TOPIC is Chapter 27: How do we Define Inequality in American Society?
The  website you will use to get the references
https://ezlib.lamission.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2f207.62.63.50%2fuhtbin%2fcgisirsi.exe%2fx%2fx%2f0%2f57%2f49%3fuser_id%3dLAMCWEB
the id is 886976771 pw 0728
http://www.lamission.edu/library/resources.aspx
plus the quotes from the chapter readings
Your paper is to be 6 to 8 pages long, and include at least 8 resources (4 from the text readings and 4 from the LAMC library website).
These need to be answered and will not count towards the 6 pages!
Get to know your topic. Go to the LAMC library resources that you explored, and research your topic.
In this section, list at least 4 sources that you found on the Mission library website. By taking your sources from the website, you will be pretty sure that the sources are academically sound.
Record your notes (at least 4 items for each source) that you took from each source.  Use this format:

Source 1:
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2. What is the rhetorical stance that you want to take and how do you want to represent yourself to your readers?
Remember in an academic argument like this one, you want to represent your argument in a fair fashion, by using solid evidence.  Stay away from pathos or emotional arguments and personal experience. Give all sides or views to a problem in a fair manner.

Review your text p. 374  and answer this question:
Do you want to take the stance of
•    a reporter
•    a critic
•    an advocate

3. Now that you have established your claim, organize the content of your paper and submit your outline here.
You may submit a bulleted list of points. Use this format:
Claim:
First topic and evidence:
Second topic and evidene:
Third topic and evidence:
Conclusion or future considerations:

 

Why has internationalization of financial markets become important? What are investment opportunities in the international financial markets?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2.

What are the three markets in financial market? Why is each one of them important?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3.

Why do we need to study financial institutions?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4.

What is the meaning of moral hazard, and why is it an important concept for financial institutions?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Disintermediation is the elimination of intermediaries from a marketing channel. Research more on the concept of disintermediation and in a one to two-page paper explain:

• How can disintermediation be a benefit to businesses and consumers both?
• Identify an example of a business which has implemented the process of disintermediation in the past.
• Explain why disintermediation has become more common in recent years.

Objectives

 

This project fulfills the following objectives.

• (TCO 5) Given a range of statistical and empirical data, combine several inductive methods of reasoning (argument by analogy, argument by generalization, causal reasoning, or probabilistic reasoning), to draw specific conclusions.
• (TCO 7) Given a controversial social issue, write a persuasive essay to address the controversy, using identifiable types of arguments (deductive or inductive) and the resources of language, such as denotation, connotation, and figures of speech.
• (TCO 8) Given a case scenario or a problem, formulate several alternative solutions and select the optimal one to apply under specific circumstances.
• (TCO 9) Given several current news or opinion articles from print, radio, or television, assess the assumptions and values stated or implied in the articles and explain how these media can influence individual or collective decision making.

Project Overview

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This session, you will write a research essay, which is in APA format and includes a title page, abstract, and references list. The purpose of this paper is to hone your critical thinking skills by creating a suitable research plan, evaluating sources and arguments, and proposing solutions to a problem of current interest. The paper must focus on one of the topics below regarding current trends and future predictions.

• Changes must happen in both human eating habits and food cultivation if the human race is to survive
• The European Union will, or will not, last another decade
• If lobbying and campaign finance in the US are not reformed, American democracy is doomed
• How changes to marriage and family will change American society
• How social media, web sharing, and/or similar trends in the internet will affect social and personal behaviors
• What changes must happen because of the interaction between the world’s growing population and decreasing natural resources

Choose a topic from the list above. Follow your personal taste in this choice, but also search a library and a library database for suitable critical articles about the topic. For the paper, you will need to use at least five scholarly articles, authoritative sources, and/or book chapters.

The Final Research Paper must include the following.

• Three to five pages of body and a References page
• 12 pt. Times New Roman font
• Double spaced
• APA-style title page and abstract
• All pages should be numbered
• Should contain five sources (minimum)

Guidelines

 

• Select a topic from the list.
• Research library catalog and databases for works about the topic (five articles and/or book chapters required).
• Read the sources.
• Propose a preliminary thesis or solution on the issue.
• Write a proposal and outline for the project.
• Format all documents using the APA Style.
• Use feedback to shape and revise the paper.

Milestones

 

In Week 5 you will choose a topic for writing your project. You will create a Project Proposal and Preliminary Formal Outline for the project to submit in the Drobpox at the end of Week 5. This is worth 50 points.

The Rough Draft of the project is due at the end of Week 6 in the Dropbox. In addition, the rough draft should be posted to the Peer Review discussion thread. Each student should complete two peer reviews using the peer evaluation form and post them to the discussion thread. The draft and peer reviews are worth 50 points.

The Final Draft, incorporating revisions suggested by your instructor and your peers, is due at the end of Week 7 in the Dropbox. The draft is worth 100 points and should be three to five pages, in APA format including title page, abstract, and references list.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read thesestep-by-step instructionsor watch thisTutorialDropbox Tutorial.

See the Syllabus section Due Dates for Assignments & Exams for due date information.

Grading Rubrics

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Category	Points	%	Description
Proposal	15	30	A clear account of the proposed project
Outline	15	30	A correctly formatted outline of the proposed project
Organization and Cohesiveness	5	10	Proposal uses correct paragraphing and APA style; outline uses sentences and follows a clear pattern of development.
Editing	5	10	Proposal is free of grammatical, typographic, and spelling errors.
Content	10	20	The proposal describes a college-level idea for an argumentative research paper.
Total	50	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Category	Points	%	Description
First Draft	10	50	A complete draft was submitted to both the Dropbox and the Peer Review discussion thread
Documentation and Formatting	10	50	The draft follows APA form including title page, abstract, citations, and references. The document has at least five high quality sources.
Total	20	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Category	Points	%	Description
Peer Reviews	10	33	Student has completed one review of another student’s essay using the peer review forms.
Documentation and Formatting	10	33	The peer review includes substantial commentary and suggestions regarding the essays’ grammar, usage, and punctuation.
Organization and Cohesiveness	10	33	The peer review includes substantial commentary and suggestions regarding the essays’ content.
Total	30	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Category	Points	%	Description
Final Draft	5	5	The draft was submitted on time, and meets the minimum requirements for the assignment
Documentation and Formatting	5	5	The draft follows correct APA format including a title page, abstract, citations, and references. The document has at least five high quality sources.
Organization and Cohesiveness	20	20	The essay follows a clear argumentative pattern. Paragraphs are fully developed and unified. The writer has used transitions.
Editing	10	10	The essay is free of errors in grammar, spelling, usage, and punctuation.
Content	60	60	The essay makes a coherent, relevant argument. The essay contains specific evidence, and thorough analysis of the issue. The introduction and conclusion are effective.
Total	100	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Best Practices

 

• Select several variations on your topic and check to see if there are enough articles and/or book chapters about the topic to complete the assignment.
• Read the materials and take notes.
• Discuss your findings in the Proposal.
• When in doubt, ask for your instructor’s opinion or approval.

Week 5

Course Project

Project Proposal and Outline

The written assignment this week is the Proposal and Outline for your Course Project.

The project is a research essay in APA format that focuses on one of the topics below regarding current trends and future predictions.

• Changes must happen in both human eating habits and food cultivation if the human race is to survive.
• The European Union will, or will not, last another decade.
• If lobbying and campaign finance in the U.S. are not reformed, American democracy is doomed.
• How changes to marriage and family will change American society.
• How social media, Web sharing, and/or similar trends on the Internet will affect social and personal behaviors.

Once you have chosen your topic, you will need to do a little research on it to find information useful for your final essay. Then, you will need to create a document that includes the following parts.

Preliminary Thesis: A sentence stating the point about the topic that your essay will argue.

Issue Summary: A one-paragraph review of the issue stating something about its history and describing the major controversies.

Preliminary Essay Outline: A formal outline indicating what arguments will be used and their likely order in the paper.

References List: A list of at least three potential sources for your subject in APA form.

Anexampleof a proposal is in Doc Sharing.

Your submission should be about two to three pages, double-sp

 

In what ways could an accelerated decision-making process harm a company? Which stage would be most in danger of being overlooked?

What is a mental model/mindset?

What forces influence a mental model/mindset, and what forces cause the evolution of that mental model/mindset?

How has your mental model/mindset limited your decision making? This is part of the answer… It starts with one’s parents or caregivers and other influential people in the person’s early life

(i.e.; coaches, teachers, ministers etc.). These are most likely the major influencers. Also, being with a company for awhile (especially one that has initiated training…

For the complete answer, please purchase solution from library. Thanks for using Brainmass.com! (:

I’m writing a paper on Pepsi Co. and I need some assistance with clarification on the following section:

How regulatory bodies affect financial decision-making.

I Need a Hero! In our discussion of these works, we have talked a bit about how they all reflect elements of their cultures, particularly through the way that heroes are depicted. Choose 1 story (The Iliad, The Sakuntala, 1 Nigerian tale, OR 1 Eastern tale) and make a claim about what this tale shows us about heroes in this culture. Discuss no more than 2 characters from your chosen story in order to support your claim

For this assignment, you will include Part A of your marketing plan which has addressed the feedback from your professor. You will also need Steps 5-7 of the Interactive Marketing Plan, which you have completed within the course shell. In this final assignment, you will compile the previous assignment, addressing the feedback from your professor, as well as adding the marketing strategies.

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write an eighteen to twenty (18-20) page paper in which you:

1.Revise your executive summary from Assignment 1, based on the outcomes and implementation of your marketing plan.
2.Develop your company’s mission statement and company introduction.
3.Develop the company’s branding, pricing, and distribution plan.
4.Provide the following marketing strategy information:
a.Classify the company’s major competitors as inter- or intra-competitors. Categorize the competitors’ major strengths and weaknesses.
b.Develop the differentiation strategy in relation to the closest competitor.
c.Establish whether the company’s intention is to be a leader or follower within the industry.
d.Assess the level of impact that the salient macro-environmental issues (e.g., legal, technological, social, and economic, etc.) and trends with which the company must contend could potentially have on the company’s marketing strategy.
e.Predict the most significant trend to impact the business. Formulate a strategy for the company to minimize or capitalize on this trend.
5.Construct an implementation strategy for your hypothetical company in which you specify the essential activities and responsibilities. Include a timetable for completion of each component of your strategy.
6.Develop a five (5) year expansion plan that includes future profitability and market share growth. Include necessary graphs to explain your plan.
7.Specify two (2) social media and / or media tools that you would use as you develop your plan. Justify each of your chosen tools.
8.Choose two (2) performance standards, two (2) monitory methods, and two (2) financial controls that you would implement that differ from the standards that you had provided in Assignment 1. Justify your choices.
9.Assess the potential for your company’s overall performance in relation to the marketing plan objectives.
10.Suggest the integrated marketing communications that are most relevant for your marketing plan. Relate each marketing communication to your company’s advertising strategy.
11.Use at least five (5) academic resources that address sustainability and monitoring of effective marketing plans and determine the applicability for your hypothetical company. These resources should be industry specific and relate to your chosen product / service. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

•Analyze integrated marketing communications and its relationship to advertising strategy.
•Develop strategies to assess performance and achieve marketing goals.
•Design customer satisfaction evaluation processes and quality assurance measurements.
•Evaluate marketing research tools involved in the marketing process.
•Create an effective marketing plan.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in marketing management.
•Write clearly and concisely about marketing management using proper writing mechanics.

The effects of human population growth on the environment. Must have 5 sources, two of which must be non-electronic i.e newspaper or book, but may be found online, the other 3 may be electronic sources.