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You may employ either the level curves or the corner-point method. The graph may be sketched using the drawing tools in Excel as per the video demonstration on the multimedia page and submitted as an Excel attachment. To shade partial cells in Excel, the trick is to copy the sketch from Excel into Windows “Paint” program and do the shading there using the brush tools. Then you can copy and paste the sketch back into Excel as an image. As another option, I will also accept graphs that are sketched by hand as long as you are able to scan them into a PDF or an image file and they are neatly drawn. Maximize: 4X1 + 5X2 Subject to: X1 + 2X2 ≤ 10 6X1 + 6X2 ≤ 36 X1 ≤4 X1, X2 ≥0 .
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Paper #1 SCHOOL DROPOUTS
Some statistics about student dropouts follow. The task is to decide what you would do to keep students in schools. In other words, what can be done to improve these statistics?
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CHILDERN AND ANXIETY
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17. Heart
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19. Holy Spirit
20. Hope
21. Image of God
22. Immanence
23. Judgment of God
24. Justice
25. Justification
26. Law
27. Love
28. Mercy
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38. Prophecy
39. Reconciliation
40. Redemption
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47. Sanctification
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51. Substitution
52. Temptation
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54. Tribulation
55. Trinity
56. Union with Christ
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59. Wisdom
60. Works of the Holy Spirit
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Chapter 10
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L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
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by the work’s original creator or licensee. © 2014, The Saylor Foundation.
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C. Stop driving the car and pay $450 for excess mileage when she turns it back at the end of the lease.
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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
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Negotiate and decide effectively when making major purchases.
Use effective complaint procedures.
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David and Lisa Cosgrove of Tacoma, Washington, are in their early 40s and have three children. They own three vehicles. Lisa drives an almost-new Toyota Camry; David uses a five-year-old Ford pickup; and Alyssa, the couple's 17-year-old daughter, drives a ten-year-old Dodge. Recently, a fire in their garage destroyed both the Dodge and the Camry. The Cosgroves received an insurance settlement of $21,900 on Lisa's car, although the loan payoff amount was $22,800. Alyssa's Dodge was not insured for fire. The couple wants to obtain replacement cars that are similar to those destroyed.
What do you recommend to David and Lisa on automobiles and other major purchases regarding:
1.How to search for two vehicles to replace those destroyed?
2.Whether to replace Lisa's vehicle with a new or used vehicle?
3.Whether to lease or buy a vehicle?
4.How to decide between a rebate and a special low APR financing opportunity if they decide to purchase a new vehicle for Lisa?
5.How to negotiate with the sellers of the vehicles?
YOUR NEXT FIVE YEARS
In the next five years, you can start achieving financial success by doing the following related to vehicle and other major purchases:
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Dog Eat Dog World: Challenges of an Entrepreneurial Start-up
The Opportunity
Dwayne Clarke and Fred Munk were sitting in their weekly sales meeting with their new manager (GM) Bruce Hunter. The local pet supply company, ACME Pets, for which they both had worked more than six years, had recently been acquired by a large national company, GC Pet Supplies (GCPS). This was their 4th such meeting with the entire sales team. Dwayne and Fred had caught eyes when their Machiavellian boss (Bruce) had just announced another day and route change for delivery to a particular area. Bruce defended the change with the comment, ‘who are the customers going to get their supplies from if they don’t like it?’ GCPS had not only purchased ACME but also their only significant competitor, attaining a virtual monopoly in the region. Independently, Dwayne and Fred both thought that perhaps ‘I should be the one that the customer can go to.’ After the sales meeting Dwayne and Fred privately shared their thoughts with each other.
Background
Dwayne had worked for ACME Pets for nine years, starting as a warehouse labourer while he finished college. Upon graduation, the owner approached him about taking over a sales route for a departing rep. The position was perfect for him. His warm genuine personality quickly won over his customers and eventually Dwayne grew his territory to over $2 million in annual sales, one third of that office’s total.
Fred had started six years earlier as a buyer and had built a strong relationship with over one hundred vendors from whom they purchased products. Fred’s philosophy was that his city was a small, expensive stop for most vendor sales reps; therefore, he was keen to give them time and listen to their presentations when they visited. He wasn’t an easy mark but he gave everyone an honest shake. Fred worked hard and simultaneously pursued an advanced management degree. His efforts paid off and he moved up the company ladder rapidly and at the time that GCPS bought ACME, he was the General Manager. As such, Fred had ample opportunity to build relationships with many of the customers and vendors that worked with ACME. However, Fred rarely had contact with Dwayne’s customers as they were already being serviced beyond company expectations.
Status Quo or New Venture?
As Dwayne and Fred pondered the possibility of starting a new pet supply company, they grappled with the ethics of performing any due diligence while staying employed with their eventual competitor. They decided to ask some questions and do the underlying research over the coming months. Ultimately, they had to determine at what point to terminate their employment if they felt the opportunity was worth pursuing.
After 7 months, the preliminary research looked promising. They determined that the potential enterprise had merit. .
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Response posts have a 75 word minimum
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Can democracy be sustained when so few people are involved in the political system? Voter turnout in a local election can run less than 10 percent, yet local governments are the ones that affect people more closely on a daily basis. Why don’t more people vote in America? Explain.
Melissa Marrero
A democracy is a form of government in which the ultimate authority is bestowed upon the people and explicitly expressed within them under a free political society. This is reflected in that the government depends on factors such as the political system. With few people participating, an increase in involvement in old and new ways would come at the risk of a growing gap between the economically wealthy and the financially disadvantaged (Bpp, L., Bruno El-Khoury, I., & Bhusal, T., 2017). The political governance that impacts voters can be attributed to voter apathy on how the control system function in democracy, particularly at the state level. This could be a disparity between how the electorate feel and what they encounter, and this may lead to disaster at general elections and a poor turnout (Khalid, A., Gonyea, D., & Fadel, L., 2018). Despite their participation, others are ignorant of the shift in a country's rise in voter turnout. Often people don't like neither politicians, not polling is a sign of rejection. Many cases voters can't even distinguish between politicians, which drives them not to cast a ballot because they are not interested in obtaining information about candidates.
References
Bpp, L., Bruno El-Khoury, I., & Bhusal, T. (2017, August 24). Is citizen participation actually good for democracy? Retrieved August 02, 2020, from
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/is-citizen-participation-actually-good-for-democracy/
Ginsberg, B., Lowi, T., Weir, M., Tolbert, C., Campbell, A., & Spitzer, R (2019).
We the people.
New York. W. W. Norton & Company.
Khalid, A., Gonyea, D., & Fadel, L. (2018, September 10). On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote. Retrieved August 02, 2020, from https://www.npr.org/2018/09/10/645223716/on-the-sidelines-of-democracy-exploring-why-so-many-americans-dont-vote
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Question 1:
In our discussion of intercultural communication, we stated that cultural influences are dynamic, shifting, and overlapping. Additionally, we suggested that the characteristics associated with the members of a cultural group should be considered as indicators of central tendency—not every member will be influenced to the same degree by their cultural memberships or display precisely the same characteristics or behaviors. Using an example from your personal experience, discuss two people that would be considered members of the same cultural group yet who differ significantly from one another. Discuss their similarities and differences and speculate as to the underlying reasons for their existence.
Question 2:
In the presentation and chapter on intercultural communication, several tactics for intercultural communication competence are described. Choose an intercultural communication interaction from the
film Crash
where you feel the communication between parties was ineffective. Explore how their interaction might be improved by specifically applying two of the tactics for intercultural communication competence mentioned in the chapter and presentation. Alternately, you may choose to apply two of the tactics to an event from your personal experience that you feel is an appropriate example of an ineffective intercultural interaction.
Question 3:
One of the themes explored in the
film Crash
was the use of cultural stereotypes. Choose 3 specific stereotypes referenced in the film and discuss how they impacted the events portrayed in the film. If you had hypothetically switched places with one of the characters in the film discuss whether or not you might have (even unknowingly) been influence by some of the same stereotypical perceptions and explain the reasoning behind your answer.
Alternately, you may choose to discuss in detail 3 situations where you erroneously applied stereotypes in an interaction with someone else or were affected by another inaccurately stereotyping you.
Question 4:
One area of difference in communication codes discussed in the unit on intercultural communication are differences in cultural communication styles—culturally defined rules governing communication that can affect how members of a cultural group approach particular communication tasks—including the topics are acceptable for discussion in a given situation, and those that are taboo, what contexts are appropriate for a given communication task (e.g. sharing personal information), and other norms that influence their expectations for how a given communication interaction should take place. Choose an interaction in the
film Crash
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Discuss how the author’s review of literature (studies) supported the research purpose/problem. Share something that was interesting to you as you read through the literature review section.
Describe one strategy that you learned that would help you create a strong literature review/search for evidence. Share your thoughts on the importance of a thorough review of the literature.
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Background
Dwayne had worked for ACME Pets for nine years, starting as a warehouse labourer while he finished college. Upon graduation, the owner approached him about taking over a sales route for a departing rep. The position was perfect for him. His warm genuine personality quickly won over his customers and eventually Dwayne grew his territory to over $2 million in annual sales, one third of that office’s total.
Fred had started six years earlier as a buyer and had built a strong relationship with over one hundred vendors from whom they purchased products. Fred’s philosophy was that his city was a small, expensive stop for most vendor sales reps; therefore, he was keen to give them time and listen to their presentations when they visited. He wasn’t an easy mark but he gave everyone an honest shake. Fred worked hard and simultaneously pursued an advanced management degree. His efforts paid off and he moved up the company ladder rapidly and at the time that GCPS bought ACME, he was the General Manager. As such, Fred had ample opportunity to build relationships with many of the customers and vendors that worked with ACME. However, Fred rarely had contact with Dwayne’s customers as they were already being serviced beyond company expectations.
Status Quo or New Venture?
As Dwayne and Fred pondered the possibility of starting a new pet supply company, they grappled with the ethics of performing any due diligence while staying employed with their eventual competitor. They decided to ask some questions and do the underlying research over the coming months. Ultimately, they had to determine at what point to terminate their employment if they felt the opportunity was worth pursuing.
After 7 months, the preliminary research looked promising. They determined that the potential enterprise had merit. .
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Can democracy be sustained when so few people are involved in the political system? Voter turnout in a local election can run less than 10 percent, yet local governments are the ones that affect people more closely on a daily basis. Why don’t more people vote in America? Explain.
Melissa Marrero
A democracy is a form of government in which the ultimate authority is bestowed upon the people and explicitly expressed within them under a free political society. This is reflected in that the government depends on factors such as the political system. With few people participating, an increase in involvement in old and new ways would come at the risk of a growing gap between the economically wealthy and the financially disadvantaged (Bpp, L., Bruno El-Khoury, I., & Bhusal, T., 2017). The political governance that impacts voters can be attributed to voter apathy on how the control system function in democracy, particularly at the state level. This could be a disparity between how the electorate feel and what they encounter, and this may lead to disaster at general elections and a poor turnout (Khalid, A., Gonyea, D., & Fadel, L., 2018). Despite their participation, others are ignorant of the shift in a country's rise in voter turnout. Often people don't like neither politicians, not polling is a sign of rejection. Many cases voters can't even distinguish between politicians, which drives them not to cast a ballot because they are not interested in obtaining information about candidates.
References
Bpp, L., Bruno El-Khoury, I., & Bhusal, T. (2017, August 24). Is citizen participation actually good for democracy? Retrieved August 02, 2020, from
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/is-citizen-participation-actually-good-for-democracy/
Ginsberg, B., Lowi, T., Weir, M., Tolbert, C., Campbell, A., & Spitzer, R (2019).
We the people.
New York. W. W. Norton & Company.
Khalid, A., Gonyea, D., & Fadel, L. (2018, September 10). On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote. Retrieved August 02, 2020, from https://www.npr.org/2018/09/10/645223716/on-the-sidelines-of-democracy-exploring-why-so-many-americans-dont-vote
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In our discussion of intercultural communication, we stated that cultural influences are dynamic, shifting, and overlapping. Additionally, we suggested that the characteristics associated with the members of a cultural group should be considered as indicators of central tendency—not every member will be influenced to the same degree by their cultural memberships or display precisely the same characteristics or behaviors. Using an example from your personal experience, discuss two people that would be considered members of the same cultural group yet who differ significantly from one another. Discuss their similarities and differences and speculate as to the underlying reasons for their existence.
Question 2:
In the presentation and chapter on intercultural communication, several tactics for intercultural communication competence are described. Choose an intercultural communication interaction from the
film Crash
where you feel the communication between parties was ineffective. Explore how their interaction might be improved by specifically applying two of the tactics for intercultural communication competence mentioned in the chapter and presentation. Alternately, you may choose to apply two of the tactics to an event from your personal experience that you feel is an appropriate example of an ineffective intercultural interaction.
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One of the themes explored in the
film Crash
was the use of cultural stereotypes. Choose 3 specific stereotypes referenced in the film and discuss how they impacted the events portrayed in the film. If you had hypothetically switched places with one of the characters in the film discuss whether or not you might have (even unknowingly) been influence by some of the same stereotypical perceptions and explain the reasoning behind your answer.
Alternately, you may choose to discuss in detail 3 situations where you erroneously applied stereotypes in an interaction with someone else or were affected by another inaccurately stereotyping you.
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One area of difference in communication codes discussed in the unit on intercultural communication are differences in cultural communication styles—culturally defined rules governing communication that can affect how members of a cultural group approach particular communication tasks—including the topics are acceptable for discussion in a given situation, and those that are taboo, what contexts are appropriate for a given communication task (e.g. sharing personal information), and other norms that influence their expectations for how a given communication interaction should take place. Choose an interaction in the
film Crash
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