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What does the evidence from the Backman text and Jones’s lectures suggest to you? Focusing on Europe, the Mediterranean and the Near East, were the Middle Ages a stagnant period or a period of growth and vibrancy? Explain.

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Medieval Europe: Sunny or Dark

Write a paragraph of at least 100 words but no more than 200 words, answering the following question:

The Middle Ages between 750 and 1500 are often seen as a backward period, a “Dark Age,” especially when compared to the ancient world of Greece and Rome, while others often see the Middle Ages as an era of vibrancy and growth. What does the evidence from the Backman text and Jones’s lectures suggest to you? Focusing on Europe, the Mediterranean and the Near East, were the Middle Ages a stagnant period or a period of growth and vibrancy? Explain.

Examine how events unfold over a period of time and to critically analyze how the convergence of political, economic and social factors influence the development of social policy.

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Introduction and Outline

Examine how events unfold over a period of time and to critically analyze how the convergence of political, economic and social factors influence the development of social policy. Select a social issue and collect articles, and other information related to this topic. Write a paper which critically analyzes the data collected in terms of the political, social, and economic environment and how those environmental factors shape the development (or lack thereof) of a social policy response to the problem.

Go on the Baltimore City Council website and listen to hearing virtually. Write a one-page reaction where you explain what you observed.

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Baltimore City Council Hearing Reaction

Go on the Baltimore City Council website and listen to hearing virtually. Write a one-page reaction where you explain what you observed.

Explain how the bottom-up design approach differs from the top-down design approach. Which approach do you believe should be used to design a simple database with a relatively small number of attributes and why? Include the questions with your answers.

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Database Design

Complete a write-up for the following questions
A) Identify all of the database design steps and describe each. Highlight the value of each step. Each step and description should be approximately 200-300 words
B) Explain how the bottom-up design approach differs from the top-down design approach. Which approach do you believe should be used to design a simple database with a relatively small number of attributes and why? Include the questions with your answers.

What was the role of African American women in the Civil Rights Movement, and how did their contributions impact the movement and subsequent historical narratives?

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Research Question

The particular historical question study seeks to address is: What was the role of African American women in the Civil Rights Movement, and how did their contributions impact the movement and subsequent historical narratives?

By examining this question, the study aims to shed light on the experiences and contributions of African American women during this pivotal moment in American history and to challenge traditional accounts of the movement that have marginalized or erased their voices.

Based on the presentations for this module and the readings assigned from Trueman, Histories and Fallacies, examine your research topic in terms of the key weaknesses of historical interpretation the LUO historians and Trueman describe.

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History Question

Once you submit your initial research topic, complete this assignment after viewing the module presentations and completing the required reading. You will apply what you learned from those requirements to your own research topic.

Instructions

Based on the presentations for this module and the readings assigned from Trueman, Histories and Fallacies, examine your research topic in terms of the key weaknesses of historical interpretation the LUO historians and Trueman describe. For example, what problems might you face? Does your topic lend itself to specific historical fallacies described by Trueman? Are your research questions too big or grand? Is your topic framed from the standpoint of a philosophy of history, whereby the “end” or result of your research questions are already determined by an ideological, theological, or scientific preconception?

What are the top 15 airlines that offer the greatest number of routes with destination country as Canada? What are the top 30 countries with least appearances as destination country on the routes data?

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Descriptive analytics about airline routes data

a) In A2, route_manager is a small program that uses relevant Python structures and libraries to process airline routes data to produce descriptive analytics.

b) Based on provided arguments and data files (i.e., datasets), route_manager.py will help us answer the following questions:

  • q1: What are the top 15 airlines that offer the greatest number of routes with destination country as Canada?
  • q2: What are the top 30 countries with least appearances as destination country on the routes data?
  • q3: What are the top 10 destination airports?
  • q4: What are the top 10 destination cities?
  • q5: What are the unique top 10 Canadian routes (i.e., if CYYJ–CYVR is included, CYVR–CYYJ should not) with most difference between the destination altitude and the origin altitude?

c) The format of the arguments used for the program is similar to the one used for Assignment 1 (A1). A formal description of the inputs is described at the end of this document.

d) The output of your program WILL NOT be directed to stdout. After each execution, your program must generate two files:

  • a. q<X>.csv: A file compliant with the CSV File format that contains data in a table–based format to answer the question passed as an argument to the program (e.g., q1, q2). Please note that the ‘<x>’ placeholder in the name of the file corresponds to the question passed as an argument. For example, q1.csv, q2.csv, q3.csv, q4.csv, and q5.csv.
  • b. q<X>.pdf: This is a file that contains an image with a graph\figure (e.g., bar plot or pie plot, depending on the argument passed) that allows to visualize the data in q<X>.csv and answer the question passed as an argument to the program (e.g., q1, q2). Please note that the ‘<x>’ placeholder in the name of the file corresponds to the question passed as an argument. For example, q1.pdf, q2.pdf, q3.pdf, q4.pdf, and q5.pdf.
  • e) The most reliable way (and the only one encouraged) to test your program is to use the provided tester file which will validate the output produced by your program, given a particular question.

What can today’s labor unions learn from their past 140-year history to 1) Attract and 2) Retain union members?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Recently, there has been a resurgence in labor union organization and a subsequent increase in union membership across the United States.

What can today’s labor unions learn from their past 140-year history to 1) Attract and 2) Retain union members?

Your paper should place specific emphasis on Millennials and Gen Z workers (as they will represent 75% of the U.S. workforce by 2025). :

Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist):

  • Use 10 or 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman Font
  • Double-space
  • Minimum of 1-2 Pages
  • Minimum of two (2) cited sources
  • Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material (See below)
  • Make sure your name is on the paper.
  • Paper should contain a Title Page, Introduction, a Body, Conclusion, and Reference Page.

Briefly identify the purpose of your report. Concisely summarize the results of your financial analysis of the company’s short- and long-term capital budget needs.

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PART 3: LONG-TERM WORKING CAPITAL CONSIDERATIONS

CAPM, STOCK VALUATION, AND PROJECT EVALUATION TOOLS (1–2 PAGES, PLUS CALCULATIONS IN EXCEL)

CAPM and Required Return: The company has a beta of 1.1, and the closest competitor has a beta of 0.30. The required return on an index fund that holds the entire stock market is 11%. The risk-free rate of interest is 4.5%. By how much does your company’s required return exceed your competitor’s required return?

Constant Growth Valuation: The company is expected to pay a $1.80 per share dividend at the end of the year (i.e., D1 = $1.80). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% a year. The required rate of return on the stock, rs, is 10%. What is the stock’s current value per share?

Nonconstant Growth Valuation: The company recently paid a dividend, D0, of $2.75. It expects to have nonconstant growth of 18% for 2 years followed by a constant rate of 6% thereafter. The firm’s required return is 12%.

    • How far away is the horizon date?
    • What is the firm’s horizon, or continuing, value?
    • What is the firm’s intrinsic value today, P0?

Weighted Average Cost of Capital: The company has a target capital structure of 35% debt and 65% common equity, with no preferred stock. Its before-tax cost of debt is 8%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. The current stock price is P0 = $22.00. The last dividend was D0 = $2.25, and it is expected to grow at a 5% constant rate. What is its cost of common equity and its WACC?

Capital Budgeting Criteria: The company has an 11% WACC and is considering two mutually exclusive investments (that cannot be repeated) with the following cash flows:

  • What is each project’s NPV?
  • What is each project’s IRR?
  • What is each project’s MIRR? (Hint: Consider Period 7 as the end of Project B’s life.)
  • From your answers to parts a, b, and c, which project would be selected? If the WACC was 18%, which project would be selected?
  • Construct NPV profiles for Projects A and B.
  • Calculate the crossover rate where the two projects’ NPVs are equal.
  • What is each project’s MIRR at a WACC of 18%?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (PAGE 1 OF YOUR REPORT)

Provide the company owner with a 1-page executive summary of your findings and recommendations. Address the following in your executive summary:

  • Briefly identify the purpose of your report.
  • Concisely summarize the results of your financial analysis of the company’s short- and long-term capital budget needs.
  • Synthesize your recommendations for how the company can raise money in the short-term and long-term to continue to add value to the organization.

Define organizational behavior (OB). How can learning OB help you in your daily life? What behavioral sciences contribute to our understanding of OB? Select one of these behavioral sciences and describe how it helps managers.

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Organizational Behavior

Answer the following questions in detail and provide examples whenever possible (delete the blank lines and replace with your answer):

1. Define organizational behavior (OB). How can learning OB help you in your daily life?

2. What behavioral sciences contribute to our understanding of OB? Select one of these behavioral sciences and describe how it helps managers.

3. Describe the two main levels of diversity. Give an example for each.

4. How can organizations effectively manage diversity?

5. Discuss whether diversity helps or hinders a group.