You do not need to respond to all the readings for a given class, as long as your comments reveal a strong and in-depth reading of one of the texts. Commenting on two texts for a particular class is considered one post.

In approximately two paragraphs, cover some of the following:

1. What is the main or central argument?
2. How does the author make this argument? (Working through specific examples, and/or other authors and their terms and concepts?)
3. What are the key terms, concepts, or distinctions used in this argument?
4. In what ways is/are the argument/s or particular claim/s surprising, counterintuitive, or perhaps even problematic?
5. How might we see parallels to contemporary examples or issues?
6. In what ways might the author’s claims require a reexamination or response?

film:

Cleo from 5 to 7 / Cléo de 5 à 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962), 90 min.

The Circle / Dayereh (Jafar Panahi, 2000), 90 min.

2 complete paragraph （400-500）

Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games

Southwestern University (SWU), a large state university in Stephenville, Texas, 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, enrolls close to 20,000 students. The school is the dominant force in the small city, with more students during fall and spring than permanent residents.

A longtime football powerhouse, SWU is a member of the Big Eleven conference and is usually in the top 20 in college football rankings. To bolster its chances of reaching the elusive and long-desired number-one ranking, in 2013 SWU hired the legendary Billy Bob Dillon as its head coach. Although the number-one ranking remained out of reach, attendance at the five Saturday home games each year increased. Prior to Dillon’s arrival, attendance generally averaged 25,000–29,000. Season ticket sales bumped up by 10,000 just with the announcement of the new coach’s arrival. Stephenville and SWU were ready to move to the big time!

With the growth in attendance came more fame, the need for a bigger stadium, and more complaints about seating, parking, long lines, and concession stand prices. Southwestern University’s president, Dr. Marty Starr, was concerned not only about the cost of expanding the existing stadium versus building a new stadium. Starr told the stadium manager, Hank Maddux, to develop a break-even chart and related data for each of the centers.

He instructed Maddux to have the food service area break-even report ready for the next meeting. After discussion with other facility managers and his subordinates, Maddux developed the table below showing the suggested selling prices, and his estimate of variable costs, and the percent revenue by item. It also provides an estimate of the percentage of the total revenues that would be expected for each of the items based on historical sales data.

Maddux’s fixed costs are interesting. He estimated that the prorated portion of the stadium cost would be as follows: salaries for food services at $100,000 ($20,000 for each of the five home games); 2,600 square feet of stadium space at $3.00 per square foot per game; and six people per booth in each of the six booths for 5 hours at $10 an hour. These fixed costs will be proportionately allocated to each of the products based on the percentages provided in the table. For example, the revenue from soft drinks would be expected to cover 25% of the total fixed costs.

Item	Selling Price/unit	Variable Cost/unit	Percent Revenue
Soft drink	$2.50	$0.65	25%
Coffee	$2.00	$0.40	20%
Hot dogs	$2.50	$1.20	20%
Hamburgers	$3.00	$2.40	20%
Popcorn	$3.00	$1.90	10%
Misc. snacks	$1.50	$0.80	5%

Maddux wants to be sure that he has a number of things for President Starr:

• The total fixed cost that must be covered at each of the games;
• The portion of the fixed cost allocated to each of the items;
• What his unit sales would be at break-even for each item—that is, what sales of soft drinks, coffee, popcorn, hot dogs, and hamburgers are necessary to cover the portion of the fixed cost allocated to each of these items;
• What the dollar sales for each of these would be at these break-even points; and
• Realistic sales estimates per attendee for attendance of 60,000 and 35,000. (In other words, he wants to know how many dollars each attendee is spending on food at his projected break-even sales at present and if attendance grows to 60,000.)

He felt this last piece of information would be helpful to understand how realistic the assumptions of his model are, and this information could be compared with similar figures from previous seasons.

Discussion Questions

• Prepare a brief report with the items noted so it is ready for Dr. Starr at the next meeting.
• What is your recommendation concerning the ability of the food service to be self-supporting?
• Mr. Maddux is concerned whether the food service items are the correct items. What do you recommend concerning the items for sale?Quantitative Analysis and Probabilities

Experience #1 ENG 315 Week 5 PowerPoint Video ONE SLIDES ON POWER POINT

1. Due at the end of Week 5 (not eligible for late policy unless an approved documented exception provided).

1. Follow the link above to download the PowerPoint presentation file titled “PPT_Resources.”
2. Save the file to your desktop using the following file name format: Your_Name_Wk5_PPT.pptx
3. Make sure to save it with your name!
4. Locate an article, video, or other resource that relates to using PowerPoint or effective slide design. Using the saved PPT slide on your desktop, provide a summary of this resource on the provided body slide (slide 2). This should be a brief summary (much like Professional Experience #2). Include a link to the resource/information on the slide. Do not alter or delete any other students’ slides.
5. Save the Your_Name_Wk5_PPT.pptx file. Upload your completed PowerPoint file to OneDrive by clicking “Upload” in the menu bar at the top of the OneDrive webpage.
6. Browse to find your saved file on your computer.
7. When the upload is complete, submit a copy of the Your_Name_Wk5_PPT.pptx file to Blackboard using the “Professional Experience #3” link in Week 5.
8. In order to receive credit for completing this task you must:

   
   a. Provide a useful article,
   video, or other resource on using PowerPoint and/or effective slide design.

   
   b. Include a brief summary of the
   resource on the One slide.

   
   c.
   Limit your resource Week 5 PowerPoint Video.

   
   d. Submit the Your_Name_Wk5_PPT.pptx
   file to Blackboard in the “Professional Experience #3” link.This is a pass/fail assignment. All elements must be completed (simulating the workplace where incomplete work is unacceptable) for credit. You cannot receive partial credit.3. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

   1. Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
   2. Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
   3. Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
   4. Learn communication fundamentals and execute various professional tasks in a collaborative manner.
   5. Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.

Assignment 2.3: Justification Report – Part 3 (Final)

Due Week 7 and worth 180 points

In Assignments 2.1 (Part 1) and 2.2 (Part 2) of the Justification Report, you built up the major parts of your formal, researched justification report (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Methods, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References). For Part 3 you will begin by inserting your revisions of Parts 1 and 2 based on your instructor’s suggestions. Then, you will include a few new sections. Note: Some sections presented below are out of order so pay attention to where the section should go (for instance, the Transmittal should be the second page of your report based on the provided template). It is essential that you present the final report in the correct section order.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

• Preliminary Parts (for Question 1)
• Introduction (for Question 2)
• • Problem Statement (for Question 2b)
  • Terminology (for Question 2c)
  • Major Sections of the Report (for Question 2d)
  • Scope and Limitations of the Research (for Question 2e)
• Recommendation (for Question 3)
• References (for Question 4)

Using the provided template from Week 7, write Part 3 to complete a single-spaced report in which you:

1. Create the preliminary parts of the report that precede the Introduction (after reading Chapter 11 in the textbook). Each element (1a to 1d) appears on a separate page (1a should be page 1, 1b should be page 2, etc.). The preliminary part includes:
   1. Title Page
   2. Transmittal (stand-alone business letter)
   3. Table of Contents
   4. Executive Summary
2. Create an introduction that tells what your report is about. The introduction includes:
   1. Begin with a general introduction paragraph that gives the reader any needed background information on the company or problem.
   2. Include the Problem Statement that you already created and revised in Part 1.
   3. Include terms that readers will need to know in order to understand the report.
   4. Briefly summarize the major sections and findings of the report developed in Parts 1 and 2. Note: This is in addition to including the revised sections not instead of including the revised previous sections from Parts 1 and 2.
   5. Discuss what your report will cover and what it will not (including limitations such as research, time, information, or any other factors the reader should consider when reading the report).
3. Create the Recommendation section of the Report.
   1. Provide a one to two (1-2) sentence recommendation based on what your Evaluation of Alternatives and Findings and Analysis sections have determined is the most feasible alternative (i.e., solution) to the problem in the Problem Statement.
4. Create the References section, which goes at the end of the Report by pasting in your revised References page.

Note: Remember to organize the report by the section headings. The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business; single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for formal business reports.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

I have included Parts 1 and 2 to refer to if necessary. I have also included the Justification Report template.