes from Joan Didion’s “After Life” and Daniel Gilbert’s “Reporting Live from Tomorrow.” Research is not required for this paper (thus a works cited page is not necessary).
1. Daniel Gilbert’s essay “Reporting Live from Tomorrow” is about the failure of our imaginations to predict our future happiness. Given Didion’s essay, how well do our imaginations predict our future unhappiness? Use Gilbert’s ideas to explore the process of grief documented by Didion.
Joan Didion Essay
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/magazine/25didion.html
stumbling of happiness: Daniel Gilbert ch.11 (reporting live from tomorrow). pgs 212- 233