In Chapter 7 of your International Economics textbook, Carbaugh (2017) provided a historical account of OPEC and its power in controlling the global petroleum supply. In a critical essay, investigate the dynamics OPEC has faced in the global market in the last ten years. You may select a member country and analyze the effects from the perspective of that jurisdiction. Support your findings with additional academic references.

Directions:

Your essay is required to be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title page, abstract or required reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Use the Saudi Digital Library to find your resources.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

In your paper discuss:
– The background of the event. What happened, what led up to the event?
– Who (or what company) was doing the sampling? How did they get involved with the project (you may not be able to find this info- that’s ok)
– What contaminant(s) were being sampled for? How did they decide to sample for those particular items?
– Describe in detail the sampling methodologies. Who was being sampled? Did area monitoring occur or was it just personnel? What OSHA/NIOSH methods did they use? What kind of sampling equipment was used? How long were samples running for? How long did the project go on for?
– Where were the samples sent for analysis?
– What regulations or guidelines were results compared to?
– What was the end result of the sampling having been performed? (i.e. better dust control subsequently occurred; OSHA or a similar governing body got involved and fines were given; methods and processes were changed for the better; nothing occurred and it was a futile exercise all for public relations?)

Case One
You are working in a fertility clinic and a patient, who herself was adopted, has decided to pursue genetic testing through a commercial genetic counseling site. She shares she believes strongly those with genetic predisposition to certain physical weaknesses should not reproduce.
Weeks later she comes in and shares she has the gene for a genetic anomaly; she also wants a pregnancy test. It turns out positive and she is very matter of fact about making an appointment for an abortion without consulting her husband. A new, strongly prolife nurse on your staff, the daughter of the CEO, speaks with the patient’s husband. She does not reveal the pregnancy outright but encourages him to come to the next appointment with his wife to surprise her. The patient arrives at her follow-up appointment 72 hours later and her husband appears in the waiting room; the patient does not expect to see her husband in the waiting room. The patient is irate at the breach of confidentiality; the husband is elated and downplays his wife’s rage saying she will calm down in a few days.
What do you do next to address this ethical dilemma?

• Identify ethical principles that were breached in the scenario
• State which ethical principles were employed in resolving the dilemma
• Discuss personal values which you recognized were the basis of how you resolved the dilemma
• Discuss the ANA Code of Ethics Provision(s) that supports your resolution to this dilemma.
Briefly describe the ethical problem in this situation.
Discuss ethical principles breached in this scenario.
Describe ethical principles can be beneficial as you attempt to resolve this issue.
What would your response be in this situation? Why?
What values are involved within this dilemma? Discuss how your personal values influenced how you resolved this dilemma.
Discuss the ANA Code of Ethics Provision(s) that support your resolution to this dilemma. How do these provisions relate to this situation?
Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and APA format should be used within your journal.
APA citations and references are required related to the ethical principles and the Code of Ethics as well as for any other sources that you use as you are completing this assignment.

For this task, you will note five instances of pseudoscientific information, five instances of scientific information, and five instances of information that resides outside the purview of science—a total of 15 instances. For each instance of information, use at least three of the criteria offered in the textbook to distinguish between science and pseudoscience. However, do not use the actual examples in the textbook; instead, search for or develop your own examples and apply the criteria from the textbook to determine if these are examples of science or pseudoscience.

Remember, your list of pseudo-scientific information should not include “bad science” or science refuted by later research; include only those instances that meet the criteria for pseudoscience.

Read Chp 15 that attached.

Websites to look over are:
http://www.chem1.com/acad/sci/pseudosci.html

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/how-to-spot-pseudoneuroscience-and-biobunk#.ULDZuoZae2Q

Analytical Essay by junot Diaz titled nilda
2) What concepts of manhood is Diaz exploring in “Nilda” and how do these differing concepts conflict in the story? (Follow-up questions: What does Diaz gain by including these juxtapositions? What are the consequences of Rafa trying to adhere to societal notions and/or stereotypes of manhood? What is revealed or not revealed about perceptions of manhood, in general? How does culture interplay in this story with gender “norms”?)
Requirements: Your writing should demonstrate a well-thought-out and thorough examination and explanation of your chosen topic. Your paper MUST make use of two secondary sources. (This means your chosen story will be the primary source. This citation will appear on your works cited page.) And your two secondary sources will be books, articles, or essays that discuss aspects of your chosen topic, or the historical and cultural importance of your chosen topic. These two citations will also appear on your works cited page. This means that, at minimum, your works cited page will have three different citations. So you MUST have a works cited page. Papers that do not use the primary source, plus two secondary sources and do not have a works cited page can only receive a 75, at best.

When I was 22, my maternal grandfather suffered a severe stroke and was sent to a rehabilitation center. Upon visiting my grandfather, I witnessed several health care professionals working to rehabilitate him. When my grandfather had the stroke, my life changed. I watched him suffer since he wasn’t able to eat by himself or do anything at all. In that moment, my emotionally sheltered life was torn apart. In that moment, I had to grow up. The person I had leaned on my entire life wasn’t able to talk to me anymore. I literally reconsidered everything I had done in my life in a matter of hours. I thought about college, finally graduating and walking across that stage: That is his biggest dream for me. I have always wanted to pursue a profession in which I could help people, and I think physical therapy would best complement my natural abilities. To this day I don’t remember the physical therapist name, but as I watched her work with my grandfather I realized that I had found what I was looking for.
I want to be in a health care profession where I can pend quality time with my patients, and help them to improve their quality of life in all aspects. Physical therapy is a perfect fit since it is a profession that requires sensitivity, understanding, and compassion; all of the characteristics that I value tremendously.

Read the brief excerpt below about the hypothetical company Glow Foods and answer the questions in essay format. There is no minimum word count for this assignment, however each question should be addressed completely, using outside resources to support your conclusions.

For purposes of this assignment, Glow Foods is a company that sells foods and supplies to restaurants and various other food service operations. Each year, it holds a food show for its customers. The companies that sell their food through Glow Foods, such as Stouffer’s, Kraft, Dart Paper, and Farmland, have booths at the show to demonstrate their latest products.

Based on this scenario, compose answers for the following:

1. Who are the stakeholders at this event?

2. What are their respective goals for this meeting?

3. How can a meeting planner meet each goal? Discuss at least two methods.

Here are the guidelines for Exam 1. Please read these CAREFULLY!

1. The exam consists of SIX questions. However, you should only answer THREE of them.
2. Each essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. I won’t penalize you for going over, though please make an effort to be as concise as possible, given the material.
3. References to the book or handouts can be cited simply as (page number or handout name). If you choose to use outside resources, please use a standard citation style (such as APA, MLA, or Chicago), and provide a full citation.
   • If you are aiming for an A or B, my expectation is that you should have specific, detailed references to course material, and that these references are accompanied by thorough, accurate explanations of what this means in your own words, and why/how it is relevant to the question or problem you are addressing. (Generally, you should be referencing course material around every paragraph or so, though this will depend on the question).
   • As a rule, no more than 15% of your paper should be quotes.
4. Please don’t use the words or ideas of others without proper attribution. Please see the syllabus for details on the policy regarding plagiarism and academic integrity. I regularly use turnitin.com to check for plagiarism or related issues.
5. Since the goal of the exam is to demonstrate how well you understand the class material, you should try to use your own words and examples to explain what you’ve learned. Essays that simply reproduce the handouts will not receive good grades. Nor will essays that simply “give your opinion” on an issue.
6. Please submit your exam as a SINGLE MS WORD file to the D2L assignment folder. Each essay should start on a new page. I will grade exams on a first-submitted, first-graded

The Questions

Answer THREE of the following questions. Please don’t “reuse” material from one essay to answer another (so, for example, while the idea of moral status might come up in a few different contexts, you should do something new with it in each case).

1. Pretend that you are writing a short guide to the “Five Focal Virtues” of caring for new employees at a hospital. It is your job to clearly and accurately describe each of the virtues (using your own words), and then to say what this means of their job. This will require that you give detailed, specific examples showing how each of the five focal virtues can be followed or not followed.
2. In class, we discussed Roe v Wade. This is a chance to expand on that. First, please describe (in your own words) what Blackmun ended up ruling about abortion, and then carefully explain why he ruled this way. Then, analyze how successful his argument was, in terms of B-C’s four principles. While you are free to look up the full ruling online, I would stay away from the pro-life or pro-choice sources that purport to “summarize” it (since these are often biased).
3. Write a detailed response to one of case studies in “Case Studies 01” (you can find this file on D2L). In your response, you should make sure to clearly identify relevant ethical concepts/arguments, and explain why/how they apply to the case in question. You should also make an argument for your proposed solution to the case, and carefully consider potential objections/alternatives.
4. Write a mock “debate” between advocates of two different theories of moral status. Both debates should take the time to clearly explain their view, and give plenty of examples illustrating where the areas of agreement/disagreement between their views are. (Examples: fetuses, animals, etc.) They should also do their best to persuade the other person of the accuracy of their view.
5. What does it mean for a patient to provide “informed consent”? Use all the material we’ve learned so far (especially from chapter 4) to defend as answer to this question. Be sure to provide detailed examples, and to try to anticipate potential problems or misunderstandings with your account.
6. Conduct a 20- to 30-minute conversation about bioethics with someone (not in this class) who works in medicine, biological research, or related areas. In this interview, you should choose one or two ideas that you’ve found especially interesting in class (such as a theory of moral status, or the virtue of caring, or informed consent), and carefully explain what these ideas to the person (it’s your job to “teach” these ideas). Now, talk to the person about the applicability of these principles/ideas to their own line of work. Write up a transcript of the conversation, together with some reflections on what you learned while doing it.

Exam Grading Rubric

Each essay is worth TEN points, and the whole exam is worth 30 points. Your grade will depend on how well you do each of the following:

1. How well are you able to explain and apply the relevant course material? By the end of the essay, the reader should come away with a clear idea of what you’ve learned in the class, and how it applies to this sort of case.
2. To what extent does your essay offer a coherent and creative response to the problem/question? In an argumentative essay, for example, you should make an (evidence-based) argument for a thesis, and make sure to fully consider any potential

Factors such as your paper’s structure (e.g. intro/body paragraphs/conclusion) and language (e.g. grammar, style) are important to the extent they influence the above.

The grading criteria are as follows:

Grade	Description
0	No answer submitted, or evidence of plagiarism.
1-4	Significantly below minimal requirements, in terms of content (e.g., doesn’t address the question at all), word count, or both.
5-6	Fails to meet minimal requirements in terms of content (e.g., addresses a related question) or word count. Common reasons for receiving this grade.
7	Meets minimal requirements in terms of both content (it offers an answer the assigned question, and attempts to defend this answer) and word count. However, there may be some significant errors or omissions when it comes to the explanation of relevant class material, or providing a detailed, complete response to the question. Essays that don’t make specific and relevant references to course material may receive this grade.
8	Fully meets both content and word count requirements, and provides satisfactory explanations of relevant arguments and concepts from class, with at least some specific references to course materials. There are no major errors in argumentation or explanatory gaps. However, explanations/examples/arguments may suffer from lack of clarity or completeness in comparison to A essays.
9-10	Goes significantly above the minimal requirements. The essay’s treatment of course material shows a full mastery of the relevant content, and provides a creative, well-thought out response to it. In order to get an A, an essay should do ALL of the following: 1.       Fully answer all parts of the essay question. 2.       Make specific, detailed references to course material, and clearly explain WHY this material is relevant to the question you are addressing. 3.       Offer a creative, well-thought solution to problem or question you are addressing. A essays are often distinguished by the way in which they address objections or counterexamples. 4.       Meet and exceed the minimum word count. For many essay questions (in order to meet the above requirements) this may require that you write closer to 1,000 than to 500 words.

A 2-3 page analysis paper on Cather’s 1918 novel. Your paper should have a central argument about the historical value of this work. You should strive to analyze this book according to one major theme from our study of American history. Identify and describe this historical theme and analyze key points in the novel that engage with it. Some questions to consider might be: How does Cather’s book illuminate or complicate the experiences of women and men in 19th century America? Why and how is Cather’s portrayal of this period valuable for students of history?

* Thesis is in the document uploaded
Introduction
historic connection + small summary of book
body 1= good things about moving to America + examples from my antonia with quotes
body 2= bad things about moving to America + examples from my antonia with quotes
conclustion• Clear
• Structured
Evidence based “ Get quotes from book
• Unique
• Times new roman
• Chicago style
• Footnotes + bibliography
• Header : name, class name, professor

Analysis of My Antonia and its historical Value + Major theme in book throughout history

Underline thesis statement final draft

Citations:

• Authors name
• Title of item
• publisher,date, location
• Page number
• Notes and bibliographic entries are different

Example of citation : Dr.Brantley, “Immigration” Sept 28 2018

Thesis:

In the well known novel,” My Antonia” written by the novelist Willa Cather, the author uses the characters as well as the setting to show the positives and negatives for immigrants that moved to the United States in the time of expansion.

The article for this assignment is provided in the syllabus, under week 9. This is not a group project and it must be done independently.

Read through this outline carefully. When your instructor grades your submission, they will be looking to see if you followed the provided format: you can lose points if you do not. If you have any questions about what to do or need interpretation of the instructions, please post them in the Questions breakout room so that all students can benefit from the information.

Mastery of statistics involves not only the ability to generate sound statistical data, but also the ability to critically evaluate the statistical analysis of others. The latter is the focus of the Critical Review assignment in MGMT 650. A review, or critique, is not a summary or a simple retelling of the major findings in a research article. It is much more. It assesses how well the researcher carries out the required steps in the research process.

Elements of the critique
Summary of the article (Discuss what the article is about) This part SHOULD NOT include any of your personal input but rather just summarize what the author did in his/her research.
• Research Topic
o What question is the researcher trying to answer?
• Research Methodology
o How did the researcher study the topic? Survey? Experiment? Statistical Analysis?
o Briefly answer who, what, where, and when, and how.
• Major Conclusions
o What does the author conclude?
o What recommendations does he make?
This section should be about 1.5 pages in general.

The next part is the key of the critique. This next sections of your paper gives an assessment of how well the research was conducted based on what you learned. Remember you can use your own personal experience and outside articles to help you support your point of view in this section of the assignment.
In-depth critique of the article (Discuss how well the research is conducted in your own words)
Write a brief paragraph for each of the following listed elements in your own words:
• Purpose
o Is the research problem clearly stated? Is it easy to determine what the researcher intends to research?
• Literature Review
o Is the review logically organized?
o Does it offer a balanced critical analysis of the literature?
o Is the majority of the literature of recent origin?
o Is it empirical in nature?
• Objectives/hypotheses
o Has a research question or hypothesis been identified?
o Is it clearly stated?
o Is it consistent with discussion in the literature review?
• Ethical Standards Applied
o Were the participants fully informed about the nature of the research?
o Was confidentiality guaranteed?
o Were participants protected from harm?
• Operational Definitions
o Are all terms, theories, and concepts used in the study clearly defined?
• Methodology
o Is the research design clearly identified?
o Has the data gathering instrument been described?
o Is the instrument appropriate? How was it developed?
o Were reliability and validity testing undertaken and the results discussed?
o Was a pilot study undertaken?
• Data Analysis/Results
o What type of data and statistical analysis was undertaken? Was it appropriate?
o How many of the sample participated? Significance of the findings?
• Discussion
o Are the findings linked back to the literature review?
o If a hypothesis was identified was it supported?
o Were the strengths and limitations of the study including generalizability discussed?
o Was a recommendation for further research made?
• References
o Were all the books, journals and other media alluded to in the study accurately referenced?
• Conclusion
o Considering all of the evaluation categories, is the article well or poorly researched?

The following online article may be helpful to you. Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1:
Quantitative research
https://lancashirecare.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/step-by-step-guide-to-criti-research-part-1-quantitative-reseawrch.pdf

Layout of your paper and other writing requirements

Your final report should be organized in the following format:

• Title page
o Include name and author of article you critique
o Include your name and MGMT 650 section number

• Brief summary of article
• In-depth critique of article
• Bibliography

Additional writing requirements:
• Submit your paper as a Word document. No PDF files.
• Double-space
• Use 12 point Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins
• Use section headings to identify the different components of your discussion
• Number all pages after the title page
• Use APA format for citations and bibliography
• Do not use quotes from the article, paraphrase
• Keep the tone formal. Write like a researcher. Avoid the use of first person pronouns such as I, we, me, us, etc.
• Check for spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors
• Keep your paper to 5-6 pages, not including the title page
• When submitting to LEO, incorporate your name in the filename that you use. For example, Smith_critique.docx
• Normal late penalties apply