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(Kaitlyn)To be very honest I know next to nothing about mythology, it has never been something that I have had around me or taught in school, I guess it was one of those subjects that got kind of, overlooked. But history is history and in my opinion, it’s important to know what happened in the past to prevent future mishaps or wrongdoings. Therefore I don't know anything about mythology to start, but I am eager to learn more about all these different gods, goddesses, etc., and am surprised to find out that entire towns or civilizations would support the myths or people I am reading about. The gods and goddesses seem to all have their sanction of what was claimed as their own, one wraps his arms around the earth floating the continents with his aqua arms, and another is essentially the undertaker and decides whose soul belongs where. The people are peasants and they are unequal to those that are considered the higher power, they are the protected and shall not reach out to become a protector. From what I have read it doesn't seem like the gods step on each other’s territory or have competitions to push each other out, it seems as though all that made it up there are respected and get to look down on those that are less than them. While reading I noticed that there is a bit of a divide between men and women the same as we have today. A big part of societal issues today is gender equality and the general outlook on how each gender is portrayed without any prior information. Men are supposed to be large, strong, and tall, to protect and conquer for the interest of mankind. Women are supposed to be dainty and spread love, make a house a home, and show endearing qualities. I can see the reverse argument for Cupid who is the God of Love being that Eros is a male, being portrayed as the, "fairest of the deathless gods," (Hamilton, 36) but that is one instance in an array of different people. It seems that even though we have come a long way to today with working on gender-specific stereotypes, for these "myths" to be ancient and long ago, it doesn't seem like we have come that far. Yes women are seen as loving and they can be attractive to people around them, but in the man’s brain, they are simply there to be of service to the man, and to man the home when they are not present. It's interesting because even though the language of the reading may be hard for me to get used to, being that it is not in modern English, I can still very well understand one thing. Women like Aphrodite would "...[laugh] sweetly or mockingly at those her wiles had conquered, the irresistible goddess who stole away even the wits of the wise" (Hamilton, 32). Being a woman I translated this to essentially smiling in the faces of those who either are factually in the wrong, or have done wrong to you, and that is something that is still very much alive today. From history, we know that women were seen as property or disposable at the discretion of the man that homed her, and f ...
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![ancient and long ago, it doesn't seem like we have come that
far. Yes women are seen as loving and they can be attractive to
people around them, but in the man’s brain, they are simply
there to be of service to the man, and to man the home when
they are not present. It's interesting because even though the
language of the reading may be hard for me to get used to,
being that it is not in modern English, I can still very well
understand one thing. Women like Aphrodite would "...[laugh]
sweetly or mockingly at those her wiles had conquered, the
irresistible goddess who stole away even the wits of the wise"
(Hamilton, 32). Being a woman I translated this to essentially
smiling in the faces of those who either are factually in the
wrong, or have done wrong to you, and that is something that is
still very much alive today. From history, we know that women
were seen as property or disposable at the discretion of the man
that homed her, and from what I have gotten so far, the
teachings from this book are systemically the same, just written
in fancy writing.
Hamilton, Edith.
Mythology. Grand Central Publishing, 2011.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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1. Scenario
Good morning, welcome to VNN -- local officials are celebrating this morning as a new industrial
park is being christened in our community, there’s a ribbon-cutting scheduled for 10am this
morning. Officials say the new Hampton Industrial Park will bring millions of dollars of new tax
revenues and thousands of new jobs to state and local communities. But a group of activi ...
(Remarks)Please keep in mind that the assi
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Please keep in mind that the assignment states, "Each of your sections’ content must be at least one full page in length, in Times New Roman 12-pt. font, double-spaced, with 1” margins." When you turn something in that is about half of the required length, you take a bit of a double hit. The first hit is for not meeting minimum expectations for the assignment. The second hit is for not going into as much detail as needed to get a high grade. I can see that you are ahead on the sections. That is not a problem as those have not been graded yet. However, understand that as is, they will also have significant point deductions.
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A Pollution Prevention Plan (P3) Pre-Assessment Study
[Student name here…remove brackets]
Columbia Southern University
ENV 4301: Pollution Prevention
[Instructor name here…remove brackets]
[Date here…remove brackets]
Abstract
Block one full paragraph (no indenting the first line or any subsequent lines). Provide one full sentence here for each unit as you complete a level 1 heading section, describing what material or calculations were presented in that section. By the time the Unit VII material is complete, you will have six or seven sentences in this abstract (one for each unit, for Units II–VII).
Pollution Prevention Plan (P3) Pre-Assessment Study
General Operational Characteristics
Start typing here for Unit II in non-italicized font (despite the different font types and sizes allowed with APA 7th edition, please stay in Times New Roman 12-pt. font for this document, since this template is already in that font and size), citing with
CSU APA Citation Guide p. 6 styled citations to defend what you state as fact.
Potential Ecological Health Impacts
Fill this in for Unit II. Remove each blank section before submittal in each unit.
Potential Human Health Impacts
Fill this in for Unit III.
Potential Societal Health Impacts
Fill this in for Unit IV.
Risk Assessment and Regulatory Requirements
Fill this in for Unit V.
Pollution Prevention Technologies
Fill this in for Unit VI.
Engineering Opportunities for Pollution Prevention
Fill this in for Unit VII.
References
Brusseau, M. L., Pepper, I. L., & Gerba, C. P. (2019).
Environmental and pollution science (3rd ed.). Academic Press. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780128147207
List additional references here alphabetically (you may need to list some before the textbook reference). Be sure to double-space and use a hanging indent for each subsequent line in each reference entry, formatting according to CSU APA Citation Guide pp. 8–11.
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A Pollution Prevention Plan (P4) Pre-Assessment Study
Abstract
This undertaking essentially entails a Pre-Assessment study on behalf of the board of directors at ABC Agriculture Production Inc; it explores the general operational characteristics, potential ecological health effects, potential human health impacts, potential societal health impacts, risk ...
(This is provided as an example of the paper layout and spac
(This is provided as an example of the paper layout and spacing. No running header required
for this report. Don’t add graphic title pages or additional embellishments. Follow complete
instructions provided for each staged assignment. Note: The BA&SR report is a business
report, and you will be expected to follow the specific formatting guidelines that are shown
in the assignment instructions. This report should be typed and double-spaced on standard-
sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a font consistently
throughout the paper. APA recommends using either a sans serif font such as 11-point Calibri,
11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode, or a serif font such as 12-point Times New
Roman, 11-point Georgia, or 10-point Computer Modern.
(Title page – centered horizontally and vertically; no running head required)
Title of Report
Company Name
Your Name
Course and Section #
Date of Submission
1
Introduction
(Begin your report with a clear, concise, well organized introduction to explain why you are
writing and what is to come in the complete BA&SR report (not just Stage 1). This should
briefly set the context for MTC – business purpose, environment, and current challenges related
to hiring. Then specifically provide what is to come in the full report. Keep your audience in
mind – this is an internal report for the CIO of MTC. Provide an introduction in one paragraph
that engages the reader’s interest in continuing to read your report.)
I. Strategic Use of Technology
A. Business Strategy
(In this section, you should clearly present – at a broad level – what MTC’s
business strategy is (refer to case study information), then what issues the current
manual hiring process may present that interfere with achieving that strategy, and
how improving the hiring process will benefit MTC and support its business
strategy. (Use two to three strong sentences that explain how the system would
support the strategy and justify your position with specifics from the Case Study.)
B. Competitive Advantage
(First, provide an overview of the competitive environment that MTC is currently
operating in based on information from the case study. Then explain how and
why MTC can use the new hiring system to increase its competitive advantage
and help achieve its overall business strategy. Your explanation should
demonstrate your understanding of what competitive advantage is as well as how
improving the hiring process will help achieve MTC’s competitive advantage.
Include how MTC can use the type of data or information that will be in the
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hiring system to improve its competitive advantage. (Paragraph of 4-5
sentences))
C. Strategic Objectives
(First, insert an introductory opening sentence for this table. Then, for each of the
rows listed below, complete the table with the requested information. (Pr ...
(Student Name)Date of EncounterPreceptorClinical SiteCl
(Student Name)
Date of Encounter:
Preceptor/Clinical Site:
Clinical Instructor: Grivel J. Hera Gomez APRN, FNP-C
Soap Note # ____ Main Diagnosis ______________
PATIENT INFORMATION
Name:
Age:
Gender at Birth:
Gender Identity:
Source:
Allergies:
Current Medications:
·
PMH:
Immunizations:
Preventive Care:
Surgical History:
Family History:
Social History:
Sexual Orientation:
Nutrition History:
Subjective Data:
Chief Complaint:
Symptom analysis/HPI:
The patient is …
Review of Systems (ROS)
CONSTITUTIONAL:
NEUROLOGIC:
HEENT:
RESPIRATORY:
CARDIOVASCULAR:
GASTROINTESTINAL:
GENITOURINARY:
MUSCULOSKELETAL:
SKIN:
Objective Data:
VITAL SIGNS:
GENERAL APPREARANCE:
NEUROLOGIC:
HEENT:
CARDIOVASCULAR:
RESPIRATORY:
GASTROINTESTINAL:
MUSKULOSKELETAL:
INTEGUMENTARY:
ASSESSMENT:
Main Diagnosis
(Include the name of your Main Diagnosis along with its ICD10 I10. (Look at PDF example provided) Include the in-text reference/s as per APA style 6th or 7th Edition.
Differential diagnosis (minimum 3)
-
-
-
PLAN:
Labs and Diagnostic Test to be ordered (if applicable)
· -
· -
Pharmacological treatment:
-
Non-Pharmacologic treatment:
Education (provide the most relevant ones tailored to your patient)
Follow-ups/Referrals
References (in APA Style)
Examples
Codina Leik, M. T. (2014). Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review (2nd ed.).
ISBN 978-0-8261-3424-0
Domino, F., Baldor, R., Golding, J., Stephens, M. (2010). The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2010
(25th ed.). Print (The 5-Minute Consult Series).
(Student Name)
Date of Encounter:
Preceptor/Clinical Site:
Clinical Instructor: Dr. David Trabanco DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, FNP-C
Soap Note # Main Diagnosis ( Exp: Soap Note #3 DX: Hypertension)
PATIENT INFORMATION
Name: Mr. DT
Age: 68-year-old
Gender at Birth: Male
Gender Identity: Male
Source: Patient
Allergies: PCN, Iodine
Current Medications:
· Atorvastatin tab 20 mg, 1-tab PO at bedtime
· ASA 81mg po daily
· Multi-Vitamin Centrum Silver
PMH: Hypercholesterolemia
Immunizations: Influenza last 2018-year, tetanus, and hepatitis A and B 4 years ago.
Preventive Care: Coloscopy 5 years ago (Negative)
Surgical History: Appendectomy 47 years ago.
Family History: Father- died 81 does not report information
Mother-alive, 88 years old, Diabetes Mellitus, HTN
Daughter-alive, 34 years old, healthy
Social History: No smoking history or illicit drug use, occasional alcoholic beverage consumption on social celebrations. Retired, widow, he lives alone.
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Nutrition History: Diets off and on, Does not each seafood
Subjective Data:
Chief Complaint: “headaches” that started two weeks ago
Symptom analysis/HPI:
The patient is 65 years old male who complaining of episodes of headaches and on 3 different occasions blood pressure was measured, which was high (159/100, 158/98 and 160/100 respectively). Patient noticed the problem started two weeks ago and somet ...
(TITLE)Sung Woo ParkInternational American UniversityFIN
(TITLE)
Sung Woo Park
International American University
FIN 500: Financial management
Vahick Yedgarian, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A., M.S.
April 15th, 2021
TITLE
According to the market analysis of Walmart, the retail firm is considered an unstoppable retail force. It is ranked as the first or number retail firm and the largest business organization in revenue and employee size. The company's total number of employees is estimated to be 2.2 million employees across its different stores. Apart from the retail business line, it also undertakes wholesale business activities (Tan, 2017). It provides all types of assortment merchandise as well as services for affordable costs. In this research paper, the main objective is to undertake a cash flow analysis statement of Walmart and its Relevance to its investors (Tan, 2017).
A cash flow statement is an important financial statement. A cash flow statement is understood as the financial statement that summarizes the financial or cash amounts. It is a summary of the amount in cash and cash equivalents (Murphy, 2021). In other words, it reflects the amount of cash entering and leaving an organization. The cash flow statement provides measures of a company’s financial strength and reflects its position in terms of revenue (Murphy, 2021). Besides, it helps investors to make the right financial decision.
The cash flow statement is an important financial document to investors. Investors always have a trait of looking at how a company is performing by evaluating the progress, the trends among other issues, and deciding whether to invest in the company. Investment decision-making in an in-depth analysis is usually achieved by looking at the cash flow performance based on an analysis of different elements of the statement.
The cash flow statement for Walmart is an important document to its investors. The cash flow statement of Walmart is an important measure of the profitability of the company. Besides, it provides investors with a clear picture and future projection outlook of how the company will be. Based on the analysis of the company’s cash flow statement company has been recording high levels of revenue over the past few years. As a result, it has been ranked as the largest company in terms of revenue collected. Such a specific entity of the company is a clear reflection that Walmart is indeed a profitable firm in profitability (Tan, 2017). Hence, it is a clear reflection to the investors that the company is making money instead of losses. For instance, over the past few years, the company has recorded a revenue increment and stability. The economic analysis measures the company revenue growth in terms of net sales changes to be 7.2% (WMT | Walmart Inc. Annual Cash Flow Statement | Market Watch. Market Watch, 2021). Such a growth rate is indeed admirable and attractive to investors searching for companies to invest in. The company's revenue level is a general overview and clear or direct instant and r ...
(Student Name) UniversityDate of EncounterPreceptorClini
(Student Name)
University
Date of Encounter:
Preceptor/Clinical Site:
Clinical Instructor:
Soap Note # Main Diagnosis ( Exp: Soap Note #3 DX: Hypertension)
PATIENT INFORMATION
Name: Mr. DT
Age: 68-year-old
Gender at Birth: Male
Gender Identity: Male
Source: Patient
Allergies: PCN, Iodine
Current Medications:
· Atorvastatin tab 20 mg, 1-tab PO at bedtime
· ASA 81mg po daily
· Multi-Vitamin Centrum Silver
PMH: Hypercholesterolemia
Immunizations: Influenza last 2018-year, tetanus, and hepatitis A and B 4 years ago.
Preventive Care: Coloscopy 5 years ago (Negative)
Surgical History: Appendectomy 47 years ago.
Family History: Father- died 81 does not report information
Mother-alive, 88 years old, Diabetes Mellitus, HTN
Daughter-alive, 34 years old, healthy
Social History: No smoking history or illicit drug use, occasional alcoholic beverage consumption on social celebrations. Retired, widow, he lives alone.
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Nutrition History: Diets off and on, Does not each seafood
Subjective Data:
Chief Complaint: “headaches” that started two weeks ago
Symptom analysis/HPI:
The patient is 65 years old male who complaining of episodes of headaches and on 3 different occasions blood pressure was measured, which was high (159/100, 158/98 and 160/100 respectively). Patient noticed the problem started two weeks ago and sometimes it is accompanied by dizziness. He states that he has been under stress in his workplace for the last month. Patient denies chest pain, palpitation, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting.
Review of Systems (ROS)
CONSTITUTIONAL: Denies fever or chills. Denies weakness or weight loss. NEUROLOGIC: Headache and dizziness as describe above. Denies changes in LOC. Denies history of tremors or seizures.
HEENT: HEAD: Denies any head injury, or change in LOC. Eyes: Denies any changes in vision, diplopia or blurred vision. Ear: Denies pain in the ears. Denies loss of hearing or drainage. Nose: Denies nasal drainage, congestion. THROAT: Denies throat or neck pain, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing.
RESPIRATORY: Patient denies shortness of breath, cough or hemoptysis.
CARDIOVASCULAR: No chest pain, tachycardia. No orthopnea or paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea.
GASTROINTESTINAL: Denies abdominal pain or discomfort. Denies flatulence, nausea, vomiting or
diarrhea.
GENITOURINARY: Denies hematuria, dysuria or change in urinary frequency. Denies difficulty starting/stopping stream of urine or incontinence.
MUSCULOSKELETAL: Denies falls or pain. Denies hearing a clicking or snapping sound.
SKIN: No change of coloration such as cyanosis or jaundice, no rashes or pruritus.
Objective Data:
VITAL SIGNS: Temperature: 98.5 °F, Pulse: 87, BP: 159/92 mmhg, RR 20, PO2-98% on room air, Ht- 6’4”, Wt 200 lb, BMI 25. Report pain 2/10.
GENERAL APPREARANCE: The patient is alert and oriented x 3. No acute distress noted. NEUROLOGIC: Alert, CNII-XII grossly intact, oriented to person, ...
(Student Name)Miami Regional UniversityDate of Encounter
(Student Name)
Miami Regional University
Date of Encounter:
Preceptor/Clinical Site:
Clinical Instructor: Patricio Bidart MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Soap Note # ____ Main Diagnosis ______________
PATIENT INFORMATION
Name:
Age:
Gender at Birth:
Gender Identity:
Source:
Allergies:
Current Medications:
·
PMH:
Immunizations:
Preventive Care:
Surgical History:
Family History:
Social History:
Sexual Orientation:
Nutrition History:
Subjective Data:
Chief Complaint:
Symptom analysis/HPI:
The patient is …
Review of Systems (ROS) (This section is what the patient says, therefore should state Pt denies, or Pt states….. )
CONSTITUTIONAL:
NEUROLOGIC:
HEENT:
RESPIRATORY:
CARDIOVASCULAR:
GASTROINTESTINAL:
GENITOURINARY:
MUSCULOSKELETAL:
SKIN:
Objective Data:
VITAL SIGNS:
GENERAL APPREARANCE:
NEUROLOGIC:
HEENT:
CARDIOVASCULAR:
RESPIRATORY:
GASTROINTESTINAL:
MUSKULOSKELETAL:
INTEGUMENTARY:
ASSESSMENT:
(In a paragraph please state “your encounter with your patient and your findings ( including subjective and objective data)
Example : “Pt came in to our clinic c/o of ear pain. Pt states that the pain started 3 days ago after swimming. Pt denies discharge etc… on examination I noted this and that etc.)
Main Diagnosis
(Include the name of your Main Diagnosis along with its ICD10 I10. (Look at PDF example provided) Include the in-text reference/s as per APA style 6th or 7th Edition.
Differential diagnosis (minimum 3)
-
-
-
PLAN:
Labs and Diagnostic Test to be ordered (if applicable)
· -
· -
Pharmacological treatment:
-
Non-Pharmacologic treatment:
Education (provide the most relevant ones tailored to your patient)
Follow-ups/Referrals
References (in APA Style)
Examples
Codina Leik, M. T. (2014). Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review (2nd ed.).
ISBN 978-0-8261-3424-0
Domino, F., Baldor, R., Golding, J., Stephens, M. (2010). The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2010
(25th ed.). Print (The 5-Minute Consult Series).
Nutrition and Diet.
Semester:
Spring
Course:
MSN6150C Advanced Practice Pediatrics
Preceptor:
REYES-CHOUZA, CARLOS
Clinical Site:
IDEAL MEDICAL CENTER
Setting Type:
Patient Demographics
Age:
12 years
Race:
Black or African American
Gender:
Male
Insurance:
Medicaid
Referral:
No referral
Clinical Information
Time with Patient:
25 minutes
Consult with Preceptor:
15 minutes
Type of Decision-Making:
Moderate complexity
Reason for Visit:
New Consult
Chief Complaint:
Felling pressure behaving my eyes
Type of HP:
Detailed
Social Problems Addressed:
Sanitation/Hygiene
Emotional
Prevention
Procedures/Skills (Observed/Assisted/Performed)
Physical Assessment - Physical Assessment (Perf)
General Skills - Vital Signs (Perf)
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes
#1 -
J01.10 - ACUTE FRONTAL SINUSITIS, UNSPECIFIED
CPT Billing Codes
#1 -
99214 - OFFICE/OP VISIT, EST PT, MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE HX/EXAM; MODERATE LEVEL MED DECISION; 30-39 MIN
Birth & Delivery
Medications
# OTC Drugs taken regularly:
0
# Prescriptions currently pre ...
(Student Name)Miami Regional UniversityDate of EncounterP
(Student Name)
Miami Regional University
Date of Encounter:
Preceptor/Clinical Site:
Clinical Instructor: Dr. David Trabanco DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, FNP-C
Soap Note #1 DX: Allergic Rhinitis
PATIENT INFORMATION
Name: Ms. JD
Age: 23-year-old
Gender at Birth: Female
Gender Identity: Female
Source: Patient
Allergies: NKDA
Current Medications:
· Cetirizine 10mg/d
· Mucinex-D
PMH:
Immunizations: Tetanus.
Preventive Care: No history.
Surgical History: No history of surgery.
Family History: Father- alive, 60 years old, healthy.
Mother-alive, 54 years old, HTN, hyperlipidemia.
Sister-alive, 20 years old, Asthma.
Social History: Denies alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs use. College student, lives alone in campus hostels. Physically active and occasionally does exercise.
Sexual Orientation: Active
Nutrition History: Eats balance diet but avoids excessive junk food.
Subjective Data:
Chief Complaint: “stuffy nose” that has lasted for two weeks.
Symptom analysis/HPI:
Ms. JD is a 23-year-old patient who presents with complaints of a stuffy nose, rhinorrhea, congestion and sneezing. She reports a spontaneous start of the symptoms that have remained consistent. Indicates no particular aggravating symptoms but reports higher severity of the symptoms in the morning. She complains of a sore throat and itchy eyes. She reports an all-day clear runny nose. She indicates consistent outdoor handball practice routine. She reports using Cetirizine and Mucinex-D which do not help. She denies vision or taste changes. She denies fever or chills. Denies diagnosis with allergies.
Review of Systems (ROS)
CONSTITUTIONAL: Denies change in weight, fatigue, fever, night sweats or chills. NEUROLOGIC: Denies seizure, numbness or blackout.
HEENT: HEAD: Denies headache. Eyes: Reports itchy eyes. Denies vision change. Ear: Denies hearing loss, pain or discharge. Nose: Admits stuffiness, nasal congestion and clear discharge. Denies nose bleeds. THROAT: Reports a sore throat.
RESPIRATORY: Patient denies breathing difficulties, cough, wheezing, TB, pneumonia.
CARDIOVASCULAR: No palpitations or chest pain. No edema, PND or orthopnea.
GASTROINTESTINAL: Denies nausea, abdominal pains, vomiting and diarrhea. Denies ulcers hx.
GENITOURINARY: Denies change in urine color, urgency and frequency. Regular menses cycle. Denies ovulation pain. Denies hematuria and dysuria.
MUSCULOSKELETAL: Denies back and joint pains or stiffness.
SKIN: No skin rashes or lesions.
Objective Data:
VITAL SIGNS: Temperature: 36.7 °C, Pulse: 78, BP: 119/87 mmHg, RR 20, PO2-97% on room air, Ht- 1.60m, Wt 67kg, BMI 26.
GENERAL APPREARANCE: Healthy appearing. Alert and oriented x 3. No acute distress. Well-groomed and responds appropriately.
NEUROLOGIC: Alert, oriented, posture erect, clear speech. gait. to person, place, and time.
HEENT: Head: Normocephalic, atraumatic, symmetric, non-tender. Maxillary sinuses mild tenderness. Eyes: Bilateral conjunctival inject ...
(Monica)Gender rarely shapes individual experience in isolation bu
(Monica)Gender rarely shapes individual experience in isolation but is instead linked to other social statuses in the effects it has on our lives. The gender distinction reflects what we see as appropriate “masculine” or “feminine.” For example, some societies expect men to be more aggressive and competitive and women to be emotionally nurturing. I was playing with dolls one day and was playing with two dolls: a female doll and a male doll. Upon passing by, an uncle of mine saw me playing with my toys and frowned. When I asked what was wrong, he seemed uncomfortable. In this statement, he suggested that girls should act like girls and play with girlie things, while boys should play with boy things, including boy dolls. The family experiences that taught me about gender and gender roles are vividly in my memory. Throughout my childhood, my mother and father stressed how essential it is for me to understand and know that I am a girl, and I should always act and carry myself accordingly.
I found conversations like that to be overly exaggerated at the time, but I subsequently understood why my parents did what they did. We were a family of six, with five girls and one boy. As a child, my parents, specifically my mother, stressed what clothing the girls wore. Our mother was always careful not to let us wear anything provocative, and we were to get married and have our own families. Girls are often told that it's alright to cry because girls cry, and if I was a boy, I'd be made to suck it up and deal with it. In addition, my mother taught me that women nurture and that we take care of the home, including cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children. As girls, we could not play any sports that were deemed "too rough" or to be performed by boys. From a young age, we chose professional careers. All these careers involved female dominating industries, such as nursing, teaching, caretaking, and hairdressing. They all contributed to the construction of my gender.
Multiple ways are available to conceptualize gender; essentialists see it as a binary division, which classifies you as male or female at birth. In contrast, mainstream social scientists take a constructionist approach to gender. Page 242 argues that gender is a constructed concept that has been shaped through culture and history. Finally, people internalize the social expectations they are introduced to.(Ferris & Stein, 2020) (Links to an external site.)
Resources
Ferris, T., & Stein, J. (2020). Chapter 9/ Page 242. In The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology (7th ed., pp. 236–242). essay, W.W. Norton.
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(Monica) A summary of my decision-making process starts with flipp
(Monica) A summary of my decision-making process starts with flipping through ads to find a job, I was concerned with what companies offered for pay, the type of work I would be doing, and how long would the job last. There were a few companies that were only looking to hire temporarily and again not an ideal situation if I am already concerned with having a steady income. Between the three ads, Office temp, a server at a restaurant making $2.13hr plus tips with hours varying, and a warehouse position, starting at $14Hr with hours from 12 pm to 7 pm. I chose to pick the warehouse position since it offers the most money and a set schedule. Continuing with the simulation, my monthly take-home pay after taxes is $1,224, making my weekly pay only $306. Ideally $1,224 is not enough funds to help sustain a family, barely one person. During this time, I have to pick my insurance, which is a requirement through the Affordable Care Act. Luckily my child is covered and I picked the cheapest plan that I could afford, the bronze plan and it costs $303 a month, which averages to almost $76 a paycheck. I have to ensure I have a place to live, paying rent over $720 and traveling puts my monthly rental and traveling costs at more than 800 dollars a month. The results of me living further away from my job, so that my rent is lower also increased gas costs. According to the simulation, every working household that saves a dollar spends 77 cents on transportation. My balance jumps from $1000 to $192 after paying rent only to find out my apartment is too small for my things, so I chose to have a yard sale. I only made $150 from the yard sale and made the decision to get paid by the piece, since I am barely making a living wage on an hourly paycheck, and in doing so my paycheck decreased by 25cents. I skipped my grandfather’s memorial service because I can not afford to travel, I paid $25 to replace a broken item I fixed, even though considered hiding the evidence. Grocery shopping is next on my to-do list, spending only 30 for things I needed, I felt was hardly enough food, but could not really afford to splurge and spend on extra things. During this time my stress levels are at an all-time high, but I turn the offer for a cigarette down because I do not want to get addicted. As a result, the simulation states there is a misconception that smoking relieves stress during difficult situations in life.
Now that I have come to payday, I decided to start my fitness journey by asking a friend to be my running partner. On the way to work, something blew in the car and needed to get fixed, and asking a friend to look at the issue saved money. The landlord decided to raise rent and $150 had to be paid or I could spend more on legal fees fighting it in court. On the way out to work, someone stole my gas from my car, so I had to make the decision to take the bus and the result where it took me three buses and fives times longer to get there, making me miss a few hours of p ...
(Note This case study is based on many actual cases. All the name
(Note: This case study is based on many actual cases. All the names used are made up, and any relation to actual people or events is purely accidental and coincidental.)
Addictions Case Study: Narrative
Presenting Problem:
Marci is a 22-year-old female college student who was arrested five months ago for driving while impaired with a blood alcohol level of 0.13. She was also charged with possession of a small amount (about 1 gram) of marijuana. Her license was suspended, but she has driving privileges to get to school/work and back.
Drug History and Current Patterns of Use:
She has smoked cigarettes since age 16 and currently smokes one pack daily. Marci stopped smoking cigarettes for six months one year ago, but she presently does not plan to cut down or quit.
She has five prescription pills (Xanax) for depression and anxiety that were given to her by a college classmate (for whom they were prescribed). Marci shared that she had been struggling with feelings of sadness and worrying too much about two months ago. She hasn’t taken them yet, but has considered trying them.
Marci first experimented with marijuana during her senior year of high school (age 17), with her use becoming more regular after she entered college. Marci was first introduced to marijuana by her high school boyfriend, who used it every day along with alcohol on the weekends.
While she started drinking wine with her family when she was 13, she started to
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“seriously” drink starting around 18-years-old. She currently drinks four or more alcoholic beverages (usually wine or wine coolers; sometimes beer) three to four times a week and had been smoking marijuana two to three times a week for one year. Her usual pattern was to go on weekend binges, starting to drink and smoke on Friday evenings until 2:00 a.m. She would then have a glass or two of wine around lunchtime on Saturday, smoking a joint or two with a couple of friends during Saturday afternoons prior to attending college sporting or social events. She would then go to parties with friends on Saturday evenings, typically consuming six to seven cans/bottles/cups of beer and sharing several joints of marijuana with others. She had also started to consume energy drinks (Red Bull, Monster, etc.) when she drank beer at these parties to get an added “boost” to her high.
During the past two months, she has sometimes had one to two glasses of wine (she also used to smoke half a joint of marijuana with it) when alone on school nights. On the mornings after she used alcohol, Marci tended to sleep in and cut class, but not every week. Her recreational and social interests had increasingly involved the use of alcohol and marijuana, now since her arrest, it is mainly alcohol (although she still desires to smoke cannabis). Recently, Marci has begun to express concern to her friends about “feeling depressed and anxious,” but she reports no suicidal ideation or panic attacks. She is also concerned since sh ...
(Minimum 175 words)In your own words, explain class conflict the
(Minimum 175 words)
In your own words, explain class conflict theory and femenist theory. Then give an example of how class conflict theory and femenist theory could be used to explain or understand a social issue.
Which sociological theory was most challenging for you, either to understand or to consider as it might apply to a social problem?
Personality Theory MatrixPSYC 6220/5220/8221: Psychology of PersonalityPersonality Theory MatrixInstructions: Based on your Module 1 readings for Weeks 2–6, complete the requested matrix information below for each of the 8 personality theory orientations. You will complete the spreadsheet during Weeks 2–6, according to the Assignment instructions each week. PsychoanalyticTraitNeo-PsychoanalyticBehavioralHumanistic and ExistentialBiological and EvolutionaryIntegrativeCognitive and Social-CognitiveName of theorist(s):How does this theory explain personality?What does the theory say about past experiences of the individual, including cultural considerations?What are the assessments and/or interventions recommended from this theoretical perspective?What are the strengths of this theoretical perspective?.What are the limitations of this theoretical perspective?What are the unique aspects of this theoretical perspective?© 2020 Walden University
PSYC 6220/5220/8221: Psychology of Personality
CREDIT LINE: SYSTEMS OF PYSCHOTHERAPY: A Transtheoretical Analysis, 9th Edition, by James O. Prochaska
and John C. Norcross. Copyright 2018 by Oxford University Press. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University
Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
“The Case of Mrs. C” is excerpted from Systems of Psycotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, 9th Edition,
by James O. Prochaska and John C. Norcross, and does not reflect a clinical assessment of the client and
the family members’ experiences.
THE CASE OF MRS. C
Psychotherapy systems are not merely static combinations of change processes, theoretical contents,
and research studies. The systems are, first and foremost, concerned with serious disorders afflicting
fellow humans. In comparing systems, it is essential to picture how the psychotherapies conceptualize
and treat the presenting problems of an actual client. The client selected for comparative purposes is
Mrs. C.
Mrs. C is a 47-year-old mother of six children: Arlene, 17; Barry, 15; Charles, 13; Debra, 11; Ellen, 9; and
Frederick, 7. Without reading further, and astute observer might discern Mrs. C‘s personality
configuration. The orderliness of children named alphabetically and of childbirths every 2 years are
consistent with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
For the past 10 years, Mrs. C has been plagued by compulsive washing. Her baseline charts, in which she
recorded her behavior each day before treatment began, indicated that she washed her hands 25 to 30
times a day, 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Her daily morning shower lasted about 2 hours with rituals
involving ...
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(Individuals With Disabilities Act Transformation Over the Years)
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2. Your initial post is due Tuesday of each week and the following two post are due before Sunday.
3. All post must be on separate days of the week.
4. Post must be at least 150 words and cite all of your references even it its the book.
Discussion Topic:
Describe how the lives of students with disabilities from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds have changed since the advent of IDEA. What do you feel are some things that can or should be implemented to better assist with students that have disabilities? Tell me about these ideas and how would you integrate them?
ANOVA
ANOVA
• Analysis of Variance
• Statistical method to analyzes variances to determine if the means from more than
two populations are the same
• compare the between-sample-variation to the within-sample-variation
• If the between-sample-variation is sufficiently large compared to the within-sample-
variation it is likely that the population means are statistically different
• Compares means (group differences) among levels of factors. No
assumptions are made regarding how the factors are related
• Residual related assumptions are the same as with simple regression
• Explanatory variables can be qualitative or quantitative but are categorized
for group investigations. These variables are often referred to as factors
with levels (category levels)
ANOVA Assumptions
• Assume populations , from which the response values for the groups
are drawn, are normally distributed
• Assumes populations have equal variances
• Can compare the ratio of smallest and largest sample standard deviations.
Between .05 and 2 are typically not considered evidence of a violation
assumption
• Assumes the response data are independent
• For large sample sizes, or for factor level sample sizes that are equal,
the ANOVA test is robust to assumption violations of normality and
unequal variances
ANOVA and Variance
Fixed or Random Factors
• A factor is fixed if its levels are chosen before the ANOVA investigation
begins
• Difference in groups are only investigated for the specific pre-selected factors
and levels
• A factor is random if its levels are choosen randomly from the
population before the ANOVA investigation begins
Randomization
• Assigning subjects to treatment groups or treatments to subjects
randomly reduces the chance of bias selecting results
ANOVA hypotheses statements
One-way ANOVA
One-Way ANOVA
Hypotheses statements
Test statistic
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Under the null hypothesis both the between and within group variances estimate the
variance of the random error so the ratio is assumed to be close to 1.
Null Hypothesis
Alternate Hypothesis
One-Way ANOVA
One-Way ANOVA
One-Way ANOVA Excel Output
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(Harry)Dante’s Inferno is the first of the three-part epic poem, D
(Harry)Dante’s Inferno is the first of the three-part epic poem, Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri. The Inferno depicts Dante’s journey through Hell, accompanied and guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In his poem, Dante describes Hell’s topography consisting of nine circles, each representing the seriousness of the sin committed by its offenders, these sins are categorized (by the Catholic Church), grouped, and commonly known as the nine deadly sins. Each level of Hell represent places of torment where the first level is home to less serious offenders, and increase in severity in each circle. As they go deeper into each level, our characters, Dante and Virgil encounter offenders within each ring of hell who have committed more serious offenses and the sins are more egregious. We find that the lowest part of hell houses the betrayers, and punishment here is more severe. Punishment in the poem is handed out in a poetic justice fashion Dante calls contrapasso. In this last (deepest) level or ring of Hell the betrayers of Julius Caesar: Brutus and Cassius are prime tenants, along with Judas, who had betrayed Jesus.
As I read this poem, I can agree with how Hell was organized, and as it sits currently, those guilty of child sexual abuse could reside along with those who are being tortured in the second circle: Lust. But Dante seemed to portray these sins as less severe. But personally, I think that those guilty of committing child sexual abuse should be in the ninth circle of Hell, along with those committing treachery because what is child sexual abuse if not treachery! It is treacherous against the innocent children, who fall betrayed by those who they must respect and obey (adults or those older then they), it is an act of treason to the victim who may have trusted the person committing such a heinous act. But after much contemplation, I still cannot agree with this placement. Child sexual abuse and child sexual assault is, in a very real way, equal to those types of betrayals. The innocence of a child makes those crimes so bad that I feel so uncomfortable writing about. As defined on their website, child sexual abuse includes: any sexual act between an adult and a minor, or between two minors, when one exerts power over the other, forcing, coercing or persuading a child to engage in any type of sexual act, non-contact acts such as exhibitionism, exposure to pornography, voyeurism, and communicating in a sexual manner by phone or Internet. In Dante’s world, those guilty of child sexual assault are far more wicked than those guilty of other sexual sins, and even worse than those guilty of aberrant sexual behavior (as it was understood at the time). Therefore, these sinners would have their very own special place below the ninth circle.
For sinners tormented in the tenth circle, the torture must be as gruesome as the act committed by the sinners. For someone who has committed such a abominable act as is child sexual abuse, assault, ...
(Lucious)Many steps in the systems development process may cause a
(Lucious)Many steps in the systems development process may cause a project to balloon out of control, affecting the scope's size, where the budget and timeline remain the same. Unfortunately, this is a widespread problem known as scope creep during an IS development. Scope creep is an unexpected demand that moves a project past its predetermined limits. Projects are always documented with a planning outline, which covers in-depth details on boundaries, schedules, major deliverables, time, and budget. Unfortunately, individuals involved in the project may intentionally or unintentionally cause a project to not meet its goals due to the unpredictable nature of adding tasks to a project in progress. Project managers can ensure that the scope is clear by referring to the project planning outline, where all the boundaries and parameters of the project stipulate all deliverables. Spending extra time finalizing the plan can dial in a clear and detailed scope for everyone involved in the project. A project manager needs to engage directly with the clients by speaking with them and thoroughly walking them through all the parameters and deliverables. Closely collaborating with clients throughout the various stages of the project can prevent hiccups that may occur. If issues arise during project development, it is always best to be transparent with the client about every problem. Being able to work through solutions with clients will ease the anxieties as strategies are planned. To ensure deliverables are to the client's expectations, necessary features should be identified as critical for delivering a usable end product. For example, managing a scope creep can be difficult if not handled correctly. However, managing change in a project development does not have to be a battle of wills. Knowing how to address change can be beneficial. It can be outlined in the project planning document with parameters that will deliver the best product for the client without derailing the project. (Joseph S. Valacich, 2015)
REFERENCES
Joseph S. Valacich, J. F. (2015). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, Inc.
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(Eric)Technology always seems simple when it works and it is when
(Eric)Technology always seems simple when it works and it is when it fails that we see how complex these physical and virtual spiderwebs truly are. Networks can fail due to multiple reasons, namely lack of redundancy and failover. This can be in the form of backup servers and switches that can activate when primary hardware fails or backup power supplies for when there are failures outside the network hardware. Hardware runs firmware and software, which needs to be updated. Forgetting to keep it updated can also lead to issues with loss of efficiency or complete failure.
I work for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and one of the common LAN issues that we have on our units is outdated hardware. The units suffer daily from bandwidth problems since the physical cables that are run throughout the building(s) are incredibly outdated. This means that the physical network cannot handle the data required for daily business. Another issue with LAN design is the lack of continuous testing. You should plan to test your networks on a regular basis to ensure that they are continuing to function as intended and plan for unscheduled testing after large increases in company growth.
Introduction
On a cold winter morning in 2006, Jeff Ryan sat in his office steaming over the fax he had just received from his long-time distribution partner. This could easily be the last straw for the company, as what choice did he have since this partner was responsible for the sales and distribution of over 95 percent of their product? The fax had come on the heels of a highly charged discussion with this distributor just two days earlier, which had been tense but ended with the distributor assuring Jeff that they would continue their exclusive arrangement with Versare. At the meeting, Jeff aired his concerns about the distributor’s lack of interest in the business, the cost increases for Versare, and the distributor’s poor receiving and order-taking processes, which cause expensive and unnecessary extra work on wall bed installations. As Jeff walked out of the meeting, though, he was assured by the distributor’s president that they were maintaining the exclusive arrangement. “We give you our word. Everything goes through you,” he assured Jeff.
So, despite the tensions, he felt good about the agreement that had been reached two days earlier. But this fax changed everything. Sent to Versare by mistake, the fax was intended for a competitor, and it included a large order for the same product that the distributor had promised would come only from Versare. Jeff quickly realized that the distributor’s assurances of two days earlier had been a lie. In his head, he could already hear the president saying, “It’s just business you understand.” While he did understand, he also knew that this relationship accounted for nearly all his company’s revenues. In hindsight, this may not have been smart, but in the early days it had been the only way to get the company’s product to t ...
(ELI)At the time when I first had to take a sociology class in hig
(ELI)At the time when I first had to take a sociology class in high school, I was staunchly anti-feminism, as I felt it was unnecessary in first world countries and primarily focused on encouraging immodesty and considering women to be worth more than men. At that time, my only education on feminism or feminist issues had come from my parents during homeschooling. I clearly remember getting into a heated debate with a classmate whom I considered "the feminist equivalent of a vegan," (referring to the stereotypical joke, "How do you know if someone is a vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you,") and I told her I simply could not see any situations in real life where women aren't being represented without a real reason. She introduced me to the term Bechdel Test, and encouraged me to spend a few weeks watching my usual shows, but counting how many times the female characters spoke to each other about anything other than men.
As my understanding of feminism and of the world around me has evolved, I have seen an increase in media that passes the Bechdel Test, but have also been surprised to find it is significantly less common than I expected. Additionally, the Bechdel Test only looks at named female characters who discuss something other than men. It does not look at factors of race, sexuality, topics of conversation, or visual presentation. Some argue that although media increasingly passes the test, the quality of that media is lacking and therefore the value of the Bechdel Test does not hold up (How does the Bechdel Test measure up in evaluating film representations of women, 2021). More detailed studies show that women remain underrepresented in media, both behind and before the camera (Smith et. al, 2016). The female characters that are portrayed in trend towards being young and traditionally attractive, reinforcing the "ideal" image as the standard and further raising the standard for the average woman. Additionally, women of color and women belonging to other racial or social minority groups are even less visible, impacting the expectations that society has of women based on how they are shown, and influencing what women consider "normal" in themselves.
How does the Bechdel Test measure up in evaluating film representations of women? (2021, April 19). UWIRE Text, 1.
Smith, S., Choueiti, M., & Pieper, K. (2016). Inclusion or invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on diversity in entertainment. Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative. USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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Theme: Approaches to History
Overview
How can thinking like a historian be useful even if you're not looking to become a historian yourself?
This course will show you how applying historical thinking skills can benefit you, no matter what you're
looking to learn at SNHU. In this course, we'll show you the value of historical thinking across
disciplines.
To start, we'll explore the ways in which
historians typically approach understanding
historical events in the eight learning blocks that
make up Theme: Approaches to History. In order
to understand how historians think, we'll first
establish why historians look at historical events:
they identify historically significant events of
interest to them and choose a specific historical
lens they will use to analyze those events. Next,
we'll establish what historians do to analyze
historical events: they develop and refine a
research question to focus their analysis, develop
search terms based on their research question, and
locate primary and secondary sources to
determine the context of their historical event.
Finally, we'll close Theme: Approaches to History by walking you through the process of drafting a
writing plan. Even if they don't write a formal writing plan like you will be doing, all historians begin to
write a historical event analysis with some kind of strategy in mind—a plan for finding information in
primary and secondary sources that will help them answer their research questions and enhance their
understanding of the topic at hand.
This approach is actually pretty similar to approaches used in different fields, if you think about it. In
drafting a proposal for a business plan, an entrepreneur would identify a gap in the market for a new
good or service, research what evidence could help make a case for this gap, and develop an argument to
a potential investor in order to secure funding. This approach might also remind you of the scientific
method used in the physical sciences in which a natural phenomenon is observed, investigated, and
tested in order to draw a conclusion.
Although we're looking at history in this course, keep in mind that the skills you are refining here are
also relevant in other, sometimes unexpected, fields of study at the university.
Course Outcomes
After completing this theme, you should be able to:
Apply key approaches to studying history in addressing critical questions related to historical
narratives and perspectives
Select appropriate and relevant primary and secondary sources in investigating foundational historic
events
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Theme: Approaches to History | Learning Block 1-1: The Rights of
Immigrants
Over the centuries, millions of immigrants have journeyed to America. Most sought to fit into American
society, yet mo ...
(Executive Summary)MedStar Health Inc, a leader in the healthc
(Executive Summary)
MedStar Health Inc, a leader in the healthcare industry regionally and nation-wide, is a constant target of the malicious attempts of cyber criminals. Over the past 6 years MedStar Health Inc. has faced several instances of data breach most notably, the 2016 breach that compromised 370 computer systems and halted its operations. As the organization continues to digitize and broaden the use of electronic medical records across its facilities, the threat of cyber-attack remains even more pervasive. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of MedStar Health Inc cybersecurity vulnerabilities, examine the overall causes and impact of the breaches and explore solutions to meet the organization’s cybersecurity challenges.
With a focal point on MedStar Health breaches, a literature-based study was conducted, and various news articles, academic journals and company publications were analyzed. It was found that the 2016 and 2020 data breaches were attacks on the organization’s internet servers. The 2020 hack compromised the records of 668 patients, whereas the 2016 hack was a result of a ransomware infection that compromised 7500 individuals’ records and halted the organizations’ operations. The cost of the virus infection was greater than the $19,000 ransom requested due to additional recovery and remediation costs. It was also revealed that the 2019 breach was due to human error.
To best combat the efforts of cyber criminals, it is recommended that MedStar Health Inc. place greater emphasis on cyber awareness training for employees/professionals, implementing multiple factor authentications and a strong password and identity management system to reinforce its IT infrastructure against future hacks. Failure to effectuate these measures pose significant risk to MedStar Health Inc., its affiliates and patients that extend beyond ransom payments, fines, imprisonment, lawsuits and costs incurred for subsequent identity theft protection services. The damage caused by data security breaches may prove fatal for patients, the company’s most valued asset, compromising public perception and the company’s mission to provide the highest quality of medical care and build long-term relationships with the patients they serve.)
Actual Technical Report
MedStar Medical Vs. Cybercrime
In the health sector, experts "see persistent cyber-attacks as the single greatest threat to the protection of healthcare data" (Moffith & Steffen, 2017). To the world at large, this is not the most absurd news or revelation. Healthcare data embodies some of the most marketable information, and for the black market this is Eldorado – the fictional tale of the city of gold. Healthcare organizations are tasked with fighting the uphill battle of providing quality medical care to their number one stakeholder – patients – while also ensuring that their valuable information is kept safe and secure. Despite their efforts, healthcare organizations sometimes fail in ...
(Diquan)Analog Transmission of Digital DataBefore describing the
(Diquan)Analog Transmission of Digital Data
Before describing the analog transmission of digital data there are a few terms that we should be familiar with, modem, encoding and carrier wave. A modem is modulator, demodulator device that converts digital to analog and analog to digital. Encoding is the conversion of data to a format required and in this case the conversion of digital data to analog data. Carrier wave is a basic wave of constant frequency transmitted through a circuit.
To transmit digital data in an analog format first you must be connected to a modem which encodes the data and converts the digital data into analog data. It does this by populating the analog signal with a carrier wave and modulating the characteristics of the carrier wave which allows for the analog data to be encoded to digital data and digital data to be decoded to analog.
Digital Transmission of Analog Data
An example of the digital transmission of analog data would be Voice over IP (VOIP) or a more modern and relatable example would be a Zoom meeting. This is done through a couple different technologies a Codec and Pulse-code modulation (PCM). Codec stands for Code, Decode and it is a device or software that converts analog signal into digital form and vice versa. PCM on the other hand converts analog to digital by sampling the analog signal at regular intervals, measuring the amplitude of each sample, and then encoding or quantizing the amplitude as binary data. Through this sampling analog data such as your voice is encoded into digital data via the technologies previously mentioned.
Reference:
Samoilenko, S. (n.d.). Physical Layer: Data and Data Transmission.
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(Christopher)With packet-switched networks its services allow mult
(Christopher)With packet-switched networks its services allow multiple connections to exist simultaneously over the same physical circuit, like that of a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Backbone Network (BN). An example of a packet-switched network is the internet, which is based on the TCP/IP protocol suite. Where a series of routers located at different points on the Internet's backbone transmit each packet received based on its destination address until the packet reaches its destination. By contrast, circuit-switched networks or dedicated networks require a dedicated path between the source and the destination before the transfer of data can begin. Additionally, data transmission is guaranteed but by only two devices and it is used primarily for connections that must be continuous for long periods, such as long-distance communication A good example of a circuit-switched network is a traditional telephone system or landlines (FitzGerald, 2021).
One difference between switched backbone networks and routed backbone network is most organizations place all network devices for one part of the building in the same room located in a rack when using switched backbone architecture. The advantage of this placement is easy maintenance and upgrade. Additionally, switched BNs use a star topology with one switch in the center. By contrast, routed backbones LANs employ their own router, and each router is connected to a core router, which breaks the network into separate subnets. The LANs in one building is separate from the LANs in other buildings. Therefore, message traffic stays in one subnet unless needed in other parts of the network. The advantage of a routed backbone is it segments each part of the network connected to the backbone. The disadvantage of routed backbones is routers are more expensive and slower than switches and require more management (FitzGerald, 2021).
REFERENCES
FitzGerald, J. D. (2021). Business Data Communications and Networking, Fourteenth Edition. Hoboken: Wiley.
HIS 200 Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Modules Seven and Eight, you have continued to work on your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay assignment, which you will formally
submit for completion at the end of Module Eight of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable
instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt: Module Seven: Thinking About History has considered how historians communicate their historical event’s complexity to a specific audience. Return to
your submission for Progress Check 2 and add a paragraph describing the complexity of your chosen historical event. Review your final writing plan submission
and reflect upon what you wrote previously about your essay’s intended audience and message. Implement revisions to make sure that your e ...
(Chelsey)Das Bett, Katharina Grosse, 2004, Acrylic on various obje
(Chelsey)Das Bett, Katharina Grosse, 2004, Acrylic on various objects
Das Bett screams 90’s for me, it is unusual because it brings back a sense of abandonment and almost chaos. It adopts this sense of being left behind, the nostalgia of the book stacks and CD player covered in this acrylic “dust” so to speak but the acrylic is colored as to bring some life back into the era. I feel the artist really wanted to express the feeling of leaving the past behind and the feelings that come with it because of her use of darker colors layered over one another in no apparent pattern as though the piece was a messy release of feelings. I would say her methods of execution were found and addition because she uses objects that already exist in the environment and then builds on them, like stacking books and materials, then spray painting them. It makes me feel nostalgic and slightly sad because we will never get the past memories of our life back to relive so we recreate a moment for the feeling.
Running head: CONTROLS IN AIRLINE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 1
CONTROLS IN AIRLINE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 5
Controls in Airline Strategic Planning and Management
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Institution
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Strategic planning and management are both important for every organization's process of achieving its long-term goals. Voyage airline utilizes strategic planning to form its direction, that is, its priorities, vision, and mission through strategic management, which is the overall direction achievement process from planning to execution. To promote growth and increase the airline's revenue, the organization uses the stay woke air strategy controls. These controls include reducing operating costs, pricing strategy, efficiency in airline operation, and yield or inventory management. Voyage Airlines uses these strategies effectively to continue increasing revenue and staying competitive.
Voyage airline compares every online travel agent to find the cheapest flight tickets on the net. It also offers loyalty programs by awarding its customers every time they fly their points or air miles to spend on their later flights. This way, customers are attracted to maintain their loyalty to this company. The airline also allows customers to get credit cards that allow them free first-class lounge visits. If a customer is flexible on the dates they fly, the airline provides a sky scanner tool to find the day that is cheaper to fly to their destination.
Airline operations in every company must be associated with a cost, and these operations may include aspects such as flight operations, maintenance, and ground resources. These flight operations include flight planning, the process of producing a flight plan for a specific aircraft destination. The process, therefore, involves fuel calculation for the aircraft to reach safe to its destination and involves compliance with the requirements of the air traffic controls to avoid risks associated with mid-air ...
(1) See page 20 for a discussion of non-IFRS measures.(2
(1) See page 20 for a discussion of non-IFRS measures.
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in accordancewithIAS39Financial Instruments: Classi ication and Measurement (IAS39)andhavenotbeenrestated.
(3) Wealthmanagementassetsundermanagement,advisementandadministration.
(4) Comprisedoftrustassetsunderadministration,third-partyleasesunderadministrationandloansunderserviceagreements.
Five Year Financial Summary (1)
($ thousands, except per share amounts)
2020(2) 2019 2018 2017 2016
Results from Operations
Netinterestincome $ 799,411 $ 785,584 $724,990 $642,390 $585,224
Non-interestincome 97,984 76,020 78,368 84,245 72,672
Totalrevenue 897,395 861,604 803,358 726,635 657,896
Pre-tax,pre-provisionincome 469,318 461,130 436,188 388,729 350,603
Commonshareholders’netincome 248,956 266,940 249,256 214,277 177,761
Earningspershare
Basic 2.86 3.05 2.81 2.43 2.13
Diluted 2.86 3.04 2.79 2.42 2.13
Adjusted 2.93 3.15 3.01 2.63 2.26
Returnoncommonshareholders’equity 9.3 % 10.9% 11.0% 10.1% 9.3%
Adjustedreturnoncommonshareholders’equity 9.5 11.3 11.9 11.0 9.9
Return on assets 0.76 0.88 0.89 0.85 0.73
Efficiencyratio 47.7 46.5 45.7 46.5 46.7
Netinterestmargin 2.45 2.60 2.60 2.56 2.41
Numberoffull-timeequivalentstaff 2,505 2,278 2,178 2,058 1,966
Per Common Share
Averagecommonsharesoutstanding(thousands) 87,159 87,513 88,806 88,297 83,411
Cashdividendspaid $ 1.15 $1.08 $ 1.00 $0.93 $0.92
Bookvalue 31.76 29.29 26.09 24.82 23.58
Market price
High 36.61 33.89 40.83 37.36 29.30
Low 15.70 24.33 29.81 23.68 19.26
Close 24.50 33.35 30.62 36.34 25.45
Balance Sheet and Off-Balance Sheet Summary
Assets $ 33,937,865 $31,424,235 $29,021,463 $26,447,453 $25,222,549
Cashresources,securitiesandrepurchaseagreements 3,083,021 2,475,415 2,237,973 2,708,783 2,791,968
Loans 30,008,393 28,365,893 26,204,599 23,229,239 21,961,348
Deposits 27,310,354 25,351,361 23,699,957 21,902,982 21,194,553
Debt 2,424,323 2,412,293 2,007,854 1,476,336 1,268,198
Shareholders’equity 3,331,538 2,945,810 2,585,752 2,461,045 2,342,040
WealthmanagementAUM/AUA(3) 8,454,513 2,461,469 2,437,238 2,516,485 2,363,256
Assetsunderadministration-other(4) 11,081,581 8,936,845 8,032,280 10,006,388 10,250,323
Capital Adequacy
CommonequityTier1ratio 8.8 % 9.1% 9.2% 9.5% 9.2%
Tier1ratio 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.8 11.0
Totalratio 12.6 12.8 11.9 12.5 13.1
Credit Metrics
Provisionforcreditlossesontotalloans
asapercentageofaverageloans
0.32 0.21 0.20 0.23 0.38
Provisionforcreditlossesonimpairedloans
asapercentageofaverageloans
0.18 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.32
Netimpairedloansasapercentageoftotalloans 0.74 0.43 0.42 0.65 0.51
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(Adams) While a database may seem like the solution to all data st
(Adams) While a database may seem like the solution to all data storage problems, there are a few disadvantages you need to account for. The first one that comes to mind is the complexity. While anyone with the bare minimum technical experience can navigate a file system, you need someone trained to work on and navigate a database. The added level of complexity will require you to pay for training or likely hire someone with more technical experience, which would cost more. The other big disadvantage of a database is the single point of failure. It is certainly a best and wise practice to keep backups of your database, if you forget or lose those as well all of your data is gone. That one file being corrupted could lead to a disaster where losing a single file in a file system would only result in losing a single piece of data.
The file system comes with its own disadvantages though. The biggest disadvantage of a file system vs a database is losing the ability to query. The book defines a database query as a: specific request for data manipulation issued by the user (Coronel & Morris, 2018). Being able to query all data across the database can return valuable information at nearly the snap of a finger that could have taken days to sort through your file system. Another disadvantage is the potential for your file system to get messy and unorganized leading to data inconsistency. In a database you have each entity represented one time in a neat manner that protects data integrity. In a file system, you could mistakenly create a new entity when you need to update one or you could mistakenly update an old one when you were meant to create a new one. Either of the above mistakes you make in a database would lead to bad data, that you wouldn’t otherwise create in a database. Finally, relying on the file system can become unwieldy. If you end up creating thousands of entries, it is difficult to go through them all. With a database, you are able to continue adding data and merely query what you need.
Reference:
Coronel, C., & Morris, S. (2018). Database Principles: Fundamentals of Design, Implementation, and Management. Cengage.
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(Adam)In an example like the Odebrecht case study from the book, i
(Adam)In an example like the Odebrecht case study from the book, it is easy to find the fault of the firm as they were the ones conducting the business side of all the shady dealings. Their practice of using bribes and kickbacks is an obvious ethical problem. The amount of money they were throwing around to be awarded contracts would have been obvious to plenty of people in the organization and the misconduct went on for years before they were caught. While they likely had an anti-corruption plan, when people ignore or don’t follow it the plan is useless.
The other guilty parties are not as obvious and don’t get the same blame for their part in the scandal. The governments, organizations, and non-profits that accepted the bribes and/or kickbacks also have ethical questions. The book stated that Odebrecht paid nearly $100 million in bribes in Venezuela and some quick searching has shown zero convictions from anyone in that country (Pinto, 2019). The parties accepting the payments are just as ethically dubious as the parties offering the money.
It shouldn’t be difficult to establish corporate policies that create an ethical workplace, but it seems like there is always a corruption story somewhere in the world on the news. Most companies that deal with contracting have something on their external web page and/or an internal training that employees are mandated to take, but that isn’t enough. I think since the people who make these decisions and handle this type of money are almost always going to be near the top of the organization, it is going to come to the old cliché of “it starts at the top”. Hiring ethical executives who are accountable for the people directly beneath them is probably the best method to maintain integrity.
The idea of rewards and punishments is complicated when it comes to corruption. Punishments are easy, there should be a zero-tolerance policy. On top of the zero-tolerance policy I would explain that the organization would be looking at legal action against the individual. Regarding rewards, I think you could justify a payment to whistleblowers. At the same time, I don’t know if you should go too far because the employee would be doing something they are supposed to do anyway.
References:
Pinto, J. K. (2019). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Pearson.
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(Alex)There are four phases of the systems development life cycle
(Alex)There are four phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC). The four phases are planning and selection, analysis, design, and implementation. (Valacich, George, & Hoffer, 2015) While the different phases are generally sequential in nature, a system may move from a later phase to an earlier phase as problems or issues arise during the SDLC. The analysis, design, and implementation phase have different fundamental purposes. In the planning phase, the need for a system is established and general expectations are laid out. The analysis phase has the primary purpose of exploring these expectations and requirements in more detail. The analysis phase is where the systems analyst conducts interviews with users, management, and other stakeholders to thoroughly determine the requirements, while also researching the current capabilities of the previous system, if there was one. The analyst generates rough solutions for the problem set, presents them to management, and enters the design phase once a potential solution is accepted by the customer. The design phase is where the system starts to take shape. Using the research conducted during the analysis phase, a logical design is developed. The logical design is essentially the steps and processes that the system should go through, independent of the hardware or software of the system. It is the blueprint that the physical design is based off of. With the physical design in hand, the implementation phase begins. “Construction” begins on the process with coders writing programs, testers testing the solution, and the implementation team installs the system onto new or existing hardware. This phase also includes training to users, evaluation of user experiences with the system, and ongoing support. This phase continues until the system no longer meets the needs of the organization, starting the cycle all over again. While these phases make up three fourths of the SDLC, the fundamental purposes are different in that they each correlate to different steps in the overall design process.
REFERENCES
Valacich, J. S., George, J. F., & Hoffer, J. A. (2015). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
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(2) conditions for language and literacy developmentConditio
(2) conditions for language and literacy development
Conditions for Learning- Responsibility
Description- Encourage children to be accountable for their own learning
Implications for Educators - Include choice and problem solving in activities.
Conditions for Learning- Engagement
Description- Create a climate of meaningful language use.
Implications for Educators- Encourage children to read along
and engage in conversations.
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(2) Project Proposal- Literature Review- Discussion 75 words each
(2) Project Proposal- Literature Review- Discussion 75 words each question (Capstone)
1.Why is research important to what we do?
2.What tools will you use to conduct your literature review? What are the strengths and differences of each tool you chose?
Project Proposal- Literature Review-Assignment/Research and Record References 1000 words
In order to better understand the problem that you wish to investigate for your capstone topic, you will need to conduct a review of the research literature. Your project should include a review of the existing research on your topic and a discussion comparing this research to your project focus. The review should address what others have discovered or written about your topic and how the research helps you with investigating your capstone project.
For this step of your capstone project, you will need to complete an annotated bibliography related to your APPROVED TOPIC from the Week 1 proposal. Please refer to this link to learn more about the purpose and contents of the annotated bibliography:OWL at Purdue
Be sure to complete all three components of the annotated bibliography (summarize, assess, reflect). Your initial annotated bibliography should include 12-15 sources/references and should follow APA writing style. References should be no older than five years, but classic texts that outline well-established theories may be included in three of the sources.
For those familiar with Excel, an Excel template is provided. You can use this template while researching each reference or use a text-based format as shown at the OWL at Purdue weblink (above). Filling in a template as you research saves time when trying to find a specific reference during the writing phase.
(3) Project Proposal- Procedures and Evaluations -Discussion 75 words for each question
1. What are things that get in the way of you achieving your daily tasks/goals? How will you proactively address those during the capstone?
2. What are some tangible items that you will need to access and read for your capstone investigation? These should be related to the problem you seek to solve.
Project Proposal- Procedures and Evaluations- Assignment 1000 words
Procedures and Evaluations Plan- Capstone
Describe how you plan to use your time over the next month (Weeks 3-6 of this course) to investigate and gather information related to your project. This could involve interviews, observations, surveys, phone calls, review of critical documents, etc. Explain what you will do to learn more about the problem you are trying to solve and how you plan on becoming an expert on both this topic and the setting in which the problem you want to solve exists. This usually involves learning everything you can about the people, culture, policies, procedures, demographics, programs, strengths and weaknesses of the context.
Your plan should be 1000-words in length, with title page and reference page not counting towards the minimum word amount. You may include ta ...
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(Monica)Gender rarely shapes individual experience in isolation bu
(Monica)Gender rarely shapes individual experience in isolation but is instead linked to other social statuses in the effects it has on our lives. The gender distinction reflects what we see as appropriate “masculine” or “feminine.” For example, some societies expect men to be more aggressive and competitive and women to be emotionally nurturing. I was playing with dolls one day and was playing with two dolls: a female doll and a male doll. Upon passing by, an uncle of mine saw me playing with my toys and frowned. When I asked what was wrong, he seemed uncomfortable. In this statement, he suggested that girls should act like girls and play with girlie things, while boys should play with boy things, including boy dolls. The family experiences that taught me about gender and gender roles are vividly in my memory. Throughout my childhood, my mother and father stressed how essential it is for me to understand and know that I am a girl, and I should always act and carry myself accordingly.
I found conversations like that to be overly exaggerated at the time, but I subsequently understood why my parents did what they did. We were a family of six, with five girls and one boy. As a child, my parents, specifically my mother, stressed what clothing the girls wore. Our mother was always careful not to let us wear anything provocative, and we were to get married and have our own families. Girls are often told that it's alright to cry because girls cry, and if I was a boy, I'd be made to suck it up and deal with it. In addition, my mother taught me that women nurture and that we take care of the home, including cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children. As girls, we could not play any sports that were deemed "too rough" or to be performed by boys. From a young age, we chose professional careers. All these careers involved female dominating industries, such as nursing, teaching, caretaking, and hairdressing. They all contributed to the construction of my gender.
Multiple ways are available to conceptualize gender; essentialists see it as a binary division, which classifies you as male or female at birth. In contrast, mainstream social scientists take a constructionist approach to gender. Page 242 argues that gender is a constructed concept that has been shaped through culture and history. Finally, people internalize the social expectations they are introduced to.(Ferris & Stein, 2020) (Links to an external site.)
Resources
Ferris, T., & Stein, J. (2020). Chapter 9/ Page 242. In The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology (7th ed., pp. 236–242). essay, W.W. Norton.
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(Monica) A summary of my decision-making process starts with flipp
(Monica) A summary of my decision-making process starts with flipping through ads to find a job, I was concerned with what companies offered for pay, the type of work I would be doing, and how long would the job last. There were a few companies that were only looking to hire temporarily and again not an ideal situation if I am already concerned with having a steady income. Between the three ads, Office temp, a server at a restaurant making $2.13hr plus tips with hours varying, and a warehouse position, starting at $14Hr with hours from 12 pm to 7 pm. I chose to pick the warehouse position since it offers the most money and a set schedule. Continuing with the simulation, my monthly take-home pay after taxes is $1,224, making my weekly pay only $306. Ideally $1,224 is not enough funds to help sustain a family, barely one person. During this time, I have to pick my insurance, which is a requirement through the Affordable Care Act. Luckily my child is covered and I picked the cheapest plan that I could afford, the bronze plan and it costs $303 a month, which averages to almost $76 a paycheck. I have to ensure I have a place to live, paying rent over $720 and traveling puts my monthly rental and traveling costs at more than 800 dollars a month. The results of me living further away from my job, so that my rent is lower also increased gas costs. According to the simulation, every working household that saves a dollar spends 77 cents on transportation. My balance jumps from $1000 to $192 after paying rent only to find out my apartment is too small for my things, so I chose to have a yard sale. I only made $150 from the yard sale and made the decision to get paid by the piece, since I am barely making a living wage on an hourly paycheck, and in doing so my paycheck decreased by 25cents. I skipped my grandfather’s memorial service because I can not afford to travel, I paid $25 to replace a broken item I fixed, even though considered hiding the evidence. Grocery shopping is next on my to-do list, spending only 30 for things I needed, I felt was hardly enough food, but could not really afford to splurge and spend on extra things. During this time my stress levels are at an all-time high, but I turn the offer for a cigarette down because I do not want to get addicted. As a result, the simulation states there is a misconception that smoking relieves stress during difficult situations in life.
Now that I have come to payday, I decided to start my fitness journey by asking a friend to be my running partner. On the way to work, something blew in the car and needed to get fixed, and asking a friend to look at the issue saved money. The landlord decided to raise rent and $150 had to be paid or I could spend more on legal fees fighting it in court. On the way out to work, someone stole my gas from my car, so I had to make the decision to take the bus and the result where it took me three buses and fives times longer to get there, making me miss a few hours of p ...
(Note This case study is based on many actual cases. All the name
(Note: This case study is based on many actual cases. All the names used are made up, and any relation to actual people or events is purely accidental and coincidental.)
Addictions Case Study: Narrative
Presenting Problem:
Marci is a 22-year-old female college student who was arrested five months ago for driving while impaired with a blood alcohol level of 0.13. She was also charged with possession of a small amount (about 1 gram) of marijuana. Her license was suspended, but she has driving privileges to get to school/work and back.
Drug History and Current Patterns of Use:
She has smoked cigarettes since age 16 and currently smokes one pack daily. Marci stopped smoking cigarettes for six months one year ago, but she presently does not plan to cut down or quit.
She has five prescription pills (Xanax) for depression and anxiety that were given to her by a college classmate (for whom they were prescribed). Marci shared that she had been struggling with feelings of sadness and worrying too much about two months ago. She hasn’t taken them yet, but has considered trying them.
Marci first experimented with marijuana during her senior year of high school (age 17), with her use becoming more regular after she entered college. Marci was first introduced to marijuana by her high school boyfriend, who used it every day along with alcohol on the weekends.
While she started drinking wine with her family when she was 13, she started to
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“seriously” drink starting around 18-years-old. She currently drinks four or more alcoholic beverages (usually wine or wine coolers; sometimes beer) three to four times a week and had been smoking marijuana two to three times a week for one year. Her usual pattern was to go on weekend binges, starting to drink and smoke on Friday evenings until 2:00 a.m. She would then have a glass or two of wine around lunchtime on Saturday, smoking a joint or two with a couple of friends during Saturday afternoons prior to attending college sporting or social events. She would then go to parties with friends on Saturday evenings, typically consuming six to seven cans/bottles/cups of beer and sharing several joints of marijuana with others. She had also started to consume energy drinks (Red Bull, Monster, etc.) when she drank beer at these parties to get an added “boost” to her high.
During the past two months, she has sometimes had one to two glasses of wine (she also used to smoke half a joint of marijuana with it) when alone on school nights. On the mornings after she used alcohol, Marci tended to sleep in and cut class, but not every week. Her recreational and social interests had increasingly involved the use of alcohol and marijuana, now since her arrest, it is mainly alcohol (although she still desires to smoke cannabis). Recently, Marci has begun to express concern to her friends about “feeling depressed and anxious,” but she reports no suicidal ideation or panic attacks. She is also concerned since sh ...
(Minimum 175 words)In your own words, explain class conflict the
(Minimum 175 words)
In your own words, explain class conflict theory and femenist theory. Then give an example of how class conflict theory and femenist theory could be used to explain or understand a social issue.
Which sociological theory was most challenging for you, either to understand or to consider as it might apply to a social problem?
Personality Theory MatrixPSYC 6220/5220/8221: Psychology of PersonalityPersonality Theory MatrixInstructions: Based on your Module 1 readings for Weeks 2–6, complete the requested matrix information below for each of the 8 personality theory orientations. You will complete the spreadsheet during Weeks 2–6, according to the Assignment instructions each week. PsychoanalyticTraitNeo-PsychoanalyticBehavioralHumanistic and ExistentialBiological and EvolutionaryIntegrativeCognitive and Social-CognitiveName of theorist(s):How does this theory explain personality?What does the theory say about past experiences of the individual, including cultural considerations?What are the assessments and/or interventions recommended from this theoretical perspective?What are the strengths of this theoretical perspective?.What are the limitations of this theoretical perspective?What are the unique aspects of this theoretical perspective?© 2020 Walden University
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“The Case of Mrs. C” is excerpted from Systems of Psycotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, 9th Edition,
by James O. Prochaska and John C. Norcross, and does not reflect a clinical assessment of the client and
the family members’ experiences.
THE CASE OF MRS. C
Psychotherapy systems are not merely static combinations of change processes, theoretical contents,
and research studies. The systems are, first and foremost, concerned with serious disorders afflicting
fellow humans. In comparing systems, it is essential to picture how the psychotherapies conceptualize
and treat the presenting problems of an actual client. The client selected for comparative purposes is
Mrs. C.
Mrs. C is a 47-year-old mother of six children: Arlene, 17; Barry, 15; Charles, 13; Debra, 11; Ellen, 9; and
Frederick, 7. Without reading further, and astute observer might discern Mrs. C‘s personality
configuration. The orderliness of children named alphabetically and of childbirths every 2 years are
consistent with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
For the past 10 years, Mrs. C has been plagued by compulsive washing. Her baseline charts, in which she
recorded her behavior each day before treatment began, indicated that she washed her hands 25 to 30
times a day, 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Her daily morning shower lasted about 2 hours with rituals
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(Individuals With Disabilities Act Transformation Over the Years)D
(Individuals With Disabilities Act Transformation Over the Years)
Discussion Forum Instructions:
1. You must post at least three times each week.
2. Your initial post is due Tuesday of each week and the following two post are due before Sunday.
3. All post must be on separate days of the week.
4. Post must be at least 150 words and cite all of your references even it its the book.
Discussion Topic:
Describe how the lives of students with disabilities from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds have changed since the advent of IDEA. What do you feel are some things that can or should be implemented to better assist with students that have disabilities? Tell me about these ideas and how would you integrate them?
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ANOVA
• Analysis of Variance
• Statistical method to analyzes variances to determine if the means from more than
two populations are the same
• compare the between-sample-variation to the within-sample-variation
• If the between-sample-variation is sufficiently large compared to the within-sample-
variation it is likely that the population means are statistically different
• Compares means (group differences) among levels of factors. No
assumptions are made regarding how the factors are related
• Residual related assumptions are the same as with simple regression
• Explanatory variables can be qualitative or quantitative but are categorized
for group investigations. These variables are often referred to as factors
with levels (category levels)
ANOVA Assumptions
• Assume populations , from which the response values for the groups
are drawn, are normally distributed
• Assumes populations have equal variances
• Can compare the ratio of smallest and largest sample standard deviations.
Between .05 and 2 are typically not considered evidence of a violation
assumption
• Assumes the response data are independent
• For large sample sizes, or for factor level sample sizes that are equal,
the ANOVA test is robust to assumption violations of normality and
unequal variances
ANOVA and Variance
Fixed or Random Factors
• A factor is fixed if its levels are chosen before the ANOVA investigation
begins
• Difference in groups are only investigated for the specific pre-selected factors
and levels
• A factor is random if its levels are choosen randomly from the
population before the ANOVA investigation begins
Randomization
• Assigning subjects to treatment groups or treatments to subjects
randomly reduces the chance of bias selecting results
ANOVA hypotheses statements
One-way ANOVA
One-Way ANOVA
Hypotheses statements
Test statistic
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variance of the random error so the ratio is assumed to be close to 1.
Null Hypothesis
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(Harry)Dante’s Inferno is the first of the three-part epic poem, D
(Harry)Dante’s Inferno is the first of the three-part epic poem, Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri. The Inferno depicts Dante’s journey through Hell, accompanied and guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In his poem, Dante describes Hell’s topography consisting of nine circles, each representing the seriousness of the sin committed by its offenders, these sins are categorized (by the Catholic Church), grouped, and commonly known as the nine deadly sins. Each level of Hell represent places of torment where the first level is home to less serious offenders, and increase in severity in each circle. As they go deeper into each level, our characters, Dante and Virgil encounter offenders within each ring of hell who have committed more serious offenses and the sins are more egregious. We find that the lowest part of hell houses the betrayers, and punishment here is more severe. Punishment in the poem is handed out in a poetic justice fashion Dante calls contrapasso. In this last (deepest) level or ring of Hell the betrayers of Julius Caesar: Brutus and Cassius are prime tenants, along with Judas, who had betrayed Jesus.
As I read this poem, I can agree with how Hell was organized, and as it sits currently, those guilty of child sexual abuse could reside along with those who are being tortured in the second circle: Lust. But Dante seemed to portray these sins as less severe. But personally, I think that those guilty of committing child sexual abuse should be in the ninth circle of Hell, along with those committing treachery because what is child sexual abuse if not treachery! It is treacherous against the innocent children, who fall betrayed by those who they must respect and obey (adults or those older then they), it is an act of treason to the victim who may have trusted the person committing such a heinous act. But after much contemplation, I still cannot agree with this placement. Child sexual abuse and child sexual assault is, in a very real way, equal to those types of betrayals. The innocence of a child makes those crimes so bad that I feel so uncomfortable writing about. As defined on their website, child sexual abuse includes: any sexual act between an adult and a minor, or between two minors, when one exerts power over the other, forcing, coercing or persuading a child to engage in any type of sexual act, non-contact acts such as exhibitionism, exposure to pornography, voyeurism, and communicating in a sexual manner by phone or Internet. In Dante’s world, those guilty of child sexual assault are far more wicked than those guilty of other sexual sins, and even worse than those guilty of aberrant sexual behavior (as it was understood at the time). Therefore, these sinners would have their very own special place below the ninth circle.
For sinners tormented in the tenth circle, the torture must be as gruesome as the act committed by the sinners. For someone who has committed such a abominable act as is child sexual abuse, assault, ...
(Lucious)Many steps in the systems development process may cause a
(Lucious)Many steps in the systems development process may cause a project to balloon out of control, affecting the scope's size, where the budget and timeline remain the same. Unfortunately, this is a widespread problem known as scope creep during an IS development. Scope creep is an unexpected demand that moves a project past its predetermined limits. Projects are always documented with a planning outline, which covers in-depth details on boundaries, schedules, major deliverables, time, and budget. Unfortunately, individuals involved in the project may intentionally or unintentionally cause a project to not meet its goals due to the unpredictable nature of adding tasks to a project in progress. Project managers can ensure that the scope is clear by referring to the project planning outline, where all the boundaries and parameters of the project stipulate all deliverables. Spending extra time finalizing the plan can dial in a clear and detailed scope for everyone involved in the project. A project manager needs to engage directly with the clients by speaking with them and thoroughly walking them through all the parameters and deliverables. Closely collaborating with clients throughout the various stages of the project can prevent hiccups that may occur. If issues arise during project development, it is always best to be transparent with the client about every problem. Being able to work through solutions with clients will ease the anxieties as strategies are planned. To ensure deliverables are to the client's expectations, necessary features should be identified as critical for delivering a usable end product. For example, managing a scope creep can be difficult if not handled correctly. However, managing change in a project development does not have to be a battle of wills. Knowing how to address change can be beneficial. It can be outlined in the project planning document with parameters that will deliver the best product for the client without derailing the project. (Joseph S. Valacich, 2015)
REFERENCES
Joseph S. Valacich, J. F. (2015). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design Sixth Edition. Pearson Education, Inc.
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(Eric)Technology always seems simple when it works and it is when
(Eric)Technology always seems simple when it works and it is when it fails that we see how complex these physical and virtual spiderwebs truly are. Networks can fail due to multiple reasons, namely lack of redundancy and failover. This can be in the form of backup servers and switches that can activate when primary hardware fails or backup power supplies for when there are failures outside the network hardware. Hardware runs firmware and software, which needs to be updated. Forgetting to keep it updated can also lead to issues with loss of efficiency or complete failure.
I work for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and one of the common LAN issues that we have on our units is outdated hardware. The units suffer daily from bandwidth problems since the physical cables that are run throughout the building(s) are incredibly outdated. This means that the physical network cannot handle the data required for daily business. Another issue with LAN design is the lack of continuous testing. You should plan to test your networks on a regular basis to ensure that they are continuing to function as intended and plan for unscheduled testing after large increases in company growth.
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On a cold winter morning in 2006, Jeff Ryan sat in his office steaming over the fax he had just received from his long-time distribution partner. This could easily be the last straw for the company, as what choice did he have since this partner was responsible for the sales and distribution of over 95 percent of their product? The fax had come on the heels of a highly charged discussion with this distributor just two days earlier, which had been tense but ended with the distributor assuring Jeff that they would continue their exclusive arrangement with Versare. At the meeting, Jeff aired his concerns about the distributor’s lack of interest in the business, the cost increases for Versare, and the distributor’s poor receiving and order-taking processes, which cause expensive and unnecessary extra work on wall bed installations. As Jeff walked out of the meeting, though, he was assured by the distributor’s president that they were maintaining the exclusive arrangement. “We give you our word. Everything goes through you,” he assured Jeff.
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(ELI)At the time when I first had to take a sociology class in hig
(ELI)At the time when I first had to take a sociology class in high school, I was staunchly anti-feminism, as I felt it was unnecessary in first world countries and primarily focused on encouraging immodesty and considering women to be worth more than men. At that time, my only education on feminism or feminist issues had come from my parents during homeschooling. I clearly remember getting into a heated debate with a classmate whom I considered "the feminist equivalent of a vegan," (referring to the stereotypical joke, "How do you know if someone is a vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you,") and I told her I simply could not see any situations in real life where women aren't being represented without a real reason. She introduced me to the term Bechdel Test, and encouraged me to spend a few weeks watching my usual shows, but counting how many times the female characters spoke to each other about anything other than men.
As my understanding of feminism and of the world around me has evolved, I have seen an increase in media that passes the Bechdel Test, but have also been surprised to find it is significantly less common than I expected. Additionally, the Bechdel Test only looks at named female characters who discuss something other than men. It does not look at factors of race, sexuality, topics of conversation, or visual presentation. Some argue that although media increasingly passes the test, the quality of that media is lacking and therefore the value of the Bechdel Test does not hold up (How does the Bechdel Test measure up in evaluating film representations of women, 2021). More detailed studies show that women remain underrepresented in media, both behind and before the camera (Smith et. al, 2016). The female characters that are portrayed in trend towards being young and traditionally attractive, reinforcing the "ideal" image as the standard and further raising the standard for the average woman. Additionally, women of color and women belonging to other racial or social minority groups are even less visible, impacting the expectations that society has of women based on how they are shown, and influencing what women consider "normal" in themselves.
How does the Bechdel Test measure up in evaluating film representations of women? (2021, April 19). UWIRE Text, 1.
Smith, S., Choueiti, M., & Pieper, K. (2016). Inclusion or invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on diversity in entertainment. Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative. USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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Theme: Approaches to History
Overview
How can thinking like a historian be useful even if you're not looking to become a historian yourself?
This course will show you how applying historical thinking skills can benefit you, no matter what you're
looking to learn at SNHU. In this course, we'll show you the value of historical thinking across
disciplines.
To start, we'll explore the ways in which
historians typically approach understanding
historical events in the eight learning blocks that
make up Theme: Approaches to History. In order
to understand how historians think, we'll first
establish why historians look at historical events:
they identify historically significant events of
interest to them and choose a specific historical
lens they will use to analyze those events. Next,
we'll establish what historians do to analyze
historical events: they develop and refine a
research question to focus their analysis, develop
search terms based on their research question, and
locate primary and secondary sources to
determine the context of their historical event.
Finally, we'll close Theme: Approaches to History by walking you through the process of drafting a
writing plan. Even if they don't write a formal writing plan like you will be doing, all historians begin to
write a historical event analysis with some kind of strategy in mind—a plan for finding information in
primary and secondary sources that will help them answer their research questions and enhance their
understanding of the topic at hand.
This approach is actually pretty similar to approaches used in different fields, if you think about it. In
drafting a proposal for a business plan, an entrepreneur would identify a gap in the market for a new
good or service, research what evidence could help make a case for this gap, and develop an argument to
a potential investor in order to secure funding. This approach might also remind you of the scientific
method used in the physical sciences in which a natural phenomenon is observed, investigated, and
tested in order to draw a conclusion.
Although we're looking at history in this course, keep in mind that the skills you are refining here are
also relevant in other, sometimes unexpected, fields of study at the university.
Course Outcomes
After completing this theme, you should be able to:
Apply key approaches to studying history in addressing critical questions related to historical
narratives and perspectives
Select appropriate and relevant primary and secondary sources in investigating foundational historic
events
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Immigrants
Over the centuries, millions of immigrants have journeyed to America. Most sought to fit into American
society, yet mo ...
(Executive Summary)MedStar Health Inc, a leader in the healthc
(Executive Summary)
MedStar Health Inc, a leader in the healthcare industry regionally and nation-wide, is a constant target of the malicious attempts of cyber criminals. Over the past 6 years MedStar Health Inc. has faced several instances of data breach most notably, the 2016 breach that compromised 370 computer systems and halted its operations. As the organization continues to digitize and broaden the use of electronic medical records across its facilities, the threat of cyber-attack remains even more pervasive. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of MedStar Health Inc cybersecurity vulnerabilities, examine the overall causes and impact of the breaches and explore solutions to meet the organization’s cybersecurity challenges.
With a focal point on MedStar Health breaches, a literature-based study was conducted, and various news articles, academic journals and company publications were analyzed. It was found that the 2016 and 2020 data breaches were attacks on the organization’s internet servers. The 2020 hack compromised the records of 668 patients, whereas the 2016 hack was a result of a ransomware infection that compromised 7500 individuals’ records and halted the organizations’ operations. The cost of the virus infection was greater than the $19,000 ransom requested due to additional recovery and remediation costs. It was also revealed that the 2019 breach was due to human error.
To best combat the efforts of cyber criminals, it is recommended that MedStar Health Inc. place greater emphasis on cyber awareness training for employees/professionals, implementing multiple factor authentications and a strong password and identity management system to reinforce its IT infrastructure against future hacks. Failure to effectuate these measures pose significant risk to MedStar Health Inc., its affiliates and patients that extend beyond ransom payments, fines, imprisonment, lawsuits and costs incurred for subsequent identity theft protection services. The damage caused by data security breaches may prove fatal for patients, the company’s most valued asset, compromising public perception and the company’s mission to provide the highest quality of medical care and build long-term relationships with the patients they serve.)
Actual Technical Report
MedStar Medical Vs. Cybercrime
In the health sector, experts "see persistent cyber-attacks as the single greatest threat to the protection of healthcare data" (Moffith & Steffen, 2017). To the world at large, this is not the most absurd news or revelation. Healthcare data embodies some of the most marketable information, and for the black market this is Eldorado – the fictional tale of the city of gold. Healthcare organizations are tasked with fighting the uphill battle of providing quality medical care to their number one stakeholder – patients – while also ensuring that their valuable information is kept safe and secure. Despite their efforts, healthcare organizations sometimes fail in ...
(Diquan)Analog Transmission of Digital DataBefore describing the
(Diquan)Analog Transmission of Digital Data
Before describing the analog transmission of digital data there are a few terms that we should be familiar with, modem, encoding and carrier wave. A modem is modulator, demodulator device that converts digital to analog and analog to digital. Encoding is the conversion of data to a format required and in this case the conversion of digital data to analog data. Carrier wave is a basic wave of constant frequency transmitted through a circuit.
To transmit digital data in an analog format first you must be connected to a modem which encodes the data and converts the digital data into analog data. It does this by populating the analog signal with a carrier wave and modulating the characteristics of the carrier wave which allows for the analog data to be encoded to digital data and digital data to be decoded to analog.
Digital Transmission of Analog Data
An example of the digital transmission of analog data would be Voice over IP (VOIP) or a more modern and relatable example would be a Zoom meeting. This is done through a couple different technologies a Codec and Pulse-code modulation (PCM). Codec stands for Code, Decode and it is a device or software that converts analog signal into digital form and vice versa. PCM on the other hand converts analog to digital by sampling the analog signal at regular intervals, measuring the amplitude of each sample, and then encoding or quantizing the amplitude as binary data. Through this sampling analog data such as your voice is encoded into digital data via the technologies previously mentioned.
Reference:
Samoilenko, S. (n.d.). Physical Layer: Data and Data Transmission.
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(Christopher)With packet-switched networks its services allow mult
(Christopher)With packet-switched networks its services allow multiple connections to exist simultaneously over the same physical circuit, like that of a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Backbone Network (BN). An example of a packet-switched network is the internet, which is based on the TCP/IP protocol suite. Where a series of routers located at different points on the Internet's backbone transmit each packet received based on its destination address until the packet reaches its destination. By contrast, circuit-switched networks or dedicated networks require a dedicated path between the source and the destination before the transfer of data can begin. Additionally, data transmission is guaranteed but by only two devices and it is used primarily for connections that must be continuous for long periods, such as long-distance communication A good example of a circuit-switched network is a traditional telephone system or landlines (FitzGerald, 2021).
One difference between switched backbone networks and routed backbone network is most organizations place all network devices for one part of the building in the same room located in a rack when using switched backbone architecture. The advantage of this placement is easy maintenance and upgrade. Additionally, switched BNs use a star topology with one switch in the center. By contrast, routed backbones LANs employ their own router, and each router is connected to a core router, which breaks the network into separate subnets. The LANs in one building is separate from the LANs in other buildings. Therefore, message traffic stays in one subnet unless needed in other parts of the network. The advantage of a routed backbone is it segments each part of the network connected to the backbone. The disadvantage of routed backbones is routers are more expensive and slower than switches and require more management (FitzGerald, 2021).
REFERENCES
FitzGerald, J. D. (2021). Business Data Communications and Networking, Fourteenth Edition. Hoboken: Wiley.
HIS 200 Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Modules Seven and Eight, you have continued to work on your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay assignment, which you will formally
submit for completion at the end of Module Eight of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable
instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt: Module Seven: Thinking About History has considered how historians communicate their historical event’s complexity to a specific audience. Return to
your submission for Progress Check 2 and add a paragraph describing the complexity of your chosen historical event. Review your final writing plan submission
and reflect upon what you wrote previously about your essay’s intended audience and message. Implement revisions to make sure that your e ...
(Chelsey)Das Bett, Katharina Grosse, 2004, Acrylic on various obje
(Chelsey)Das Bett, Katharina Grosse, 2004, Acrylic on various objects
Das Bett screams 90’s for me, it is unusual because it brings back a sense of abandonment and almost chaos. It adopts this sense of being left behind, the nostalgia of the book stacks and CD player covered in this acrylic “dust” so to speak but the acrylic is colored as to bring some life back into the era. I feel the artist really wanted to express the feeling of leaving the past behind and the feelings that come with it because of her use of darker colors layered over one another in no apparent pattern as though the piece was a messy release of feelings. I would say her methods of execution were found and addition because she uses objects that already exist in the environment and then builds on them, like stacking books and materials, then spray painting them. It makes me feel nostalgic and slightly sad because we will never get the past memories of our life back to relive so we recreate a moment for the feeling.
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CONTROLS IN AIRLINE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 5
Controls in Airline Strategic Planning and Management
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Strategic planning and management are both important for every organization's process of achieving its long-term goals. Voyage airline utilizes strategic planning to form its direction, that is, its priorities, vision, and mission through strategic management, which is the overall direction achievement process from planning to execution. To promote growth and increase the airline's revenue, the organization uses the stay woke air strategy controls. These controls include reducing operating costs, pricing strategy, efficiency in airline operation, and yield or inventory management. Voyage Airlines uses these strategies effectively to continue increasing revenue and staying competitive.
Voyage airline compares every online travel agent to find the cheapest flight tickets on the net. It also offers loyalty programs by awarding its customers every time they fly their points or air miles to spend on their later flights. This way, customers are attracted to maintain their loyalty to this company. The airline also allows customers to get credit cards that allow them free first-class lounge visits. If a customer is flexible on the dates they fly, the airline provides a sky scanner tool to find the day that is cheaper to fly to their destination.
Airline operations in every company must be associated with a cost, and these operations may include aspects such as flight operations, maintenance, and ground resources. These flight operations include flight planning, the process of producing a flight plan for a specific aircraft destination. The process, therefore, involves fuel calculation for the aircraft to reach safe to its destination and involves compliance with the requirements of the air traffic controls to avoid risks associated with mid-air ...
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(1) See page 20 for a discussion of non-IFRS measures.
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in accordancewithIAS39Financial Instruments: Classi ication and Measurement (IAS39)andhavenotbeenrestated.
(3) Wealthmanagementassetsundermanagement,advisementandadministration.
(4) Comprisedoftrustassetsunderadministration,third-partyleasesunderadministrationandloansunderserviceagreements.
Five Year Financial Summary (1)
($ thousands, except per share amounts)
2020(2) 2019 2018 2017 2016
Results from Operations
Netinterestincome $ 799,411 $ 785,584 $724,990 $642,390 $585,224
Non-interestincome 97,984 76,020 78,368 84,245 72,672
Totalrevenue 897,395 861,604 803,358 726,635 657,896
Pre-tax,pre-provisionincome 469,318 461,130 436,188 388,729 350,603
Commonshareholders’netincome 248,956 266,940 249,256 214,277 177,761
Earningspershare
Basic 2.86 3.05 2.81 2.43 2.13
Diluted 2.86 3.04 2.79 2.42 2.13
Adjusted 2.93 3.15 3.01 2.63 2.26
Returnoncommonshareholders’equity 9.3 % 10.9% 11.0% 10.1% 9.3%
Adjustedreturnoncommonshareholders’equity 9.5 11.3 11.9 11.0 9.9
Return on assets 0.76 0.88 0.89 0.85 0.73
Efficiencyratio 47.7 46.5 45.7 46.5 46.7
Netinterestmargin 2.45 2.60 2.60 2.56 2.41
Numberoffull-timeequivalentstaff 2,505 2,278 2,178 2,058 1,966
Per Common Share
Averagecommonsharesoutstanding(thousands) 87,159 87,513 88,806 88,297 83,411
Cashdividendspaid $ 1.15 $1.08 $ 1.00 $0.93 $0.92
Bookvalue 31.76 29.29 26.09 24.82 23.58
Market price
High 36.61 33.89 40.83 37.36 29.30
Low 15.70 24.33 29.81 23.68 19.26
Close 24.50 33.35 30.62 36.34 25.45
Balance Sheet and Off-Balance Sheet Summary
Assets $ 33,937,865 $31,424,235 $29,021,463 $26,447,453 $25,222,549
Cashresources,securitiesandrepurchaseagreements 3,083,021 2,475,415 2,237,973 2,708,783 2,791,968
Loans 30,008,393 28,365,893 26,204,599 23,229,239 21,961,348
Deposits 27,310,354 25,351,361 23,699,957 21,902,982 21,194,553
Debt 2,424,323 2,412,293 2,007,854 1,476,336 1,268,198
Shareholders’equity 3,331,538 2,945,810 2,585,752 2,461,045 2,342,040
WealthmanagementAUM/AUA(3) 8,454,513 2,461,469 2,437,238 2,516,485 2,363,256
Assetsunderadministration-other(4) 11,081,581 8,936,845 8,032,280 10,006,388 10,250,323
Capital Adequacy
CommonequityTier1ratio 8.8 % 9.1% 9.2% 9.5% 9.2%
Tier1ratio 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.8 11.0
Totalratio 12.6 12.8 11.9 12.5 13.1
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(Adams) While a database may seem like the solution to all data st
(Adams) While a database may seem like the solution to all data storage problems, there are a few disadvantages you need to account for. The first one that comes to mind is the complexity. While anyone with the bare minimum technical experience can navigate a file system, you need someone trained to work on and navigate a database. The added level of complexity will require you to pay for training or likely hire someone with more technical experience, which would cost more. The other big disadvantage of a database is the single point of failure. It is certainly a best and wise practice to keep backups of your database, if you forget or lose those as well all of your data is gone. That one file being corrupted could lead to a disaster where losing a single file in a file system would only result in losing a single piece of data.
The file system comes with its own disadvantages though. The biggest disadvantage of a file system vs a database is losing the ability to query. The book defines a database query as a: specific request for data manipulation issued by the user (Coronel & Morris, 2018). Being able to query all data across the database can return valuable information at nearly the snap of a finger that could have taken days to sort through your file system. Another disadvantage is the potential for your file system to get messy and unorganized leading to data inconsistency. In a database you have each entity represented one time in a neat manner that protects data integrity. In a file system, you could mistakenly create a new entity when you need to update one or you could mistakenly update an old one when you were meant to create a new one. Either of the above mistakes you make in a database would lead to bad data, that you wouldn’t otherwise create in a database. Finally, relying on the file system can become unwieldy. If you end up creating thousands of entries, it is difficult to go through them all. With a database, you are able to continue adding data and merely query what you need.
Reference:
Coronel, C., & Morris, S. (2018). Database Principles: Fundamentals of Design, Implementation, and Management. Cengage.
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(Adam)In an example like the Odebrecht case study from the book, i
(Adam)In an example like the Odebrecht case study from the book, it is easy to find the fault of the firm as they were the ones conducting the business side of all the shady dealings. Their practice of using bribes and kickbacks is an obvious ethical problem. The amount of money they were throwing around to be awarded contracts would have been obvious to plenty of people in the organization and the misconduct went on for years before they were caught. While they likely had an anti-corruption plan, when people ignore or don’t follow it the plan is useless.
The other guilty parties are not as obvious and don’t get the same blame for their part in the scandal. The governments, organizations, and non-profits that accepted the bribes and/or kickbacks also have ethical questions. The book stated that Odebrecht paid nearly $100 million in bribes in Venezuela and some quick searching has shown zero convictions from anyone in that country (Pinto, 2019). The parties accepting the payments are just as ethically dubious as the parties offering the money.
It shouldn’t be difficult to establish corporate policies that create an ethical workplace, but it seems like there is always a corruption story somewhere in the world on the news. Most companies that deal with contracting have something on their external web page and/or an internal training that employees are mandated to take, but that isn’t enough. I think since the people who make these decisions and handle this type of money are almost always going to be near the top of the organization, it is going to come to the old cliché of “it starts at the top”. Hiring ethical executives who are accountable for the people directly beneath them is probably the best method to maintain integrity.
The idea of rewards and punishments is complicated when it comes to corruption. Punishments are easy, there should be a zero-tolerance policy. On top of the zero-tolerance policy I would explain that the organization would be looking at legal action against the individual. Regarding rewards, I think you could justify a payment to whistleblowers. At the same time, I don’t know if you should go too far because the employee would be doing something they are supposed to do anyway.
References:
Pinto, J. K. (2019). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Pearson.
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(Alex)There are four phases of the systems development life cycle
(Alex)There are four phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC). The four phases are planning and selection, analysis, design, and implementation. (Valacich, George, & Hoffer, 2015) While the different phases are generally sequential in nature, a system may move from a later phase to an earlier phase as problems or issues arise during the SDLC. The analysis, design, and implementation phase have different fundamental purposes. In the planning phase, the need for a system is established and general expectations are laid out. The analysis phase has the primary purpose of exploring these expectations and requirements in more detail. The analysis phase is where the systems analyst conducts interviews with users, management, and other stakeholders to thoroughly determine the requirements, while also researching the current capabilities of the previous system, if there was one. The analyst generates rough solutions for the problem set, presents them to management, and enters the design phase once a potential solution is accepted by the customer. The design phase is where the system starts to take shape. Using the research conducted during the analysis phase, a logical design is developed. The logical design is essentially the steps and processes that the system should go through, independent of the hardware or software of the system. It is the blueprint that the physical design is based off of. With the physical design in hand, the implementation phase begins. “Construction” begins on the process with coders writing programs, testers testing the solution, and the implementation team installs the system onto new or existing hardware. This phase also includes training to users, evaluation of user experiences with the system, and ongoing support. This phase continues until the system no longer meets the needs of the organization, starting the cycle all over again. While these phases make up three fourths of the SDLC, the fundamental purposes are different in that they each correlate to different steps in the overall design process.
REFERENCES
Valacich, J. S., George, J. F., & Hoffer, J. A. (2015). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
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(2) conditions for language and literacy developmentConditio
(2) conditions for language and literacy development
Conditions for Learning- Responsibility
Description- Encourage children to be accountable for their own learning
Implications for Educators - Include choice and problem solving in activities.
Conditions for Learning- Engagement
Description- Create a climate of meaningful language use.
Implications for Educators- Encourage children to read along
and engage in conversations.
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(2) Project Proposal- Literature Review- Discussion 75 words each
(2) Project Proposal- Literature Review- Discussion 75 words each question (Capstone)
1.Why is research important to what we do?
2.What tools will you use to conduct your literature review? What are the strengths and differences of each tool you chose?
Project Proposal- Literature Review-Assignment/Research and Record References 1000 words
In order to better understand the problem that you wish to investigate for your capstone topic, you will need to conduct a review of the research literature. Your project should include a review of the existing research on your topic and a discussion comparing this research to your project focus. The review should address what others have discovered or written about your topic and how the research helps you with investigating your capstone project.
For this step of your capstone project, you will need to complete an annotated bibliography related to your APPROVED TOPIC from the Week 1 proposal. Please refer to this link to learn more about the purpose and contents of the annotated bibliography:OWL at Purdue
Be sure to complete all three components of the annotated bibliography (summarize, assess, reflect). Your initial annotated bibliography should include 12-15 sources/references and should follow APA writing style. References should be no older than five years, but classic texts that outline well-established theories may be included in three of the sources.
For those familiar with Excel, an Excel template is provided. You can use this template while researching each reference or use a text-based format as shown at the OWL at Purdue weblink (above). Filling in a template as you research saves time when trying to find a specific reference during the writing phase.
(3) Project Proposal- Procedures and Evaluations -Discussion 75 words for each question
1. What are things that get in the way of you achieving your daily tasks/goals? How will you proactively address those during the capstone?
2. What are some tangible items that you will need to access and read for your capstone investigation? These should be related to the problem you seek to solve.
Project Proposal- Procedures and Evaluations- Assignment 1000 words
Procedures and Evaluations Plan- Capstone
Describe how you plan to use your time over the next month (Weeks 3-6 of this course) to investigate and gather information related to your project. This could involve interviews, observations, surveys, phone calls, review of critical documents, etc. Explain what you will do to learn more about the problem you are trying to solve and how you plan on becoming an expert on both this topic and the setting in which the problem you want to solve exists. This usually involves learning everything you can about the people, culture, policies, procedures, demographics, programs, strengths and weaknesses of the context.
Your plan should be 1000-words in length, with title page and reference page not counting towards the minimum word amount. You may include ta ...
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(2) Project Proposal- Literature Review- Discussion 75 words each
(Kaitlyn)To be very honest I know next to nothing about mythology,
- 1. (Kaitlyn)To be very honest I know next to nothing about mythology, it has never been something that I have had around me or taught in school, I guess it was one of those subjects that got kind of, overlooked. But history is history and in my opinion, it’s important to know what happened in the past to prevent future mishaps or wrongdoings. Therefore I don't know anything about mythology to start, but I am eager to learn more about all these different gods, goddesses, etc., and am surprised to find out that entire towns or civilizations would support the myths or people I am reading about. The gods and goddesses seem to all have their sanction of what was claimed as their own, one wraps his arms around the earth floating the continents with his aqua arms, and another is essentially the undertaker and decides whose soul belongs where. The people are peasants and they are unequal to those that are considered the higher power, they are the protected and shall not reach out to become a protector. From what I have read it doesn't seem like the gods step on each other’s territory or have competitions to push each other out, it seems as though all that made it up there are respected and get to look down on those that are less than them. While reading I noticed that there is a bit of a divide between men and women the same as we have today. A big part of societal issues today is gender equality and the general outlook on how each gender is portrayed without any prior information. Men are supposed to be large, strong, and tall, to protect and conquer for the interest of mankind. Women are supposed to be dainty and spread love, make a house a home, and show endearing qualities. I can see the reverse argument for Cupid who is the God of Love being that Eros is a male, being portrayed as the, "fairest of the deathless gods," (Hamilton, 36) but that is one instance in an array of different people. It seems that even though we have come a long way to today with working on gender-specific stereotypes, for these "myths" to be
- 2. ancient and long ago, it doesn't seem like we have come that far. Yes women are seen as loving and they can be attractive to people around them, but in the man’s brain, they are simply there to be of service to the man, and to man the home when they are not present. It's interesting because even though the language of the reading may be hard for me to get used to, being that it is not in modern English, I can still very well understand one thing. Women like Aphrodite would "...[laugh] sweetly or mockingly at those her wiles had conquered, the irresistible goddess who stole away even the wits of the wise" (Hamilton, 32). Being a woman I translated this to essentially smiling in the faces of those who either are factually in the wrong, or have done wrong to you, and that is something that is still very much alive today. From history, we know that women were seen as property or disposable at the discretion of the man that homed her, and from what I have gotten so far, the teachings from this book are systemically the same, just written in fancy writing. Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Grand Central Publishing, 2011.