Choose a criminal offender who committed crimes due to a biological reason.

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper discussing the genetic or physiological evidence that supports the notion that biology played a key role in explaining the offender’s criminality.

Research the behaviors that constitute psychopathy. Discuss in detail the specific behaviors demonstrated by the offender that align with behaviors indicative of a psychopathic individual. Case examples include the following:

• Andrea Yates and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues, including post-partum depression, prior to the murders of her five children
• Charles Whitman, known as the Texas Tower Sniper, and the presence of a tumor discovered post-mortem alleged to have played a role in his overt acts of aggression
• John Hinckley, Jr. and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues leading to his controversial insanity defense in the shooting of President Ronald Reagan

Include at least two academic references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

ASSIGNMENT:

Raffie’s Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides aid to victims of domestic violence, low-income families, and special-needs children, has a 30-year, 5% mortgage on the existing building. The mortgage requires monthly payments of $3,000. Raffie’s bookkeeper is preparing financial statements for the board and, in doing so, lists the mortgage balance of $287,000 under current liabilities because the board hopes to be able to pay the mortgage off in full next year. Of the mortgage principal, $20,000 will be paid next year if Raffie’s pays according to the mortgage agreement. The board members call you, their trusted CPA, to advise the on how Raffie’s Kids should report the mortgage on its balance sheet. What is the ethical issue? Provide your recommendation and discuss the reason for your recommendation.

student 1 (Richard):

Raffie’s Kids balance sheet is a snapshot of the organizations financial position as it is at the specified time and is usually at the end of a trading period. As a Non-Profit Organization, Raffie’s Kids have to be aware of all the financial reporting requirements. Sponsors, individual donors, state, foundations provide financial and other resources to Non-profit organizations and at the same time they expect fulfillment of public goals by the activities of non-profit organization. Raffie’s Kids just like other Non-profit organization cannot function without the this type of management(Hajduova,& Husakova, 2014).Therefore, Raffie’s Kids is obligated to maintain a balance sheet that outlays true and fair position of its financial position.

Raffie’s Kids should treat and report its current mortgage balance amount of $287,000 as its principle mortgage. The mortgage is planned to be cleared within a year, therefore it should be reported as a current asset. In addition, Raffie’s Kids should report all the interest that it has accrued since the last payment as interest payable under current liabilities. The organization pays an installment of $3000 from which an interest payable of 5% is charged ($3000 x 5%) per month which is equal $150. The annual interest payable for the organization is approximately ($150 x 12) or $1800. However, the General Accepted Accounting Standards does not require non-profitable organizations to report future anticipated interest, as a result the $20,000 mortgage principle should not be reported on the balance sheet.

The ethical issue of reporting this mortgage on the balance sheet consists of pressure from the management requiring the accountant to ensure the report is positive to the investors. I would recommend the organization to do away with mortgage as a source of financing and rather opt for donations and simple loans. This is because despite a mortgage charging low interest in the short run, it’s the most expensive source of fund with borrower paying a total cash almost double the initial value of the principle.

Reference:

Hajduova, Z., & Husakova, N. (2014). Financial management of non-profit organization providing specific services. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 708, 210-215. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.708.210.

student 2(Ashley):

Mortgages payable are long-term debts that are backed with security interest in a specific property. Like long-term notes payable, the mortgage payable has a specific amount due in each year, which is determined by an Amortization Schedule. (Nobles, Mattison, & Matsumura, 2014). On the balance sheet, the mortgage payable for the current year (in the amount of $20,000 according to the mortgage agreement) should be recorded as a current liability, because current liabilities would only cover the amount of the mortgage due within that current year. This amount would be detailed in the amortization schedule. The remaining balance of the principle amount, $267,000, should be recorded as a long-term liability because it is not due within that current year.

The purpose of a balance sheet is to “report on assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity of the business as of a specific date” (Nobles, Mattison, & Matsumura, 2014). If the Raffie’s Kids organization were to record the entire principle amount of the mortgage as a current liability, then current liabilities would be overstated, while long-term liabilities would be understated, resulting in the misrepresentation of the nonprofit’s current financial situation. Sponsors and other donors often depend on a company’s truthful financial representation when making decisions about donations, and Raffie’s Kids owe it to them to be honest on all financial statements.

If Raffie’s Kids wishes to pay off the total principle amount of the mortgage, it should adjust the amortization schedule to reflect that desire. In changing the schedule to reflect that the entire principle will be paid in the current year, then Raffie’s could truthful list the mortgage payable as a current liability with no ethical issues to trip over.

Source:

Nobles, T., Mattison, B., & Matsumura, E. M. (2014). Horngren’s Accounting, 10th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc.

Discuss the following discussion in at least one page: Please provide a references page and citation.

Let’s follow the path of a delicious ham and cheese sandwich with lettuce and pickles as it is eaten and digested! Start at the beginning and discuss the anatomical parts as well as the biochemical roles that contribute to this sandwich being turned into chemical energy. Be sure to include mechanical and chemical mechanisms, along with how they are metabolized in the body!

What happens if one part does not function? For example, what happens to digestion if the person is missing many teeth but can’t afford dentures or perhaps has a digestive disorder?

• What stress factors may cause issues in the digestive tract for some people?
• How can a regular exercise program aid in the development of a healthy digestive tract?
• How might digestion and metabolism be different over the life span?

The legal landscape influencing the use of assessments for

employment decisions has changed substantively over the past thirty

years. Summarize the contemporary legal and professional standards that

guide the use of assessments in the workplace, and describe the

implications of these standards on organizations that decide to use

assessments as a basis of employment decisions. Then, integrate your

understanding of these standards to evaluate the steps outlined by

authors Scott and Pearlman (2010) for using assessment to facilitate

organizational change. How do the steps Scott and Pearlman proposed help

an organization avoid the potential for liability when using

assessments to guide personnel decisions during organizational

transitions? Explain your answer, referencing course readings and other

academic sources.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

• Read this sample of a high quality paper from a previous class.
• Do the How to Write Your Week Four Paper training.
• Take the Week 4 Paper Quiz.

Choose one television show from the list provided below:

• Black-ish
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at ABC.
• NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at CBS.
• Modern Family
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at ABC.
• The Big Bang Theory
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at CBS.
• Scandal
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at ABC.

Watch one episode of one of the above television programs and identify and describe one interpersonal conflict that was not handled effectively. Based on what you have learned in Chapters 8 and 9 of Bevan and Sole (2014), write a two-page paper explaining why the conflict was not handled effectively and describe the strategies that could have been used to resolve this conflict. Be sure to focus on one particular interpersonal conflict and not the television show as a whole. The television programs can be found in syndication, weekly on air, and through the links provided above.

Before you submit this paper, you must do the assignment training for this paper and take the quiz.

The Interpersonal Conflict in Television paper

• Must be two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style. For assistance, visit the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Essay Checklist for Students.
• Must include a title page with the following: (For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, please refer to the Formatting Instructions for MS Word 2013)
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions and Conclusions as well as Thesis Statements, please refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
• Must use the textbook as a source. The Integrating Research tutorial will offer further assistance on including supporting information and reasoning.
• Must document any information from a source in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s In-Text Citation Guide.
• Must include a separate APA References List that is formatted according to APA style. Given you will be citing a single episode, instead of the series, please review the Ashford Writing Center’s guidelines for Common APA Reference List Models. Follow the instructions for referencing a single episode of a television series.

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