DISCUSSION – THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN EXPANDING THE ECONOMY

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Discussion Questions

Or…Which comes first, An expanding economy brings more business and therefore employment -or – When business hires more employees the economy grows?

All we seem to hear lately is that businesses must hire in order to see unemployment decrease so we can all get jobs. But why would business hire more workers unless their customers had jobs so they could afford to buy the goods and services they provide? It seems to me that every time a business hires a new employee its profits would go down. Isn’t the purpose of business to make a profit? 

Let’s keep our discussions to the local economy. How many people are in our workforce? How many people are unemployed? What types of business do we need? What industries currently support our local economy?

250 words

Complete a LYSK analysis for one short story from Literature for Critical Analysis

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You may not use Cheever’s “Reunion” or Chopin’s “Ripe Figs”. (Maybe you can use last time“The Art of Cooking and Serving”

“The Least You Should Know About Any Work of Fiction” Worksheet

  1. Identify the protagonist in 3-5 sentences, describe his/her life situation and basic personality, and then state his/her problem and/or primary motivation. What is the central idea, need, or problem that drives the protagonist? How does the protagonist change by the end of the story? What have they learned?

  2. Identify the antagonist(s) in 3-5 sentences, describe his/her/its basic situation and qualities, and then state his/her/its main motivation. What is the central idea, need, or problem that drives the antagonist? Remember that antagonists are not always characters, though, and that many stories feature more than one antagonist. Finally, explain how the antagonist’s drive interacts with the protagonist’s motivation, thus establishing the central conflict of the work.

  3. In no more than 3-5 sentences, summarize the plot. Include enough of the deeper level to show all that’s at stake for the protagonist and to suggest how he/she does or doesn’t change by the end of the work.
  4. Describe the conflict in less than 50 words. What is at stake? What are people fighting over?What is the problem? Remember that there is always a problem in literature. The human condition—the subject of all literature—is about problems.

  5. Identify the one scene or line or chapter or stanza that is the climax of the story. What are the moments of crisis, or scenes, that lead up to the climax? Describe each scene/chapter in a couple of words, then briefly chart the “rising” structure of the work.

  6. Write 3-5 sentences which describe the importance of setting in the work you are analyzing.

  7. Write 3-5 sentences on the connotation of important images, metaphors or symbols in the work. How does this connotation enrich your understanding of the work as a whole?

  8. Write 3-5 sentences on important historical or cultural background that might enrich your understanding of the work. Connect the historical or cultural information to the development of the story.

  9. Write 3-5 sentences about the story’s themes. What world or life view is the author expressing? How do you know? What is his/her message about these themes?

What are the 6 key functions of business?

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The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
  • Attempt APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

Justice and the Bible

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People often have mixed emotions in regards to punishment of offenders. Some view justice to be harsh judgment and punishment without mercy and perceive love to be a sentimentality where wrong-doing should be overlooked without consequence. The Bible offers a different view of justice and love and shows us that both are integral parts of God’s character. How can this be? Where does justice and love meet, and how does this apply to the field of criminal justice? It is important as practitioners in this field that we not only have sound beliefs and convictions in regards to this, but that we are able to support what we believe with biblical teachings. This module/week I’d like you to take some time to explore the answers to the above questions and to study how these questions are answered in the Bible.

HR Consultant Proposal – HRM

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Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners an opportunity to summarize lessons learned about Human Resources Management with emphasis on employee relations. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Human Resource Management; 15th Edition, Gary Dessler

Imagine that you have been hired as an HR consultant for your chosen company.

Use lessons you have learned throughout the term from your individual assignments and the feedback from your teams.

Make a recommendation about ways to grow the company’s workforce inclusive of managerial roles, employment relationships, and implications for change in a global environment, with emphasis on HR’s role.

Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation including the following:

  • Explain the need to grow the company’s workforce based on organizational and personal values.
  • Summarize current environment to include workforce diversity and needs analysis.
  • Recommend ways to grow the company’s workforce that aligns with organizational values.
  • Discuss how leader and manager skills will foster innovation and lead change.
  • Identify employee relationship problems and pertinent details.
  • Establish strategies to resolve the problems; include a table format representation of pros and cons of labor unions.
  • Summarize a potential employee relations training plan.
  • Evaluate the implications of the changes on internal, external, and global environments.

Create a 1,050-word summary report of your findings to the CEO of the organization including a cover letter.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

food analysis, writing homework help

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Pick the fast food establishment of your choice.
Choose items on the menu that would make up a typical “fast food” meal.

Research the nutritional content of this meal. Most fast food establishments now have a nutrition chart posted on the premises. If you don’t see one, ask the manager to provide the information for you.

Hint:
Look primarily for calories and fat grams.

Also note the protein grams, carbohydrate grams, trans-fats
(hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils), sugar grams, sodium
milligrams and fiber grams.

Using the guidelines at the link,
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005

Do an analysis and determine:

How would this meal fit into your daily diet?

How would the fat content affect your health?

How does the fat content fit into your daily budget for fat intake?

Does this meal contain more good fats than bad? How much of each?

Are there trans-fats? How many?

Write a 800 – 1200 word essay on your experience and your findings.

Plea Bargain

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Plea Bargain

The plea bargain process is an integral part of the American criminal justice system. More than 90% of criminal cases are settled by plea bargain.

Plea bargains impact the system in many lesser-known ways, both positively and negatively. In a 4- to 5-page report in a Microsoft Word document, cover the following points:

  • Explain the plea bargain process.
  • What are the reasons why a prosecutor would agree to a plea bargain? Why not just go to trial?
  • Why might the police officers that investigated the defendant be in favor of a plea bargain? Why might they be opposed?
  • Why might the victim be in favor of a plea bargain? Why might he be opposed?
  • Some might say that a plea bargain re-defines the defendant’s criminal behavior. For instance, a defendant who was charged with attempted murder might agree to plead guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault. Aside from the lesser penalty, in what other ways might the defendant benefit from this re-definition of his behavior?
  • One of the arguments against plea bargaining is that when a defendant pleads guilty, the court does not have the opportunity to scrutinize the police investigation in the case. Explain what is meant by this, and why it is important. (Hint: because a plea-bargained case will not proceed to trial, there will not be a discovery process).

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Select one (1) composition by Tchaikovsky that you enjoy, writing homework help

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1. Select one (1) composition by Tchaikovsky that you enjoy. Describe the music and
subject matter of that work, and explain why you enjoy it. Explain the key
reasons why you believe that compositions by Tchaikovsky continue to be popular
with contemporary orchestras and audiences. Passionate nationalism, like
Tchaikovsky’s for Russia, could be a feature of Romantic art and music and in
the arts of the late 1800s. Briefly, give primary examples of music today
(besides national anthems) that is characterized by nationalism.

2.* From the e-Activity, summarize at least two (2) arguments presented for and
against granting Sandusky’s motion for a new criminal trial. Identify the most
likely factors that you believe would support the judge’s decision to grant a
new trial. Provide a rationale for your response.
In the event that Sandusky were to be granted a new trial, discuss two (2)
specific aspects of the case that you believe the defense and prosecuting
attorneys would alter in their new arguments. Provide a rationale for your
response.

3.John, a married, law-abiding, father of two children is serving as a juror in a
trial where a child had been murdered. Determine the significant impact that a
juror from the described demographic could potentially have in the outcome of
this particular criminal trial.  Provide rationale in your response. Analyze at least three (3) overall differences between criminal and civil
court proceedings. Discuss the fundamental reasons why you believe that these
differences are the most notable. Justify your response

Socialization Nature vs Nurture

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Instructions: Read the chapter on Socialization. Answer the following questions (thoroughly and completely and in your own words), then submit. You may need to do some online research to find any answers not addressed in the chapter. Another good OER is OpenStax Introduction to Sociology Textbook. Before you submit, remove the questions from your assignment submission, and remember to keep your Turnitin score under 30%.

  1. Nature and Nurture: What do twin studies tell us about nature/nurture? Also, discuss the influence of heredity in explaining the process of one’s personality and intellectual development. Provide examples.
  2. What is the self? According to Charles Horton Cooley, explain the “looking glass self” (discuss the three phases). George Herbert Mead also discusses the stages of the self: identify differences between I and Me. What is meant by significant others? How are significant others related to the self? Identify Mead’s three-stage process of self-development.
  3. Explain the dramaturgical approach. What occurs on front-stage? What happens in backstage? How can Erving Goffman’s idea of impression management and face-work be used to understand social behavior?
  4. Identify the agents of socialization. What is the role of schools in gender role socialization? How has technology (computer, cell phone, email, & TV) influenced the socialization process?
  5. What are total institutions? Identify Goffman’s four traits of total institutions. Discuss how a degradation ceremony is used to mortify one’s sense of self.
  6. How does society deal with an elderly population? Discuss differences between disengagement theory and activity theory? Finally, provide solutions to ageism.

Topic 4 DQ 2

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Please respond with a paragraph to the following post, add citations and references:

Suicide is often thought of as a dirty word when it comes to the death of someone. Some people think it is a selfish act by the person who takes their own life. First, we must understand what suicide is. Suicide is when people direct violence at themselves with the intent to end their lives, and they die because of their actions (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], n.d.).

“Christians have held that suicide is morally wrong because they have seen in it a contradiction of our nature as creatures” (Meilaender, 2013, p. 59). According to Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, our life is not ours to possess, that by committing suicide we are expressing a desire to play Creator. Though, Meilaender goes on to state that suicide does not condemn the individual committing it – which goes against the long held Christian belief that suicide is a sin. Meilaender argues, “God judges’ persons, not only individual deeds, and the moment in one’s life when a sinful deed occurs does not determine one’s fate” (Meilaender, 2013, p. 59-60).

Being raised in a Southern Baptist church I was taught that taking your own life went against God’s plan. My beliefs fall into the category of what Meilaender argues against, that the act of suicide is a sin when performed by a rational human being of sound mind (2013). I believe people take their own lives because they have reached a point where they cannot see any good parts of life anymore. The darkness and awful words fill their heads and they feel the only way for it to stop is to end their life. It is hard sometimes to believe the Christian idea of suicide being wrong or bad when I have the medical background and have seen what mental health issues can do to a person. I can understand euthanasia from the perspective of a healthcare provider and am for in favor of it. While I view suicide as being thoughtless, I like to believe that euthanasia is a responsible and careful alternative and should only be used when a person has exhausted all other attempts to ease their suffering. While I am for euthanasia it should only be used by qualified professionals and for people who meet specific criteria. If euthanasia was accepted outside of regulated boundaries it could leave the motive open to interpretation and one in a manner that was unjustified. I agree with Meilaender’s statement that “our task is not to abandon those who suffer but to maximize care for them as they live out their own life’s story” (2013, p. 65). I feel every effort should be made in order to avoid an intentional death. But when every attempt has failed, and the person is still suffering and is of sound mind then we have to honor their right to autonomy and respect the decision for euthanasia. This is the same concept as if a person has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order in place. Does this mean that we are allowing them to commit suicide? A person’s perception of having a DNR as allowing them to commit suicide is based according to their belief but I do not associate the two and do not consider this a sin.

If we are to live by the commandment “thou shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13) then how is this rule interpreted. Do we simply say that God was referring to only humans? It is absolutely clear that God includes compassion and mercy for all God’s creatures (The Nazarenes of Mount Carmel, n.d.). Everything is open to personal interpretation. We ultimately have to decide for ourselves what justifies our personal values and beliefs. I do not personally hunt or kill any of God’s creatures willingly. Meilaender states “I have no authority to act as if I exercised lordship over another’s life, and another has no authority to make me lord over his life and death. Hence, Christians should not request or cooperate in either assisted suicide or euthanasia (Meilaender, 2013 p 62). I disagree with this theory because I believe if every effort to provide comfort has been exhausted and the person’s diagnosis is one that will inevitably lead to death then why prolong their suffering?

References

Meilaender, G. (2013). Bioethics a primer for Christians (3rd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Suicide in America: Frequently asked questions. Retrieved January 8, 2019, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suici…

The Nazarenes of Mount Carmel. (n.d.). Doesn’t “Thou Shalt Not Kill” apply to humans, not animals? Retrieved from http://www.thenazareneway.com/thou_shalt_not_kill….