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What choices have the author(s) made that allow you to believe the source you have selected is a trustworthy? Is the organization/presentation an effective way to convey that particular information? How does the evidence work to support that particular argument being made by a source? Thinking

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Effects of Fast Food Culture on Regional Cuisines and Individual Health

Overview
For this project, you will be asked to think more carefully about the rhetorical purpose of several of the sources about your chosen topic. You will select three sources–one scholarly, one popular, and one other source–from your research and complete the rhetorical analysis activity using textual evidence to support your claims for each one. That is, you will gather the information to make an evaluation about the rhetorical effectiveness of the author for three different sources you plan to use in your future writing about your topic. You will also write a reflection to submit along with the completed project.

Context
In order to have a clear understanding about multiple, credible perspectives on your topic, you must critically analyze the perspectives themselves and the sources where you find them. With this assignment, you will focus on the rhetorical effectiveness of three of your sources. Rhetorical analysis focused partly on what is being said by a source, but also on how it is being presented and by whom. We ask questions like what choices have the author(s) made that allow you to believe the source you have selected is a trustworthy? Is the organization/presentation an effective way to convey that particular information? How does the evidence work to support that particular argument being made by a source? Thinking about sources in this way is part of developing your critical reading and research skills and your ability to select and utilize good quality, effective sources.

Step One: select and carefully read your three sources–one scholarly, one popular, and one other.

Step Two: download the 201 Rhetorical Analysis Project
Download 201 Rhetorical Analysis Project and complete the four stages of the project–one stage for each source and a one-page reflection.

Step Three: submit your project.

Create an APA formatted essay using the APUS writing guide as a resource. Write on any topic of interest from the class reading in the prior or current week required readings.

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Assignment 2: Case Study

Instructions:
Create an APA formatted essay using the APUS writing guide as a resource. Be sure to create an appropriate title page, use the byline for the introduction section title, create section titles, cite all assertions, and create a reference section.

Write on any topic of interest from the class reading in the prior or current week required readings.

Analyze Maya Angelou’s purpose, tone, style, and rhetorical stance in her poem. Analyze Frederick Douglass’ purpose, tone, style, and rhetorical stance in his book. Analyze and explore your personal reflection on each of the selections. Explore examples of others who have chosen to stand up for a cause or those who have felt guilty for their reluctance to act.

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“My Guilt” by Maya Angelou and the autobiographical account of the life of Frederick Douglass

Read the selections “My Guilt” by Maya Angelou and the autobiographical account of the life of Frederick Douglass. The poem written by Angelou reflects her guilt for not standing up for what she deems is a just cause, particularly the issue of Civil Rights. (Maya Angelou was a contemporary writer). Douglass gives his first-person account, and he narrates the events that cause him to rise up against injustice, in his case, life as a slave.

In a well-written essay, analyze the purpose, tone, style, and rhetorical stance of each author. Include your personal reflections on the selections. Include examples of others who have either chosen to stand up for a cause or felt guilty because of their reluctance to act (such as, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oskar Schindler, and Nelson Mandela). Include in-text citations and a works cited page on the information.

APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 7thedition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th).
Criteria for This Assignment
Length and Formatting Requirements

Five to six pages, double spaced
Time New Roman, 12-point font
Works Cited page
In-text citations
Content Requirements

Analyze Maya Angelou’s purpose, tone, style, and rhetorical stance in her poem.
Analyze Frederick Douglass’ purpose, tone, style, and rhetorical stance in his book.
Analyze and explore your personal reflection on each of the selections.
Explore examples of others who have chosen to stand up for a cause or those who have felt guilty for their reluctance to act.

Describe (in words) the distribution of replicating errors. Make a plot of this distribution. Describe (in words) the value of the replicating portfolio and the value of the theoretical call as a function of the underlying at time T. Make a plot of the value of the replicating portfolio and the value of the theoretical call as a function of the underlying at time T.

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PROJECT

Hedging Fixed Indexed Annuities
About the Product
Insurance companies offer sophisticated retirement planning products to their clients.
One of these products is a “Fixed Indexed Annuity.” In this contract, the investor’s account has a credited return that is a function of stock index returns.
In many of these contracts the investor’s credited return might be “floored” at zero and perhaps “capped” at some amount. For example, if the stock market returned 5.00% in a year, the contract makes 5.00% but if the market returns a negative amount, the credit would be zero.
There is also the concept of a “participation rate.” This means that the investor’s crediting rate might be some percentage of stock returns. ney stays on deposit at the Insurance Company. Any returns made by the investor are a liability for the company; hence, the company must hedge this risk.
The various terms of these contracts can be quite complex. In our case, we will keep it as simple as possible, and then investigate the hedging aspects in this study.

About the Project
This project is an Excel spreadsheet based project. You are welcome to work together in small groups; however you must turn in your own version of your workbook. Please
don’t collaborate with students from past semesters. We will be tying together a number of relevant financial topics while investigating the “replication of risk” concept.

1. Simulate an arbitrary number of Geometric Brownian Motion pathways. You’ll probably want to simulate at least 1,000 paths. Each path depends on a set of randomnumbers, a constant volatility and default-free rates. This is a simulation for the underlying stock index, S(t) up until a terminal time T. (No dividend yield.)

2. Along each pathway, model the value of a theoretical (Black-Scholes) call option on S, with a strike K. Also model the delta of this option at each time step. This will represent the embedded option in the FIA contract. We will be simulating the performance of uncapped returns with a participation rate.

3. Now replicate the value of the long call by simulated trading the underlying. Also make sure you keep track of cash. In other words, construct a replicating portfolio. This is driven by the equation 𝑐 = Δ𝑆 + 𝐵. This is equivalent to: 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (#𝑜𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠)($ 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒) + (𝑐𝑎𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡) At each time step, make an appropriate trade that serves to adjust your stock position, all the while earning interest on credits or paying interest on debits.

4. For each simulated pathway, set aside the terminal value of the replicating portfolio, the terminal value of the underlying and the terminal value of the theoretical call option. The difference of the portfolio and the call option is “replicating error.”
• Describe (in words) the distribution of replicating errors.
• Make a plot of this distribution.
• Describe (in words) the value of the replicating portfolio and the value of the theoretical call as a function of the underlying at time T.
• Make a plot of the value of the replicating portfolio and the value of the theoretical call as a function of the underlying at time T.
• Investigate the effect of changing the crediting rate, interest rates, volatility, etc.

Examine all of the elements that need to be proven for any criminal offences you think are relevant to their actions. State the law in relation to these elements and apply it to the facts in the scenario, identifying which facts help to prove that each element has or has not been fulfilled. Identify the elements of any relevant defences for each of them and apply these to the facts to consider if they are likely to be successful.

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Criminal liability

Question 1

You should use up to 1600 words for this question.

Read the problem scenario and answer the question that follows it. The scenario is an amended and expanded version of the scenario to which you planned an answer for TMA 03 Question 2. You should reflect on your submission and feedback for TMA 03 when completing this assignment.

You should carry out some of your own research into the applicable law (for example, case law) to support your answer.

Gallodan Giants (‘Giants’) are a senior women’s rugby union team playing in the top league of the English rugby structure, which has recently become fully professional. One Saturday near the end of the season, the Giants are playing a league title game against the Monthorpe Mavericks (‘Mavericks’). This game will decide who wins this year’s league title.

It has been an exciting and emotional game and the referee has had to stop play on occasions during the game to calm the players down. The Giants are now ahead by two points with three minutes to go, when the Mavericks have the ball inside the Giants’ half of the pitch. If the Mavericks score, they will take the lead and almost certainly win the match, and the league.

Suddenly, Haya, a player for the Mavericks, breaks through the Giants’ defence and runs towards the Giants’ goal-line, looking almost certain to score. Kamala is the closest Giants player to Haya. Kamala runs across to meet Haya but is too late to make a fair tackle. Kamala is desperate to prevent Haya from scoring. Kamala is also still angry over a moment earlier in the game when she was about to take a kick and she was distracted by Haya who, she felt, was insulting her. As a result of all of this, Kamala kicks out wildly at Haya’s legs with no attempt to make a fair tackle. A loud crack is heard as Haya’s leg breaks and she collapses to the ground. The referee blows her whistle and calls the medics on to the pitch to attend to Haya. Kamala says nothing but walks towards the Giants’ dugout as she is sent off by the referee.

Seeing the incident, Sarah, another Mavericks player, is furious at Kamala’s actions. Once Kamala has left the pitch and Haya has been stretchered off by the medics, the game restarts. Shortly afterwards, the referee blows the final whistle, and the Giants win the game, and the league title.

After the final whistle, Miriam, the Head Coach for the Mavericks, is disgusted by the exuberant celebrations of the Giants’ coaching team. Curtis, a Coach for the Giants, starts running up and down near the Maverick’s dugout celebrating wildly. Overwhelmed by the surrounding noise, Miriam hallucinates that Curtis is coming quickly towards her with fists raised to attack her. Acting quickly to defend herself, Miriam picks up a metal rugby ball pump lying on the grass near her and hits Curtis repeatedly over the head with it, crushing his skull. Curtis dies immediately. Miriam is confused by what has happened. While she is in police custody, she is assessed by a doctor. Miriam is found to have a glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumour, that is causing her to hallucinate, anger very quickly and lose control of her actions. The tumour is successfully removed through brain surgery and the hallucinations and other symptoms stop.

Meanwhile, after the game, the players are getting changed in their team dressing rooms. Sarah, still angry at the injustice of the Giants winning because of Kamala’s attack on Haya, barges into the Giants’ dressing room to find Kamala. Sarah squares up to Kamala and goes to punch her on the shoulder. As she does so, Kamala’s teammate Juliana jumps in the way to protect Kamala. Sarah’s punch connects hard with Juliana’s chest. Juliana falls to the ground and appears to be having a heart attack. She is taken away in an ambulance but is declared dead at the hospital. The post mortem shows that Juliana had an undiagnosed heart condition, which made her more susceptible to cardiac arrest. Sarah is inconsolable when she is informed of Juliana’s death.

Advise Kamala and Sarah of their likely criminal liability in relation to, respectively, the injury to Haya and the death of Juliana.

You are instructed to consider the criminal liability of two people. For both parties, you should therefore:

  • Use the IRAC method for answering law problem questions as set out in Section 6.1.4of the Law undergraduate guide.
  • Carry out some of your own research into the applicable law to support your answer.
  • Structure your answer correctly as a problem answer and advise each relevant person separately, in turn.
  • Examine all of the elements that need to be proven for any criminal offences you think are relevant to their actions.
  • State the law in relation to these elements and apply it to the facts in the scenario, identifying which facts help to prove that each element has or has not been fulfilled.
  • Identify the elements of any relevant defences for each of them and apply these to the facts to consider if they are likely to be successful.
  • Reach a conclusion as to the likely liability of each relevant person, based on your analysis of the relevant offence(s) and defence(s).

(90 marks)

Question 2

You should use up to 200 words for this question.

Select one piece of developmental feedback from your tutor for TMA 03 that identifies an area for improvement relevant to this TMA, other than in relation to referencing technique. Complete a short piece of reflective writing explaining how you have implemented that feedback in completing Question 1 of TMA 04.

Compare the polls by type (internet, phone), sample size, and the wording of the questions. Have the attitudes reflected in the polls concerning that issue changed or stayed relatively the same? If the polls show that attitudes have changed, what are some of the reasons for that change?

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Policy Issue Comparison in Different Time Periods

Find three polls on the same issue (for example, the death penalty, marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage, or any other policy topic) from three different time periods (such as the 1990s, the 2000s, and the 2010s). The polls MUST be about policy issues (not about a politician, candidate, or election campaign).

Compare the polls by type (internet, phone), sample size, and the wording of the questions. Have the attitudes reflected in the polls concerning that issue changed or stayed relatively the same? If the polls show that attitudes have changed, what are some of the reasons for that change?

[Hint: Pew Research and Gallup are good sources for public opinion data on policy issues.]

Provide a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source.

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Sugar in School Breakfast: A School Districts Perspective

For this essay, it need to be n a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source. This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source.

Use the Internet or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research telemedicine. Design a strategic vision that illustrates how public health managers can increase access for a nationwide telemedicine initiative over the next three years.

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Dr., Can You SEE Me Now?

Consider the changes in public health from the year 2000 to the present. According to the textbook, the emergence of technology has been instrumental in health care delivery. Use the Internet or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research telemedicine. Next, design a strategic vision that illustrates how public health managers can increase access for a nationwide telemedicine initiative over the next three years.

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Based on the articles in Curbed and in Vox, list and describe some of the major factors responsible for the high costs of housing in the U.S. What new approaches are the Biden Administration and Congress considering to address this pressing issue?

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Report #6: Housing Policy

Before beginning this assignment, make certain that you have read “The Affordable Housing Crisis, Explained” (by Patrick Sisson, Jeff Andrews, and Alex Bazeley in Curbed.com, March 2020) and “Biden Administration to Congress: Build More Apartments and Houses!” (by Jerusalem Demsas in Vox, June 17, 2021). In addition, watch the PBS Frontline documentary, “Politics, Poverty and Profit.” Links to the articles and to the video are provided below. Then write a brief report that contains three separate sections that address all the points in each set of questions. Notice the expected word count for each section (exceeding the word count will not negatively affect your grade, but try to stay within the range).

1. Based on the articles in Curbed and in Vox, list and describe some of the major factors responsible for the high costs of housing in the U.S. What new approaches are the Biden Administration and Congress considering to address this pressing issue? (approximately 150-200 words)

2. Based on the PBS Frontline documentary, briefly describe the goals and purpose of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. Indicate how the program is supposed to work and who was expected to benefit from the program. (approximately 150-200 words)

3. List and discuss some of the problems with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program that are highlighted in the PBS documentary. What type of changes could be made to improve the program’s ability to achieve its goal? Given what you know about the U.S. political system and how policies are made and implemented, what improvements do you believe would be feasible? (approximately 150- 200 words)

Be careful not to plagiarize. If you want to quote directly, do so using quotation marks (giving the page number if available). But try to do this sparingly and simply use your own words in addressing the questions. In your writing, use an analytical tone. In other words, try to answer the questions in a straightforward and objective manner.

Why has this country been chosen? What are characteristics of this country that can be used for the analysis? How can this country be characterized, e.g. supportive of liberal order, non-supportive of liberal order, challenger to liberal order, mixed? What could be reasons for the country to be like that?

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China

You will try to find out, whether there might be a correlation between a country’s position on liberal order and specific systemic feature like economic development. Country: China

You need to determine which position the government/ruling party etc. represents with respect to the concept of a (Western) liberal order. Find the corresponding data for this country on the feature mentioned above and analyze it. Research question: What is the correlation between China’s position on liberal order and economic development? The method of this paper is secondary research based on existing data on the topic of interest.

Guidelines Paper

– Introduction: Why does the topic matter, why is it relevant to be researched?

– Part 1: Choose an adequate heading

Discussing the liberal order, its challenges, different positions to be found in the debate/literature. Which questions do occur? …

– Part 2: Choose an adequate heading

Discussing approach and its limitations

Basically, you are writing here that its secondary research based on existing data on the topic of interest. You also write limitations of such research and how you goanna do the analysis.

– Part 2: Choose an adequate heading

Case study, the selected country. Analysis of data and other sources. Why has this country been chosen? What are characteristics of this country that can be used for the analysis? How can this country be characterized, e.g. supportive of liberal order, non-supportive of liberal order, challenger to liberal order, mixed? What could be reasons for the country to be like that? …

– Part 3: Conclusion (or adequate heading)

What does the analysis of the country offer for the debate of the liberal order? Which role might this country play in the future with respect to the liberal order? Answer(s) to question(s) that occured? Overall assessment. Suggestions for future research.