Assignment 3 must meet the following guidelines in order to earn full credit:
 A description of an important image/object (along with a photograph or drawing of the image) and a description of a specific moment when you were doing the thing you are good at.
 Sense details and information details throughout that allow readers to “be there” with you (i.e. red wheelbarrows, white chickens and answers to who, what, when, where, why, and how questions).
 Commentary on how you acquired your skill in your topic area. (If you want help with your commentary on how you became “good” at or “successful” with your topic, you can use our first-day writing sample excerpt from Flower and Hayes and their analysis about what makes someone a “good writer” or “successful artist.”
 A quotation from a research source to help you comment on and analyze your story.

Some writing tips to help you do good work:
 Write a true revision that makes improvements throughout the paper and not just in one or two places.
 Use signal phrases for all quotations and paraphrases (like this: In her NYT.com article, “Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think,” Alison Gopnik says, “The young brain is remarkably plastic and flexible.”).
 Use parenthetical page citations (page numbers only) for all quotations and paraphrases from sources that have page numbers, for example, In The Mind at Work, Mike Rose says, “one has to consider factors beyond knowledge alone” (64).
 Include a basic Works Cited that lists the author (last name first), title of work, and name of the publisher (Gopnik, Alison. “Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think.” New York Times).
 A guaranteed way to make your paper better: read your essay out loud several times from a printout while editing with a pen before you turn in a typed final version.

In his article “A Layman’s View of an Art Exhibition,” Theodore Roosevelt commented that what might appear to be art to one person may not be art to someone else. Leo Tolstoy in his article “What Is Art?” also brought into debate the way people may or may not see and interpret art. How do the viewpoints of these two authors come into play in terms of the effectiveness of a promotional campaign? What concepts might be learned from these two articles in the developing of a promotional campaign? (Support your answer with at least one additional article.)

Include in your discussion post personal observations as well as concrete examples to support your views. Initial posts should be at least two paragraphs and include direct references to the readings and/or additional articles. Word choice and sentence structure should be suitable for professional level work, and all sources should have appropriate references and citations.

*Time Roman Numerals
*12 font double spaced
*I know this is very open-ended so any questions feel free to ask.
Of all the events and changes that affected Western Civilization which one was the most important to you, and had the most profound changes in human history? Why?(Without the Industrial Revolution we wouldn’t have the technology we have today). –This is not a research paper and will not require extensive use of libraries or materials external to the course, although you may incorporate external materials, using proper citation and accreditation. Grade will be based on a combination of content (the strength of the thesis and the evidence used to support it), style (how well the information flows), and accuracy in spelling, grammar, and notation.

1. With some organizations and jobs, pay is primarily wages or salaries, and with others, incentive pay is more important. For each of the following jobs, state whether you think the pay should emphasize base pay (wages and salaries) or incentive pay (bonuses, profit sharing, and so on). Give a reason for each. (50 points, 2 pages, double space)

a. Accountant at a manufacturing company.
b. A salesperson for a software company.
c. A chief executive officer.
d. A physician in a health clinic

2. What are the pros and cons of linking incentive pay to individual performance? How can organizations address the negatives? (25 points, 1 page, double space)

Use the readings and resources provided in our online lecture, book, Kean library and reputable sources found on the Internet to support your viewpoints. Be sure to use your own voice in your answers. Simple copy and pastes will not be accepted. Be sure to site all sources referenced by using APA guidelines.

A CEO of a successful US clothing store that sells men’s and women’s athletic wear is considering expanding to markets outside the USA. The company is well established in the US and most popular with teenagers and young adults between the ages of 20-38. The company has a differentiation strategy encompassing fashion forward, trendy designs and colors. The products command higher prices due to their unique patterns and perception of high quality and style. The goods are sold in stand-alone stores as well as integrated into A level department stores and boutiques.

The company is unusual since all the design, manufacturing and, of course, distribution is done in the USA.

For a couple of years, sales have remained steady. The CEO has been thinking about expanding into international markets to increase sales or perhaps outsource some of the production processes to reduce costs and has decided to hire a consultant – YOU, to help make these decisions.

The CEO is considering Brazil, Russia, India or China as locations for new markets or production. Which of these countries would you recommend and why? Perhaps you would choose a different country: which one and why? What are some of the potential opportunities and challenges the CEO needs to be aware of?

Remember to review the lecture, readings and resources for this unit to help you formulate your responses.

Q1: Share your advice on selecting markets for new sales.
Q2: Share your advice on selecting locations for production.

Resources:
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/compare-countries/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/rankorderguide.html

Doing a forum extra credit for POLS201, there is 4 questions i have to answer.

1) Explain with detail a concept that you learned in this course that significantly shaped or changed a previously held opinion you had on an issue pertaining to American government and politics.

Your post must include definitions from the course, at least one historical explanation provided with a detailed analysis of how the event applies, and at least one current event explanation provided with a detailed analysis of how the event applies. If your post does not include all of these items, then you will receive a 0.

2)Please compare and contrast “two-party system” versus “multiparty system.” What type of representation is used for most democracies? Why does a winner-take-all approach facilitate a two-party system in the United States? Who are the two major political parties in the United States? Please don’t forget to define your terms when answering this question in order to receive full credit.

3)What are signing statements? Why are they controversial? Do you agree with their use? If not, what should be done instead of signing statements? You must provide an example of signing statements in your answer to this forum.

4)There are different factors that may affect how a Supreme Court justice crafts his or her decision in a case. Please define and give examples for the following factors of judicial decision making: judicial restraint and judicial activism. Do either of these methods favor a specific political ideology (conservative or liberal)? Please fully explain your reasoning as to why either of these methods may or may not favor a specific ideology.

The attachments is power point from the chapters we covered in class…this is for extra credit…

select one company to study. It can be any company that is traded on a U.S. Stock Exchange and files a form 10-K annual report. A process for selecting the company will be included to insure there are no duplicates.
2. Students will access the most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K) for their selected company from either the company’s website or the SEC website and use it to complete the requirements of this project.
3. The project requires submission of a document that must be typed using word processing software and submitted electronically as a word document or pdf file.
4. The document must be single spaced, using Times New Roman 12 point font, with one inch margins on all four sides and be prepared using a general business writing style that is appropriate to meet the individual requirements discussed below.
5. Tables and graphs may be appropriate, depending on the specific requirement and their use is strongly encouraged. They should be labeled and referenced in the narrative portion of the document in such a way as to make it easy to follow (e.g. Table 1, or Figure 1). Do not just provide pages of numbers and charts without any explanation or discussion of what the numbers mean.
6. Large tables that take up the majority of a page should be placed as an exhibit, at the back of the document, and referenced in the narrative. Smaller tables and charts should be professionally presented within the text at about the place in the text where the results are discussed.
7. Some of the requirements may be suitable for use of an electronic spreadsheet, which is encouraged. If you are using Microsoft products (i.e. Word/Excel) you may cut and paste your results from Excel into Word. If you do this, you are encouraged to format your spreadsheet tables so they look professional before they are copied into the Word document. Do not submit the actual spreadsheet, only the results as copied and pasted into the word document or pdf file.
8. This should be a document that you would be proud to give to your employer or a prospective employer as an example of the work you are capable of doing
Specific Requirements:
1. Cover Page – The submission should include a cover page with the student’s name, course information, the name of the company, and the due date.
2. Table of Contents – A professional looking table of contents should include, at a minimum, reference to each of the following major topics. Reference to sub-topics within each topic is also encouraged, but not required.
3. Executive Summary – A maximum of two pages written in such a way that a busy executive could read it and have a complete understanding of the major issues that impact your company. It should start with an introductory paragraph that includes a brief overview of the company, including a discussion of the industry and the products and/or services that the company provides. The body of this section should highlight key issues from your detail analysis that follows, and it should end with a concluding paragraph that summarizes your analysis of the financial viability of your company.
4. Balance Sheet Analysis – After reviewing the balance sheet, briefly address each of the following at a minimum:
1. Identify trends or unusual amounts in major balance sheet categories (i.e. current assets, property & equipment, etc.) and discuss what may be driving these trends and what implications they may have for the future.
2. Does the company have any short-term or long-term investments? How do they account for unrealized gains or losses (i.e. available-for-sale or investing)?
3. What method does the company use to value its inventory?
4. What method does the company use to depreciate its property plant and equipment?
5. Does the company have any intangible and/or goodwill assets? If so, how are they amortized or evaluated for impairment?
6. Is the company principally debt financed or equity financed? Is the company subject to any debt covenants? If so, what are they and is the company in compliance with them?
7. Discuss any other balance sheet items that you feel may be of concern to stakeholders.
5. Income Statement Analysis – After reviewing the income statement, briefly address each of the following at a minimum:
1. Identify trends in sales, gross profit, operating profit and net income, both in amounts and percentages. Discuss what may be driving these trends and implications they may have for the future.
2. Review the company’s “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Identify how the company recognizes revenue. Identify if the company uses any estimates in the preparation of its financial statements, and if so, the types of estimates used.
3. Identify the company’s basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS). Identify any dilutive claims that are responsible for the difference between the two amounts.
4. Identify any extraordinary or special items, restructuring charges, changes in accounting principles, or discontinued operations and discuss the impact they have on sustainable earnings.
5. Determine if the company paid dividends to its shareholders. (Hint: You may need to look at the statement of shareholders’ equity or cash flow). If so, what is the dividend payout ratio (dividends divided by net income), and comment about what dividend policy says about the company and the implications for the future.
6. Discuss any other income statement items that you feel may be of concern to stakeholders.
6. Cash Flow Statement Analysis – After reviewing the cash flow statement, briefly address each of the following at a minimum:
1. Identify overall trends in cash flow provided by (or used in) operations, investing and financing. What conclusions can you draw from these trends?
2. Identify the major reasons why cash flow provided by (or used in) operations is different from net income. Discuss the implications of this difference and why it’s important to understand these differences.
3. Identify the major investing activities of the company over the past two years and comment on how they may impact the future of the business.
4. Identify the major financing activities of the company over the past two years and comment on how they may impact the future of the business.
5. Discuss any other cash flow items that you feel may be of concern to stakeholders.
7. Ratio Analysis – Using the various financial ratios discussed in video lecture M4-L5, prepare an analysis of each of the following categories for the most recent two years by preparing a small table showing the ratios followed by a discussion of what the ratios indicate about the health of the company, including past trends and future implications (not all ratios may apply to all companies):
1. Liquidity Ratios
2. Solvency Ratios
3. Asset Management Ratios
4. Profitability Ratios
5. Cash Flow Ratios
8. Benchmark Analysis – Identify several key competitors of your company. Go to http://finance.yahoo.com/ and prepare a small table that shows how your company compares to its key competitors for the following ratios for the most recent year, and discuss the implications:
1. Return on Sales
2. Return on Assets
3. Return on Equity
9. Audit Report Analysis – Identify which accounting firm audited the company’s financial data. What opinion did they issue for the financial statements as a whole? What opinion did they issue on the company’s internal control over financial reporting? Are there any issues in the report that raise concerns about the company?
10. Financial Statements & Other Exhibits – Prepare exhibits that combine basic financial statements and common size financial statements into one schedule using the formats demonstrated in video lecture M4-L4.
o Use five columns for each schedule including: actual results for each of the past two years, common size columns for each of the past two years, and the percent of change. The common size columns should be expressed as a percent of total assets for the balance sheet, net sales for the income statement and operating cash flow for the cash flow stt end of year cash balance. Following is an example of the column headings:
 Current Prior Current Prior Change
 Amount Amount Percent Percent Percent
o Schedules should be prepared with amounts expressed in millions or thousands depending on the size of the company so that all six columns will fit comfortably on the page in portrait style.
o Prepare separate schedules for each of the following statements: income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flow. The schedules should be labeled as Exhibits and placed at the end of your document.
11. References – You may use any source of information you feel is relevant, including: the online textbook, your company’s Form 10-K Annual Report, financial analyst reports, online financial resources such as Yahoo Finance, K-State Library resources, etc. You must provide proper reference citations for any of these sources within the text and identified in a reference section at the end of the report in such a manner that they can be located and verified. Failure to properly cite outside sources is considered an honor code violation. The APA or Chicago methods of citation is recommended, which includes citations within the text to references listed in alphabetical order by first author. The in-text citation should be in the form of (Author, Year). Be sure to include quotation marks around direct quotes.

Form 10K of Nvidia Corporation https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581018000010/nvda-2018x10k.htm

Based on the issue/group you identified in your workplace assignment, you will be required to develop, implement and evaluate a systemic advocacy to address that issue, or benefit the identified group. If the group/issue you used is not appropriate, you can choose another group or issue. Please liaise with the teachers if you’d like to discuss the appropriateness of a group/issue.

Part A: Select and describe your group and/or issue
Select a group or issue identified in your workplace that experiences social inequality and/or discrimination. If possible, use the group/issue you identified in your health promotion campaign in the forum discussion answers. Other groups/issues you could consider are:
• Illicit drug users
• Eating disorders
• Bullying
• Domestic violence
• Euthanasia
• People with bi-polar disorder
• People with a dual diagnosis ( choose this group for this assignment)
• Young people
• Culturally and linguistically diverse people with mental health issues

1. Describe why you have chosen your group/issue.

2. Discuss how this issue is experienced by group members/the affected community and what impacts this may have.

Part B: Obtain, analyse and document information

1. Research from a variety of sources to explore the current situation in Australia. Then answer the following questions:

a) How is this group/issue being presented publicly?
b) Who are the key stakeholders relating to this group/issue?
c) What sorts of needs have been expressed, understood or observed relating to this group/issue?
d) What are the specific range of issues affecting the client group?
e) What is the context and relationship of client issues to community, society and government policy?
2. Identify the structural, political and other social factors which affect the group/issue – things that require systemic change (rather than individuals). You will use this as the basis of your systems advocacy strategy.

Part C: Stakeholder consultation and needs identification
1. Consult with key stakeholders to identify issues and needs. You could do this in a number of ways:

– Consult with members of the group and/or affected community to identify issues and concerns.
– Facilitate meetings with the group or affected community to develop strategies for action.
– Pursue opportunities to advocate, mediate and negotiate through community organisations and government agencies.
– Represent client issues within broacher social, political and community structures.
– Identify one (1) opportunity for improved service delivery within the organisation and provide recommendation(s) for change.

If you are not able to actually undertake community consultation, you need to provide a discussion of how you would go about consulting with the community and a description or list of who you would consult with and why.

2. Based on your research and consultation, identify the social-political issues that need changing.
For example, methamphetamine users can develop significant health issues if their use becomes problematic.
Socio-politically, there is a significant increase in media reporting and panic surrounding methamphetamine use in Australia. In addition, treatment services and hospitals are not yet equipped to address the specific needs of methamphetamine intoxication or withdrawal. Lastly, stigma towards meth users has increased significantly, with many reporting a fear of accessing treatment and support services due to judgemental reactions from clinicians. It could be argued that this is a cultural issue that needs addressing.

Part D: Advocate for and facilitate the implementation of strategies developed to address the identified needs
Provide a description of how you implemented or will implement your systems advocacy strategy to satisfy the identified needs. This might include:
• Preparing submissions for resources to implement identified strategies, projects and action plans;
• Contributing to relevant government policy development;
• Working with consumers and other stakeholders to implement relevant projects and action plans;
• Pursuing opportunities and provide comments on policy documents, legislation, project plans and other relevant documents relating to client rights and interests; and
• Organising protests and petitions.
You are required to provide documentary evidence of these strategies and/or a list of recommended strategies and the reason you chose that strategy/strategies as the most appropriate or effective way to achieve your outcomes/intended outcomes.

Part E: Contribute to service improvements (and improve coordination between services)
Describe how you reported the outcome of your strategy, as well as any recommendations arising from the strategy, to those you consulted with and your workplace:
• Gather feedback from key stakeholders on access, effectiveness of services, satisfaction, service gaps and areas for improvement.
• Provide information about identified needs, possible improvements and recommendations for change to organisation and other relevant parties.

Part F: Evaluate outcomes
Provide a discussion evaluating the effectiveness of your systems advocacy strategy including the following:
a) Was the outcome of the advocacy strategy in line with the original objectives?
b) What lessons were learned and what changes should be made?
c) What opportunities exist or can be created for continued improvement and any additional strategies?

The essay is needed to be an analysis of this poem below, I have also copied the link to it.
Points the essay should include:
1) The tone of the writer, positive or negative towards the American Dream
2) Does it support or resist the American dream
3) Form of the poem (Attached is a doc with literary terms that need to be included)
4) Meanings extracted from the poem to support the thesis statement)
America, I Sing Back
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, 1958 for Phil Young, my father, Robert Hedge Coke, Whitman, and Hughes

America, I sing back. Sing back what sung you in.
Sing back the moment you cherished breath.
Sing you home into yourself and back to reason.
Oh, before America began to sing, I sung her to sleep,
held her cradleboard, wept her into day.
My song gave her creation, prepared her delivery,
held her severed cord beautifully beaded.
My song helped her stand, held her hand for first steps,
nourished her very being, fed her, placed her three sisters strong.
My song comforted her as she battled my reason
broke my long held footing sure, as any child might do.
Lo, as she pushed herself away, forced me to remove myself,
as I cried this country, my song grew roses in each tear’s fall.
My blood veined rivers, painted pipestone quarries
circled canyons, while she made herself maiden fine.
Oh, but here I am, here I am, here, I remain high on each and every peak,
carefully rumbling her great underbelly, prepared to pour forth singing—
and sing again I will, as I have always done.
Never silenced unless in the company of strangers, singing
the stoic face, polite repose, polite, while dancing deep inside, polite
Mother of her world. Sister of myself.
When my song sings aloud again. When I call her back to cradle.
Call her to peer into waters, to behold herself in dark and light,
day and night, call her to sing along, call her to mature, to envision—
Then, she will make herself over. My song will make it so
When she grows far past her self-considered purpose,
I will sing her back, sing her back. I will sing. Oh, I will—I do.
America, I sing back. Sing back what sung you in.

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/america-i-sing-back

Answer the following 5 question to measure comprehension from chapter 5 of the book “Arnold, G. Modern Financial Markets & Institutions (ARN) ” and also there is a presentation that has similar information as the book.

The question are:

Chapter 5. Money Markets

1. What are the functions of money market instruments?
2. What is the difference between interest paying and zero-coupon instruments?
3. What are the main money market instruments? Explain them briefly.
4. Why do (a) government, and (b) companies, use the money market?
5. What is LIBOR? How is it used for financial market?

The questions need to be really well answered and back up each questions needs to be paragraph of 4-6 sentences. No plagrarized information because it will go through Turn it in.

Please impress me with good quality responses.