1.5 Pages Memo

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This memo is 1.5 pages long, single-spaced. Be sure to note which sources your information came from. Grading will be based on the following:

  • Clear description of the country selected and why.
  • Explanation of 3-5 customs that are important when doing business with this country.
  • Note any customs you were particularly surprised by and why.
  • Conclusion that summarizes tips for communicating with the country’s people.
  • Formatting, spelling and grammar, and length of memo.
  • Proper credit to sources consulted on the Global EDGE website.

The Assignment

  1. For this document, consult the Global Edge website at http://globaledge.msu.edu/global-insights (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  2. Under “Insights by Country” choose one of the following countries, then click “Go”: Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Spain, Greece or Argentina. (Alternatively, if you currently work for a company with ties to a particular country, you may choose that country.)
  3. On the left menu, select Culture.
  4. Explore the three cultural sources: Centre for International Learning, Culture Crossing, and Kwintessential Language and Culture Specialists.
  5. Look specifically for information on cultural customs such as level of formality, ways to address persons of other cultures, personal space, need to develop personal relationships before conducting business, etc.
  6. Write a formal memo that describes the most important considerations to observe when conducting business with people from the country you selected.

Which party do you belong to, the Federalists or the Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonian Republicans)?

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Imagine you are living in the United States in 1800. Which party do you belong

to, the Federalists or the Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonian

Republicans)? Now make a case why your best friend should switch his

support to your party.

NOTE: You must provide specific and detailed historical evidence in your posts – cite as appropriate.

  1. Remember what you have learned about thesis statements and evidence
    in the Historical Methods Portfolio. Your post should have a thesis
    statement and it should have both primary and secondary source evidence
    in support of the thesis
  2. Don’t quote secondary sources. Paraphrase in your own words and then cite instead.
  3. You must properly cite using the Turabian/Chicago style.

Discussion wk2

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An attitude is an evaluative reaction (i.e., feelings), often based on belief and demonstrated through behavior. In this discussion, we will consider intergroup attitudes by examining stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.

To inform your thinking on this topic, begin by reading “Toward a Relevant Psychology of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination: Linking Science and Practice to Develop Interventions that Work in Community Settings” (Acevedo-Polakovich, Beck, Hawks, & Ogdie, 2016), “Intergroup Contact Theory” (Pettigrew, 1998), and “Summary and Conclusions” (Sherif, Harvey, Hood, Sherif, & White, 1988).

Then, select a group. Possible dimensions from which you may select your group include, but are not limited to: race, gender, social class, nationality, sexual identity, (dis)ability, rural versus urban status, religious belief, incarceration/criminal history, occupational status, victim, military status, and so on. Provide a brief summary of the group and concrete examples to illustrate. Summarize social psychological theory and research relevant to the experiences of members of this target group (e.g., What are the origins of prejudice toward this group? What are the influences on members of this group? etc.), and explain practical, original, and specific strategies for enhancing intergroup relations.

Your initial post should be 500-1000 words in length and must contain a minimum of three scholarly, peer-reviewed references, in addition to required course resources as applicable. Additional credible references are encouraged.

Reflecting on Learning, writing homework help

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For your final assignment in this course, reflect on your experiences in this course and at Grantham so far. Think about the ways your coursework has helped to make you a stronger, better informed individual, and what rights and responsibilities come along with that growth.

Write a two to three page reflection paper addressing the following questions.

  • What have you learned about the world around you?
  • What have you learned about creating and maintaining relationships with others?
  • What have you learned about yourself and the way you learn?
  • What have you learned about your responsibility to others?
  • What more do you need to know?

At the conclusion of your paper, create a brief, personal mission statement about what you value, what you want to accomplish, and your plans to achieve those goals.

Life behind Bars in America, sociology homework help

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PAPER DUE ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 15TH AT 1:00 PM Santos Book Review- 150 points

The purpose of the review is to analyze and describe the major findings, themes, and conclusions of the book/study; thus, the review is more than a summary of the book.

Read Santos’ Inside, including the authors note, prologue and introduction. Utilize examples (PROVIDE ACTUAL EXAMPLES AND CHARACTER NAMES) from your reading to support your analysis and discussions of the themes in the book. Your paper will be submitted via Blackboard and be typed in 12 point font, 1 inch margins, double spaced.

At a minimum, your book review should answer the following questions;

  1. Based on the beginning of the book, discuss the sentencing process in this country. What can be said about racial, ethnic, and socio-economic bias? Use examples including actual character names and passages to support this theme.
  2. Discuss sending drug offenders to prison. What does it accomplish? Is there a better alternative? If there is, but it doesn’t exist yet, write about it anyway (use your imagination!) Use examples including actual character names and passages to support this theme.
  3. Describe how the prison culture and inmate rules discussed in the book help or hurt an inmate adjust to prison. What part do correctional officers play, if any, in this adjustment? Use examples including actual character names and passages to support this theme.
  4. Based on the book, does a prison sentence (long or short) change an offender’s behavior? In what way? If cost was not an issue, what type of programs/education would you offer to prison inmates, IF it would change their behavior for the better? How would you ensure that it worked? What would you do if it didn’t work? Use examples including actual character names and passages to support this theme.
  5. Having read the Santos book, what are some of the larger themes that you get from the book? Are we doing anything, right? Wrong? Where do we need to go from here?

On narratives of revolution

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Brzechczyn (2012) portrays the Solidarnosc 1980-1981 activity as an
ultimately failed attempt to build an egalitarian society, with its
ideological legacy being quenched by the Martial Law (1981-1983) and
replaced with the neoliberal capitalist enthusiasm present in the US and
Western Europe. This replacement of the ideological “high” with the
capitalist hunger as the leading force behind the Polish society’s
political (voting) decisions ultimately deepened the divergence of
socio-economic statuses and ultimately (a few decades later) contributed
to the present-day silent acceptance of the abandonment of the liberal
democracy tenets.

Similarly, Cilento (2015) points to the characterization of Saavedra, the protagonist of No,
as an early predictor of the disillusionment that is to come after the
celebration of Pinochet’s defeat during the 1989 referendum. As he
writes, “Saavedra demonstrates a … lack of passion for his country’s
future,” which manifests itself in his detached disposition towards “the
cheering crowds in the streets of Santiago”; “he remains impassible and
detached” (Cilento, 2015). The author claims the protagonist is already
aware of “the sociopolitical vacuum he helped to create” (ibid.).

In this assignment, please try to navigate the discourses of revolutionary narratives on the basis of the three films. What
fuels the revolutionary hope for egalitarianism (for anything else?)?
What is enticing to you (if there’s anything like that) about such
stories since, despite their appeal, the real-life political choices (of
the groups holding power and of the voters) cancel out the possibility
of such a change to happen? What other narratives of revolutions can you
find in film?

A helpful source might be Michel Foucault’s short text “It is useless
to revolt?” (1979). You will find the official version at
library.webster.edu, or, optionally, you may access it here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

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Length: at least two pages

References: to the three films, Cilento (2015), Brzechczyn (2012), and at least one more text source

Formatting: Times New Roman 12, single spaced, online submission only, APA formatting.

guerrilla marketing, management homework help

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Read Case 3: The case study covers strategic management, guerrilla
marketing, and pricing strategies (Chapters 8 & 10). These are the
chapters assigned for week 3.

Write a one to two page paper that answers the three
questions at the end of the case, paying particular attention to
consumer sensitivity to pricing, guerilla marketing that could be
considered, and any strategic management decisions (such as product
bundling) the student recommends if Shade decides to expand the True
Body Products line for Whole Foods. Based on the analysis for this
case, should Shade consider a nation-wide launch of the product line
and why?

The paper should be written in the correct APA writing style
and cite a minimum of one scholarly resource besides the text. Other
suggested resources are credible business publications such as Forbes Magazine, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, etc. These business publications will offer the perspectives of entrepreneurs in the field.

Greatest threat

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Of the four major location of terrorist hot spots in the world today—the global presence of Al Qaida, Iraq, North Korea, and Iran—which do you believe represents the greatest threat to the United States? To the world? Why did you choose the organization or region that you did?

Are there other areas or organizations that you would include on the list above? For example, Hizbollah has long destabilized the Israeli and Palestinian peace process. In addition, Indonesia and the Philippines represent growing bases for Islamic insurgents in East Asia. Yet, all of these organizations and regions seem to escape Washington’s attention. Do you agree with the relative lack of emphasis on these regions? Or, contrariwise, do you believe that Washington and the world have put proper emphasis on these potential growing threats in the war on terror.Your response should be at least 4 paragraphs. Respond to at least three of your colleagues in each of the discussion board areas.WRITE DOWN YOUR REFERENCES IN APA STYLE.

Research Problem Statement and Research Question

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Review the
case study Maruti Suzuki India:
Defending Market Leadership in the A-Segment and identify a problem that can be addressed
by a research report. Draft a preliminary description of the problem and a
research question based on the problem identified. For this journal and the
first final project milestone, you will not need to reference the data sets
provided, but you may want to review the data briefly to help inform the
development of your research question.

Note: You will notice that there are both
qualitative and quantitative data sets accompanying the case study. While both
can be used to address a business problem, you will be using quantitative data
sets for the purpose of the final project in this course.

Use the questions posed in the summary of the case
study on page 8 to inform your ideas for your research problem.

US Healthcare System

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Prepare a paper that addresses the following issues.

  • Evaluate the main strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. health care system.
  • What should the U.S. health care system look like?

Requirements:

  • Your paper should be 5 double-spaced pages including introduction and conclusion.
  • A minimum of four (4) peer-reviewed references cited in the assignment. Additional references articles from the popular press such as the WSJ and Washington Post should also be considered.)
  • Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references.
  • In-text citation used throughout the assignment and APA-formatted reference list.
  • Please no plagiarism and sources should be no more than 3 years old.
  • Include headings organize the content in your work.