On July 5, 2005, Dr. Smriti Nalwa took her nine-year-old son and six-year-old daughter to Great America amusement park in California, where they went on the park’s Rue le Dodge bumper car ride. The ride consisted of small, two-seat, electrically powered vehicles that moved around a flat surface. Each car was ringed with a rubber bumper and had a padded interior and seatbelts for both driver and passenger. The driver of each car controlled its steering and acceleration. Nalwa rode as a passenger in a bumper car her son drove, while her daughter drove a car by herself. The bumper car in which Nalwa was riding was bumped from the front and then from behind. Feeling a need to brace herself, the plaintiff put her hand on the car’s “dashboard.” According to her son, “something like cracked” before his mother cried out; her wrist was fractured. The Rue le Dodge ride was inspected annually for safety by state safety regulators, and was inspected daily by the park’s maintenance and ride operations staff. On the morning of Nalwa’s injury, the ride was found to be working normally. Although other injuries had been reported in 2004 and 2005, Nalwa’s was the only fracture reported. Nalwa brought a personal injury lawsuit against the owner/operator of the park.

In your initial post, address the following:

1. What defense might be raised in this case? Explain.
2. Should that defense be successful? Explain. See Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, 55 Cal. 4Th 1148.

Address potential product liability issues that are implicated by this scenario, including the elements necessary to establish a claim for product liability.

You will be required to do a term paper on one of the topics listed below.

1. Discuss how the unique physical and chemical properties of water contribute to the importance of water for life on Earth to survive.
2. Discuss how the methods of experimentation and observation have changed throughout the history of science.
3. Explain the role so called “accidental” discoveries played in the history of science.
4. Describe the major experiments and scientists involved in the discovery of DNA as our hereditary material and its structure.
5. Explain what role women played in the Scientific Revolution of the 18th Century? What role do women in science play today?

The paper should be creative, interesting and 2-4 pages (500-1,000 words) in length.

Must be orignal work, APA Format, no plagiarizm

International Human Resources Management

Discussion Question

Explain how balancing the interests of global and local, occupational and functional perspectives might play out in a compensation decision scenario. Hint: refer to Figure 8.1 in the text. (Attachment below)

Unit VI Assignment

1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the going rate approach to international compensation and the balance sheet approach.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. List the objectives of international compensation for an employee. Which of these would be the most important to you? Why?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

3. Present the general objectives of international compensation for a firm.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

4. Describe some categories of basis-for-pay of strategic pay systems.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Business Law

Discussion Question (make brief if possible)

Little Big Corporation hired Stuart as a delivery driver.Before Stuart was hired, the personnel director of Big Little Corporation not only interviewed Stuart and asked him about his driving record and the status of his driver’s license, but the personnel director also obtained an official driving record for Stuart and talked with Stuart’s former employer specifically about Stuart’s driving record.There was no indication from the interview with Stuart, from his driving record, or from Stuart’s previous employer that Stuart was an unsafe driver.

WhenStuart was hired by Little Big Corporation, he was thoroughly trained in the operation of the delivery truck that he would be driving and provided an employee safety manual which he was required to (and did) read.

For seven years, Stuart worked as a delivery driver for Little Big Corporation without any accidents or problems.In Stuart’s eighth year as a delivery driver for Little Big Corporation, while making a delivery, he was distracted by something in the cab of his delivery truck, ran a stop sign and hit the car that was being driven by Peggy.Peggy suffered a broken leg and her car was badly damaged.

Peggy sued Stuart and Little Big Corporation for her injuries and damage, and she was awarded damages against Stuart and Little Big Corporation.Little Big Corporation was considered to be fully responsible for these damages under the doctrine of responded at superior.

Is that fair to Little Big Corporation?What is accomplished by making an employer liable for the actions of their employees if the employer has done everything within reason to make sure that its employees are qualified and trained to do their jobs safely?

Unit VI Assignment /Final Contract Analysis

Note: This is a two-part assignment that consists of two different contract analysis scenarios. Please answer both scenarios on one document, and upload it to Blackboard.

Contract analysis scenario one—damages determination: Alfred and Barbara own adjoining farms in Dry County, an area where all agriculture requires irrigation. Alfred bought a well-drilling rig and drilled a 400-foot well from which he drew drinking water. Barbara needed no additional irrigation water, but in January 1985, she asked Alfred on what terms he would drill a well near her house to supply better-tasting drinking water than the county water she has been using for years. Alfred said that because he had never before drilled a well for hire, he would charge Barbara only $10 per foot, about one dollar more than his expected cost. Alfred said that he would drill to a maximum depth of 600 feet, which is the deepest his rig could reach. Barbara said, “OK—as long as you can guarantee completion by June 1, we have a deal.” Alfred agreed, and he asked for $3,500 in advance, with any further payment or refund to be made on completion. Barbara said, “OK,” and she paid Alfred $3,500.

Alfred started to drill on May 1. He had reached a depth of 200 feet on May 10 when his drill struck rock and broke, plugging the hole. The accident was unavoidable. It had cost Alfred $12 per foot to drill this 200 feet. Alfred said he would not charge Barbara for drilling the useless hole in the ground, but he would have to start a new well close by and could not promise its completion before July 1.

Barbara, annoyed by Alfred’s failure, refused to let him start another well. On June 1, she contracted with Carl to drill a well. Carl agreed to drill to a maximum depth of 350 feet for $4,500, which Barbara also paid in advance, but Carl could not start drilling until October 1. He completed drilling and struck water at 300 feet on October 30.

In July, Barbara sued Alfred, seeking to recover her $3,500 paid to Alfred, plus the $4,500 paid to Carl. On August 1, Dry County’s dam failed, thus reducing the amount of water available for irrigation. Barbara lost her apple crop worth $15,000. The loss could have been avoided by pumping from Barbara’s well if it had been operational by August 1. Barbara amended her complaint to add the $15,000 loss.

In a minimum of a 1,000-word contract analysis, discuss Barbara’s suit against Alfred. What are Barbara’s rights, and what damages, if any, will she recover?

Cite any direct quotes or paraphrased material from outside sources. Use APA format.

Contract analysis scenario two—remedies determination: Mundo manufactures printing presses. Extra, a publisher of a local newspaper, had decided to purchase new presses. Rep, a representative of Mundo, met with Boss, the president of Extra, to describe the advantages of Mundo’s new press. Rep also drew rough plans of the alterations that would be required in Extra’s pressroom to accommodate the new presses, including additional floor space and new electrical installations, and Rep left the plans with Boss.

On December 1, Boss received a letter signed by Seller, a member of Mundo’s sales staff, offering to sell the required number of presses at a cost of $2.4 million. The offer contained provisions relating to the delivery schedule, warranties, and payment terms but did not specify a particular mode of acceptance of the offer. Boss immediately decided to accept the offer and telephoned Seller’s office. Seller was out of town, and Boss left the following message: “Looks good. I’m sold. Call me when you get back so we can discuss details.”

Using the rough plans drawn by Rep, Boss also directed that work begin on the necessary pressroom renovations. By December 4, a wall had been demolished in the pressroom, and a contract had been signed for the new electrical installations.

On December 5, the President of the United States announced a ban on foreign imports of computerized heavy equipment. The ban removed—from the American market—a foreign manufacturer that had been the only competitor of Mundo. That afternoon, Boss received an email from Mundo stating, “All outstanding offers are withdrawn.” In a subsequent telephone conversation, Seller told Boss that Mundo would not deliver the presses for less than $2.9 million.

In a minimum of a 1,000-word contract analysis, discuss the following questions: Was Mundo obligated to sell the presses to Extra for $2.4 million? Assume Mundo was so obligated. What are Extra’s rights and remedies against Mundo?

Cite any direct quotes or paraphrased material from outside sources. Use APA format.

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Application: Living in an “-ism” World

With this assignment, you continue your analysis and evaluation of societal prejudices with regard to sexism, heterosexism, bisexual-ism, and ageism.

Begin your preparation for this Application Assignment by asking yourself: Which of the topics I examined struck a familiar chord in me, and for what reason(s)? With which ones was I unfamiliar and/or uncomfortable, and what is/are the reason(s) for these feelings?

For this assignment:

• Review the articles about various “isms” in the resources for this week
• Consider the significance of each “ism” in your professional and personal life, and
• Write a summary essay, at least 3 pages in length, in which you address the following questions:

1. Sexism

• If I had been a man instead of a woman or vice versa, how would my life have been different?
• What is the most salient experience in my life that is directly related to my sex?
• What new insights, professionally and/or personally, about sexism did I gain from this article

2. Heterosexism

• What, if any, assumptions do I make about people whose sexual orientation is different from mine?
• What experiences of privilege and/or oppression in my life are directly related to my sexual orientation?
• What new insights, professionally and/or personally, about heterosexism did I gain from this article?

3. LGBT-ism

• What do I know now about specific challenges LGBT persons are likely to encounter that I did not know before I studied the resources?
• What do I think/feel when I hear people say that LGBT persons should not be permitted in early childhood settings?
• What new insights, professionally and/or personally, about lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgendered persons did I gain from these resources?

4. Ageism

• When I think back to my early childhood years, in what ways did adults made me feel powerful and significant and/or powerless or insignificant?
• When I imagine myself to be 90 years old, how powerful and/or marginalized might I feel—and why?
• What new insights, professionally and/or personally, about ageism did I gain from this article?

Assignment length: at least 3 pages

Submit this assignment by Sunday of this week.