HW-2227 Evolution of modern war between 1648 and 1941

Using Geoffrey Parker's Western Way of War Thesis, which element or elements best explain the evolution of modern war between 1648 and 1941? What are the implications of your answer for the US military in the 21st Century?

 

HW-2226 Huron Company

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below:

Standard Quantitiy Standard Price Standard
or hours or rate cost
Direct Materials 4.6 pounds 2.50 per pound 11.50
Direct Labor 0.2 hours 12.00 per hour 2.40



During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:
• a. Twenty thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.35 per pound.
• b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 4,000 units of Zoom.
• c. 750 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $10,425.
Required:
• 1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the month.
• 2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the month.

HW-2223 Arrangement is a “partnership” for federal income tax purposes

In not less than 3 pages (double spaced) discuss the factors that are considered in determining whether an arrangement is a "partnership" for federal income tax purposes. Your discussion should include a comprehensive analysis of the authority (court decisions, Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and IRS pronouncements, i.e., Revenue Rulings) that pertain to this issue. The discussion should not focus on the characteristics of an "association" taxable as a corporation and the resulting classification of the entity as a partnership or a corporation under the Kinter Regulations as those Regulations have been replaced by the new "check the box regulations" under Treasury Regulation 301.7701. The discussion should focus on whether an arrangement between persons creates the existence of a partnership for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

HW-2222 Journal Part 3 Entries 13-18 (New)

Required Journal Entry 13: Evaluating Your Sources

Describe when it's appropriate to use sources in an essay. Why is it important to differentiate

between facts, opinions, and bias when choosing sources for your research? (2 paragraphs,

6-8 sentences each)

 

Required Journal Entry 14: OrganizingYour Information

Review page 606–611 in Successful College Writing. Describe at least two ways to organize

your information effectively. Choose the method that would work best for you and explain why.

(2 paragraphs, 6 sentences each)

Reflect: Take a look back to your response to Journal Entry 10. Briefly describe what counts as

plagiarism. When is it appropriate to cite information? What information doesn't need to be cited?

(1 paragraph, 6–8 sentences)

 

Required Journal Entry 15: Using Your Sources Responsibly

Review the definitions of direct quotation, paraphrase, and summary in Chapters 22 and 23 in

Successful College Writing and in Chapter 39 in The Little, Brown Essential Handbook. In your

own words, define these terms. Then, explain the most effective use of each of these three types

of sources. (2 paragraphs, 6–8 sentences each)

 

Required Journal Entry 16: Planning Your Argument

Study the argument essay topics on page 167–168 in your digital study guide and choose your

topic for your argument. This journal entry will help you begin to plan, research, and organize

your paper. Please note that both topics are very broad, so you should narrow your chosen topic

appropriately to suit your purpose and interest as well as the research and length requirements.

Review "The Basic Parts of an Argument" on pages 514–520 in Successful College Writing. Once

you've chosen your topic and identified your issue (516), you need to develop support. According

to your text, the three common types of support for an argument are "reasons, evidence, and

emotional appeals" (517).

I. State your claim:

A. Identify the type of claim (fact, value or policy).

B. Explain your purpose or goal for your research paper.

II. Identify your reasons:

A. Reason 1

B. Reason 2

C. Reason 3

III. Start your research to develop support for your claim (provide at least two examples of

each):

A. Support your reasons with evidence

1. Facts*

2. Statistics*

3. Expert opinions*

4. Examples*

5. Personal Experiences

B. Identify your emotional appeals:

1. Appeal to needs

2. Appeal to values

* Cite your sources using MLA citation and documentation format (i.e., parenthetical citations and

a list of works cited).

To research effectively and efficiently, use the Expanded Academic ASAP database in Penn Foster's

digital library. For more information about using Expanded Academic ASAP or other library

resources, visit https://community.pennfoster.edu/docs/DOC-57990.

 

Below are the two topics to choose from for jounral entry 16 

 

*Persuade your audience that the use of alternative

energy is beneficial and economical, or that the use of

alternative energy is expensive and as detrimental as

traditional energy sources.

 

*Persuade your audience that social media provides a

valuable outlet for free expression, or that social media

allows users to insult, bully, and threaten others without

any fear of punishment.

 

Topic chosen:  Second one

 

Required Journal Entry 17: Recognizing Your Opposition.

Identify and define the three ways you can recognize opposing views in your argument. In your

own words, explain why it's valuable to include the opposition in your essay. (1 paragraph,

6 sentences)

Reflect: Read Lisa Hamilton's "Eating Meat for the Environment" and review the graphic organiz-

ers on pages 554 and 556–557. In your opinion, does acknowledging Dr. Pachauri's opposing

viewpoint strengthen or weaken Hamilton's argument?

 

Required Journal Entry 18: Course Reflection

Reflect:  Review your journal, starting with your first entry and the learning inventory. Reflect onhow knowing who you are as a learner has helped you with the course activities. Consider yourprogress as a writer through each journal entry and essay. How has your writing changed sinceyou started the course? Identify the improvements you've made and the skills you still need topractice. (3 paragraphs, 6 sentences each)

 

Evaluate:  What goals did you set for yourself at the beginning of this course? Did you accom-

plish everything you had hoped? Explain what you would have done differently, and describe the

approach to writing you'll use in your future assignments. (2 paragraphs, 6 sentences each)

HW-2217 Week-1 Roles and functions of managers, and management theories

Part 1

•Explain the functions, roles, and activities of managers. Research two companies within the last 3-years, not described in the book, and discuss what managerial characteristics were essential to lead change.

Part 2

 Write a 2-3+ page, double-spaced essay about classical, behavioral, and modern management approaches to leading.

•Give a brief history and the development of each theory.

•Discuss why the principles are important for managers in the workplace.

•Compare and contrast each theory.

•Give an example of how managers can use each approach to lead employees to change.

*Schermerhorn. J. &Bachrach, D. (2015). Management, (13th ed.). New York: Wiley & Sons

HW-2215 Organizational Behavior Project - Emotional Labor in Workplace

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To complete this project, you must
1. Conduct research to
a. Define the concept of emotional labor
b. Describe, explain, and discuss perspectives onemotional labor in general as well as in different
workplace settings
2. Conduct limited field research aimed at assessing varyingunderstandings and experiences of emotional laborin at least three work settings
3. Analyze and summarize findings from your field research
4. Prepare a term paper on the topic of emotional labor inworkplace settings based on both your field researchand your background research

INSTRUCTIONS
Before you begin, read through this entire procedure. Then,follow these steps to complete your project:
1. Create your own working definition of emotional labor.Your definition should include likely effects of emotionallabor, such as fatigue, workplace stress, anxiety, andalienation. Use your definition to guide your fieldresearch and clarify your thinking prior to beginningwork on your term paper.
2. Use the following sources to conduct backgroundresearch. Note: You must use all of these sources for
your project.
a. Robert P. Vecchio, Organizational Behavior,pages 262–263
b. Online sources
1) Context Magazine, "Feeling around the World,"Arlie Hocschild, page 80
http://contexts.org/articles/spring-2008/feeling-around-the-world/
2) Wikipedia: Defining Emotional Labor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_labor
3) "What Is Emotional Labor?" (feminist view)
http://tinyurl.com/kn2zn5y
c. At least one source of your own from the Internet, alibrary source, or elsewhere
3. Prepare a survey for interviewing people in different worksettings. On the survey, leave room for notes you takeduring or immediately following your interview with anysubject. Although you may add questions of your own,include the following questions on your survey:
a. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate yoursatisfaction with your job?
b. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate yoursatisfaction with your present workplace
environment?
c. Are you expected to present yourself in certain waysto customers (patients, passengers, clients, and so on)?
c. If so, how are you expected to present yourself? Tohelp the interviewee answer this question, you mayask one or more of the following questions:
1) Are you expected to follow a sales script?
2) Are you expected to "up-sell" special offers?
3) Are you instructed to always be polite?
4) Are you expected to encourage andsupport patients?
5) Are you supposed to smile when you wouldprefer to scream or frown?
d. Do you feel stress when you feel one way and haveto pretend you feel another way? Can you give me
examples?
e. When you feel some kind of work stress, can you
tell me how you feel about it? (If interviewees need
help answering this question, you may ask, "Does
stress make you feel tired? Frustrated? Amused?
Irritable? Sad?")
4. Follow these guidelines for conducting your research:
a. Interview people in at least three different work settings.
Your subjects might include fast-food workers,
bus or taxi drivers, firefighters, law enforcement officers,
sanitation workers, bank tellers, airline flight
attendants, public school teachers, paramedics, and
social workers—to offer some examples.
b. Interview at least two people from each work setting.
c. To find individuals to interview, begin making contacts
through people you know.
d. During the interview, complete the surveys yourself.
Don't ask the subjects to fill out the forms.
e. Before beginning an interview, tell each subject that
his or her responses will be anonymous. Indeed, it's
advisable to create fictitious names for particular
work venues, for the subjects themselves, and for
any persons mentioned by the subjects. Also, inform
each subject that your written report is for a course,
and that it will not be published anywhere.
f. Allow your respondents to speak freely. Don't allow
your survey form to keep you from taking notes on
unexpected comments, observations, and information
provided by subjects. In other words, keep an
open mind.
g. Don't record an interview on any electronic device,
such as a tape recorder, cell phone, or camcorder,
without the express permission of the subject. If you
do record any interview, destroy or delete any such
digital information upon completion of your
research project.
5. Prepare a five- to eight-page term paper based on your
research. Draft your paper on the basis of your background
reading and your field research. Edit and revise
your draft prior to submitting it to your instructor.
7. Use the following outline as a suggested guide for the
body of your paper:
a. Introduction. Summarize your paper. Briefly
describe what the paper is about and how you went
about writing it.
b. Emotional Labor: Psychological Stress in the
Workplace. Describe emotional labor, including
different perspectives on its nature and its psychological
costs. The material for this section should
come mainly from your background research.
c. Interviews. Explain what you learned from your
interviews, including anecdotal material to engage
the reader and, to a limited extent, offer your interpretations
and impressions.
d. Summary and conclusion. Discuss your overall
impressions, your view on the causes of emotional
labor, and perhaps, how it might be managed or
reduced.

 

HW-2214 Davis Bacon Act (currently called Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statue...2019)

Topic:  Identify the historical significance and present day implications of the Davis Bacon Act (currently called Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statue). FAR 22.404

 

FAR website to find section 22.404

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

·          

·        3-4pages(hand-written will not be accepted)

·          Times New Roman Font, Size 12

·          Utilize "FAIR" model – NOTE: Recommendation/Results earn you the most points!

·          Double Spaced

·          Single Sided

·          Include citations where necessary….do NOT plagiarize and a reference list at the end.

The FAIR model consists of gathering the Facts, making Assumptions as necessary, developing the Issues involved, and providing Recommendation or a Result.