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Choose one genre of cinema (as outlined in the lectures, not as presented in the textbook): Classical, Modern, or Postmodern. In your essay, show how one or more films characterize this genre. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of this genre as suggested in the course lectures.

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Film Question

Use the ESSAY Answer Template for your answers. (I attached it)

You are required to write a total of three essays, one essay for each section (A, B, and C). Each answer must be a minimum of 600 words (but please, no more than 750 words).

You may write about each film ONLY ONCE.  So each section will have different film.

You may write ONLY on films viewed in class. Films viewed outside of class are NOT eligible for analysis.

Indicate, by number, your answers.

It is very important that you support your analytical points with specific illustrations (cinematic evidence) from course films.

Eligible Films:

  • Casablanca
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Graduate
  • Goodfellas
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Ladybird
  • Wonder Woman
  • Moonlight
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • The Imitation Game
  • Ex Machina
  • Interstellar

 

SECTION A.  Answer one of the following prompts.

  1. Choose one genre of cinema (as outlined in the lectures, not as presented in the textbook): Classical, Modern, or Postmodern. In your essay, show how one or more films characterize this genre. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of this genre as suggested in the course lectures.
  2. Compare and contrast two genres of cinema (Classical, Modern, or Postmodern), illustrating your answer by discussing one or more films. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of these genres as suggested in the course lectures.
  3. Choose at least one important element in film interpretation (issues that might be examined include cultural perspectives, cinematic time, narrative trajectory, and fore structure) and illustrate your answer by illustrating it in one or more films.

 

SECTION B: Select two or more terms/concepts and apply them to one or more films viewed in class.

diegetic sound / non-diegetic sound / ambient sound / crane shot / framing / reframing / establishing shot / master shot / extreme close-up / close-up / medium shot / long shot / extreme long shot / Steadicam / slow motion / fast motion / chiaroscuro / deep focus cinematography / high-key lighting / low-key lighting / continuity editing / cutting on action / freeze-frame / shot/reverse shot / fade-in / fade-out / wipe / dissolve / montage / long take / climax / realism / antirealism / verisimilitude / voiceover / characterization / flat character / round character / cinematic time / flashback / flash-forward / inciting moment / omniscient point-of-view / single character point-of-view / group point-of-view / parallel editing / jump cuts / split screens

 

SECTION C: Select TWO issues from the list below and apply them to one or more films viewed in class.

  1. Cultural assumptions of society and audiences
  2. Character Stereotyping
  3. Relationships, including love
  4. Issues of identity
  5. Images of women
  6. Issues of Technology, including AI and Robotics
  7. Issues of gender
  8. Journey motif(s)
  9. Themes of nostalgia and loss
  10. Comic irony/satire/parody
  11. Racial and ethnic portraits
  12. American myth
  13. Degradation/corruption
  14. Portraits of Romance
  15. Strategic or critical moment in a film
  16. Ethical issues
  17. Terror, horror, fear
  18. International representations
  19. Uses of violence
  20. Issues of obsession
  21. Coming of age narrative
  22. Representations of urban life
  23. Representations of rural life

Demonstrate your understanding of two methodological approaches that can be applied in qualitative research by describing each, comparing and contrasting the key features, and explaining when it would be appropriate to use each methodological approach.

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Discussion

For this discussion, you will demonstrate your understanding of two methodological approaches that can be applied in qualitative research by describing each, comparing and contrasting the key features, and explaining when it would be appropriate to use each methodological approach.

Write clear introductory statements, which would outline the Business Laws in the Sultanate of Oman that is related to the case set for analysis. State the objectives of your coursework.

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Fix the report

Assessment Task
You are required to write an assignment of 2000 words. The case given below is the base of your coursework. Clearly understand the case. Critically analyse it before you start writing your coursework paper. Answer the set tasks in a well organised manner.

Case Study:
You are required to help the two investors who reached your legal consultancy firm. Investor A has a Sole Proprietorship and Investor B wants to do a partnership with him. They need your help to explain the legal requirement to convert the business from Sole Proprietorship to a Limited Liability Company. They also need to know the legal personality of the new business structure, the advantages & disadvantages of the new business structure. And also required to get information on legal requirement if the company will face financial trouble, and if the partners decided to file for bankruptcy and ending the company. Your legal consultancy firm has agreed to provide consultancy services to them.

Tasks to do:
In this coursework, you are required to:

1. Introduction. Write clear introductory statements, which would outline the Business Laws in the Sultanate of Oman that is related to the case set for analysis. State the objectives of your coursework. (300 Words)

2. Discussion. Prior to the converting of a company from an informal business structure to another formal business structure, Discuss the new company’s legal personality the investors need to comply with the requirements in accordance with the law. You are required to critically analyse and discuss the converting process of the business which includes the documents required, all the costs involved, prescribe time needed for approvals at the different phase, advantages, and disadvantages of the chosen business structure. Write substantial arguments about the specific law that influences the actions of the partners (A & B) in the given case. Justify your arguments by supporting them with pieces of literature. Ensure that correct in–text citations are reflected in the full text of your paper.

List the sources of your supporting materials in the last section of your paper which is the References list. (1400 Words)

3. Conclusion. Outline the significant points of information that you have discussed in your paper.
(300 Words)

4. References: References: A minimum of 15 references are required and be listed as per Harvard Referencing style. A proper in–text citation is necessary.

Write a clear declarative sentence that takes a firm position on the topic under consideration and serves to organize the rest of the work.

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Expressive clarity

  • Thesis: Write a clear declarative sentence that takes a firm position on the topic under consideration and serves to organize the rest of the work.
  • Organization: Effectively organize communications.
  • EvidenceBased: Identify and appropriately structure the information needed to support an argument effectively.
  • Professionalism: Ensure that your communication follows established guidelines and use a careful editing process.
  • Persuasion: Identify and appropriately use rhetorical appeals.

Which two Approaches most interest you and why? What is a real-world example of one or both Approaches? What is at least one trade-off in focusing on two Approaches versus all the Approaches?

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Instructions

Step 1: Select two Approaches

  • Select two Approaches (from the 5 described above) that most intrigue you.

Step 2: Explain your Selected Approaches

In 5-sentences or more, explain the two Approaches you selected. You can use the following questions to help explain your choices:

  • Which two Approaches most interest you and why?
  • What is a real-world example of one or both Approaches?
  • What is at least one trade-off in focusing on two Approaches versus all the Approaches?
  • What is at least one benefit of using two Approaches versus using just one Approach?

Develop an idea for a prospective small business and select a name for the company. Identify its key competitors and summarize the strengths and weaknesses of one of the competitors.

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Week 4 Assignment – Creating a Small Business

Too often, entrepreneurs brimming with optimism and enthusiasm launch businesses destined for failure because their founders never stop to define a workable strategy that sets them apart from their competition (1).

Overview

With this assignment, you have the opportunity to take your creative ideas to the next level and begin to develop a strategy that will form the foundation for a successful business.

Instructions

Write a 3–4 page paper in which you:

  1. Develop an idea for a prospective small business and select a name for the company.
  2. Identify its key competitors and summarize the strengths and weaknesses of one of the competitors.
  3. Prepare a mission statement that encompasses the purpose of the business and considers its target market.
  4. Identify the ownership form for this business, taking into consideration tax implications, liability exposure, managerial ability, and cost of formation.
  5. Include at least two references outside the textbook. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the Strayer Library or review the Bachelor of Business Administration Library Guide.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Develop a strategic plan to create a new small business.
Sources
  1. Norman M. Scarborough. 2015. Entrepreneurship and Effective Small Business Management. p. 106.

What is most important in delivering change in your organization? Explain.

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Walmart

What is most important in delivering change in your organization? Explain.

Do you think there is a correlation between care coordination and the quality of patient care delivered? Do you think care coordination can reduce hospital readmissions, improve quality of life, and curb health care expenditures? Provide examples.

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Discussion

Do you think there is a correlation between care coordination and the quality of patient care delivered?
Do you think care coordination can reduce hospital readmissions, improve quality of life, and curb health care expenditures? Provide examples.
Support all responses using at least one scholarly source other than your textbook.
Use national guidelines and evidence-based research when applicable.
Students may enhance responses with an example, either from personal experience or from the media, which illustrates and supports ideas.
All sources must be referenced and cited using the correct APA format (including a link to the source).

What did the New Deal do for Blacks? The black press said that the National Recovery Administration (NRA) actually stood for “Negro Run Around” or “Negroes Ruined Again.” Why did they write this? What examples can you find that support or refute these slogans?

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Discussion board

Final reminder about videos. We hope that these assist you and either reinforce the content from the text OR add new ideas to reflect upon. These are intended to add to the textbook as another way to learn the material NOT to replace (please consider this bit of advice as you encounter any upcoming videos in the classroom).

Choose one of the topics for your main post. Respond to at least one student who answered a different question from you. The answers should come from your textbook, the book of primary source documents, the assigned website, the lecture, videos, and the research you conducted.

1. What did the New Deal do for Blacks? The black press said that the National Recovery Administration (NRA) actually stood for “Negro Run Around” or “Negroes Ruined Again.” Why did they write this? What examples can you find that support or refute these slogans?

2. How did James Baldwin compare the African-American experience to the Algerian experience in France? Why did Baldwin go to France?

3. Historians recognize the importance of model figures. In the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s which African Americans were model figures to African Americans? How did they influence white Americans to see African Americans differently?

4. Explain what the Black Cabinet was and who was in it? Was this a political move by FDR to gain the Black Vote?

5. Discuss A. Philip Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and what this meant for the Civil Rights Movement that will be developed after WWII?

The price elasticity of demand for Hass avocados in the Dallas/Fort Worth market has been estimated to be 0.75. Assuming again that the pricing decisions are being made by a monopolist firm, do you think that this firm has selected its profit maximizing price for avocados? If not, should the firm increase or decrease the price of its avocados? Explain clearly.

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ECO 2 – Principles of Economics II

 Dr. Roberto Mazzoleni

UNIT 7 – Homework Assignment – Due 4.25.23 (11:59pm)

Question 1

The table below includes simplified data on the market demand for an antihistamine drug as well as data on the total costs incurred by the firm offering this drug to the public.

Quantity Price Total Revenues Marginal Revenue Total Cost Fixed Cost Marginal Cost ATC
0 $6.00     $0.70      
1 $5.50     $1.70      
2 $5.00     $2.70      
3 $4.50     $3.70      
4 $4.00     $4.70      
5 $3.50     $5.70      
6 $3.00     $6.70      
7 $2.50     $7.70      
8 $2.00     $8.70      
9 $1.50     $9.70      
10 $1.00     $10.70      
11 $0.50     $11.70      

 

  • Complete the table by calculating the total revenues, marginal revenue and marginal cost corresponding to each level of production/sales in the table.
  • What are the profit maximizing levels of P and Q that the drug manufacturer should choose? Explain briefly how you identify these values.
  • Draw a diagram illustrating the demand curve for the drug, its marginal cost, and identify the P and Q pair that you selected at (b).
  • Use your diagram and data to estimate the consumer and producer surpluses corresponding to the profit-maximizing price and output you chose.

 

Question 2

For each of the following events explain whether or not it would contribute to the realization of economies of scale by the relevant business firms.

  • Large supermarkets being able to drive down the cost of purchasing milk as it increases its scale of business.
  • The higher the number of restaurant visitors making dinner reservations on Open Table, the more likely it is that Open Table will be able to sell reservation services to additional restaurants.

 

 

 

Question 3

The following data provide estimates for the price elasticity of demand for Hass avocados in a handful of US metropolitan markets.

Metro Area Price elasticity
Atlanta 1.24
Boston 1.19
Denver 1.39
Detroit 1.51

 

  • Assuming that pricing decisions for these markets are made by a monopolistic firm (or trade association), which of these metropolitan markets is characterized by the largest markups? Explain your answer.
  • The price elasticity of demand for Hass avocados in the Dallas/Fort Worth market has been estimated to be 0.75. Assuming again that the pricing decisions are being made by a monopolist firm, do you think that this firm has selected its profit maximizing price for avocados?  If not, should the firm increase or decrease the price of its avocados?  Explain clearly.