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Why is it important to talk to children about race and racism? (Please focus on target population: Children).

[2 Points] Student provided a response that was clear, concise and relevant to the CTOA question and connected to the source(s) cited. 2. [2 Points] Student provided a response that included a primary or secondary source. 3. [2 Points] Student provided a response that applied APA formatting to in-text citations. 4. [2 Points] Student provided a response that applied APA formatting to the reference list. 5. [2 Points] Student provided a response that was approximately 2 paragraphs / 8 to 10 sentences.

Chris McCandless

Introduction: Hook sentence to grab the readers attention
Background knowledge about Chris McCandless
Thesis statement: Chris McCandless was a courageous and inspiring young traveler.
Or Chris McCandless was an ignorant and selfish young man.
1st body paragraph: Ralph Waldo Emerson: How did Chris follow the philosophies of Ralph Waldo
Emerson? You must include two quotes from either Self Reliance or Nature. Make sure to include an
internal citation (Emerson page number)
2nd body: Henry David Thoreau: How did Chris follow the philosophies of Henry David Thoreau? You
must include two quotes from either Walden or Civil Disobedience. Make sure to include an internal
citation (Thoreau page number).
3rd body: You can use a third source that shows ways in which McCandless lived transcendentalist
philosophies. Perhaps you want to use part of the documentary Return to the Wild. You could break
Thoreaus or Emersons two works up into two separate paragraphs.
4th body: This paragraph should be argumentative. You will give your answer to the question:
Was his journey courageous and inspiring or ignorant and selfish? In this paragraph you will state
your claim. Use examples from the sources provided (such as online articles and the documentary).
Address the counterclaim. What does the opposite side believe? Use evidence fr

Managing Immigration

Complete an article review from any scholarly journal on an immigration policy or issue in the United States. In a maximum of 3 pages, double-spaced, students are required to:

1. Select an article from any scholarly journal on an immigration policy or issue in the United States. (Article attached)
2. Present an introduction on the topic chosen using information from the textbook and lecture materials (textbooks chapters attached);
3. Discuss the theme(s) of the article as it relates to an immigration issue or policy;
4. Discuss what you learned from the article as it relates to an immigration issue or policy;
5. Conclude with a critical review of how it can be applied to the field of homeland security.

**Note: Please note this is not a mini research paper, but rather a review of an article and how it relates to the discussed immigration issue or policy.

References

Article:
Europe moves in parallel to U.S. to manage immigration. (2018, Jun 30). Dow Jones Institutional News

Frontiers of Fear: Immigration and Insecurity in the United States and Europe
D’Appollonia, Ariane Chebel
Copyright 2012
Cornell University Press
ISBN 978-0-8014-7774-4

Immigration,Assimilation, and Border Security
Shaw-Taylor, Yoku
Copyright 2011
Government Institutes
ISBN 978-1-60590-719-2

critical commentary

Please write a critical commentary on this dossier (THREE DOCUMENTS), linking the three documents together in your essay. As you only have 2 hours for this exam paper, please write out a full introduction and conclusion, but only give a detailed outline of your development (with parts, subparts, three or four lines to develop your argument and a couple of examples taken from the texts).

Week 1: Strategic Compensation System Analysis Assignment

Instructions
Identify and discuss the building blocks and structural elements of a strategic compensation system in any private company of your choice (you may use example of the company you work at or any other company; for example, Nestle, Google, Coca Cola, etc.). Relying on professional knowledge or experience, company annual reports, or articles in newspapers and business periodicals, develop a paper that would address the following:

Part 1: Analysis of the company (using the material presented in Chapter 1 of the textbook)
Provide a brief overview of the company being analyzed;
Describe the category of the core compensation company uses;
Identify and describe any adjustments to the core compensation that are available in the company;
Reflect on the employee benefits available.
Part 2: Analysis of the effectiveness of the strategic compensation system
Based on the information presented in section I of the paper, provide your own reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s current compensation system. In your opinion, what can be improved or changed in order to create an effective strategic compensation system?
In what ways do you see the selected companys compensation system supporting its business strategy?
Your submission should be formatted in APA style, 3-5 pages long – excluding the title page and reference list. Use at least 2 additional sources other than reading materials to support your argumentation.

Evaluation
The grading rubric, which represents the performance expectations for this assignment, is located below.

Submission
To submit your assignment, select Submit Assignment, follow prompts to submit your work, add any comments for your instructor in the comments box (optional), and then click Submit Assignment.

.Additional Resources
Week 1
o Portolese Dias, L. (2012). Compensation and benefits. In beginning
management of human resources (pp. 182-230). Unnamed Publisher.
Retrieved from https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/beginningmanagement-of-human-resources/s10-compensation-and-benefits.html
o Salary.com. (n.d.). The importance of pay philosophies. Retrieved from
https://www.salary.com/blog/the-importance-of-pay-philosophies/
o Simplehrguide.com. (n.d.). Key components of compensation strategy.
Retrieved from https://hrmhandbook.com/hrp/compben/compensationstrategy/key-components/

Week 1: Fair Compensation Practices Discussion

Week 1: Fair Compensation Practices Discussion
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Prompt
Explain strategic compensation in your own words. Reflect on the importance of fair, consistent, and competitive compensation practice development within an organization (name at least three reasons). What is the role of HR manager in strategic compensation?
Evaluation
The quality of your posting will be assessed, not your viewpoint. Your posting will be assessed based on your understanding, thinking, writing, communication, application, and documentation, using the rubric provided. To view the grading rubric associated with this discussion, click the Options icon (3 dots) in the top right corner of the page, and select Show Rubric.

Engagement
Click on Reply below to post an initial post to the discussion prompt by 11:59PM on Thursday of this week. Your Initial post must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Comment on at least two colleagues’ posts, by clicking on Reply below their posts by 11:59 PM on Saturday of this week. Response posts must be 150 words minimum, debate or substantiate the original post, and provide support for each reply post position.

Week 1: Faith Integration Discussion

Week 1: Faith Integration Discussion
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Prompt
Read the brief commentary on integrity in your syllabus. Imagine that you are the manager of compensation for a company. What principles would guide your decision making in that role? What challenges to your integrity would you expect to face?

Evaluation
The quality of your posting will be evaluated, not the viewpoint or expression of your beliefs. Your posting will be assessed based on your understanding, thinking, writing, communication, application, references, and response postings, using the rubric provided. To view the grading rubric associated with this discussion, click the Options icon (3 dots) in the top right corner of the page, and select Show Rubric.

Engagement
Click on Reply below to post your initial thread to this discussion. Comment on fellow students’ posts by clicking on Reply below their posts. Each initial post must be at least 250 words. Your posting to the Faith Integration Forum must be posted by Tuesday, 11:59PM of this week. A response posting (150 words minimum) to at least one of your colleagues postings is due by Thursday, 11:59PM of this week.

Week 3 Assignment 1 ECO 100

CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
Creating a Culture of Innovation and Creativity
Overview
Creativity and innovation are essential to an organization’s success, and both should be infused into every aspect of a business. Companies with creative and innovative employees keep up with industry changes and have a competitive advantage. Human resources (HR) can foster a creative culture.

For this assignment, assume the role of HR manager. The HR director has requested a business report that details the ideal organizational culture, qualities and characteristics of the employees, and leadership attributes for cultivating a culture of creativity and innovation.

Instructions
Choose one of the following:

Option 1: Imagine you are creating a new and innovative company in the automotive or health/wellness industry.
Option 2: Use a company you are interested in from the automotive or health/wellness industry.
Write a 3 page business report in which you:

Identify which option you chose and indicate the products and/or services the company provides.
Describe the ideal qualities and characteristics of the company employees in terms of creating a creative and innovative culture.
Describe the ideal background and experience needed for company leaders to foster a culture of creativity and innovation.
Identify the two most important leadership qualities and characteristics the employees should have to be effective leaders.
Discuss the ideal organizational culture and how it would foster creativity and innovation among employees.
Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Determine employee and leadership qualities as related to an organizational culture of creativity and innovation.

Free Trade and Government Regulations

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please read Chapters 6 through 8 in the course textbook.

The concept of free trade has been a debated topic for decades. Is free trade really free? What role do governments play in free trade? What are the pros and cons of free trade for countries and for the planet? In a 500- to 700-word paper argue for or against the concept of free trade. (Make sure to address the questions above.) Support your paper with at least four sources, two of which must be scholarly.

In your paper,

Analyze the idea of free trade.
Evaluate the pros and cons of free trade for countries and the planet.
Evaluate the role governments play in free trade.
The Free Trade and Government Regulations paper

Must be 500 to 700 words, not including title page and reference page, and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four sources, two of which must be scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Week 3 Discussion 1 ECO 100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWImfFax8Ew&feature=youtu.be

Reply to these prompts using the company for which you currently work, a business with which you’re familiar, or the dream business you want to start:

What are some key fixed and variable costs for this business? Remember, fixed costs do not change when output changes. That is, fixed costs remain even if the company is producing nothing. Variable costs increase as output increases.