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What goals does your local police department have? How do they work to accomplish these goals?

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Respond to the following:
What is the mission of your local police department?
What goals does your local police department have? How do they work to accomplish these goals?
What are the various roles police play in your community? What is their impact?
How do your local police partner with citizens and other entities?
What community programs (e. g., D.A.R.E., Police Explorers) are offered by your local police department? Explain the programs, including the benefits they provide to society and the role the police play in these programs.
Which criminal theories (biological, psychological, sociological) most align with the goals and/or programs you identified?

What is 1 mistake people make when calculating their mortgage payments? Explain your answer.

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Convert these rates into effective annual rates (EARs).
Discuss which rate is actually the cheapest rate.
What are 2 things about the sample Web site given above that could be applicable to a consumer or investor?
Present the rates in a table. List the quoted rate and EAR rate, the lender, and the maturity of the loan. Show your work for each calculation.
What is 1 mistake people make when calculating their mortgage payments? Explain your answer.
Based solely on the EAR, which rate is the cheapest? Does this make sense?
Why do the different lenders have different rates?
Is the difference in rates going to make a huge impact on the cost to the homebuyer? Explain your answer.

Evaluate the way that gender is depicted in the news articles and sources. How do the sources relate to the topic of gender in society?

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For this assignment, you will prepare a presentation on a current event related to gender. Select a topic related to gender that has been addressed in the media within the last year. You will then create a presentation analyzing the topic and 2 related news stories.

1. Select at least 2 news articles/reports related to the topic. Provide a brief description of the topic and each of the 2 news sources. Include the source, date of publication, and other identifying details in the References section.
2. Next, evaluate the way that gender is depicted in the news articles/sources. How do the sources relate to the topic of gender in society?
3. Analyze the gender-related topic using related theories, course materials, and/or additional scholarly sources. For example, what do the news stories tell us about sexism in society, the social construction of gender, masculinity, femininity, gender roles, inequality, etc.?

Describe the central features of ONE of these nutrient cycles in one or two concise paragraphs.

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Our reading for this week focuses on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus within wetlands. Describe the central features of ONE of these nutrient cycles in one or two concise paragraphs. Include, as part of your description, a brief discussion of the broader importance of nutrient cycling by wetlands.

Explain how women and men exist within the state.

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Location of state on the globe and how this impacts climate, agriculture, and economic level of the country.

Job sectors and whether or not your state is a MDC or LDC
Government system (unitary/federal). Make sure this correctly corresponds to your state’s shape.

Centripetal and centrifugal forces and how these impact society

How women and men exist within the state.
What stage of Rostow’s Development Model your state is in and a history for each stage up to the point you have listed.

Discuss negative effects of not so social to social media

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Discuss negative effects of not so social to social media.

Select one innovative or unconventional construction material or method and write a journal paper-style essay about the selected material.

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Select one innovative or unconventional construction material or method and write a journal paper-style essay about the selected material.”

Explain what the IASB or FASB roadmap for convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was set up to accomplish.

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Explore the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Web sites, and complete the following:

Explain what the IASB/FASB roadmap for convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was set up to accomplish.
Describe at least 1 project that is being explored with regard to the roadmap, and provide details about the objective and status of the project at this time.

Review the project summary for the conceptual framework project, and respond to the following:

What do you view as the key differences in this project?
Provide your opinion on whether you believe that a single set of standards should be the goal of a global economy.
What do you see as the benefits and barriers to the process?

What is the importance of SOX section 404 to help with preventing fraud and fraudulent financial reporting?

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Discuss the misrepresentation of financial information to the public, and answer the following questions:

What statements are key targets for this manipulation, and what accounts found in the statements are the main focus?
How can this fraudulent information be detected? What are the steps to prevent these actions?
What is the importance of SOX section 404 to help with preventing fraud and fraudulent financial reporting?

 Analyze the properties, mechanical tests, quality control tests, and construction techniques related to a common type of construction materials and identify the construction behaviors, sustainability, and construction methods related to the selected material type under different environments, short- or long-term.

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Analyze the properties, mechanical tests, quality control tests, and construction techniques related to a common type of construction materials and identify the construction behaviors, sustainability, and construction methods related to the selected material type under different environments, short- or long-term.”