...try to stay open-minded: Don’t entrench yourself in an opinion. Be willing to change. Being “American” 1. What does it mean to be American? 2. Who does society regard as Americans? What are the criteria for being an American? 3. Why is citizenship so important? 4. Which is more “authentic,” a native born citizen or a naturalized one? Is there any difference? 5. What is the difference? 6. Who deserves/should deserve citizenship? Why? 7. What did you do to “earn” your citizenship? 8. What did your ancestors do to become citizens? 9. What should new immigrants have to do to become legal? 10. What are some things that you have heard people say about “illegal immigrants/immigration”? Halfway Point Reactions – if you watch in two viewings 1. What was Frank’s position at the beginning of the film? 2. Is there any evidence that Frank is changing or might change? Is there evidence that he isn’t changing/won’t change? Overall What was your overall impression of the video? Was it a balanced/accurate portrayal of the issue/people? How?/Why not? Did your position and/or understanding of the issues change? How?/Why not? Did your opinion change? Whose opinion changed? Do you think...
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...Market Structure Content Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...page 2 Market Structures ……………….………….………………….……………………. page 2 Antitrust case...………………………….………………….……………………...… page 4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….........page 5 References…………………………………………………………………….…....... page 6 Market Structure Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss and exam the two major types of market structures and how they affect the companies and their production along with the affect that consumers have on the companies and how the market is driven. We will discuss the affect that monopolies and oligopolies have on consumers as well and the part that the Government can play in how these companies are able to operate. Market Structure When studying an antitrust investigation I felt it necessary to first explain some things about market structure. The two types of market structure I will discuss are monopolies and oligopolies. A monopoly market structure is when a single company is the sole producer of a product and they can set the price for which it is sold. Usually there are no close alternatives to this product or service making it the only one available to the consumer and competition is not a problem for these companies due to the barriers that can prevent other competition from trying to enter that market. These barriers consist of economies of sale, legal barriers and patents, control over necessary...
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...Week 5 Exercise Part 2 Josef Schilling CIS/211 March 9, 2015 Johnny Brooks Week 5 Exercise Part 2 Scenario 1 Susan, a pharmaceutical representative, has been assigned the responsibility to construct a presentation about a new drug that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. She has called the support desk regarding PowerPoint® and wants to know the main functions of this software. Susan’s gathered data includes graphs, videos, and statistics of the new drug. The first step I would take is to explain to Susan the basics of a PowerPoint presentation and give her the fundamental reasoning for using PowerPoint presentations in the business world, as well as other settings. I would expand on this by telling her why PowerPoint is a perfect method for explaining about the recent FDA drug approval. Since Susan has little to no experience using PowerPoint, there are some challenges that would have to be overcome. PowerPoint can look very complex if someone is not familiar with it. Having a guide to show its many features will help alleviate some stress. I would tell her about PowerPoint's ability to incorporate data, graphs, videos, images, and statistics. As a demonstration I would have her insert text and images to help her become comfortable with PowerPoint. After that, I would answer any questions she may have. After Susan finishes the practice presentation, I would have her send the results to my e-mail so I can see for myself how she is doing...
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Alternate Seminar Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Full Name: Commelethia high Two-digit Section #: 02 ------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Download this document to your computer before filling it out. Save using SAVE AS and add your name to the front removing the phrase “YourName.” All of the gray boxes below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Dropbox. If you did not attend the live Unit 1 Seminar, you must complete the Unit 1 Alternate Seminar Assignment in order to earn Seminar credit. Submit your completed template to the Unit 1 Seminar area of the Dropbox on or before the close of the unit on Tuesday evening (11:59 p.m. ET). If you attended the live Unit 1 Seminar session, you do NOT need to complete this Assignment. Read the Unit 1 Seminar Case Study and be prepared to respond to the related questions. Using specific information from your unit of study and previously learned information provide a detailed response for each of the following questions (minimum 10 complete sentences for each item): Shannon wants to enhance that flicker of excitement she is feeling. She wants to feel empowered and in control. Give her a picture of the empowered student to help her see she can be successful. What does she need to know? Response: An empowered student can be anyone...
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...common among everyone. People label other people in term of race, social class, sex, and career. Labeling deviance can never leave individual because families have label deviance even parent to have it. Labeling deviance is most common in peers and society. Labeling deviance to some people is normal and is part of them. In subculture theories it is truth that what is accepted in one culture is not accepted in another culture. In the American culture teen pregnancy is accept but in some other culture is not accept, it like a disgrace to the family if a teen get pregnant at a young age. In some culture also children live in their father’s house before they get married but in American culture it does not work they way. Society has power to say one culture is deviance and another is normal. Culture is a tradition if any one try to change an existing culture which has been there for a long time, society will say the person is...
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...Chronic diseases are long- term diseases that are not contagious and largely preventable. They are the most common cause of death in the world and present a great burden for society particularly diseases such as breast cancer diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Eating a well balanced diet can help reduce people’s chances of enduring chronic diseases such as cancer diabetes and cardiovascular disease while at the same time helping them promote a healthy and longer lifestyle. Implementing more vegetables fruits and whole grains in[change to “into” a diet] a diet can be the way to a longer healthier life for people of any age. Lifestyle changes have been seen in studies to decrease cancer risk even in high-risk women. One of the lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risk of cancer is eating a well-balanced diet. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains can help reduce a person [Add apostrophe person’s chances of cancer] chances of cancer. The expert panel of the World Cancer Research Fund found that dieting improperly cause [causes] around one-third of all cancers deaths. It suggest[add “s”] dietary diversity to increase the likely hood of increasing balanced as well as more sufficient diets. There was compelling evidence of a well balanced diet or dietary protection against cancer of many portables. The evidence was more compatible for diets with more fruit and vegetables. In Australia in 1995 about 44% of males and 34% of females did not eat fruit...
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...ECO 372 Week 4 Federal Reserve System Presentation WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE THE FEDERAL RESERVE IN ADJUSTING THE DISCOUNT RATE? Weak Economy. Low Employment Levels. High Prices Fluctuation. Low Economy Production Capacity. High Federal Funds Rates. HOW DOES THE DISCOUNT RATE AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF BANKS IN SETTING THEIR SPECIFIC INTEREST RATES? Lower Discount Rates: 1. Banks borrow more reserves 2. Increase in loan offers. 3. Lower interest rates . Increase Discount Rates: 1. Bank reserve decrease. 2. Fewer loans offers. 3. Higher interest rates. How does monetary policy aim to avoid inflation? Contractionary monetary policy: Selling of U.S. Treasury Securities-Open Market Operations. Increase in the Discount Rate. Increase in Reserve Requirements. Control Money Creation. Increase in Government Spending. Decrease in Taxes. FED CONTROLLING MONEY SUPPLY How does monetary policy control the money supply? •With more money, aggregate expenditures are greater. Low interest rates: Investment expenditures. Government purchases. Net exports Consumption expenditures. HOW DOES MONETARY POLICY CONTROL THE MONEY SUPPLY? With less money, aggregate expenditures are lower. •High interest rates: Investment expenditures decrease . Government spending stops. Net exports Consumption expenditures. Decrease. HOW DOES A STIMULUS PROGRAM (THROUGH THE MONEY MULTIPLIER)...
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...Lectura “Generación de Ideas Empresariales” ¿CÓMO SE GENERAN IDEAS EMPRESARIALES? El primer paso para la creación de una empresa es encontrar una idea empresarial. Nos puede parecer difícil encontrar una idea si lo que estamos buscando es algo muy nuevo, muy innovador. La experiencia nos demuestra que muchas de las empresas de nueva creación no aportan nada especialmente nuevo y, no obstante, subsisten perfectamente en el mercado. Por supuesto no se descartan aquellas personas que, usando su ingenio, son capaces de generar ideas innovadoras. En este sentido, hay emprendedores con una enorme creatividad a los que, continuamente, se les ocurren nuevas ideas de negocio. Una de las maneras que tienen los emprendedores para identificar sus ideas empresariales, sean o no innovadoras, es el llamado Triángulo de la creación de empresas. El significado del Triángulo es que en la creación de empresas suelen producirse tres cosas: a partir de una situación (el trabajo, un viaje,...) los emprendedores identifican una idea empresarial que llevan a cabo mediante una forma determinada (ejerciendo sus propias habilidades, copiando,...) y con un propósito muy claro (hacer las cosas mejor que los otros, satisfacer una necesidad,...) Curso de Creación de Empresas 1 ... A partir de una situación A los emprendedores suelen ocurrírseles ideas a partir de tres situaciones. • La mayoría de las nuevas empresas nacen a partir de la experiencia profesional de sus promotores. Es lógico: el...
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...Company Z to Create New Mobile App Company Z Summery Arilita Moore, Jenna Stafford, Matthew Case COM/420 December 1, 2013 James A Voketaitis, MFA Company Z to Create New Mobile App Summery Introduction (Thesis Statement) this information will include an introduction to Company Z and how they want to present their products. This section will also give an idea on how this product will put Company Z on the competitive slot for customer service. Lowe’s Case Study and how it relates to company Z. This component will present problem, outline and possible solutions. The theories will be presented and how it relates to the creativity presented by Company Z’s to have the product availability to their customers as well as their attempt to raise the bar higher on they’re standard of customer service. The four “P” will be presented, explaining what they are and their importance in displaying their new design to present their company in the customer service competition. The report will look at Personality as it relates to the mobile APP and why it will be a popular tool to present, Cognitive process, GPS, physiology in looking at how people will look at our product and gravitate to it as a source of information. An inside look on who money is presented with this application to our consumers and to our investors as it relates to what it offers. Training with this product to all of the store employees, so they will be able to affectively relate information to the...
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...Mayer (1995) states that ability is "the supervisor's perceived level of relevant skills, competencies and characteristics". In an organizational setting, this ability is often perceived by others as the person's performance on the job. The person's credentials can also be synonymous with their ability when in a managerial or supervisory role. Many theorists define this ability as a precursor to trust between individuals. Greenberg (1990) takes this a step further and defines ability as an essential element of trust, furthering the competence of the relationships built upon this model of trust. Sonnenberg (1994) explains this by saying that when a relationship is built on this framework of competence, the level of trust will automatically increase with time. In addition, when this perceived ability is tested and the competence is found, it reinforces any existing managerial and supervisory relationships, as subordinates see their superiors as trustworthy. Benevolence is defined by Mayer (1995) as the desire of a person to do good for others, as long as that desire for the other's good is not motivated by egocentric reasons. Konovsky (1994) says that benevolence is the fundamental foundation of a trust relationship. Lagace (1991) argues that subordinates need to assess the motivation of a superior before they will even initiate a trust relationship. Once a favorable assessment is made, and a person's benevolent motives are seen to not be self-serving, trust can be...
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...UP School of Economics Discussion Papers Discussion Paper No. 2014-05 April 2014 The Impact of Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Consumption by Melba V. Tutor University of the Philippines School of Economics Diliman, Quezon City UPSE Discussion Papers are preliminary versions circulated privately to elicit critical comments. They are protected by Republic Act No. 8293 and are not for quotation or reprinting without prior approval. The Impact of Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Consumption1 Melba V. Tutor* *University of the Philippines School of Economics; mvtutor@up.edu.ph Abstract Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program provides cash grants to poor households conditional on pre-determined investments in human capital. This study analyzed its impact on consumption using the 2011 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey. Average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) is estimated through propensity score matching methodology. Heterogeneous impacts are examined among the bottom 20% of income distribution. The study finds that among the total sample, per capita total expenditures is not affected by the program. In per capita monthly terms, only carbohydrates and clothing significantly increased. As expenditure shares, education and clothing registered significant positive impact. No impact is observed on health spending, both in per capita terms and as a share of expenditure. The impact of Pantawid Pamilya on consumption...
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...Introduction (slide 1) * Today I would like to talk to you one of the major health issues in the U.S. Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a prolonged elevation in blood pressure. According to Chiras (2013), “The problem with hypertension is that blood pressure increases gradually overtime, early detection and treatment are essential to prevent serious problems.” This is why it is referred to as the “silent killer” because it has no warning signs. * * (Slide 2) * * I will discuss some of the risk factors of hypertension, how you can prevent it, the body systems and function affected by it and valid resources you can use. * * (Slide3) * * There are several risk factors to hypertension. Your behavior can increase your risk. An unhealthy diet is one of the main causes of high blood pressure. Obesity, too much salt intake, and not being physically active can affect the blood pressure. Drinking and smoking play a role as well. Quitting smoking all together an help and according to the CDC.org (2014), “Women should have no more than 1 drink per day and men no more than 2.” This disease can also be hereditary and heredity combined with an unhealthy lifestyle can increase your chances of developing high blood pressure. * * (Slide 4) * * According to CDC (2014), blood pressure varies by sex, age, and ethnicity. With charts provided by the CDC.org website you can see that African Americans are at a higher risk of...
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...MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING Abstract - Energy crisis is the most important issue in today's world. Conventional energy resources are not only limited but also the prime culprit for environmental pollution. Renewable energy resources are getting priorities in the whole world to lessen the dependency on conventional resources. Solar energy is rapidly gaining the focus as an important means of expanding renewable energy uses. Solar cells those convert sun's energy into electrical energy are costly and inefficient. Different mechanisms are applied to increase the efficiency of the solar cell to reduce the cost. Solar tracking system is the most appropriate technology to enhance the efficiency of the solar cells by tracking the sun. A microcontroller based design methodology of an automatic solar tracker is presented in this paper. Light dependent resistors are used as the sensors of the solar tracker. The designed tracker has precise control mechanism which will provide three ways of controlling system. A small prototype of solar tracking system is also constructed to implement the design methodology presented here. Index Terms:- MPPT I. INTRODUCTION Now a day’s electricity generation using solar mobile has been growing fast day today. In order to obtain solar energy as much as possible, the study of the efficiency for PV systems has attracted many researchers and engineers attention. In general, there are three methods to increase the efficiency of PV systems. The first...
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...have on a firm in gaining a competitive advantage. I will first identify the seven types of layout strategies, and point out the purpose and importance of each layout strategy and touch upon the advantages and disadvantages of each. I will discuss considerations for each layout design along with the reasons to use each particular layout. I will cite four existing real-life examples of each using a different layout strategy to attain an advantage. I cite the example of how BMW is using an assembly line customization to improve profitability, the office layout trends of today to reduce costs and improve employee productivity, the recent trend in the hotel industry to redesign their lobby layout to increase revenue, and the Skecher’s warehousing layout strategy to reduce handling costs. Finally, I will conclude that an outstanding and effective layout strategy will give a firm a competitive advantage. Layout strategy is a critical part of an operations manager’s strategy decision. In this paper, I will identify and define the different types of layout, explain how to attain a good layout to have a productive process and how to balance production or service flow in many various service or product oriented industries. The proper strategic importances of layout decisions, the types of layout, layout design considerations and superior layouts to consider are points that I will discuss. There are many variables of layout that contain wide ranges of considerations in determining an...
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...Associate Program Material Cell Energy Worksheet Answer the following questions: Cellular respiration: • What is cellular respiration and what are its three stages? It is the harvesting of energy that is stored in food, making a pathway for production of adenosine triphoshe (ATP). The three stages are glycosis, cirtric acid cycle, electron transport. • What is the role of glycolysis? Include the reactants and the products. Where does it occur? the role is to split sugars. Reactants are; food “sugars”. Products are; NADH produced, and is the first stage of cellular respiration • What is the role of the citric acid cycle? Include the reactants and the products. Where does it occur? this begins after two molecules of three carbon sugar produced in glycosis is converted to a slightly different compound, its reactants are glycolysis with products of acetyl, CoA, NAD, and FAD and happens in the second step of cellular respiration. • What is the role of the electron transport system? Include the reactants and the products. Where does it occur? This is the final stage of cellular respiration to carry membrame of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells. Having reactants to 02 and ATP produced. Photosynthesis: • What is the overall goal of photosynthesis? provide a substrate for respiration to obtain ATP, providing carbohydrates to plants for growth and maintance. • Because photosynthesis only...
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