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Authors are often concerned with a lack of critical thinking, particularly conformity, evinced in societal habits. Discuss this idea as it relates to The Lottery.

You have to do a Project Paper and Presentation for this class.The Project Paper that you need to do will be an Executive Financial Summary for a company of your choice.
To obtain copies of the Annual Reports for the company you chose go online to Google and type the following: COMPANY NAME 2014 Form 10-K. Click on the link and when it comes up, then click on Part II which has the financial statements that you will need for this Project Paper. (For sample financials of Nike, Inc., you can look at Appendix C on page C-1 in the textbook). To find additional information about the history of your company, you can also search the internet through Google, Yahoo, or other search engines.

Project Paper Assignment Instructions
This written project and your project presentation are due as detailed in the COURSE SCHEDULE.
This Project Paper is an individual assignment.
The company you select for this Project Paper is up to you; however, it must be a publicly traded company whose financials are available on the internet. You will be preparing an Executive Summary regarding the company you chose. This assignment requires a written paper and a presentation, which is due as detailed in the Course Schedule.
For this Project Paper, please use the following resources:
(1) Internet or other resources including the library; (2) The Annual Report for your company which can be located on the internet. (For a sample of what financials look like, see Appendix C in the back of the textbook, starting on page C-1. Nike, Inc. financials are shown there).
The requirements for this assignment are listed below:
Acquire a copy of your companys most recent Annual Report, and other information about the companys history, etc., for this assignment by using the Internet or other resources. You will need the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows.
Prepare a 750- to 1,000-word written Executive Summary Report, using the information contained in the companys balance sheet and income statement, the Internet or other resources, answering the following questions. (Note: The annual reporting period and fiscal year mean year-end numbers).
Please make sure your written paper includes answers to the following questions:
1. Company history: When was the company founded? By whom? List other historical facts.
2. Who is the audit firm for the company?
3. What stock exchange is the company listed on? What is their ticker symbol?
4. How much cash and cash equivalents did the company have at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
5. What were the companys total current assets at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
6. What were the two largest current assets at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
7. What were the companys total assets at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
8. What amount of accounts payable did the company have at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
9. What were the companys total current liabilities at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
10. What were the companys total liabilities and shareholders equity at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting periods?
11. What were the companys revenues (or net revenues) for the last 2 annual reporting periods?
12. Besides reporting numbers you need to provide some analysis such as increase decrease, percentage change, or any ratios you might find useful to explain changes in the financials of the company you chose.
After you complete your paper, prepare a 5-10 minute presentation using PowerPoint to summarize your findings.

Critics of Martin Luther King Jr.s Letter from Birmingham Jail typically agree that the text is persuasive because King was keenly aware of who his audiences were, and knew what kind of rhetorical appeals would be most effective to persuade them. On the Discussion Board, we have already looked at how King hoped to reach a wide variety of people with this letter; King considered it a manifesto of sorts, a careful and considerate argument that he hoped would demonstrate that nonviolent resistance was the best way to end Jim Crow segregation. If King had simply wished to persuade people or Americans, the letter would have been too vague and general to be effective.

Now that we understand the rhetorical situation, your next assignment is to write an essay in which you argue for which section or paragraph of the letter is the strongest in Kings argument.

To make your case, use Aristotles framework for understanding rhetorical appeals (logos, pathos, and ethos), and write about how King deploys one or more of these appeals to persuade his readers. Is King at his best when he is using pathos? What about when he focuses on making logos or ethos appeals? Not only do you have to define what strongest means in this paper, but you also need to support your claim with evidence from the letter, showing who King is wanting to persuade, and which rhetorical appeal (or appeals) he depends on to accomplish this feat.

What is relationship between consumer revolution and the American revolution

Essay needs to be written on T.H Breen’s “Baubles of “Britain” The American and Consumer Revolutions of the 18th century

What is the relationship between Human Rights and Decolonization?

The object is to prepare a field guide of the type used in the National Parks, by describing and photographing a minimum of three sites in the park, each of which contains a different rock family. Each site must be a well exposed rock outcrop, not a boulder or loose gravel. The report must typewritten.

The outline must include a list of 3 sites, each with a different rock family, and must include for each site: Location, Rock Family, Rock Name.

Only source from the reading provided, no additional sources needed.
For the communist Manifesto, only pages 2-3, 14-34, 36-54, need to be read

Both Martineau and Karl Marx had theories of i) how best to study society (where to look) ii) progress, and iii) equity.
Imagine you are out for coffee with Harriett Martineau and Karl Marx. After a few coffees, Marx throws out the following provocation: Capitalism is changing the material circumstances of our lives! If we are to have progress and equality, the workers need to revolt! We need to change class relations! After a long pause, Martineau takes a deep breath and responds to Marx.
What do you think she would say to Marx? What would Marx say back to her? What might they agree or disagree on?
Write a persuasive essay articulating how Martineau would respond to Marxs challenge, and how Marx would answer Martineau.

In your essay, be sure to:
1) briefly explain Marx and Martineaus beliefs about how society will have progress and equality,

2) make an argument, grounded in her writings (and lecture material), about how Martineau would respond to Marxs arguments,

3) make an argument, grounded in his writings, about how Marx would reply to Martineaus points.

An excellent answer offers a brief summary of the authors goals, discusses similarities and differences between the authors — shows thoughtfulness in how the authors fit together, and/or where they do not. An excellent paper uses the original readings as evidence. An excellent paper might discuss why these differences matter, why they exist in the first place, or why they are significant sociologically. An excellent answer may link the authors together or ideas from previous weeks to discuss how the ideas are related, and why this matters. Concepts are clearly defined, linked where appropriate. Demonstrates solid understanding of the major themes from the class, using readings and lectures to engage the comparison.

1. Identify your selected article, using a proper APA-style reference. See examples at the end of this assignment.

2. Describe what type of article it is and how you can tell. For example, is it a primarily a review of existing research, a report of new research, or an analysis of a professional issue? Describe how you can you tell. If it is a research article, identify the type of research involved.

Summarize what you have learned about the content of the article. Be sure to include the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.
Explain how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Then, identify the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.
Explain why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

How to properly cite your article

Author list (Year of publication) Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume number, page numbers.

Examples

Houston, D. M., McKee, K. J., Wilson, J. (2000). Attributional style, efficacy, and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22, 309-317.

Iudicello, J. E., Woods, S. P., Scott, J. C., Cherner, M., Heaton, R. K., Atkinson, J. H., Grant, I. (2010) Longer term improvement in neurocognitive functioning and affective distress among methamphetamine users who achieve stable abstinence. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32, 708-718.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

At least five pages long (2000 words).
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Identify key concepts that provide a foundation for the study of adjustment.
Summarize the major psychological perspectives.
&;Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.

&;Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 350

Assignment 1: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Identify your selected article, using a proper APA-style reference.

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Did not submit or incompletely identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference.

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Thoroughly identified your selected article using a proper APA-style reference.

2. Describe what type of article it is and how you can tell. For example, is it a primarily a review of existing research, a report of new research, or an analysis of a professional issue? If it is a research article, identify the type of research involved

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely described the type of article it i; did not submit or incompletely described how you can tell. Did not submit or incompletely identified the type of research involved, if applicable.

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Satisfactorily described the type of article it is; satisfactorily described how you can tell. Satisfactorily identified the type of research involved, if applicable.

Thoroughly described the type of article it is; thoroughly described how you can tell. Thoroughly identified the type of research involved, if applicable.

3. Summarize, in a paragraph or two, what you have learned about the content of the article. Be sure to include the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Did not submit or incompletely included the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

Insufficiently summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Insufficiently included the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

Partially summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Partially included the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

Satisfactorily summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Satisfactorily included the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

Thoroughly summarized what you have learned about the content of the article. Thoroughly included the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.

4. Explain how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Then, identify the correspondingchapter(s) from your textbook.

Weight 25%

Did not submit or incompletely explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Did not submit or incompletely identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.

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Partially explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Partially identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.

Satisfactorily explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Did not submit or incompletely identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook..

Thoroughly explained how this article fits into the overall field of psychology. Thoroughly identified the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.

5. Explain why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely explained why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

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Partially explained why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

Satisfactorily explained why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

Thoroughly explained why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

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Fortunately, not every organization will face a major compliance scandal. This does not mean, however, that otherwise healthy firms cannot benefit from a compliance culture. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate an otherwise functioning organization from a compliance perspective. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the effectiveness of the firms ethics and compliance programs. I recommend (but do not require) choosing a large and publicly traded company for this assignment. The alternative is to select your hypothetical company. In that way you will most likely have sufficient public information with which to write a suitable paper. However, if you have a firm with whom you have a specific relationship or specific knowledge, you may choose to write about that company after first obtaining my approval. The goal of this project is not simply to summarize compliance. Only summarize the firms compliance function as is necessary, and do not go into unnecessary length summarizing what the compliance function is and does. Rather, this paper must evaluate the firms compliance function for its strengths and weaknesses, citing specific features of the firms compliance program as well as specific examples of where the firm has displayed success or problems. In other words, put yourself in the position of a compliance manager (not a CCO or CEO), and present a proposal of how you would change the compliance function to add value, reduce risk, and build a culture of integrity. This paper could evaluate various aspects of compliance, including regulatory compliance, compliance processes, and organizational structure of the compliance function. This paper could also evaluate business ethics, corporate responsibility, management of legal risk, sustainability, and/or human rights as they relate to the compliance function. Do not attempt to cover all facets of compliance at once. It is preferable that you focus on one or two aspects of a firms compliance function in depth rather than try to cover the entire function 8 superficially. This promotes a deeper analysis and a more complex expression of your understanding of compliance. The paper must also include recommendations for reform and improvement of compliance. No firm is perfect, and the paper should contain concrete and realistic proposals that the firm should implement to improve their compliance. Budgets are tight and no firms resources are unlimited, so the paper should take cost and feasibility into account when making such recommendations. This paper is individually written, and must be no longer than six (6) thoughtful and analytical double-spaced pages (excluding references and appendices). Make each sentence count. Avoid unnecessary introductions, summaries, or block quotations.