Two pages answers

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what I need is a 5-6 short questions to be answered. Not specific style. It can be an essay or bullet point style.

Note: You may quote the textbook in your written assignment as long as you use quotation marks and page numbers and follow quotes with an explanation of what the quote MEANS. You may quote external sources if you provide a link, but do not include other people’s analysis of the ideas. You are being graded on YOUR analysis of the ideas. If a video clip would help to illustrate your claims, feel free to email me a link.

1. Explain how Weber’s study of the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is different than Marx’s historical materialist approach. What accounts for the rise of capitalism for Marx (this can be a sentence or two)? For Weber (this should be a thorough explanation)? Are you more inclined to agree with Marx’s historical materialism or Weber’s more complex view on the role of ideas? What are the strengths and weaknesses within Weber’s theory connecting the Protestant Ethic to the rise of capitalism? What alternative explanations could be offered to help explain the rise capitalism?

You don’t need to quote the textbook, but please quote any sources you use to answer the questions please.

These are the questions.

examination by the IRS, history homework help

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Suppose you are a CPA hired to represent a client that is currently under examination by the IRS. The client is the president and 95% shareholder of a building supply sales and warehousing business. He also owns 50% of the stock of a construction company. The client’s son owns the remaining 50% of the stock of the construction company. The client has received a Notice of Proposed Adjustments (NPA) on three (3) significant issues related to the building supply business for the years under examination. The issues identified in the NPA are unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions, and a rental loss. Additional facts regarding the issues are reflected below:

  • Unreasonable compensation: The taxpayer receives a salary of $10 million composed of a $5 million base salary plus 5% of gross receipts not to exceed $5 million. The total gross receipts of the building supply business are $300 million. The NPA by the IRS disallows the salary based on 5% of gross receipts as a constructive dividend.
  • Stock redemptions: During the audit period, the construction company redeemed 50% of the outstanding stock owned by the client and 50% of the stock owned by the client’s son, leaving each with the same ownership percentage of 50%. The IRS treated the redemption as a distribution under Section 301 of the IRC.
  • Rental loss: The rental loss results from a building leased to the construction company owned by the client and his son.

Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the rules and income tax laws regarding unreasonable compensation, stock redemptions treated as dividends and related party losses. Be sure to use the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide for your written response.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Based on your research and the facts stated in the scenario, prepare a recommendation for the client in which you advise either acceptance of the proposed adjustments or further appeal of the issue based on the potential for prevailing on appeal.
  2. Create a tax plan for the future redemption of the client’s stock owned in the construction company that will not be taxed according to Section 301 of the IRC.
  3. Propose a strategy for the client to receive similar amounts in compensation in the future and avoid the taxation as a constructive dividend.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Project Presentation

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In order to complete this assignment, you will consolidate the previous three (3) writing assignments (see attached) into a PowerPoint Presentation.

Your project is now in its closing stage. You are ready to present a final report to your major stakeholders, and deliver the project to the client/customer.

Develop a closing process PowerPoint presentation. Your PowerPoint presentation must have speaker notes and these speaker notes must be written as if you were presenting this project to your stakeholders. A template is provided for your use. You can modify the template based on your professor’s instructions. Do not omit any information from the template because the information aligns with the rubric.

PowerPoint Resources

Prepare a twelve to fifteen (12-15) slide presentation in which you:

  1. Identify the project objectives, and conclude how the project team has met each of the identified objectives.
  2. Discuss how having a project charter contributed to the success of your project.
  3. Identify the stakeholders, and describe how stakeholders’ analysis has assisted in a smooth management of the project.
  4. Analyze the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) created, along with the explanation for each task.
  5. Present the project plan / network created, and make sure that critical path is properly depicted.
  6. Describe the techniques of reducing project duration, and describe if any such techniques are used for your project.
  7. Describe the project communication plan used for the project.
  8. Describe the main assumptions and exclusions (taken from scope statement), dependencies, or any other major issues of the project. Explain how they have been handled.
  9. Distinguish the scope, time, and cost constraints.
  10. Compile a list of six (6) best practices arising from this project’s lessons learned.
  11. Recommend methods to avoid similar obstacles in future projects.
  12. Compose a list of next steps with the assumption that there is a need to create another phase for this project.
  13. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Use the PowerPoint presentation template that can be found in the online course shell. Your professor will inform you if the template can be modified. If you need more than the maximum allotted number of slides for your presentation, contact your professor for the approval.
    2. Include a Title Slide which contains the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The Reference Slide must follow APA format. A minimum of three (3) references are required. The Title Slide and Reference Slide are not included in the required page length.
    3. Create Speaker Notes to accompany each slide that emphasize and embellish the key points to the stakeholders. Please be clear and thorough as if you are actually presenting.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate and assess the best practices used when outsourcing project work.
  • Develop a process for measuring the progress of a project, providing oversight, coordinating project closure, and determining project effectiveness.
  • Develop a project network to implement the project plan, manage projects effectively, and complete required resource allocation.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.

4-5 page essay on cultural competency APA format

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Construct a 4 page paper outlining the integration of cultural competency in nursing practice. Refer to the provided rubric for specific guidelines for writing the paper. All writing assignments, use APA Style formatting to cite your sources in your paper and provide references for the citations.

1. Provide an overview (introduction) of cultural competence in nursing practice in the first paragraph of the paper. 15

2. Identify how culturally competent care is fundamental to the practice of nursing. 20

3. Identify and discuss the relationship between cultural competency and diversity, as well as patient- and family-centered care. Provide an example from your experiences in nursing. 20

4. Analyze and/or identify a barrier(s) to providing culturally competent care to a diverse population (e.g., health disparities, communication, and environment). 20

5. Recommendations for providing health promotion activities for a selected population. Include conclusion to the paper. 10

6. Include minimum of three (3) APA formatted in-text citations and references. The course text may only be used as one (1) reference; two (2) additional credible references must also be included. 10

7. Writing skills, grammar, spelling, style, and adherence to APA format in a 3-5 page paper (excluding title and reference page).

10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation Case Study, psychology homework help

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Details:

Read the following case studies:

  1. Case Study: Joshua
  2. Case Study: Desert Viejo Elementary School

Create one 10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation (in addition to a title slide and references slide) outlining an intervention for each case study. One of the interventions must include Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). It is up to you to decide which type of intervention is best suited for each scenario. Include the following in your interventions:

  1. Step-by-step description of each intervention plan
  2. Rationale for choosing each intervention
  3. Community resources that are available in your local community that you would include as part of an intervention for each scenario

Include a minimum of three scholarly references in addition to the textbook.

Case Study: Joshua

Name: Joshua

Demographics

Joshua is a 17-year-old Caucasian male. Joshua is a junior in high school and his parents report he is an “average” student, earning Bs & Cs a majority of the time. Joshua is the youngest of four children, his two eldest siblings no longer live in the family home. Joshua’s 19-year-old sister lives in the family home while she attends the local college. Joshua is a medium build

Treatment History :Joshua was hospitalized last year for a substance abuse disorder. Joshua has been using drugs and alcohol since his 12th year

Current Treatment: Joshua reports he has no current therapist, “They just don’t listen to me and even when they do they don’t understand my issues.”

Current Disposition: Joshua has called the hotline reporting “I just don’t see any reason to go on.” Joshua reports that his girlfriend recently broke with him and he has been feeling hopeless about his future. Joshua reports that he plans to “Play in traffic” soon.

Case Study: Desert Viejo (DV) Elementary School

Demographics

DV Elementary School is situated in a working class neighborhood. It is a K-6 school and has student body of 1,200 children. The population of students is diverse in culture and race.

Disposition: This morning as the children were preparing to go to lunch, a distraught father entered the school yard. Earlier in the day, the distraught father “Ben” had had another argument about custody and visitation with his ex-wife. Ben’s daughter Sierra is an 8-year-old 4th grader at DV Elementary School. When Ben entered the school grounds, he was carrying an M-16 assault rifle. Ben is a retired veteran who likes to collect guns. His M-16 was equipped with an extended clip, allowing him to carry over 50 rounds of ammunition in the clip attached to the gun. Ben eventually made his way into the school, then the front administrative office and emptied all 50 rounds on the occupants. A group of students were passing by the front office as the assault began. One child was injured, but not fatally. When emergency services arrive and secure the locked down school, they count 5 fatalities. One of the fatalities was Ben, who took his own life with a hand gun after his killing spree. The small group of children passing by the office at the time of the assault was the only children who witnessed the horror. The remainder of the student body and teachers report hearing “pops,” crashing, and “breaking stuff” from their classrooms.


Academic Research Article Critique

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The final assignment for this course is an academic research article critique. The purpose of the critique is to ensure that you know how to read and critically assess research for use in your own research, to understand social problems in society, support decision making in public policy, or to influence one’s own individual research approaches.

Focus of the Final Paper
Reading and critically analyzing academic research reported in journal articles is an important part of learning and applying scholarly research for multiple applications within your discipline. Through the first four weeks of this course, you have become more familiar with the various components of research design. For this final assignment, read and critically review one of the journal articles provided in the list by discipline (below). You may choose from any of the lists, however you will probably find one from your own discipline to be of greater interest to you and more useful for future reference.

  1. Choose one article from the list below and read it.
    Communication Studies
    • Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., Kelder, M., & Peeters, M. M. (2015). How sports fans forge intergroup competition through language: the case of verbal irony. Human Communication Research, (3), 435. doi:10.1111/hcre.12052
    • Festl, R., Scharkow, M., & Quandt, T. (2015). The individual or the group: a multilevel analysis of cyberbullying in school classes. Human Communication Research, (4), 535. doi:10.1111/hcre.12056
    • Murthy, D., Bowman, S., Gross, A. J., & McGarry, M. (2015). Do We Tweet Differently From Our Mobile Devices? A Study of Language Differences on Mobile and Web-Based Twitter Platforms. Journal Of Communication, (5), 816. doi:10.1111/jcom.12176

    Homeland Security and Emergency Management

    Military Studies

    • Furia, S. R., & Bielby, D. D. (2009). Bombshells on film: Women, military films, and hegemonic gender ideologies. Popular Communication, 7(4), 208-224. doi:10.1080/15405700903046369
    • McClure, P., & Broughton, W. (2000). Measuring the cohesion of military communities. Armed Forces & Society (0095327X), 26(3), 473-12.
    • Routon, P. W. (2014). The effect of 21st century military service on civilian labor and educational outcomes. Journal of Labor Research, (1), 15.

    Social and Criminal Justice

    Social Science

    • Charnley, S., & Durham, W. H. (2010). Anthropology and environmental policy: What counts? American Anthropologist, (3), 397. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2010.01248.x
    • Cohen, A. (2012). Sweating the vote: Heat and abstention in the US House of Representatives. PS: Political Science & Politics, (1)
    • Fouts, H. N., Hewlett, B. S., & Lamb, M. E. (2012). A biocultural approach to breastfeeding interactions in Central Africa. American Anthropologist, (1), 123. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01401.x
    • Fulton, S. A. (2012). Running backwards and in high heels: The gendered quality gap and incumbent electoral success. Political Research Quarterly, (2). 303.

    Sociology

    • Atkinson, M. (2004). Tattooing and civilizing processes: Body modification as self-control. Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, 41(2), 125-146.
    • Glass, P. G. (2012). Doing scene: Identity, space, and the interactional accomplishment of youth culture. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 41(6), 695. doi:10.1177/0891241612454104
    • Oyelere, R., & Oyolola, M. (2012). The role of race and birth place in welfare usage among comparable women: Evidence from the U.S. Review of Black Political Economy, 39(3), 285-297. doi:10.1007/s12114-011-9122-2
    • Park, J., & Denson, N. (2013). When race and class both matter: The relationship between socioeconomic diversity, racial diversity, and student reports of cross-class interaction. Research in Higher Education, 54(7), 725-745. doi:10.1007/s11162-013-9289-4

  2. Read the resource below.
  3. Employ the methods detailed in the Learning Commons resource to critique the article you selected in Step 1. At a minimum, the critique should include the following information:
    • Introduction (about two pages)
      Summarize the article you chose, including discussions surrounding the purpose of the study, the methodology utilized, the results obtained, and the conclusions drawn by the author(s) utilizing questions posed in the reading. Utilize questions posed in the “Analyze the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section. You must include the full APA citation for the article in your references page.
    • Body (about five pages)
      Determine both the strengths and weaknesses of each section of the paper (i.e., introduction, methods, results, discussion, overview). Use questions posed in the “Evaluate the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section.
    • Conclusion (about three pages)
      Discuss the significance of the research. Utilize questions posed in the “Establish the Significance of the Research” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

  1. Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must use at least two scholarly resources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford University Library.
  4. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  5. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

movie review and analyze

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Your assignment is to write a 5 page (double-spaced) movie review of two movies as if they

were a two-part series. The first movie is to be from the “Golden Age” of American cinema

(produced between 1917 and 1960), and the second movie is to be from the contemporary

period.

You will write as if you were writing for a journal called Film and History, and your job is to

analyze how and why representation of a particular culturally-marked group in the United States

(a racial, ethnic, or religious group, a gendered group, a sexual minority, a particular social class,

people with disabilities, immigrants, or any other culturally-marked group) has changed over

time.

To start with, you are to identify how the group you have chosen has been represented in both

films, and how those representations have or have not changed over time. You are to use

concepts both from lectures and from Chapters 1-3 from Sturken and Cartwright’s book in

your discussion. Please focus not only on the cultural stereotypes about the group in question,

but on the entire discursive systems (Chapter 3) that allow such stereotypes to exist in the first

place. This means thinking about the political, economic, and social forces that give rise to those

images – as well as the forces that have (or have not) led to changes in how the group you are

focusing on, has been represented. Where applicable, please supplement your review by concepts

introduced and discussed in lectures as well.

Please remember that this is still a film review – so please write simply and clearly. Generally

speaking, it will be more effective if you do not try to write about too many different aspects, but

rather use one or two topics as focal points for making larger general observations and analyses.

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Chapters 1-3 concepts: http://www.tcnj.edu/~allyn/practices-lookingCH1.pd…

Similarity must be less than 10% and No late work. Thank you.

IT Support for Virtual Teams

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Global
organizations have branches that are located in multiple countries.
Some of these organizations develop software and take advantage of the
global talent pool of software developers while others have global
technical support teams, customer service, and so on. Virtual teams are
created when two or more people work together from different locations,
organizations, times zone, and / or time shifts. Global organizations
use virtual teams in order to provide global support, reduce travel
costs, reduce training costs, and take advantage of local cultural
knowledge that may impact the organization’s operations.

Write a seven to ten (7-10) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine seven (7) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
  2. Create
    an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would
    collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software,
    development, and testing facilities. Use Visio or an equivalent such as
    Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
  3. Describe
    seven (7) advantages and seven (7) disadvantages of using virtual teams
    for the organizations described in the scenario.
  4. Describe challenges imposed by:
    1. IT / IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
    2. Protocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
    3. Procedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
  1. Compare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
  2. Use at least six (6) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed,
double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA

Wk 8- Applying Natural Ethics

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In roughly 2 pages, please apply your principles from the discussion in this week to Singer’s book Ethics of What We Eat. You already read this chapter in week 4 so you will just need to review it again. When you are applying your discussion principles, you do not need to cover every industry in Singer’s book; however, you may need to do more than one section to best demonstrate your principles. Since you will be receiving feedback from your classmates on your principles in the discussion, you are able to modify your list during this phase.

Please include a concise introduction and conclusion. In the body, dedicate one paragraph per principle where you briefly introduce it and then apply the principle to an example from Ethics of What We Eat. At the end or in the conclusion you can evaluate how effective you believe this normative theory to be. You

Scholarly Article Annotation, english assignment help

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This week you will have the opportunity to practice the skills of finding scholarly articles in the online library. Next, go to the library online and find one credible, scholarly source examining the short story that titled “A good man is hard to find” by Flannery O’Connor . Avoid popular publications, such as magazines, newspapers, and other informational media that are not research oriented.

Post an annotation of your source. Your annotation should include:

  • A complete APA citation of your source.
  • A 150-word summary of the argument and key points of your source.
  • 2–3 sentences explaining how the source is relevant to writing a paper on this short story.
  • Include references