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The effects of the Civil War didn’t cease with the end of the Reconstruction Period. Connect and consider how the changes during the Reconstruction era affected the efforts for equality in the U.S. through the Civil Rights era to the present.

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The Civil War left a lasting impact on the United States, shaping the next several decades for the country. In this course, you’ve learned how the course of the war, important battles, and the plans for reconstruction after the war ended. Write a 2000 to 3000-word essay based on one of the prompts below.
1. Imagine that the Southern states had succeeded in seceding from the Union. How would the Confederacy have fared as an independent nation? How would success have affected their relationship with the North as westward expansion continued? How would the Confederacy have established international relationships? Consider the resources they had as a country, their economy, and the policies of Jefferson Davis and his government.
2. The effects of the Civil War didn’t cease with the end of the Reconstruction Period. Connect and consider how the changes during the Reconstruction era affected the efforts for equality in the U.S. through the Civil Rights era to the present.
3. While the Civil War had an indelible mark on U.S. history, the resolution of the war had consequences for many other foreign nations that were dealing with the issues of slavery and expansion. Assess how the end of the Civil War affected the global slave trade and the prominent powers in Europe.

In 2–3 well-written paragraphs, discuss the exemplars, prototypes, and opportunities for mobile devices. Compare your findings to the positioning statement you created

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So far this semester, you picked a branded product in the mobile devices industry and wrote a value proposition for the brand. You also conducted limited consumer research to create a positioning statement for a specific customer segment that you believe should be (or is) targeted by the brand. This lesson, you will use that same customer segment (VALS Thinkers) to create and analyze a product schema and make recommendations for your chosen brand.

Step 1
Restate the customer segment you’re targeting: VALS Thinkers

Step 2
If needed, conduct more or different research on the target customer segment using credible sources (consider using the online University Libraries) to discover how your segment uses mobile devices and what they expect from them. It’s very possible that you will find information that only indirectly affirms their expectations and uses.

NOTE: Researching a lifestyle type is a bit like being a detective. Piece it together. For example, look at the types of entertainment and products they are likely to buy and then research their consumers. Or look up behaviors for two or three identifying characteristics (generations, potential careers, wealth, personality traits) and look for overlaps.

Each week, look for one or two new insights. This week, focus on psychological motivation—since that’s a key concept in this lesson.

Step 3
Interview at least five people who fall within your segment. Ask them (in a group or separately) what words come to mind when you say mobile devices. You can be more specific to tablets, laptops, or smartphones if you believe it will provide better insights. Finding VALS Thinkers may prove difficult, so please find people who fit at least two of the characteristics of Thinkers.

Step 4
Use the information in Steps 2 and 3 to construct a schema. Though this obviously isn’t enough research to completely project the segment’s comprehension of the mobile devices industry, for the purposes of this assignment, assume that this information is complete.

Step 5
In 2–3 well-written paragraphs, discuss the exemplars, prototypes, and opportunities for mobile devices. Compare your findings to the positioning statement you created. Does your positioning statement need to be changed or tweaked based on this week’s analysis? Provide cited support for your analysis and conclusions.

Step 6
Add one additional paragraph in which you recommend at least one type of comprehension influencer, how you will use it, and why you recommend it.

Step 7
Next, include an updated positioning statement in the document created in Steps 5 and 6. Don’t hand in the positioning statement as a separate document; Canvas won’t allow you to do so when Turnitin is being used to submit your work.

 

What are some unique elements of the financial statements in comparison to those of a for-profit entity?Discuss whether it appears for-profit or non-profit companies have information requiring disclosure and/or reporting

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You will be provided the financial statements and tax return for the United Way of Connecticut covering the same fiscal year. If you wish to select another charitable organization, you must have permission from the instructor but it should serve the Connecticut area and have readily available tax and financial statements. You will then compare these tax and financial documents with those you may have seen with for-profit entities. You may refer to the EDGAR database for a publicly traded company’s financial statements if you want to re-familiarize yourself with them. You may also search for Form 1120 for a comparison for-profit tax form.
You will prepare a paper (APA format) of at least four pages but no more than ten, and a presentation of less
than eight minutes that discusses the following matters:
• What are some unique elements of the financial statements in comparison to those of a for-profit entity? Select two or three items for discussion, although many more differences exist. Considerations can include differences in the independent auditor’s report, individual financial statements, terminology and presentation differences, and unique disclosures, etc.
• What are some unique elements of the tax returns in comparison to those of a for-profit entity? Select two or three items for discussion, although many more difference exist. Considerations can include public disclosure, nature of items disclosed, classification of items, and extent of disclosures, and number of schedules, etc.
• Conclude by discussing whether it appears for-profit or non-profit companies have information requiring disclosure and/or reporting. Considering the fundamental differences between for-profit and non-profit organizations, does this make sense? Why or why not?

How should a for-profit corporation balance its business needs with the needs of its customers?

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Explain how you balance the interests at stake, including:

  • How should a for-profit corporation balance its business needs with the needs of its customers?
  • Lives depend on products created by some companies. Do these companies have a greater responsibility to work towards benefiting the consumer more than themselves?
  • Look at the issue from a Biblical worldview. How would you respond if you were running such a company?

Explain how you balance the interests at stake, including:

  • Creator v. Consumer in the creation and management of intellectual property.
    • Profit and return on investment for company owners/shareholders.
    • Continuing existence of the company.
    • Protecting intellectual property of the company.

Write a paper exploring the notion of discourse as a social practice by analyzing a conversation between two speakers. You will consider how speakers’ intentions shape discourse, how hearers interpret meta-communicative signals, and how both speakers and audiences contextualize what they say and hear

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Write a paper exploring the notion of discourse as a social practice by analyzing a conversation between two speakers. You will consider how speakers’ intentions shape discourse, how hearers interpret meta-communicative signals, and how both speakers and audiences contextualize what they say and hear. To begin this assignment, you will choose one of the short video clips listed below. Watch the clip several times, considering how the conversation portrayed illustrates some of the key concepts discussed this week.
Where do you see examples of quantity, quality, relation, and manner? Where do you see any of the maxims violated? Apply Lakoff’s rules of politeness to the conversation. Where are they maximized or violated? Do any utterances in the exchange provide examples of positive face, negative face, or face-threatening acts? Analyze two contextualization cues or discourse markers that contribute to the speakers’ meaning(s). Evaluate two rhetorical strategies used by the speakers that contribute to their persuasiveness. Assess the ways in which the discourse is a performance or a verbal art. Consider the aesthetic nature of the discourse and of the hearer’s response. Evaluate the interplay between intention and interpretation in the conversation. What is each speaker’s intention? Is the speaker interpreted correctly? Why or why not?

Describe the factors to be considered in the preparation of an order of cost estimate for the construction work. Make and state appropriate assumptions for stabilization

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The client requires an order of cost estimate for the development of the building and external areas into a Country Club and Wedding Venue, which takes account of the construction costs and associated professional fees, taxes, and charges, but not the building acquisition costs.

The project is at the early design stage.

The initial proposals for Ground and First floor are as shown in the Project Drawings.

Describe the factors to be considered in the preparation of an order of cost estimate for the construction work.

You should make and state appropriate assumptions for stabilization and other works not defined by the drawings and Scenario.

Prepare a construction programme for the development up to first floor level, highlighting the work to be carried out on the existing structure and the new layout as detailed on the proposed plans. State any assumptions made.

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The Client, having progressed with the proposal, has received advanced wedding bookings ahead of project completion, and has requested that the proposed completion time for the Country Club development be reduced by six weeks. The client is aware that additional cost may be incurred to accelerate the work

With the aid of illustrations explain how modern methods of construction (MMC) or modular integrated construction (MiC), might be employed on the development to reduce the duration of the project, while maintaining required standards of sustainability.

Prepare a construction programme for the development up to first floor level, highlighting the work to be carried out on the existing structure and the new layout as detailed on the proposed plans. State any assumptions made.

Prepare an illustrated report that details how the existing roof profile can be reinstated/constructed without relying on the existing external stone walls for support.

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A consultant structural engineer has inspected the existing external stone walls forming the servants’ quarters after the fire. The engineer’s report concludes that the existing walls can no longer be regarded as load bearing and the lateral support formally provided by the roof joists means the walls are no longer stable.

The Planning Consent for the project requires the existing walls to be retained and the roof profile to be reinstated with a slate finish.

Prepare an illustrated report that details how the existing roof profile can be reinstated/constructed without relying on the existing external stone walls for support.

Prepare a narrative method statement for the formation of the lift shaft and pit for the proposed hydraulic lift installation.

Use textual evidence (i.e. direct quotations from the readings) as well as visual evidence (specific scenes from the film) to weigh in on the Mulvey-Keane debate: whose position do you find more convincing? Why?

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This is the first of 3 papers you will submit for this course wherein you combine the readings and philosophical themes from the weekly lectures with a film screening. For this particular assignment your job is to watch Hitchcock’s Vertigo (available online) and consider it in light of the debate between Mulvey and Keane. We discussed Mulvey’s famous article “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” at the end of Week 3 where she criticizes Hitchcock’s Vertigo for its male-centric perspective and degradation of the female lead (Kim Novak). Mulvey argues that in this way it is exemplary of the mainstream Hollywood style. In Keane’s article, which you’ll read on your own, she defends Vertigo against Mulvey’s criticisms. For your paper I’d like you to use textual evidence (i.e. direct quotations from the readings) as well as visual evidence (specific scenes from the film) to weigh in on the Mulvey-Keane debate: whose position do you find more convincing? Why? What scenes from the film and claims from the readings support your point? Whose tragedy is Vertigo? Scottie’s or Madeleine/Judy’s? Both? Or is this simply the wrong way to look at the film? If so, why?

Based on your assessment of the business’s public image, recommend communication approaches or strategies designed to mitigate the impact of negative information about the business

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After submitting your analysis memorandum, your CEO has decided that your business needs the additional resources that Jack Harris and his firm Crisis Consulting can provide. Time is of the essence, and so Jack has called a meeting of the team that will work on this project next week. While Jack is familiar with your business, due to your overview, the rest of his team is not. Your CEO has asked you to provide a memorandum to Jack that he can distribute to his team that will be assisting your business. Do not assume that the team knows anything about your business or the government action it faces. In addition, the CEO has asked you to include your recommendations for addressing the situation the business is facing.
A. Business Project Teams: Based on your evaluation of the internal resources that are available to the company, how can business project teams be efficiently engaged to obtain the most favorable results for the company? [MBA-665-02]
B. Communication: Based on your assessment of the business’s public image, recommend communication approaches or strategies designed to mitigate the impact of negative information about the business. [MBA-665-03]
C. Solution: Based on the courses of action and their impacts that you previously described, determine an effective solution for the business in the situation it is facing. How does the solution address the governmental action(s) or political challenge(s) faced by the business? [MBA-665-04]
D. Political Influence: Based on your evaluation of external resources, how should the company utilize outside resources and approaches to advocate for the business and influence the political process?