Write a report that answers the following questions and that meets the list of requirements that follows.

Each of the problems you will be solving requires using your calculator to solve a financial equation. In order to calculate answers correctly, it is important that you follow several rules:

1. Follow the Order of Operations to solve complicated problems.
2. Attempt to solve equations without writing down intermediate values. If you must write down values, keep as many digits or decimal places as you can. Better yet, use the memory locations in your calculator to store intermediate values.
3. NEVER round intermediate calculations. Only round the final answer.

Several excellent videos that describe how to solve algebraic expressions using the Order of Operations Rules are available at mathispower4u.yolasite.com. After reaching the Mathispower4u site, click on the Algebra 1 Video Library link and find the Order of Operations section in the first column. The first 12 short videos will give you an excellent overview. The next 12 may also be helpful.

The questions in this assignment involve calculations related to discounts, simple interest, compound interest, annuities, or mortgages. Your introduction should provide background information (describing their use and importance) about these topics.

Questions:

1. Warren deposits $4500 into an account paying 7% annual interest compounded semiannually, how much money will be in the account after 9 years? How much interest has he earned?
2. The price of a leather chair is reduced by 30% of its original price. When it still does not sell, its price is reduced by another 20% of the reduced price (30% off). The salesperson informs you that the chair is currently 50% off. Is the salesperson correct? If not, what is the true percentage reduction from the regular price?
3. The price of a home is $250,000. The bank requires a 10% down payment. The cost of the home is financed with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 5.5%. Determine:
   1. The required down payment
   2. The monthly payment
   3. The total interest paid over 30 years.

Requirements:

1. Your written paper should be 2-3 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
2. You need to cite at least one source outside the textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to find resources.
3. The introduction should summarize the problem and state what approach and method will be applied to solve it.
4. The body of your paper should answer the questions posed in the problem, explain how you approached and answered the question or solved the problem, and, for each question, show all steps involved.
5. Writing equations in Word can be done (a) by using the Word equation editor, (b) or you may want to simply cut/paste the equations provided for you in the Consumer Math Equations document. This document contains interest and other financial equations formatted using the Word equation editor as well as instructions for using the equation editor. Another option is (c) to write your equations by hand and paste images (in JPG or other compressed format) in the appropriate places in your paper.
6. The conclusion should summarize your findings and what you have determined from the data and your analysis, with a broader or personal perspective in mind when applicable.
7. Include any tables of data or calculations, calculated values, and/or graphs associated with this problem in the body of your assignment.

Write an essay of at least 350 words that explains the basic functions and sources of minerals and water in the body. Include what what you learned about minerals, water, and dehydration . Provide responses to the following:

• Mention two major and two minor minerals. State their functions, sources and deficiency conditions.
• Research information about one of the following: osteoporosis, anemia or iodine deficiency disorders. For your selection, indicate symptoms, required minerals and food sources, people or areas affected, and how the disease is managed or treated.
• What are the functions of water in the body?
• What is the general effect of dehydration on the body?

Include references with citations in APA format.

Week 6 Assignment 3.2: Voice Mail Follow-Up
Due Week 6 and worth 40 points

Your supervisor has asked to you write a brief email on the vacation policy changes to be distributed to staff. You have just finished up and have sent your newly constructed email to the staff. Now, you must call your supervisor and leave a voice mail response updating him or her that you have sent out the new vacation policy email to staff. Once you create your voice mail message, be sure to attach it when submitting this assignment.

Note: For this assignment, you will need to use a sound recorder such as Sounder Recorder on PC or Quicktime on Mac.

Leave a follow-up reply voice mail for your supervisor when you have completed the email in which you:

1. Inform your supervisor that you have completed the email.
2. Confirm to which employees you sent the email.
3. Confirm the date and time when you sent the email.
4. Target the appropriate professional audience.
5. Use appropriate rate, volume, and pitch for professional audience.
6. Speak for clarity, including articulation, pronunciation, and fluency.
7. Meet three to five (3-5) sentence minimum requirement.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking.
• Use various electronic communication platforms in academic and professional work.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication.
• Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.

Discussion Question: Role of the Counselor in the Community

By Sunday, January 29, 2017, respond to the discussion question assigned by the instructor. Submit your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area. Use the same Discussion Area to comment on your classmates’ submissions and continue the discussion until Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

Nine-year-old Wanda’s teacher notices that for the past few weeks, Wanda has not been talking to her friends and is always sitting alone in a corner. After talking to Wanda’s friends, the teacher finds out that Wanda’s sixteen-year-old brother was killed in a gang fight two months ago and her parents have since separated. The teacher talks to her friend Daphne, a counselor, to see if there is anything she can do about Wanda. She wants to know if there is any way in which children and families affected by exposure to violence can be assisted with emotional impact of these events. The teacher also asks Daphne, in the role of a counselor, to call Wanda’s parents to see if they would be willing to talk with her about the death of their son, their separation, and Wanda’s behavior at school. Daphne is not employed or affiliated with the school.

What would be Daphne’s role, as a counselor, in helping the teacher?

What do you see as important roles of a counselor working in a community?

What are the ethical responsibilities that counselors and human services professionals hold toward the community? When answering this question identify the ethical code number and definition, using your own words, of the ethical responsibilities of these professionals.

Briefly speak how you, as an ethical counselor, would respond to the teacher’s request for you to speak with Wanda and her family.

Instructions for the Compare-Contrast Research Paper:

For this paper, chose two theories of interest covered in the textbook and write an essay that compares and contrasts them.For those of you who are new to compare/contrast essays, I offer the following explanation.This type of essay requires that the writer discuss the similarities and differences between two or more phenomena.In this case, you need to discuss for each section noted below (other than the introduction and concluding thoughts) how the theories are similar and how they are different.It is suggested that you organize each section in two subsections that each may contain one or more paragraphs – one subsection describing the similarities and the other describing the differences.Unfortunately, I sometimes receive papers from students who simply describe each theory in each section.That is not a compare/contrast essay and using that approach will result in point deductions.The sections for this paper are as follows, and please use an APA style header for each one.

• Introduction
  • A brief paragraph introducing the topic you are covering
• The Nature of Maladjustment
• Therapeutic Goals
• The Therapist’s Function/Role
  • Diagnosis and appraisal devices
  • Major techniques used in therapy
• The Client’s Experience in Therapy
• Multicultural Strengths/Shortcomings
• Concluding Thoughts (each of these should be its own paragraph):
  • Summary of your findings
  • What you learned from this exercise
  • Of the two theories, which one did you identify with most and why

Along with your textbook, four (4) empirical studies from peer-reviewed journals for each theory must also be incorporated into your essay.That means you need nine (9) sources total – your textbook and eight (8) empirical studies.It is expected that you will use the RU library system to access the PsychInfo and PsychArticles databases so I can find your articles as needed when grading your paper.Citations and references must be in APA style.Lastly, a title page is expected; however, you do not need to complete an abstract.Excluding the title page and reference page, this paper should be between 6 to 8 pages in length using double line spacing.

I realize that the due date requires completion of this paper before some theories are covered, so feel free to read ahead should any of those theories look interesting.The due date can be found in the lecture schedule.The grading matrix is as follows: