August 23rd, 2017 
Considering the history of Great Britain and the U.S., do you think that it was wise for Great Britain to serve as America’s ally in the fight against terror? Base your response on what you’ve learned in this module and your current knowledge of global affairs.
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Government Assignment
Part 1: Identify a local political issue or an issue you care about that would benefit from political action. Devise a hypothetical interest group strategy. What is your preferred outcome? How would they influence the policy making process to obtain this outcome?
Part 2: In your opinion, do you think interest groups play a positive or negative role in a democratic political system? Explain.
FIN/370 Finance for Business
Select one of the publicly traded corporations listed below and obtain the most current SEC Form 10-K (annual financial report) from the company’s web site (Do not use the Annual Report that is sent to shareholders):
The company I’m using is Apple corporation.
Calculate and analyze the following ratios for your selected company for the last two years from the SEC Form 10-K:
- Current Ratio
- Inventory Turnover
- Debt Ratio
- Time Interest Earned
- Gross Profit Margin
- Equity Multiplier
- Return on Assets
- Net Profit Margin
- Return on Equity (Use three ratio DuPont method)
Compare and contrast your company’s ratios to industry and competitor standard ratios obtained from Yahoo Finance, Morningstar, MotleyFool, Macroaxis or other Internet sources, and provide a detailed answer and analysis as to why your company’s ratios are different than the industry/competitor standard.
Prepare your analysis in a minimum of 875 words in Microsoft® Word. The use of Microsoft® Word tables is encouraged.
Cite the source of the industry/competitor ratio information.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
International Financial Reporting Standards
Explore the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Web sites, and complete the following:
Explain what the IASB/FASB roadmap for convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was set up to accomplish.
Describe at least 1 project that is being explored with regard to the roadmap, and provide details about the objective and status of the project at this time.
Review the project summary for the conceptual framework project, and respond to the following:
https://www.iasplus.com/en/projects/completed/framework/framework-joint
What do you view as the key differences in this project?
Provide your opinion on whether you believe that a single set of standards should be the goal of a global economy.
What do you see as the benefits and barriers to the process?
Ethnography Project TOPIC PROPOSAL
All students must present a musical ethnography, as outlined in detail in Chapter 11 of the textbook. Your topic does not need to be “World Music” in nature; it can be any music of your choosing. You are encouraged to do a multi-media presentation, and may include interviews, musical recordings, video recordings, and/or a written report. You may go as high- or low-tech as you like, but be prepared with about 10 minutes of presentation material.
Each student will need to submit a proposal for their ethnography project topic. Your topic does not need to be “World Music” in nature; it can be any music of your choosing. Consider choosing a topic that you either know a lot about, or one that you are interested in learning more about. For example, if you come from a culture that has very different musical traditions, you may choose to present on that subject. Or, perhaps you are interested in music from a culture that you do not know much about. This would also be a great topic of choice.
Diagnostic Essay
Introductory Diagnostic Essay
2 Full Pages Duople space
What is writing? Has the definition of writing changed through history? Has your definition of writing changed as you’ve had to write?
How does writing apply to your future career? In what ways will it be important (or not) and what skills do you think will be the most helpful to you?
What is your writing process? What helps you to be the most productive and produce the best work?
What is one thing you would like to know about me, this class, or if I can answer it, writing in general?
This essay is a chance for everyone to demonstrate where they are at in their writing processes and abilities. Since this class is geared towards writing academic papers if you would like to include an intro, thesis, and conclusion you may. However, what I will be looking at most is the way in which you support your claims, connect ideas that may not be immediately related to one another, and tie the paper together as a whole.
Put some thought into each of the questions, answer what you believe is most important, and do your best to bring it all together.
Compare and contrast paper
Need a 1050 to 1400 word Compare and Contrast paper. Going to be on the topic of success of a College graduate vs. a non-college graduate.
Focusing on drafting using the materials that you have gathered this far is an important part of the writing process. Each step taken to further the editing and revising of an essay will make it that much more polished as a final draft. Just as in most projects at work, there are steps to follow to produce a satisfactory final product in academic papers.
Review instructor feedback on your Week 1 to Week 3 assignments.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word draft of your comparison-contrast paper that makes seeing the differences and similarities of your chosen topics clear.
Use the topic you selected in Week 1, your research from Week 2, and your thesis and outline from Week 3.
Review your essay for effective use of basic English grammar, word usage, and sentence style before turning in your paper.
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines
NUTR 100 6390 Elements of Nutrition
Part A
Please respond to the following questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. This section should be at least 200 words.
- What is meant by the AMDR, and what is this range for carbohydrates?
- How does the type of carbohydrate impact health?
- What is one negative health impact from carbohydrate intake?
- What is one positive health impact from carbohydrate intake?
Part B
Here is a sample one-day menu for Mr. Brown. His doctor just told him to cut down on added sugars in addition to increasing his fiber intake. He hopes to meet with a dietitian next week, but in the meantime needs some help making these changes. List five suggestions for Mr. Brown’s diet. Make sure to provide only changes that address the meal planning goals mentioned above. Tell him which food(s) you would have him omit and how you would replace these items. You may also change portion sizes. Highlight (yellow only, please) or bold the item you are changing. Then write the change next to that. You may make more than five changes, but if you do so, you will only receive full credit when all changes correctly match the assigned directions.
Breakfast
1 cup sugar-frosted flake cereal
8 oz 1% milk
8 oz orange juice
2 scrambled eggs
Snack
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice white bread, 1 TBSP Skippy peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly)
Lunch
8 oz tomato soup
6 Saltine crackers
1 turkey sandwich (3 oz turkey, 2 slices white bread)
1/2 cup canned pears in heavy syrup
8 oz grape juice
Snack
6 oz fruited yogurt, sweetened
1 oz almonds
Dinner
5 oz BBQ chicken
1 medium baked potato with 1 TBSP butter
1/2 cup cooked broccoli
8 oz cola
4 oz 1% milk
Snack
1/2 cup chocolate ice cream
Topic 1: Infant Feeding Practices
Your friend is expecting her first child. In your first post, share with your friend the nutritional pros and cons of breastfeeding in order to help her make an educated decision about whether to breast or bottle feed. You may also share your personal experiences, but be sure to discuss the nutritional implications of each option. Make sure to support this information with resources such as the textbook and/or other reliable sources.
In addition, discuss when first and complementary foods should be added into an infant’s diet and why. You may include personal experiences and advice that has been passed on to you. Then, support your answers with information from the textbook and/or other resources.
Remember that your goal for Discussion Board is three-fold:
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to get involved throughout the entire week
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to contribute in a way that adds to the discussion and moves it forward in an original fashion
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to use the course content to form your posts and responses
As a guideline, your main Discussion post should be at least 150 words and approximately 50 words when you respond to classmates and/or your instructor. These are just guidelines and you may want to include more words to convey your message on the topic.
Topic 2: Child, Teen, and Elderly Nutrition
Conduct some additional research on your own and be prepared to discuss the following in your initial post:
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Choose a nutritional problem for each age group:
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children 2–12
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teenagers 13–18
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elderly 65+
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Discuss current trends and literature surrounding each of the three problems you have identified.
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Discuss steps you would recommend if you were appointed to a special committee to help improve these issues.
Remember that your goal for Discussion Board is three-fold:
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to get involved throughout the entire week
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to contribute in a way that adds to the discussion and moves it forward in an original fashion
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to use the course content to form your posts and responses
As a guideline, your main Discussion post should be at least 150 words and approximately 50 words when you respond to classmates and/or your instructor. These are just guidelines and you may want to include more words to convey your message on the topic.
ASSIGNMENT 2: COURTS, PROSECUTION, AND THE DEFENSE
The courts have one of the most important roles in the Criminal Justice system. They are responsible for the interpretation and application of law when crimes are committed and they help to bring resolve to disputes between people, companies, and units of government.
In preparation for this assignment, please carefully review the case of Michael T. Slager below. Also, please review the court report samples below for reference in preparing a standard court report.
Michael T. Slager Case
Court Report Sample 1
Court Report Sample 2
Based on your understanding from the readings in chapters 7-9, write a three to four (3-4) page court report in which you:
Summarize the case, including a detailed description of the crime that took place.
Outline the level of court that was assigned to the case (e.g. local/state, municipal, or federal) and the reason why that level was appropriate.
Describe the key characters in the case and the roles they played.
Explain the charge(s) against the defendant(s) and the evidence presented to justify the charge(s). Indicate whether or not the defendant was offered some form of plea deal prior to the court date.
State whether any witnesses were called in the case. If so, identify the witness(es) and provide a rationale as to why they were called.
Highlight the outcome of the case (verdict) and take a position on whether the verdict was appropriate based on the charges.
Include at least one (1) additional quality reference in addition to the case file presented.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Follow standard court report format, using the examples provided in your course shell for reference.
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:
Explain the development of American courts and illustrate the concept of the dual-court system.
Distinguish between the various courtroom participants, and describe the stages in a criminal trial.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal justice.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the court report, and language and writing skills, using this rubric.