Suarez Discussion

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Your main post should be at least 250 words. It should contain only one direct quote from the story, along with an in-text MLA citation. You should also include the full citation at the bottom of your post.

Learning Activities

1. Carefully review the complete introduction to Chapter 3, Description, in The Longman Reader. Next, read the following essays:

Reading List

Descriptive Essays
“El Hoyo” by Mario Suarez, pg. 109
“The Storm This Time” by David Helvarg, pg. 113
“Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelou pg. 93

2. Before writing your own descriptive essay, note one thing about all of the above essays: they do more than just describe. They come to some sort of point about their topics or make some sort of commentary indirectly. Make sure your essay has a point, too, that it is not just three pages of drivel about how gorgeous your cat Fluffy is. Ask yourself questions before you write your essay: Why is it important to you to write about Fluffy? What have you learned from owning Fluffy? What could someone learn from your experiences with Fluffy? Then try to incorporate the answer to one of those questions, either throughout your essay or in a powerful conclusion.

3. Read the Notes on Writing a Descriptive Essay (below). Inside the notes are tools to help you build your first essay for the class.

4. Complete the assignments in the Assignments section. Be sure to note the due dates listed in the syllabus.

5. Continue to work on your grammar studies from Lesson 1.

Accounting Discussion homework

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ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL AND NO PLAGIARISM

ETHICS CASE

As its year-end approaches, it appears that Mendez Corporation’s net income will increase 10% this year. The president of Mendez Corporation, nervous that the stockholders might expect the company to sustain this 10% growth rate in net income in future years, suggests that the controller increase the allowance for doubtful accounts to 4% of receivables in order to lower this year’s net income, which reflects a 6% growth rate, will be a more sustainable rate of growth for Mendez Corporation in future years. The controller of Mendez Corporation believes that the company’s yearly allowance for doubtful accounts should be 2% of receivables.

QUESTIONS:

  • Who are the stakeholders in this case?
  • Does the president’s request pose an ethical dilemma for the controller?
  • Should the controller be concerned with Mendez Corporation’s growth rate in estimating the allowance? Explain your answer in full detail.

Need a one page canvas post and also one page reply to a friends post?

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Question: Pricing strategies may result in prices that deny certain consumers or business the ability to purchase and or enjoy the offering. Is there a moral price? What do you do in situations where someone needs a product but the cost of providing it is prohibitive? Should profit levels be a factor in determining the price of an offering? By this I mean that if a firm is making 35% profit should their prices be reduced by law so that they only make 15%?. What are the unintended consequences of having a law like this?( Need my one page post)

My friends post( need a reply post for this one): I do believe there is a “moral” price but it cannot simply be defined by the retailer. Consumers willingness to purchase a product is ultimately what sets the price of the product. As long as there are customers who are willing to pay a higher price than someone else for a particular product, firms will continue to set premium prices on their goods. And they should be allowed to. As long as they are charging higher amounts for quality goods and there is no monopoly or predatory pricing, I don’t see why it would be considered immoral. If someone needs a product but the cost of providing it is prohibitive there is probably a lower priced substitute for that product on the market. An example of immoral or unethical price setting would be something like Horizontal Price Fixing which is illegal because it eliminates the decision process for consumers and reduces competition in the market.

I do not believe that profit levels should be a factor when determining the price of an offering. Firms should not have to (by law) be forced to reduce their profits. Competition in the market already does this naturally by allowing consumers and firms to interact freely. When the government intervenes by placing laws that interfere with profitability it can create a dangerously slippery slope in the marketplace . This could cause for unintended shortages and surpluses which would otherwise be non existent if the market was allowed to operate freely. It also discourages competition within the market because it eliminates the incentive to be bigger and better than other firms. This in turn diminishes innovation.

The Robinson-Patman Act prohibits anti-competitive practices by producers, specifically price discrimination. So long as there are laws in place that limit firms from being able to create monopolies on their products, I do not see a strong case for why they should have to alter their profits.

Describe it in a manner that would demonstrate sales acumen to your supervisor

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Sales Approach Presentation

Create a PowerPoint presentation with speaker’s notes that you could
deliver to a supervisor regarding how you would sell a product. The goal
of this presentation is to convince your supervisor that you are the
best person to sell this product.

Preparation

Choose a product and target customer group. For this
sales presentation, you may choose a product and/or customer base that
you have explored in a previous assessment, or you may choose something
different.

Deliverable

Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation of no more than 20 slides
(not including title and reference slides). This should be a
presentation, not a sales pitch. Also note that you do not
need to provide an audio recording of your presentation, but use the
speaker’s notes in the box at the bottom of each PowerPoint slide to
narrate what you would say during the presentation. Your speaker’s notes
should be easy to read and understand; do not use shorthand or
abbreviations. Your presentation should fulfill the following:

  1. Appraise a product, service, or product solution for an identified
    customer. Describe it in a manner that would demonstrate sales acumen to
    your supervisor.

    • Highlight key features and benefits for the target customer(s).
    • Describe the qualification process, if applicable.
  2. Describe any characteristics of the target organization that will
    influence how you would handle the consultative selling process.

    • Describe the demographic categories that you would target, and
      include information about these categories that may be relevant to the
      sale.
    • Anticipate potential questions, concerns, or obstacles.
  3. Create a method for identifying and contacting prospective
    customers. Describe your intended prospecting and communication methods
    in a manner that would persuade your supervisor that you have found the
    best approach.

    • Describe the prospecting method you believe will be most successful, providing evidence to support your recommendation.
    • Describe your anticipated sales cycle (how many calls, et cetera).
  4. Provide other relevant context. Depending on the product, you might
    need to outline the division of labor for a team approach or discuss
    potential risks, give an overview of travel requirements, et cetera.
  5. Support the chosen sales approach with professionally reputable
    sources. Use material from the resources provided in this course, or
    other trusted material, to demonstrate why your sales approach is the
    best option.

(You may complete the requirements of this assessment in any order you wish. You do not need to follow the listed order.)

Additional Requirements

  • Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • All resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
  • Provide speaker’s notes using the box at the bottom of each PowerPoint slide.

Management Plan, They utilize a cloud computing environment for storage and applications, management homework help

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Imagine you are an Information Security Manager for a large national retailer. You have been hired to be directly responsible for the planning and oversight of IT audits. At the request of the Board of Directors, the CEO has tasked you with developing a plan for conducting regular audits of the IT infrastructure. The planning and management aspects of IT audit are critical to the overall success of the audit, and as a result, the overall success of the systems implemented within the organization. You must develop a policy for conducting IT audits and develop a project plan for conducting two week IT audits.
In addition to the typical networking and Internetworking infrastructure of a medium-sized organization, the organization has the following characteristics:

  • They have a main office and 268 stores in the U.S.
  • They utilize a cloud computing environment for storage and applications.
  • Their IT infrastructure includes Cisco workgroup and core switches, Cisco routers, Cisco firewalls and intrusion prevention systems, and servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
  • They have over 1000 desktops and approximately 500 organization-owned laptops in the main headquarters.
  • They allow employees to bring their own devices into the organization; however, they are subject to being searched upon entry and exit from the building.
  • They enable remote access to corporate information assets for employees and limited access to extranet resources for contractors and other business partners.
  • They enable wireless access at the main office and the stores.
  • They process an average of 67.2 credit card transactions per hour every day at each location and via their corporate Website.

Write
a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Explain the management plan for conducting IT audits, including:

a.
Risk management
b. System Software and Applications
c. Wireless Networking
d. Cloud Computing
e. Virtualization
f. Cybersecurity and Privacy
g. BCP and DRP
h. Network Security
i. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as
quality resources.

Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment, business & finance homework help

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ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

  1. Due DateMonday, September 4, 20179:00 AMPoints Possible330
  2. Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business EnvironmentDue Week 9 and worth 330 pointsAccording to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s suppliers regarding Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting. To prepare for your presentation, review Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct, located at https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/. Next, use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on Apple’s Code of Conduct. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.In addition to the recorded video, you must also create a presentation using PowerPoint (or other equivalent software) summarizing the important changes and explanations regarding the code of conduct that you communicated in your video presentation to email to the suppliers after the meeting for future reference.You must submit both parts of the assignment to receive full credit.Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 9).Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:
    • Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Challenges in the Business Environment
    • Tags: BUS475, Business Environment
    • Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 2 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

    Part 1: Video Presentation OR PaperPrepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

    1. List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.
    2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

    Part 2: PowerPoint PresentationCreate a six to eight (6-8) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

    1. Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.
    2. Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:
    1. Empowering workers
    2. Labor and Human Rights
    3. Health and Safety
    4. The Environment
    5. Accountability
    1. Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.
    2. Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.
    3. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.
    4. Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

    Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

    • Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
    • Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.

    If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

    • Be typed, double 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, the student’s 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.

    The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    • Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
    • Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

    Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

business law discussion

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Read the ETHICS section of your text on page 235. This section describes a case in which a paralegal who had been orally promised a bonus of $1,065,000 was deprived of the bonus in a dispute because no written agreement existed as to the bonus as would have been required by the Statute of Frauds. That an agreement was had was beyond dispute, because there existed a (secret) recording detailing the promise of the bonus between the paralegal and his/her employer. As your text explains, the Statute of Frauds requires certain types of contracts (such as contracts to buy or sale land) to be both made in writing and executed with the physical signatures of all of the parties involved. This requirement was clearly not met. Further, the undisclosed recording of the agreement constitutes a crime. Was a fair result handed down in this matter? What, if anything, would you do to modify the Court’s decision?

Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman published ‘The Creativity Crisis’ in Newsweek.com in July 2010, English homework help

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You may use any source for this essay but it must be in parenthesis were you found it.

Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman published ‘The Creativity Crisis’ in Newsweek.com in July 2010. They reported that the Torrance Test, a test of creativity that has been administered to millions of people worldwide in 50 languages, indicates that the public’s “creativity quotient” has steadily crept downward since 1990. In their article, Bronson and Merryman cite the clam of Professor Kyung Hee Kim at the college of William and Mary: “It’s very clear, and the decrease is very significant.” Kim reports that it is the scores of younger children in America-from kindergarten through sixth grade-for whom the decline is “most serious.”

Bronson and Merryman state that “[t]he potential consequences are sweeping. The necessity of human ingenuity is undisputed. A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 ‘leadership competency’ of the future. Yet it’s not just about sustaining our nation’s economic growth. All around us are matters of national and international importance that are crying out for creative solutions, from saving the Gulf of Mexico to bringing peace to Afghanistan to delivering health care. Such solutions emerge from a healthy marketplace of ideas, sustained by a populace constantly contributing original ideas and receptive to the ideas of others.”

One possible approach to this reputed decline in creativity is to explicitly teach creative thinking in school. Write to your school board explaining what you mean by creativity and arguing for or against the creation of a class in creativity.

Management assignment , management homework help

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8–12 slides w/speaker notes

You are now asked to convert the information provided in Week 4 Task 2 into a presentation for review by upper management and the team.

You are meeting with your HRD team and preparing to meet all the Pegasus department heads.

You are preparing for the first change intervention. Using the results of the previous work for this project (previous assignments), create a PowerPoint presentation including the following:

  1. Discuss the option for beginning the change reorganization using a series of specific steps or interventions.
  2. Determine the first 5 interventions you would recommend to begin the change-management reorganization and your rationale for why you would use these interventions in this sequence.

Be sure to include outside research, and support your recommendations with cited material.

The recommendations may be used individually, combined, and/or implemented in a timeline.

Leading Lean Enterprises Through Change

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Identify at least two non-standardized processes within your own organization or one with which you are familiar. Use Honeywell

Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis of methods that can be used to reduce resistance to process change that addresses the following:

  • Describe the two non-standardized processes selected.
  • Explain why each non-standardized process should be standardized to help reduce variation. If you believe that a non-standardized process should be used, explain why and how you will control variations in the application of this process.
  • Evaluate challenges/barriers that the selected organization may face in the implementation of the identified lean enterprise improvements.
  • Recommend strategies that your selected organization could use to reduce resistance to change.
  • Explain how management can help organizations facilitate change by empowering employees and getting everyone involved in process improvement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.