Day: March 21, 2018

Discussion 3-Chapter 24 “Read the Case Study and answer the questions at the end”

It’s Friday morning and Sal Volpe is sitting in Dr. Lorraine’s exam room, dozing after another night of disrupted sleep. When the doctor knocks and walks in, she finds the 66-year-old man looking exhausted and uncomfortable. Sal gets to the reason for his visit immediately: He’s been suffering from “stomach aches” (dyspepsia) that wake him at night and nag him in between meals during the day. He describes his pain as gnawing, burning (maybe a 4 out of 10 on a pain scale) and points to the epigastric region of his abdomen. When he eats, he tells Dr. Lorraine, the pain goes away, but then he feels bloated and a little nauseated. The pain usually returns 2–4 hours later, depending on what he eats. Sal explains that he has had some pain relief from the over-the-counter drug Pepcid® (famotadine).

Dr. Lorraine proceeds with the history and physical exam. She discovers that Sal has a family history for gastrointestinal cancer and has unintentionally lost 10 pounds since his checkup a year ago. His epigastric area is modestly tender to palpation. She suspects a peptic ulcer (gastric or duodenal), but the weight loss and family history make it prudent to eliminate the diagnosis of stomach (gastric) cancer. “Mr. Volpe, I think you may have a stomach or intestinal ulcer,” Dr. Lorraine says. “I suggest we perform an endoscopy to have a look. This involves passing a small tube with a small camera through your mouth and into your stomach. We can look at the wall of your stomach and small intestine, check for an ulcer, and remove a very small piece of tissue to test for infection. We call this a biopsy. We’ll also test the biopsy for cancer because of your family history. But, I really think we’re dealing with an ulcer here and not cancer.”

Later that month, the endoscopy is performed and it confirms Dr. Lorraine’s suspicions. Sal has a duodenal ulcer and infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This is not surprising since H. pylori is the cause of most peptic ulcer disease, particularly in the duodenum. Treatment involves complete eradication of the H. pylori with two different antibiotics, and a drug that decreases gastric acid secretion, a so-called proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Dr. Lorraine explains to Sal, “Mr. Volpe, you do not have stomach cancer, but you do have a duodenal ulcer caused by the H. pylori bacteria I was telling you about. Too much acid and inflammation from this infection is causing your pain. The good news is we can probably cure your ulcer by killing the bacteria, but you will have to take three different medications twice a day for 14 days. I’ll see you again in 3 weeks; we can do a simple breath test to determine if the H. pylori has been successfully eliminated.”

Short Answer Questions:
1.The structures in the epigastric region share a common nerve supply. Can you name the specific cranial nerve that serves this region and the part of the nervous system to which it belongs?

2. In order to understand the disease in Mr. Volpe’s alimentary canal, one must know the layers that make up its walls. Design a chart that identifies the four basic layers of the alimentary canal, the tissues that make up each layer, and the general function of each layer.

3. Dr. Lorraine suspects a peptic ulcer. This is an inflammatory lesion in the stomach or duodenal mucosa, which may extend through all layers of the alimentary canal wall. Describe the basic histological (tissue) structure of the mucosa layer in the alimentary canal. Identify the unique features of the mucosa in the stomach and in the duodenum, and explain how this uniqueness determines the function of the stomach and the duodenum.

4. Mr. Volpe asks, “What do the bacteria have to do with the ulcer?” Dr. Lorraine tells him that the H. pylori increases stomach acid secretion and, at the same time, breaks down the lining of your stomach and duodenum. What is the source and normal function of acid in the stomach and what regulates its production

5. Why is Mr. Volpe’s dyspepsia relieved by food, and aggravated 2–4 hours after a meal?

Overview: Imagine a scenario in which you are working for a company/government in a field you desire employment in. As an ambitious person who wishes to improve his/her standing, you propose to conduct a study on a topic of importance to your employer with the hopes that your employer could benefit from the results of the study.

Based on your proposal, your supervisor authorizes you to conduct research and report on the proposed, specific topic. Your next step will be to conduct a review of similar projects undertaken at similar institutions to provide you with the groundwork you need to begin your own report. If your study is unique to the point in which you are unable to find similar projects, you will need to conduct background research and construct an annotated bibliography.

The research report you have been charged with creating will be both informational in nature, meaning that it will present factual information in a well-organized format, and analytical, meaning that you will analyze the data and make recommendations based on that analysis. Choose either (1) a topic related to your career plans, such as a new development or issue in your chosen field, or (2) a topic from the Report Topics document on D2L, but not the same one your group wrote its short report on.

As you conduct your research and gather materials to develop your study, you will be required to provide your supervisor with both a progress report memo and a working outline, so your supervisor can be sure your project is on track to be completed by the predetermined due date. Before the final project is submitted, you will also meet with your supervisor in a conference to discuss your progress report and outline.

Finally, you will present the findings of your study to your peers in a persuasive presentation that validates the time spent conducting research and composing your report. Your presentation will be followed by a question/answer period so be prepared for audience questions and/or feedback

Research: You are required to conduct formal research and incorporate a minimum of 10 credible sources. Refer to the I.D. Weeks website for English 205 among the library tutorials and guides for further help. It will be helpful to make a list of key terms related to your topic and conduct a search in appropriate electronic databases, such as Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and Lexis Nexis. Textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias are not appropriate sources for a research paper because they are too general. Specialized dictionaries, such as Black’s legal dictionary, or specialized encyclopedias, such as the PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) are, however, legitimate research sources.

Audience and Style: Your primary audience will be the imagined supervisory professional who has asked you to conduct the research and write the report; however, there will be secondary readers as well. Give yourself a suitable job title, similar to the job you applied for during Project #1, such as Administrative Assistant, which will appear on your title page. This is a formal report and the language and style should reflect that. Refer to Chapter 10 in your text for discussions on formal reports.

Documentation: As with all other assignments for this course, you will use the APA documentation style, 6th edition, to identify your sources on a References page that will be attached to your short report.

Format: The Formal Report must be a minimum of 3,500 words and are required to have prefatory and supplemental parts.

Prefatory Parts:
1. A title page
2. A transmittal message
3. A table of contents
4. An executive summary
Supplemental Part(s):
1. A References page
2. Optional appendixes that include charts/graphs/other aids that would otherwise clutter up the body of the report.

Points Available to be Earned:
• Proposal to Conduct a Study 25
• Outline Memo 20
• Conference 10
• Formal Report (approx. 3,500 words total)
o Title Page 5
o Letter/Memo of Transmittal 15
o Table of Contents Page 5
o Executive Summary 30
o Body of Report 300
o References Page 10
• Presentation 50
470

Submission Requirement: You must submit all parts of Project #3 individually to the assigned places in the D2L Dropbox. You must also turn in a clean hard copy of the final Research Paper Project. The final report from the first word of the title page to the final word of the references page must be a minimum 3500 words. Any report submitted that is 3200-3499 words will automatically lose one full letter grade. Any report submitted that is 2900-3199 words will automatically lose two full letter grades. Any report submitted with fewer than 2900 words will earn an F.

Comparison paper in art history

Paper Instruction:

You will choose two works of art or architecture to compare in this paper. Both works must be of Western origin (i.e. European, North American) and fall within the timeframe we are studying this semester (c. 1300 CE – present). One work must be from the textbook (see the list on the last section), the other must be from an outside source (search museum websites, or check out ArtStor for ideas).

Provide a formal analysis (description) of each work, discuss the subject matter, situate each work within its cultural/historical context, and provide a comparison of the two works you have selected. Your paper should be well organized, with an introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You must use at least three sources in your research. Appropriate sources include books, journal articles, and legitimate websites (such as Oxford Art Online and major museum websites)—Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for an academic paper, and you will be subject to a 5 point grade deduction if you use it or other dubious resources.

What is a formal analysis?

A formal analysis is in part a description of what the work looks like in terms of the elements and principles of art, such as line, color, form, and compositional ideas like balance and symmetry (refer to pp. XXI-XXV in your textbook). However, your description should not be a detached, rambling list of the work’s characteristics. Instead, you should strive to actually analyze the work through your description. A good formal analysis not only helps the reader envision the object, but also tells them how the work’s formal qualities produce a certain effect. For example, one of the most arresting aspects of Picasso’s Old Guitarist (pictured at left) is the fact that the artist has limited himself to a monochromatic color palette. What effect does this have on our interpretation of the piece? You might say that Picasso’s use of blue tones underscore the inner sadness of the blind, old musician and convey his tragic plight. NOTE: There is a difference between providing a formal analysis and discussing the subject matter of the piece. Both are important to a full description of the work, but they should not be confused with each other. In Picasso’s Old Guitarist, the subject matter is the guitarist. The formal elements of the work include the artist’s use of color, line, form, balance, etc.

Another aspect of formal analysis is the style of the work. A work’s form is often dictated by certain characteristics that adhere to a more general artistic style (for example, the Baroque style).

Historical/Cultural Context

Art is not created in a vacuum. It is often to some degree a reflection of the time and place in which it was created. To attempt to fully understand a work, we must interpret its relationship to the social, political, religious, and/or philosophical currents during the era it was made. Considering these historical factors helps us to better interpret the work’s form and subject matter. For example, Michelangelo’s David (pictured at right) represents the biblical hero David, who killed the giant Goliath; however, within Renaissance Florence, David became a popular symbol for the city of Florence itself, which had maintained its independence from outside aggressors.

Additionally, it is essential to think about the object’s function in its original context—where was it, what was it used for, and what was its importance? David, for example, was originally sculpted to be placed very high up on a buttress of Florence Cathedral, so the proportions of the upper half of David’s body are enlarged to account for the upward viewing angle (of course, once David was completed, it was so loved that it was placed in the main city square instead).

We might also consider a work’s style and how it fits in with the stylistic movements of the time. When the artist of a work is known, it can be worthwhile to explore whether the artist’s biography has any bearing on the piece. You don’t have to broach all of these topics in your writing, but remember that it is essential to any art history paper to supplement your description of a piece with a relevant historical analysis.

How to write a good comparison

A comparison of two works of art can be an effective method of uncovering meaning that may not have been evident at first. As the poet Howard Nemerov has said, “If you really want to see something, look at something else” (quoted in Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art, tenth edition, 135). The first step in writing a successful comparison is choosing two works that facilitate a meaningful comparison. It helps to pick two pieces that have at least one thing in common (although it should be noted that if you pick two works that are too similar, you might not have enough to talk about). They might be from the same culture, or from the same period. They might both be sculptures, or they might both be paintings. They could depict the same subject, or they could be two works from the same artist. Whatever common ground they share provides a jumping off point for discussing their similarities, and from there uncovering their differences. You don’t need to compare every similarity and difference you can find, but focus on the key points that support your thesis. Your goal should be to write a comparison that enhances your interpretation and understanding of the works you have chosen to discuss. Because this is a relatively short paper, if you’re planning to compare two architectural works, it helps to choose similar features of each building to compare. For example, you may want to compare the façades of the buildings, or perhaps even their ground plans.

Textbook work check list:

CHAPTER 18: Fourteenth-Century Art in Europe

18-5 | Cimabue, Virgin and Child Enthroned

18-6 | Giotto, Virgin and Child Enthroned

18-7 | Giotto, Scrovegni Chapel

18-9 | Giotto, Kiss of Judas

18-10 | Duccio, Maestà Altarpiece (front)

18-16 | Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country

18-23 | Thomas of Witney, Exeter Cathedral

18-24 | Vesperbild (Pietà)

CHAPTER 19: Fifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe

19-3 | Claus Sluter, Well of Moses

19-6 | Paul, Herman, and Jean Limbourg, January, the Duke of Berry at Table

19-10 | Workshop of the Master of Flémalle, Mérode Altarpiece

19-12 | Jan van Eyck, Man in a Red Turban

19-1 | Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife

19-14 | Jan and Hubert (?) Van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece (closed)

19-13 | Jan and Hubert (?) Van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece (open)

19-15 | Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition

19-28 | Martin Schongauer, Demons Tormenting St. Anthony

CHAPTER 20: Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy

20-2 | Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac

20-3 | Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac

20-4 | Brunelleschi, Dome of Florence Cathedral

20-8A | Brunelleschi (continued by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo), Interior of the Church of San Lorenzo

20-14 | Donatello, David

20-16 | Ghiberti, Gates of Paradise, Florence Baptistery

20-17 | Ghiberti, Jacob and Esau

20-18 | Masaccio, Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors

20-22 | Masaccio, The Tribute Money

20-25 | Andrea del Castagno, The Last Supper

20-39 | Piero della Francesca, Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro

20-40 | Andrea Mantegna, Two Views of the Camera Picta

20-35 | Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus

CHAPTER 21: Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy

21-4 | Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper

21-10 | Raphael, The School of Athens

21-14 | Michelangelo, Pietà

21-15 | Michelangelo, David

21-18 | Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel ceiling

21-22 | Giulio Romano, Courtyard Façade, Palazzo del Té, Mantua

21-30 | Titian, “Venus” of Urbino

21-38 | Pontormo, Entombment

21-46 | Michelangelo, Last Judgment, Sistine Chapel

21-31 | Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi

21-32 | Tintoretto, The Last Supper

21-36 | Palladio, Exterior View of Villa Rotonda, Italy

CHAPTER 22: Sixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula

22-5 | Matthias Grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece (closed)

22-1 | Albrecht Dürer, Self-Portrait

22-7 | Albrecht Dürer, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

22-16 | Pierre Lescot and Jean Goujon, West wing of the Cour Carrée, Palais du Louvre, Paris

22-19 | El Greco, Burial of Count Orgaz

22-20 | Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights (open)

22-25 | Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Return of the Hunters

22-27 | Hans Holbein the Younger, The French Ambassadors

CHAPTER 23: Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

23-2 | St. Peter’s Basilica and Piazza, Vatican, Rome

23-3 | Bernini, Baldacchino, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome

23-4 | Bernini, David

23-1 | Bernini, St. Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy

23-6A | Borromini, Façade, Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome

23-12 | Caravaggio, The Conversion of St. Paul

23-13 | Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes

23-15 | Gaulli, The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and the Fall of the Damned

23-21 | Velázquez, Las Meninas

23-26 | Rubens, The Raising of the Cross

23-30 | Peeters, Still Life with Flowers, Goblet, Dried Fruit, and Pretzels

23-36 | Rembrandt, The Night Watch

23-41 | Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance

23-51 | Hardouin-Mansart and Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles

23-60 | Wren, Façade of St. Paul’s Cathedral

CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY ASSIGNMENT:

The Prompt:

Analyze the work of Thomas Paine, “From Rights of Man”.  Argue for one point (a theme or claim, an interpretation of an image, a characterization, etc.) that spoke to you in the work and with which you are intrigued. Explain how such is brought out in the work. Tie it in to ideas of importance in the era in which the work was written.  I look forward to reading your papers and learning from them. Teach me!

Be sure to properly cite any works you refer to in your paper. You may use up to two critical sources (but no more) as you explain your points, but primarily the paper should delve into the work itself.

Format: at least 5 pages (not including the Works Cited page), double-spaced, 1″ margins, fully cited, MLA Style.

“The Five Boons of Life”

Introduction:

“My own answer to what the humanities are for is simple: They should help us to live. We should look to culture as a storehouse of useful ideas about how to face our most pressing personal and professional issues.” – Alain de Botton, author and educator (MindEdge, Inc., 2014)

From your studies, you have seen how culture, belief systems, and exposure to the arts affect the way people view the world. Learning about these differences in perspective helps us to have a better understanding of what it means to be human. When we understand and value the humanistic point of view, we bring creative solutions and fresh new ideas to the challenges we face in our personal and professional lives. We are schooled in the fundamentals of close analysis, critical thinking, and teasing out the complexities of issues which have no simple right or wrong answer.

In this task, you will write an analysis (suggested length of 3–5 pages) of one work of literature. Choose one work from the list below:

•    Mark Twain, “The Five Boons of Life” 1902 (short story)

Once you have selected and read the work, you will create a paragraph of descriptive writing with your personal observations about the work. This paragraph must be written before you do research on the work, the author, and the period it comes from. You will need to be quite detailed in your description of the work.

The next step will be to research the work, the life of the artist, and the period. You will then be ready to create your analysis. This process of analysis will require you to discuss the historical context of the work, pertinent aspects of the author’s biography, themes and/or stylistic characteristics of its historical period, and finally, the relevance of this work for audiences today.

The final requirement of the task will be to reflect on this process of analysis and describe how your perception of the work changed.

Requirements:

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A.  Record your initial reaction to the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page) by doing the following:

1.  Describe your initial thoughts and/or feelings about the work.

2.  Describe in detail at least one aspect of the work that most interests you.

B.  Analyze the work (suggested length of 2–4 pages) by doing the following:

1.  Describe the historical context of the period in which the work was written.

2.  Discuss insights into the work that can be gained from the author’s biography.

3.  Analyze how this work explores a particular theme and/or stylistic characteristic from its period.

4.  Explain the relevance of this work for today’s audiences.

C.  Discuss how the deeper knowledge you gained through your analysis has informed or altered your thoughts and/or feelings about the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page).

D.  When you use sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, provide acknowledgement of source information for any content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized. Acknowledgement of source information includes in-text citation noting specifically where in the submission the source is used and a corresponding reference, which includes the following:

•  author

•  date

•  title

•  location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL)

E.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Cultural Analysis Paper on the market of India

Introduce the major areas on the paper. Provide background history about the foreign market (for example, geography, political system or other relevant information). Identify the product, manager (marketing, operations and human resources manager) as well as the job of the manager in the foreign country.

Rubric:
Introduced main ideas on the paper. -Provided a background about the market (country). -Discussed the functions of the manager. -Identify a product. -Explained and supported ideas well.
use APA Style for references

Country: India
Background: History of the foreign market
Geography: South Asia, Seventh largest country in the world
Political System: Parliamentary System of Government, Secular/Sovereign Democratic Republic
B. Manager Function:
Marketing Operations: Identify concepts to use within this new market and culture; Understand sensitive material/issues to be avoided with marketing and advertising.
Human Resource Manager: Understanding of the “Do’s” and “Don’ts” within the Indian culture and workplace.

Forecasting and Capital Structure

Part 5: Forecasting and Capital Structure

10. You’ve been asked to use the following historical sales information to forecast next year’s sales for Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc. The actual sales for 2016 were $1,950,000.
Year: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Sales $1,750,000 $2,000,000 $1,350,000 $2,250,000 $1,800,000

What would be next year’s forecast using the naïve approach and the average sales approach? What would be the MAPE using the naïve approach and the average sales approach?

11. After adding a new line of widgets, Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc., expects all assets and current liabilities to shrink with sales. The company has sales for the year just ended of $20 million. The company also has a profit margin of 20 percent, a return ratio of 25 percent, and expected sales of $18 million next year. Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc., shows the following on its balance sheet.
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Current assets $2,500,000 Current liabilities $1,250,000
Fixed assets $3,500,000 Long-term debt $1,500,000 Equity Equity $3,250,000
Total assets $6,000,000 Total liabilities and equity $6,000,000

What amount of additional funds (AFN) will Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc.,
need from external sources to fund the expected growth? What does the AFN show?

operation and product development plan

Part 4: Capital Budgeting

8. Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc., is preparing to launch a new manufacturing facility in a new location. The company has a capital structure that consists of debt and common and preferred stock. The company is considering changing this capital structure in conjunction with the launch of the new manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility project is slated to be funded with 30 percent debt, 30 percent preferred stock, and 40 percent common stock. Worldwide Widget Manufacturing has 15 million shares of common stock outstanding. The shares sell at $24.63 per share. The company expects to pay an annual dividend of $1.50 one year from now, after which future dividends are expected to grow at a constant 7 percent rate. Worldwide Widget Manufacturing’s debt consists of 30-year, 9-percent annual coupon bonds with a face value of $180 million and a market value of $185 million. The company’s capital mix also includes 200,000 shares of 12-percent preferred stock trading at par. If Worldwide Widget Manufacturing has a marginal tax rate of 32 percent, what weighted average cost of capital (WACC) should it use as it evaluates this project?
9. Worldwide Widget Manufacturing, Inc., wants to add two new production lines of widgets. You’re asked to analyze whether to go forward with two mutually exclusive projects. The cash flows of both projects are displayed below. Your company uses a cost of capital of 9 percent to evaluate projects such as the two you’re now analyzing. Show all calculations.
Year: 0 1 2 3 4 5
Project A Cash Flow –$1,000 $150 $300 $500 $300 $250
Project B Cash Flow –$1,400 $300 $470 $200 $600 $350

Calculate the payback of Project A:
Calculate the payback of Project B:
Calculate the IRR of Project A:
Calculate the IRR of Project B:

Using the NPV method and assuming a cost of capital of 6 percent, calculate the NPV of these two projects. Which of these mutually exclusive projects should the company accept?

Ch 10 (232)

Respond in detail to the following questions:

1. What are some ways Graham v. Connor (1989) is commonly applied?

2. What is the standard for use of force against a prisoner?

Your responses should be a minimum of one page in length, in essay format and respond to the question in detail. Your assignment should be completed using Microsoft Word, double spaced, using Times New Roman 12 font.