To REPLY:

• Respectfully agree or disagree to a post by connecting it to reality, and
• Do this by sharing a news article and make a clear connection to the claim made by the original author.

classmate post:

The Bush Doctrine, Democratization, and Humanitarian Intervention by Andrew Fiala discusses the use of military force in pursuit of spreading democracy. Fiala uses the “just war” philosophy to critique the efficacy of the Bush Doctrine – examining different wars in history, such as World War II and the Iraq War, to analyze the use of military force as a means of international relations, in order to spread democracy. Lack of democracy is described as an idealistic form of human rights violation, which justifies the use of military force to ensure democracy is practiced. However, based on the outcome of recent wars, it seems although Democracy is not always the result, we are persuaded to believe that these war-torn countries are now better off. Fiala uses World War II as an example of false exaggeration of the outcomes of war, which in reality left the war-torn communities broken. Fiala states “Although neoconservatives can cite the post War success stories of Japan and Germany as examples of successful democratization, such an analysis must take into account the horrible destruction that was caused by this war… This historical judgment has been colored by an ideological tendency to ignore the excesses of the Second World War” (Fiala, 39). Painting this war in a way which made it seem as though there were few casualties of it was used as a tactic to justify the war.

We can see similarities to Fialas just war critique in book one of Orewells 1984, as Orwell touches on this facade of success and accomplishment in the face of a war torn, totalitarian community. Winston recalls a moment in the canteen when the telescreen begins to blast a message stating that “the battle for production” (Orwell, 58) was finally won, and that the standard of living has risen due to the great leadership of Big Brother. The telescreen goes on to list all of the accomplishments of the past year, “As compared, with last year there was more food, more clothes, more houses, more furniture… more everything except disease, crime, and insanity. Year by year and minute by minute, everybody and everything was whizzing rapidly upwards” (Orwell, 59). Winston is amazed that people are buying this information, as it is very obvious that the current state of the community does not mirror these statistics. Within the same thought, Winston recalls the actual state of the people, “How easy it was…if you did not look about you, to believe that the physical type set up by the Party as an ideal – tall muscular youths and deep bosomed maidens, blond haired, vital, sunburnt, carefree – existed and even predominated…So far as he could judge, the majority of the people in Airstrip One were small, dark, and ill favored” (Orwel, 60). Yet again, Winston touches on the reality of his world, and how it completely contrasts the imagined state based on statistics fed to him by proponents of Big Brother.

In comparing these two passages, a theme of imagined reality and actual reality are portrayed. Fialas neoconservatives are similar to proponents of Big Brother in that they are justifying their actions by over exaggerating the positive outcomes. They paint these destructive actions as morally obligatory, and as something that is for the betterment of all mankind. However, when we look at the reality of each situation – the tangible evidence – we can see that the state of reality is less than ideal. Big Brother makes use of false statistics and ultimate rule to keep its people in line, and in favor of the regime. Fiala uses examples of “just wars” to critique the popularity of the Bush Doctrine in justifying tragic actions, and discusses how painting the picture of ease and accomplishment can convince people that war is justifiable in the wake of ideological destruction. Both passages are working to exemplify the use of false (or misconstrued) statistics as a means of justifying war and control.

Outline of Final Paper

The paper must be one to two pages, excluding the title page and references page(s), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Address all of the following parts of this assignment:

1. The outline must contain the following major sections that will exist in the Final Paper:
2. Prepare a one- to two-page double-spaced outline of your Final Paper.

• A description of a business situation that presents a legal and ethical issue.
• A description of at least two ethical theories under which the situation will be analyzed.
• An explanation of the specific areas of law under which the situation will be analyzed.

1. The outline must be accompanied by a reference page that includes at least 10 scholarly sources that will be used in your Final Paper.

Submit a one- to two-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide and must cite at least 10 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook

Final Paper

Prepare an 11- to 15-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that assesses a legal/ethical issue or situation relating to a current, previous, or potential future work environment. Use at least 10 scholarly sources that are suitable for research in a graduate-level course.

Your paper must include the following:

• A description of a business situation that presents a legal and ethical issue. The business situation must be from prior, current, or anticipated future employment experiences or from a current event. The description of the business situation must not exceed two pages.
• An analysis of the ethical concerns raised by the situation.
  • Apply at least two different ethical theories to the situation to support at least two different outcomes.
  • The paper must determine which ethical outlook as applied to this particular situation will result in the best legal outcome for the business.
• An explanation of at least three of the relevant areas of law that have been addressed in this course (e.g., constitutional law, contracts, anti-trust law, securities regulations, employment law, environmental law, crimes, or torts) and an assessment of the each area of law as it applies to the business situation identified.
• A recommendation to reduce liability exposure and improve the ethical climate or the overall ethics of the situation. Your recommendation must be supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

• Must be 11 to 15 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement which identifies the focus of the paper.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least 10 scholarly sources.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

TEACHERS NOTE

As you get ready to write and organize your Outline for the Final Paper, I wanted to point out a couple of things about the required components for the outline.

You need to provide a:

• A description of a business situation that presents a legal and ethical issue.
• A description of at least two ethical theories under which the situation will be analyzed. Ethical theories: see Chapter 4.1. These are established, academic theories on ethics that need to be discussed (not ones you have created – I say this because I have had students do this.)
• An explanation of the three specific areas of law under which the situation will be analyzed.

Descriptions and explanations are not just listing theories, laws and even a business topic. A description and/or explanation will need to be more than just lists. Keep this in mind!

If you just list but don’t provide a brief description/explanation on the topics that you will be discussing, it will affect your grade. The description/explanation lets me know where you are in your research and preparation for your Final Paper, and will demonstrate that you understand the information and are applying it to the chosen Final Paper business topic.

Also, you are required to have “a reference page that includes at least 10 scholarly sources” – these need to be cited correctly. Review any feedback you have received in your Week 1 – Week 3 papers for assistance, along with one of my first announcements in the class (Helpful Hints) and the Writing Center. This is a significant portion of your grade for the Outline.

I know many of you, and hopefully all of you, are thinking about and/or working on the Outline for your Final Paper. Excuse the wordiness of this email/message, but I want to give you some guidance on your topic!
Topic

When considering a topic, please keep in mind that you need to write an in-depth paper on a legal/ethical issue that can or has occurred in a past, present or future work environment or a current event that affects a work environment. I suggest that you pick a topic that interests you and one that you can find enough research to support information.

This could be any number of topics ranging from environmental pollution from a business, discrimination (age, racial, sex, national origin or any other type of discrimination), issues with Family and Medical Leave Act, whistleblowing, specific situations that have occurred in a work place, LGBT rights in the military, HIPAA, preventing medical malpractice within a health care facility, workplace privacy, the requirement of drug screening in the workplace, and workplace diversity; these are topics that can be appropriate, to name just a few.

Some students like to look at educational issues, which could involve issues with a college accepting students who will be unable to pay for student loans, affirmative action, union negotiations, the requirement for teachers to belong in unions, college recruitment of students that may border on unethical actions (to maintain recruitment quotas), or standardized testing in elementary schools (and how it affects the business end of running a school).

There is obviously a wide range of legal issues that affect the business world. Review the textbook and the Instructor Guidance pages as those can all lead to a solid topic.

Just make sure your subject is about an issue that affects a work environment. I had someone right about the First Amendment in a church, but never connected it to a work environment – it did not meet the requirements. I also had someone write about child obesity – but once again, it was not about a work environment.

Avoid doing this: Students have tried to write about all work place discrimination that can occur, in one paper, and that was not an in-depth paper but rather a cursory discussion on all of the types of discrimination. Pick ONE type of discrimination and focus on that – do not try to do all or even several types of discrimination.

If you choose to address a current event, make it a current event. This should be something that has occurred in the past one to two years. I have had students provide a discussion on the history of the tobacco industry, the Enron scandal (2001), Martha Stewart’s arrest (in 2004) and yes, even the liability of the owners of the Titanic (really not current). These were not successful current event topics.

Do not write a general paper on general ethics, or how business ethics are good, or a paper trying to cover different ethical examples in business, government and society, without a main topic. This will not be specific or in-depth enough.

Keeping the following components in mind, make sure you can satisfy these requirements on your Final Paper within your chosen topic.

Final Paper Components
Within your topic, you will need to provide:
1. A description of the business situation
2. The identification and discussion of three (3) applicable laws, areas of law, and/or sections of the U.S. Constitution that apply to the business situation
3. A discussion on at least two (2) different ethical theories that will support at least two different outcomes
4. The identification and discussion as to which ethical theory provides the best outcome for your chosen business situation, and why
5. Recommendation to reduce liability exposure and improve ethical climate or the overall ethics of the situation

Will your topic be able to support a Final Paper that is 11-15 pages in length (excluding title and Reference pages) and will have at least 10 scholarly sources to support the topic (scholarly references, not encyclopedias, dictionaries or Wikipedia)?

Keep these requirements in mind, too, when choosing your topic.

Your Outline for your Final Paper is due by midnight, Monday, March 12, 2018.
Your Final Paper is due Monday, March 26, 2018, by midnight.

Make sure you follow the Grading Rubric for both assignments and the assignment descriptions (Week 4 outline and Week 6’s Final Paper) as these are very specific as to requirements and point values.

Start Excel. Open the file named e02ch04Express.xlsx. Save the file with the name e02ch04Express_LastFirst, replacing LastFirst with your name.	0
2	Use the cells A5:A10 and O5:O10 on the AnnualData worksheet to create a 3-D Pie chart of the number of annual rentals for the six car types. Reposition the chart so the upper left corner is inside cell H12.	13
3	On the 3-D pie chart, change the title to Annual Rentals. Change the font of the title to Arial Black, 16 pt, and bold.	8
4	Add data labels on the pie chart to include the category name and percentage only. Position the label information on the outside end of the chart. Change the font size of the labels to 8 and apply bold. Remove the legend. Explode the slice of the chart that represents the auto type with the lowest percentage of annual rentals by 20%.	12
5	Click the clustered column chart located below the monthly data. Change the chart type to Line.	10
6	Increase the data used in the line chart to include the months of July, August, and September. Switch the row and column data so that the months July to December are represented on the x-axis.	9
7	Change the chart style to Style 6. On the line chart, add primary major vertical gridlines. Change the chart title to Rentals by Auto Type for July to December.	9
8	Create a 3-D Clustered Column chart using the cells A5:10 and H5:H10 for the Semi-Annual Total for all auto types on the AnnualData worksheet. The primary horizontal axis should be the auto types.	15
9	Move the 3-D column chart from the AnnualData worksheet to a chart sheet, and then name that worksheet SemiAnnualReport.	9
10	If necessary, add the chart title Semi-Annual Total to the chart. Bold the title. Adjust the 3-D Rotation of the chart to have a X rotation of 30 and a Y rotation of 20. Add Data Labels to the chart. Change the size of the data labels to 14 and then bold.	8
11	Reposition the SemiAnnualReport worksheet after the AnnualData worksheet.	5
12	Insert the File Name in the left footer section of AnnualData worksheet.	2
13	Save the workbook. Close the workbook and then exit Excel. Submit the workbook as directed.	0

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Complete the master operating budgets for a fictitious bottled water company on spreadsheet(s) in a workbook, using formulas and linking figures for maximum effectiveness of the spreadsheet. The information you will need to complete these budgets can be found in the attached pdf:

Mod 8 data.pdf

Additionally, complete the budgeted income statement, linking the numbers from the supporting budgets to the income statement. Note that you are not given the information to complete the budgeted balance sheet, so a balance sheet is not expected to be a part of the assignment package. 

Finally, prepare an executive summary to Ginnie Adams, the owner of the Bottled Water Company, with your results from the comprehensive budget for the new product and how launching the new product would affect net income. 

 this project requires both a detailed and lengthy Excel component as well as an MSWord component

Part 1 should include: 

1.Sales Budget 

2.Production Budget 

3.Direct Materials Budget 

4.Direct Labor Budget 

5.Overhead Budget 

6.Selling and Administrative Expense Budget 

7.Cost of Goods Manufactured Budget 

8.Budget and Income Statement 

Part 2 should include:

1.Executive Summary (2-3 pages)

Must be APA Formated

Original work only as it will be checked

`1. Part 1: ~400-600words in length

Cultural outsiders tend to romanticize the impoverishment of Indians, but Junior quickly dispels this myth, insisting, “It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor. You start believing that you’re poor because you’re stupid and ugly. And then you start believing that you’re stupid and ugly because you’re Indian. And because you’re Indian you start believing that you’re destined to be poor. It’s an ugly circle and there’s nothing you can do about it. Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (13). How and in what ways does Junior (and his family) struggle with poverty? How has poverty affected the mindset of Junior’s parents and sister? How does it affect him? Provide a variety of examples from across this week’s assigned reading, and be sure to incorporate (and analyze) direct quotations where appropriate.

Structure: for part 1

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2. Part 2 should be 200-500 word respond

What new opportunities did World War I present for women and African-Americans in the United States? What limitations did these groups continue to face in spite of these opportunities?