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What roles did the FDIC and RTC play in trying to resolve the savings and loan problem? How successful were they?

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  1. Research the savings and loan scandal in Arkansas and the involvement of friends/associates/acquaintances of the Clintons. How were the perpetrators in these situations treated? How did the punishment compare with the cases in the text?
  2. What are economic citizenships? why do individuals obtain these items? Why do countries issue them? What is the negative side of economic citizenships?
  3. What roles did the FDIC and RTC play in trying to resolve the savings and loan problem? How successful were they?

Research and compare security tools that claim to protect home and enterprise internet operations. Which were most effective and least effective?

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  1. Why is it appropriate to criminally prosecute hackers for simply breaking into government computers? Should we prosecute those who break into private corporation computers if no other criminal activity occurs? Explain your answer in detail.
  2. Investigate Web sites that give advice on avoiding identity theft. What advice do they give on how to avoid being a victim?
  3. Research and compare security tools that claim to protect home and enterprise internet operations. Which were most effective and least effective?

What kinds of internal controls would you put in place to prevent such fraud from taking place again?What steps do you think the accounting profession has taken to prevent such fraudulent activities?

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Answer the following questions with as much detail as you can based on your extensive research of the unethical practices that took place.
1. What is the company name?
2. What happened?
3. Who were the main players in the ethical scandal?
4. How did they do it? (Meaning how was the fraud or scandal perpetrated?)
5. How did they get caught?
6. What were the assessed penalties?
7. List one (or a few) interesting facts one may not know about the company or the fraud that took place.
8. What measures could the company (upper level management or employees in general) have done to prevent such fraud?
9. What kinds of internal controls would you put in place to prevent such fraud from taking place again?
10. What steps do you think the accounting profession has taken to prevent such fraudulent activities?

Explain in what ways organized crime investigations can encroach on the personal freedoms of U.S. citizens and outline the specific freedoms in jeopardy.

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Discuss the role of the police in combating organized crime. Explain what methods they use and how they arrest and bring in convictions for these criminals. Also include your opinion on whether these methods are useful in controlling organized crime, what you think should be done differently, and why.

Explain in what ways organized crime investigations can encroach on the personal freedoms of U.S. citizens and outline the specific freedoms in jeopardy. If you were in charge of conducting such investigations, what would you do differently, and why?

Of all the legal initiatives discussed in this module, which do you believe are the most useful in combating organized crime, and why? Or do you believe there is no way to successfully combat it? Explain your reasoning.

Explain the ways in which undercover investigations and the use of informants pose special problems in controlling organized crime. What other methods would you suggest if you were a federal employee tasked with controlling organized crime?

Identify and explain the factors that made it difficult for you to succeed academically. (Some factors were taking care of my sick grandmother and three children, COVID-19, and poor test taking skills.)

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1. Requesting readmissions to the Nursing Program.

2. Identify and explain the factors that made it difficult for you to succeed academically. (Some factors were taking care of my sick grandmother and three children, COVID-19, and poor test taking skills.)

3. Explain what you have done since your Withdrawal/Failure to assure that you will be successful if readmitted. (I’ve been talking to student who succeeded in class for tips for success.

4. If you are readmitted, what specific changes will you make to ensure your success in the program?

5. If you begin to have academic difficulty, what additional steps will you take?

What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems.

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MBA Information Systems Class Quiz.

Questions.

  1. What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems.
  2. How does a company’s use of information systems affect its corporate strategies? Provide an example using your Organization. (If you do not work with any Organization, use a hypothetical Example.)

Discuss how the sociological theory that you have selected helps inform your view of the social issue. Reflect upon a hot button social issue that citizens are struggling with in the United States at present.

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Reflect upon a hot button social issue that citizens are struggling with in the United States at present.

Your task is to create a voice-over PowerPoint Presentation where you describe a current issue in our society (e.g., mass shootings, high-profile sexual harassment in the media, child detainment at our border, the migrant caravan, etc.) and reflect upon it in light of one sociological theory from this course (e.g., symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, functionalism, etc.).

During this reflection, describe the social issue that you have selected and discuss why you find this problem worthy of discussion. Next, discuss how the sociological theory that you have selected helps inform your view of the social issue.

The points of note on the PowerPoint can be brief, but the presentation should be between 3-5 minutes long. You can also insert your video into the presentation, but is optional.

How would you go about getting buy-in for your proposed policy? What stakeholder groups need to be involved in promoting your policy?

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Using a Health Policy Model to Develop a Change in Policy to Improve the Public’s Health.
In a Microsoft Word document of 2-3 pages formatted in APA style, you will focus on the methods to develop a change in policy to improve the public’s health by using a health policy model.
Suppose you want to initiate a policy of taxing sugared sodas/pop/beverages in your community. In your paper, address each of the following criteria:
Use the Longest’s policy cycle model to structure your proposed policy.
What arguments would you use to make the case for the policy?
What argument(s) would your opponents make?
How would you go about getting buy-in for your proposed policy?
What stakeholder groups need to be involved in promoting your policy?
On a separate reference page, cite all sources using APA format.

What was your score on The Conscientiousness Quiz in the text? Does you score suggest that you will live at least 100 years?

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Conscientiousness and optimism are covered in the text. Moreover, the trait of friendliness can be inferred from the discussion of good interpersonal skills in Chapter 1.

In a three-page paper, address the following four questions. Follow APA format, and use each question for a section heading.

What was your score on The Conscientiousness Quiz in the text? Does you score suggest that you will live at least 100 years?
Why would a person with a high degree of optimism make a better manager, sales representative, or coworker?
Why would a conscientious person live longer, as well as performing better on the job?
Imagine that you are the HR director at a large company. Why would it help the company to hire many employees who are optimistic, friendly, and conscientious?

Discuss the market-based approach to environmental policies. Discuss the following quote: “Environmental regulation is a signal of design failure”

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1)Discuss the market-based approach to environmental policies.
2) Discuss the following quote: “Environmental regulation is a signal of design failure”
3) Discuss the sustainability approach to environmental policies and the principles of a sustainable business and the three pillars of sustainability.
4) Pertaining to business, discuss this Quote: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” By Edward Abbey