Read “Sundiata”

Please read the story “Sundiata” then answer the questions below. http://www.intervisualtechnology.us/data/1/24125/S…

1) How did Sundiata end the ridicule he faced as a child?

a. He complained to the king, who had the perpetrators killed.

b. He complained to his beautiful mother, who put a spell on them.

c. He tore a tree from the ground

d. He ran away from home

2) Why did Sundiata go to Ghana as a boy?

a. To escape the cruel jokes he and his mother faced

b. To escape the jealousy of his father’s first wife

c. To study at the greatest university in Africa

d. To study sorcery

3) Which passage shows Balla Fasseke’s belief in Sundiata?

a. “Oh son of Sogolon, I am the word and you are the deed, now your destiny begins.”

b. “Then I redoubled my zeal to show myself faithful to his cause, I seemed more overwhelmed than him.”

c. “It was said that you would come back
one day, but I swore to him that you would never have the presumption to
claim a kingdom you had never possessed…”

d. “No one can bear the glare of your eyes, your arm has the strength of ten arms.”

4) Why is Sundiata happy to have his griot back?

a. He loved him like a father

b. He had a singer to perpetuate his memory

c. He would make the childhood foods he loved

d. He would perform magic for him to win the final battle

5) What effect do the griot’s words have on Fran Kamara?

a. They cause him to lose faith in Sundiata

b. cause him to renew his pledge of loyalty to Sundiata

c. They cause him to leave to join the enemy

d. They cause him to cry

6) What does the King of Sibi do?

a. In one fell swoop, he kills a thousand of Sundiata’s soldiers

b. He sends a secret message to Sundiata’s enemy

c. He bores a tunnel through a mountain

d. He provides enough food for Sundiata’s long journey

7) Sundiata features a strong theme of fate,
which we see from the emphasis placed on the prophecy surrounding his
birth. Which passage from another epic in this Unit best expresses
similar themes of fate and destiny?

a. “But no living man am I! You look upon
a woman. Eowyn I am, Eomund’s daughter. You stand between me and my
lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless!”

b. “Humbaba fell and seemed / To crack the
ground itself in two, and Gilgamesh / As if this fall had snapped him
from his daze / Returned to life/And stood over Humbaba with his ax.”

c. “But suddenly he too stumbled forward with a cry of bitter pain, and his stroke went wide, driving into the ground.”

d. “Monstrous in his contortion, he
aroused the two almost to pity. But pity was the thing that might have
killed. It made them pause just long enough to show how pitiless he was
to them.”

8) Which of the following options is not a typical part of the Epic?

a. Superhuman or magical powers in the characters

b. Basis in historical figures

c. Distinctly good and evil characters

d. Romantic interests

9) Which word is a strong synonym of elude?

a. Musical

b. Intermission

c. Avoid

d. Interpret

10) Which word is a strong synonym of scrupulous?

a. Careful

b. Flavorful

c. Bracing

d. Mysterious


Write an essay answering the following two questions

.Write an essay answering the following two questions:

What is Competitive Advantage? How do firms build competitive advantage? Make sure to review online Library to answer for these questions

Your paper needs to have four pages, double space, margins one inch all around:

Page 1: Cover including name of the class, date, name of the school, and your full name. DO NOT put your name in pages 2, 3, and 4.

Page 2 and Page 3 need to be used to answer the above questions. Make sure to include quotations, citations, etc. to strengthen your arguments.

Page 4: References should include the bibliography you have used presented in APA format style.

At least three references are needed. For your references use textbooks, articles, and/or reports.

otitis media and otitis externa and cervical lymphadenopathy.

Please fallow instruction APA format with at least two references for each questionreferences please 1 to 2 pages for each question

Discussion Question 1

Children and adults often present with complaints of ear pain.

Your differential diagnoses should include otitis media and otitis externa, in addition to other possibilities such as foreign body obstruction and cerumen impactions.

Give a brief overview of otitis media and otitis externa, including signs and symptoms of the most common causative agents for both.

In addition, discuss the physical exam findings that you might see with the conditions when visualizing various parts of the ear such as ear canal or the tympanic membrane.

How will your assessment of the ear differ in children versus adults?

What would be essential health history questions to ask patients that present with ear pain and why? Support your answers with appropriate references.


Discussion Question 2

Discuss the physical assessment of a patient who present with the complaint of cervical lymphadenopathy.

What are the specific lymph nodes that you will assess?

How do you palpate the lymph nodes and what are the normal versus abnormal findings?

In the presence of abnormal findings, what diagnostic tests would you order and why?

Also, what are the possible differential diagnoses and would your recommendations differ for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients?

1-2 page short paper for business strategy development

Prompt: This paper will be composed of two parts:

Part I: State your overall company strategy to support the business goal of your chosen business opportunity in technical terms such as pricing, differentiation,
and responsiveness.

Part II: Provide an initial demand forecast for your product/service for the first six months of operation. Discuss the technical rationale for your forecasting
method and why it is better than other methods of forecasting.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Clearly explain your company’s strategy to support the business goal of your chosen business opportunity in technical terms such as pricing,
differentiation, and responsiveness.

 Provide an initial demand forecast for your product/service for the first six months of operation.

 Discuss the technical rationale for your forecasting method and why it is better than other methods of forecasting.

Guidelines for Submission: This short paper should adhere to the following formatting requirements: It is submitted as a Word document, 1 to 2 pages (not
including title and reference pages), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. All APA citations should reference the course
text and at least two additional resources.

BP Struggles to Repair it’s tarnished reputation, business and finance homework help

BP Struggles to Repair it’s tarnished reputation”

  1. Evaluate BP’s efforts to improve sustainability and its reputation prior to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Was the company on the right track? Why or why not?
  2. Because most BP products can be viewed as commodities, do you think that considers will avoid purchasing from BP because of its track record and the Deepwater Horizon disaster? Why or why not?
  3. How can BP prove to its stakeholders that it is serious about social responsibility, sustainability, and ethics?
  4. What strategic issues would you focus on in trying to repair the company’s reputation?

Here is my intro- you are welcome to use it in the paper:

BP (British Petroleum) is the third largest, publicly traded, energy company in the world. The history of BP started back in 1901 when the former monarch of Iran granted William Knox D’Arcy a concession to search for oil. The original name of the oil company was Anglo Iranian Oil Company but was renamed to BP in 2001. BP currently has around 18 billion barrels of oil in reserves and produces around 3.8 billion barrels of oil per day. BP also has BP Solar which produces saolar panels and is the founding sponsor of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in 1971.

On April 20, 2010 the Deepawter Horizon Macondo oil well drilling platform started the largest marine oil spill in United States history exploding millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico.

Excel Activity #2 — Chapter 4 5

Excel Activity #2 — Chapter 4 & 5
Instructions: Find Part I & II, below, utilizing Excel and the Excel skills you ascertained from
STAT 1102. Print your results in a well formatted professional manner. All formulas/equations
utilized within Excel need be pasted within a Word Document, printed, and submitted with
your Excel results (i.e. if you instructed a specific cell within Excel to make a specific
calculation, for example Cell C2 is set to “=AVERAGE(range…)”, then on a Word Doc list:
1.Cell C2 = “=AVERAGE(range…)”
2…..
3…..
The activity is due 7.19 at classes beginning.
Part 1—Binomial Probability in Excel:
The number of left-handed students follows a binomial distribution, and the probability that an
individual is left-handed is 0.14. In a class of 70 students, what is the probability that:
1. Exactly 10 of them are left-handed?
2. More than 15 of them are left handed?
3. At most 12 of them are left-handed?
Part 2—Normal Probability in Excel:
A study found that the average wait time in a McDonald’s drive-thru is 4 minutes and the standard
deviation is 1.2 minutes. It is also known that the distribution of these times is normal.
1. What is the probability that a person waits over 6 minutes?
2. What is the probability that a person waits between 2.5 and 3.5 minutes?
3. Someone claimed that only 10% of people waited longer than they did. If this is true, how many
minutes did they wait?
4. Suppose you sampled 40 people from the McDonald’s drive-thru. What is the probability
that you get an average wait time less than 4.2 minutes?

Accounting Method

Purpose of Assignment

This week’s activity illustrates the role a company’s accounting method plays in financial statement reporting. In this assignment, students evaluate the events occuring in a business setting and determine how to properly analyze those events to identify the impact on both cash and accrual accounting methods.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.

Scenario: BizCon, a consulting firm, has just completed its first year of operations. The company’s sales growth was explosive. To encourage clients to hire its services, BizCon offered 180-day financing – meaning its largest customers do not pay for nearly 6 months. Because BizCon is a new company, its equipment suppliers insist on being paid cash on delivery. Also, it had to pay up front for 2 years of insurance. At the end of the year, BizCon owed employees for one full month of salaries, but due to a cash shortfall, it promised to pay them the first week of next year.

As the senior accountant, the Chief Financial Officer has asked you to prepare a memo to be sent to management notifying them of the delayed wage payments.

Prepare the memo in a maximum 700 words including the following information to better outline the situation:

  • Explain how cash and accrual accounting differs for each of the events listed in the above scenario and describe the proper accrual accounting.
  • Assess how at the end of the year, BizCon reported a favorable net income, yet the company’s management is concerned because the company is very short of cash. Explain to management how BizCon could have positive net income and yet run out of cash.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Industrial Organizational Psychology- Complete Assignment 1 and 2

Essay #1: Focus on Ethics

Read the Ethics of Recruiting and Hiring Based on Physical Appearance in Chapter 4 of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. In a well-written paper, answer the following questions:

  • Does the reading present any potential ethical dilemmas of recruiting and hiring based on looks? If so, what are they?
  • Is it ethical to take a less skilled applicant over a more skilled one just because one is more attractive than the other?
  • It is fair or ethical for places like Borgata Casino and Spa to refuse employment to less-than-average looking employees?
  • Is there a more ethical way to balance the rights of companies to have attractive people and the rights of people who are perceived as unattractive?
  • Should states and cities make laws against discrimination of people based on their looks? Justify your response with the required support as noted in the standards below.

Adhere to the following standards:

  • Your paper should be two to four pages in length.
  • Review the grading rubric, which can be accessed on the Materials link for each week.
  • Be sure to follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA.
  • Your paper should include an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.
  • Support your interpretation with evidence from the book and at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the library.

Essay #2: Diversity Efforts

Read the Focus on Ethics: Diversity Efforts in Chapter 6 of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Then, write a 2-4-page paper and select one of the two assignment options to accompany your paper:

  • Develop a 5-7 slide PowerPoint presentation that corresponds to your paper

Answer the following questions:

  • To increase diversity, it is often legal to consider race or gender as a factor in selecting employees. Although legal, is it ethical that race or gender be a factor in making an employment decision, or how much of a role should it play?
  • Is it ethical to hire a person with a lower test score because he or she seems to be a better personality fit for an organization?
  • If an I/O psychologist is employed by a company that appears to be discriminating against Hispanics, is it ethical for her to stay with the company? What ethical obligations does she have?

Adhere to the following standards:

  • Your paper should be two to four pages in length, not including the title or reference pages.
  • Review the grading rubric, which can be accessed on the Materials link for each week.
  • Be sure to follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA.
  • Your paper should include an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.
  • Support your interpretation with evidence from the book and at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the library.
  • Your PowerPoint presentation should be 5-7 slides and include a reference list and citations. See the Example PPT Presentation in the Online Research and Writing Lab

****Essay #1 Needs to be turned in by tonight, I will then extend the time for Essay #2 which will need to be completed in two days ***

Child Assessment Programs with effective advocacy for children

For
your Final Project, you will integrate the knowledge on the topic, Child
Assessment Program, from this course with effective advocacy for children. In a
10- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation (not including separate title and
reference slides), develop a policy proposal for implementing the changes that
you seek. You will need to utilize the outline you created, C:UsersjeremyDesktopLee’s
School WorkECE 601 (June 2014)Written Assignment Outline for Final
Project.docx
in this course to help complete the final project. Remember
that a presentation is different from a paper, so it shouldn’t include too many
words on a single slide. Use the notes section at the bottom of the slide to
elaborate on the key points of your slide. Please include the following in your
presentation: 

Click on the above link to see the
outline which I created for the final project…thank you

  1. Clearly describe your chosen topic, how it currently
    exists, and at least two changes you hope to implement. Parts of this
    description should come from the rationale from the outline you created
    last week. Use examples to illustrate your topic and support your
    description with at least one scholarly source, in addition to your text.
    Possible topics include, but are not limited to, assessment, teacher preparation
    and professionalism, inclusion, diversity, curriculum development, and
    family engagement.
  2. Clearly state your thesis statement that should flow
    from your rationale.
  3. Summarize each of the three arenas for child advocacy:
    public, private, and personal. Provide examples to illustrate each arena,
    and support your summary with at least one scholarly source in addition to
    the course text.
  4. Using the “Strategies for Advocacy” listed below to develop
    a specific plan to implement your changes. Include at least two strategies
    for all three arenas of child advocacy and at least one scholarly source
    in addition to your text.

The
3 “Strategies for Advocacy”

1) 
create greater
understanding and commitment among all decision makers (whether in public or
private arenas) regarding the rights and needs of young children

2) 
influence specific
decisions by the individuals and groups with which one has direct contact

3) 
influence broader public
policy decisions to achieve positive outcomes for children and families

Format your presentation according to APA style. Include a
reference slide that lists at least three additional scholarly sources (see #1,
#3, and #4).

**This is the final project, I said I would send you personally, please let me know if you are unable to do it where I can post it public** Thanks for all your help – truly appreciate it! 

**Let me know if you have any further questions – Thanks again

Answering 7 questions in good detail

1.Even without television advertising and Press Secretaries, ancient Near Eastern rulers did a fine job of self-promotion. Which examples of art do you feel best communicated the rulers’ power to their people? What leadership qualities did they present in their imagery?

2.In this chapter we have depictions of gods along with humans. Use examples from the chapter to explain how works of art embody the different and varied roles of humans and their gods within the ancient near east.

3.Your textbook mentions that many world religions employ buildings that reach up into the sky, illustrating their belief that deities inhabit the heavens. What other purpose may lie behind the interest in building large religious structures? Pick two examples and relate them in terms of their physical form and their function within society. (Compare and contrast the formal strategies. Identify the features their architecture share.
Explain the significance of scale and height in the art and architecture.

4.Let’s think about geography and technology and art. How is the frequent political instability visible in ancient Near Eastern art and architecture? Describe at least three different building technologies employed by architects working in the ancient Near East.

5.Take a moment to think about what life must have been like before cuneiform writing first recorded such mundane information as trade records and bureaucratic documents. Why do you think these routine documents had such a profound impact on early civilizations? How does writing influence our understanding and interpretation of the art in this chapter? Pick an exemplary work of art that displays this relation between text and image.

6.Click on the link below and watch the video before answering the questions
http://academic.cengage.com/art/book_content/0155050907_kleiner/0495573558_premium/podcasts/Ancient/StandardofUr/index.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

One misconception is that naturalism in depicting the human form is evidence of a more advanced civilization. Even though the Standard of Ur shows rather stylized and un-naturalistic depictions of the human figure, argue for its indication of an advanced civilization based on the conventions utilized within it. What do you think is the most important development in visual communication within the artwork?
After the discovery of the Royal Cemetery in the 1920’s and the uncovering of nearby monuments, there was a flood of interest in the near-east and a complete rethinking of the culture and time period. Previously ancient Egypt was thought to be the oldest advanced civilization and now that honor belonged to the Sumerians.

7. Find the website on at the Metropolitan Museum in New York titled “ART OF THE FIRST CITIES”. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/trdm/hd_trdm.htm Then take a look at the British Museum’s virtual exhibition of Ancient Near Eastern art. Currently this I found by clicking on the explore then galleries tab from the top toolbar of the website and scrolling down to the middle east. What are the most useful aspects of each website? If you were in charge of web development, what would you develop? Briefly outline a resource that you think would be helpful for students of art history for this chapter.