pick one of the MDGs and a specific country and prepare a short essay on how well the goal was attained during the period covered by the MDGs in the country chosen. The length of this first draft will be max. 1,500 words including tables and charts.
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October 11th, 2020 
APA (edition "APA 6"), Political Science 
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Thought paper
The PESTEL and Five Forces frameworks for identifying threats and opportunities in industries are key elements of strategic analysis. However, in Chapter 3 of What I Didn’t Learn in Business School, consulting engagement leaders Livia and Ken point out limitations. They note that there are few industries where the Five Forces are mostly weak. And such industries have strong barriers to entry, so there is little chance of an outsider like HGS entering them.
Given such problems, do you think the PESTEL and Five Forces frameworks are really useful to businesspeople? Are they likely to be useful for the consultants trying to find ways to make money with Plastiwear? Why or why not?
Answer briefly in an essay of no more than 300 words (about a page and a quarter double-spaced).
First, each group member should write a draft essay. Then group members should share them. Then after learning from each other’s essays, each should re-write his or hers.
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Snapshots Videos: ED
Video Response Form
4 points
Instructions for Activities A-C: Answer all of the questions below. Make sure to use the texts and class materials to support your answers. Include intext citation and a single reference page in APA style (0.75 points) for all vignettes.
A. Eric (0.75 points)
1. Name the biological and environmental causes proposed in Erics case.
2. What internalizing/externalizing behaviors did he exhibit?
B. Nick (0.75 points)
1. Do you think he has an internal or external locus of control? Justify your answer.
2. Name an educational approach youd like to try with Nick and explain why it would be useful.
C. Amy (0.75 points)
1. What instructional (classroom) management techniques did Mr. Penrod use?
2. Give 3 reasons why Amy doesnt fit the typical profile and characteristics of a student with ED as presented in this class.
D. Writing Annual Goals: Give it a Try! (1 point)
1. Every IEP includes several annual goals chosen and shaped by the IEP team. Review the IEP Process PowerPoint lecture notes. Also review Figure 2.1 on page 39 of the Heward et al. text.
2. Based on this information given in the Snapshots video, write one measurable annual goal for one individual in the video, making sure that it meets the criteria reviewed above in #1 AND meets the legal requirement specified in IDEA:
(II) a statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals, designed to–
(aa) meet the child’s needs that result from the child’s disability to enable the child to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum; and
(bb) meet each of the child’s other educational needs that result from the child’s disability (IDEA 2004).
3. Fill in the blank table below to develop your goal. An example is provided.
EXAMPLE
PLAAFP Statement Goal Service Measurement
Kim K. demonstrates a significant deficit in reading comprehension skills as documented by the XYZ standardized test. Kims reading problems make it difficult for her to complete grade level work. Kim K. will improve her reading comprehension scores from grade level 2.1 to 2.8. Small group direct instruction, during the language arts period. Weekly brief comprehension assessment probe.
PLAAFP Statement Goal Service Measurement
4. Then combine the components for your annual goal:
EXAMPLE
During language arts, given small group direct instruction, Kim K. will improve her reading comprehension scores from grade level 2.1 to 2.8 as measured by a weekly brief comprehension assessment probe.
IKEA Analysis
In synchronous discussion, we examined the IKEA case and concluded that by 1980 IKEA was in a very strong position in Europe.
In this exercise, you will consider IKEAs competitive position today in the U.S. For the exercise, download the attached Analysis Worksheet for IKEA to your personal computer or tablet.
First, each individual in the group should fill in the worksheet based on what you know of IKEA from the case, class discussion, and other sources. This is your FIRST DRAFT set of answers.
Second, meet with the others in your group (presumably using Zoom). Before or during the meeting, exchange your rough draft worksheets. Discuss what each of you knows about the history, strengths, and weaknesses of IKEA, about the threats and opportunities it faces, and IKEA’s strategies. If you feel you do not understand IKEA well enough, feel free to After discussing each of these at least briefly, discuss whether you think IKEA is today in a strong competitive position. Discuss what IKEA’s leaders should do. If you feel you do not understand IKEA well enough, feel free to talk to others who have shopped at IKEA. The video in Module 2 may also be helpful.
After the discussion, each student should fill out the worksheet again (or edit your existing sheet on a word processor). Submit the new or edited worksheet on Canvas.
hayek vs keynesian
Summarize the differences including which is more supply (production) oriented and which is demand (consumption) oriented.
Which does the US seem to favor?
Given what youve learned thus far about how both fiscal (T and G) and monetary (Investment via interest rates) policies work on the macro economy, what do you foresee happening from here?
Paper must be between 500-650 words. If you email me a rough draft at least a couple days before it is due, I can review it for content. Proofing is your job.
MLA format required – All sources of information should be cited, including the text and the video. Direct definitions, phrases, and ideas should be quoted as well as cited. The ASC can help quite a bit with composition and format.
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and will result in a zero for this assignment.
Biology of aging
Why the focus on Longevity will most likely be shifting from the biology of passage of time, wear and tear and environmental factors to the forefront of molecular science?
What is the aspiration of molecular biologists?
What are the objective differences between passage of time, environmental factors and molecular biology?
The FDA and the World Health Organization treat aging and age related diseases very differently. Which side are Molecular Biologists more in lined with based on the readings?
DB Prompt:
Construct a thesis that takes into consideration all 3 articles AND the questions above. (See Weekly Reading Modules & Syllabus link to access the 3 readings).
Prove your thesis and support your topic sentences from all 3 articles.
An example of a short and concise thesis that allows for using all 3 articles are:
The passage of time and environmental factors approaches to longevity are concerned with areas of research that isolate human aging and age related diseases, while molecular biologists target.
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Have a clear objective that directly addresses the assignment.
Effectively introduce the focus of the paper while providing the reader with a sense of the appropriate context of the paper.
Provide a smooth and efficient flow of information, making logical transitions from one idea to the next.
Use appropriate textual evidence.
Demonstrate stylistically mature writing that is free from repetitively simplistic sentences, inappropriate word choice/language use, ineffective repetition of words, and abrupt transitions.
Follow the conventions of grammar, spelling, and punctuation and be reasonably free of mechanical errors.
Use proper MLA formatting and documentation
October 11th, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature Comments Off on Hamlet or the tempest literary essay Hamlet or the tempest literary essay
Choose ONE of the following topics to develop for your formal literary essay
HAMLET OR THE TEMPEST (both from Shakespeare)
You can centre in LOVE, POWER or SIMBOLISM.
Remember that formal literary essays are written in the third person (avoid a personal style), use the present tense and use formal academic language.
LENGHT: Be sure to answer the question in a succinct, comprehensive, five-paragraph essay. For your essay you should use Times New Roman, 12-inch font, with 1-inch margins. (Do not write more than 5 pages, no less than 2).
REQUIREMENTS:
Include a clever and relevant title that is tied into the paper
Show deep insight and critical analysis
Include at least one quote with page number per body paragraph (total of three per essay). Use correct format. Quotes do not stand-alone! DO NOT end or start a paragraph with a quote!
PROPER FORMAT:
Include a thesis statement (UNDERLINE it, please) as the LAST sentence of the introduction. (The thesis statement is one sentence that shows the entire focus of your paper.)
Have a clear topic sentence at the beginning of each paragraph. (This establishes the focus for each paragraph.)
Mention the authors complete name and complete title (either underlined OR italicized) in the introduction. Any other times you use the authors name, only write the last name.
Strong transitions for each paragraph: do NOT use first, second, lastly, in conclusion, etc.
Do NOT use you or I. + Do NOT use contractions! Spell out the words!
—Thats the things they mentionED. Remember APA . ANd you may choose between both topics, HAMLET or The TEMPEST and to center in love, power or simbolism as you prefer. I have no preference.
United States History
This is an essay in United States History about the Hiroshima war back in 1945 and the debate about if the U.S using the atomic bomb was necessary or not. My professor’s instructions for the essay are :
Please try to answer as many questions as possible that my professor has instructed me to answer.
Part I. Introduction
i. Describe in general the issue being debated.
Part II. Historical Debate
ii. What is the main argument in each perspective? On what points do they agree or disagree?
iii. What types of evidence do the authors use and does that evidence support their thesis?
Part III. Conclusion
iv. How did your reading(s) change the way you understood the subject?
v. How are the issues presented in your readings still relevant to you today? Please explain how your personal background and life experiences might influence your perspective on this topic.
vi. Imagine you have been asked to tackle a current national or global issue, how would you use what youve learned to help you do so?
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Complete Chapter 10, Case1 from the Jiambalvo textbook
Complete individually as an essay or narrative, not as answers to questions or as a problem.
Paper should be one or two single-spaced pages using 11 pt. font and excluding any titles or supplements
Calculations may be necessary to illustrate the issue or to support conclusions
Include an executive summary, overview of situation, issues addressed, suggested resolution, and conclusion.
The overview need not contain a complete restatement of the case, just enough background for a reader not familiar with the case to follow the narrative
Complete in good grammatical form with appropriate business tone and logical narrative flow.
If any sources other than the text book are used, they should be cited appropriately
