Day: April 27, 2018

please analyze the two speeches i’ve provided . – Obama speech , and Trudeau Speech by using TAPoR tool and TTR tool .

THe ” Voyant ” document is an essay summarized what i did when using Tool of Voyant. This may help you finalized when it comes to “compare and contrast “.

Lastly important things is don’t for get to include screenshots.
TAPoR & TTR .pdf have future detailed instructions on how to use TAPoR tool and TTR tool .

and follow every Instruction carefully to conduct an essay .

the essay should include :

Write a 2-3 page commentary on what your comparative text analytics have revealed in terms of
prominent keywords, topics, themes or other suggestive & significant aspects of the text. How
could what is revealed in the results of your text analysis contribute to the generation of an essay
topic? Describe a number of the research topics or directions you might pursue developed from
this data. If you work with texts you have already studied, do the Text Analytics quantitative
results reveal anything new or unexpected about the texts? How can quantitative data inform
interpretation? What are the limits of this mode of analysis? what do we not see in the context of
the text(s) analyzed? What further questions – hypotheses – might you develop for further
quantitative, computer-based textual analytics & testing?

As a final point of consideration, now that you have used Voyant and TaPOR, which website do
you find easier to use? does either set of tools or individual tools seem to produce better results?
are there aspects of the web design or tool design that you wish were different? Any thing that
you would want to improve tools & features?

Around 1750 words excluding references

Original Question Below:

Your essay MUST include reference to your listening as an integral part of your essay argument.

CHOOSE ONE TOPIC:

1. “The way people understand and appreciate music, what they find beautiful or ugly, mellifluous or cacophonous, is a product of culture, not something universal.” (Timothy Rice, 2004, Music in Bulgaria, p.32).

Discuss this comment in relation to one or more of the musics of the world studied in this subject.

2. “[The] ability to freely change and invent new meanings for music is an important source of its cultural, social and political power.” (Timothy Rice, 2004, Music in Bulgaria, p.85).

Discuss this comment in relation to one or more of the musics of the world studied in this subject.

3. In a 1990 article, Appadurai comments that we have moved into “a new global cultural economy – a complex, overlapping, disjunctive order that cannot any longer be understood in terms of existing center-periphery models.� (Arjun Appadurai, 1990, �Disjuncture and difference in the global cultural economy�, Public Culture, 2 (2): pp. 1-24).

Discuss how music is implicated in the “new global cultural economy.” In particular relate your discussion to one or more musics of the world studied in this subject.

4. �Believing �that man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun, I take culture to be those webs, and the analysis of it to be therefore not an experimental science in search of law but an interpretive one in search of meaning”. (Clifford Geertz, 1973, �Thick description: Toward an interpretive theory of culture”, p. 5, in The Interpretation of Cultures, London: Hutchison, pp. 3-32 ).

Discuss Geertz�s famous statement in relation to what you have learned about music in this subject.

5. �Instead of treating non-Western societies as cultures from which data can be collected to support Western theories of cosmic order, fieldworkers [in ethnomusicology] recognise the different and equally valid worldviews held by different societies.� (Barz and Cooley, “Casting shadows: Fieldwork is dead! Long live fieldwork!”, in Gregory Barz and Timothy Cooley, eds., Shadows in the Field. New perspectives for fieldwork in ethnomusicology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977,p.11).

Describe and compare some of the ways different worldviews are manifested in two music systems.

6. World music is “enhanced Western primitivist fantasy and voyeurism, allowing a listener to enjoy an hour of yuppie green politics, or audio-leisure tourism, perhaps even while feeling righteous about wealth trickle-down.” (Steven Feld, 1992, �Voices of the rainforest: Politics of music�, Arena 99/100, p. 175).

Discuss this statement in relation to the commodification of non-western musics by western musicians, composers and recording companies.

7. Compare the uses and functions of music in a society other than your own with the uses and functions of music in your home country. Include a discussion of how musical expression reflects and reinforces social realities.

8. Describe how music embodies diverse identities, with reference to at least two of the following: nationality, region, ethnicity, race, class, religion, age and gender.

9. �The fundamental nature and meaning of music lie not in objects, not in musical works�but in action, in what people do. It is only by understanding what people do as they take part in a musical act that we can hope to understand its nature and the function it fulfills in human life.� (Christopher Small, “Prelude. Music and musicking”, Musicking. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, p. 8).

Discuss Small�s opinion drawing on your reading and listening for this subject.

10. �If music systems are studied in isolation apart from the cultural environment in which they are supported and to which they lend support, a great deal of the meaning of the music is certain to be obscured. Musical thought is indivisible from the thought processes and cultural concepts of the people who produce the music and the people for whom it is played.� (Judith Becker, 1979, �Time and Tune in Java�, in A.L. Becker and Aram Yengoyan, eds. The Imagination of reality. Essays in Southeast Asian Coherence Systems. Norwood N.J: Ablex, pp. 197-210).

Discuss this statement drawing on your reading and listening for this subject.

If you require references from my weekly reading please feel free to ask.

This is my second Order here , I have been constantly struggling to get past a “B” grade and i sorely require to get an “A” on this essay to have a chance to get an Overall A. 1000 Word Essay . I have attached all the Reading Materials Including a detailed info on what is required on the essay . There is an ACSM file that i renamed as a .pdf file to upload here, you need to open it through Adobe Reader ( Protected format , i would need to keep renewing it , purchasing VIP support so i can keep that possible ) Its the Course Book , you would be required to have a look at a single Chapter from it ( info on the Coursework document ). The essay also needs outside the course reading work , not solely from the Book chapter and Reading materials i attach . Hope am not making too many “detailed” requests. Will purchase a VIP support , in order to make sure the writer gets an access to the Course Book (ill have to keep renewing it and maybe send a file )

An overview of innovation in the industry/Company (you can choose any industry/Company)
This report must base on an industry or even a specific company of your liking (for Parts 2 and 3). The format is a
management report.

Part 1: Provide a brief introduction to each of the topics in the table below that must include
one or more cited definitions from credible sources. One paragraph per topic.
Innovation type:
1 Product
2 Service
3 Marketing
4 Process
5 Technology
6 Business Model
7 Organisation / Management

Part 2: Demonstrate the different types of innovation in the table above by means of
appropriate examples from the extant academic literature, or publicly available information
sources (you may include videos or images). If you find it difficult to come up with a specific
example in any of the categories, take the liberty and propose something that you imagine
would add significant value in your chosen industry, and justify your reasons. Maximum 200
words per topic.

Part 3: Briefly speculate on what form or shape disruptive innovation can take in the coming
years, and/or is already transforming your chosen industry. Maximum 400 words.

*Please use reference style, report template and see information from the attached files.

In a 4-5 page reflection paper, assess your nursing career through �appreciative inquiry� (Billings & Kowalski, 2008).
Drawing on your own life stories and experiences, what does a nursing career mean to you?
How does your nursing practice parallel the ANA (2015) Code of Ethics? List 4 specific examples from the Code of Ethics.
What motivates you to remain in the nursing profession? Give an example through a personal story and what you learned that motivates you as a registered nurse.
Develop 3 short-term and 3 long-term goals that emphasize your unique strengths. �
How will a BSN degree impact your short-term and long-term career goals?
Be creative and talk about your personal journey as a nurse. Include a personal nursing philosophy in the reflection.
Remember to follow APA 6th edition format and include a title page, running head, page numbers and a reference page, as well as in-text reference citations. The page limit is content and does not include the title page and reference page.

ACC 206 Week Three Assignment

 

  Please complete the following five exercises below in either Excel or a word document (but must be single document). You must show your work where appropriate (leaving the calculations within Excel cells is acceptable). Save the document, and submit it in the appropriate week using the Assignment Submission button.

 

1.      Overhead application: Working backward

The Towson Manufacturing Corporation applies overhead on the basis of machine hours. The following divisional information is presented for your review:

 

Division A

Division B

Actual machine hours

22,500

?

Estimated machine hours

20,000

?

Overhead application rate

$4.50

$5.00

Actual overhead

$110,000

?

Estimated overhead

?

$90,000

Applied overhead

?

$86,000

Over- (under-) applied overhead

?

$6,500

FIND THE UNKNOWNS FOR EACH OF THE DIVISIONS.

 

2.      Computations using a job order system

General Corporation employs a job order cost system. On May 1 the following balances were extracted from the general ledger;

 

Work in process           $ 35,200

Finished goods                         86,900

Cost of goods sold       128,700

 

Work in Process consisted of two jobs, no. 101 ($20,400) and no. 103 ($14,800). During May, direct materials requisitioned from the storeroom amounted to $96,500, and direct labor incurred totaled $114,500. These figures are subdivided as follows:

 

Direct Materials

 

Direct Labor

Job No.

 

Amount

 

Job No.

 

Amount

101

 

$5,000

 

101

 

$7,800

115

 

19,500

 

103

 

20,800

116

 

36,200

 

115

 

42,000

Other

 

35,800

 

116

 

18,000

 

$96,500

 

Other

 

25,900

 

$114,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job no. 115 was the only job in process at the end of the month. Job no. 101 and three “other” jobs were sold during May at a profit of 20% of cost. The “other” jobs contained material and labor charges of $21,000 and $17,400, respectively.

 

General applies overhead daily at the rate of 150% of direct labor cost as labor summaries are posted to job orders. The firm’s fiscal year ends on May 31.

Instructions:

a.       Compute the total overhead applied to production during May.

b.      Compute the cost of the ending work in process inventory.

c.       Compute the cost of jobs completed during May.

d.      Compute the cost of goods sold for the year ended May 31.

 

 

3.      High-low method

The following cost data pertain to 20X6 operations of Heritage Products:

 

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Shipping costs

$58,200

$58,620

$60,125

$59,400

Orders shipped

120

140

175

150

 

The company uses the high-low method to analyze costs.

a.       Determine the variable cost per order shipped.

b.      Determine the fixed shipping costs per quarter.

c.       If present cost behavior patterns continue, determine total shipping costs for 20X7 if activity amounts to 570 orders.

 

4.      Break-even and other CVP relationships

Cedars Hospital has average revenue of $180 per patient day. Variable costs are $45 per patient day; fixed costs total $4,320,000 per year.

a.       How many patient days does the hospital need to break even?

b.      What level of revenue is needed to earn a target income of $540,000?

c.       If variable costs drop to $36 per patient day, what increase in fixed costs can be tolerated without changing the break-even point as determined in part (a)?

 

5.      Direct and absorption costing

The information that follows pertains to Consumer Products for the year ended December 31, 20X6.

Inventory, 1/1/X6

24,000 units

Units manufactured

80,000

Units sold

82,000

Inventory, 12/31/X6

? units

Manufacturing costs:

Direct materials

$3 per unit

Direct labor

$5 per unit

Variable factory overhead

$9 per unit

Fixed factory overhead

$280,000

Selling & administrative expenses:

Variable

$2 per unit

Fixed

$136,000

 

The unit selling price is $26. Assume that costs have been stable in recent years.

 

Instructions:

a.       Compute the number of units in the ending inventory.

b.      Calculate the cost of a unit assuming use of:

1.      Direct costing.

2.      Absorption costing.

c.       Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X6, by using direct costing.

d.      Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X6, by using absorption costing.

Part B – Presentation
Instructions:
You are now to present a summary of your written report at the Board meeting of Ethical Trading Group using PowerPoint (maximum of 6 slides). Also present at the Board meeting will be a Board Member and Senior Tax Agent. The presentation will need to be recorded as audio or video recording and must be approximately 5 – 7 minutes in length. Please access the Case Study PowerPoint Template to help you complete this assessment. This file is also available in the Ethical Trading Group folder in the Additional Resources for this course.
You will require the help of two people to complete this assessment, one to play the role of the ?Senior Tax Agent? and another to play the role of a ?Board member?. These two people can be drawn from colleagues, family or friends. You will be interacting with both people in this presentation, so they will be working from ?Briefing notes? which can be found in Appendix A of this assessment. Each of the participants must ask the questions that have been allocated to them (i.e. different questions have been allocated for Participant 1 and Participant 2).
At the conclusion of your presentation, each of the participants must then complete the feedback form which can be found in Appendix B. This provides feedback on how clearly you have conducted the presentation. You must also ensure you obtain appropriate approvals to conduct and record a presentation in this setting so meeting participants must sign the Audio/Video recording consent form (please see Appendix C for a template you can use for this).
Before you commence your presentation, review the ?briefing notes? to ensure you will have the appropriate information to provide in your verbal responses to the participant questions.
The responses you provide to the participants? questions in the briefing notes must be completed and submitted as part of the assessment evidence for this activity.
When you have finished your audio or video recording, you will need to upload your file to OpenSpace. Click on the ?Support? tab ? then ?Assessment? and instruction on how to do this are within the ?Frequently Asked Questions?.
In your presentation, you need to:
1. Summarise the main issues from your written report (in Part A). This summary will be documented in the slides. Use headings and bullet points to format and present your summary of the main issues.
2. Answer the questions asked by the Board Member and the Senior Tax Agent (see Appendix A). These questions can be asked at the end of your Presentation.

please note that this assessment needs to be recorded as well

Assessment Requirements:
– You are required to write a 1000 word case study analysis, and apply one of the theories we have studied to a case study. This can take the form of an essay or report. ( The selection case stusy will be available on vUWS by Monday 26 October 2015 , so you have 5 days to finish the paper “26 Oct – 31 Oct” )
– Have a read through the case studies provided and choose one (1) case study that you wish to provide an analysis of by applying one of the international relations theories we have studied this semester. As an alternative option you may use the case study you have followed during the semester (only if you have done so ? this was an option I raised early in the semester).

The object of the exercise is to show how the theoretical frameworks we have explored this semester, and which you have written about in Tutorial Exercise 1, can help explain or interpret the issues involved in the case.

You will need to apply at least one theory to the case study, but you might like to try your hand at applying two theories. Your answer will show how the theory you?ve chosen highlights the major actors, forces, forms of power and recommendations associated with the case at hand. You can also reflect on the weaknesses of the theory in relation to the case.

Challenge yourselves and be creative. Don?t necessarily go for something easy and obvious. We are looking for originality and an excellent understanding of international relations theory. You could achieve this result by doing something more difficult instead of going for the obvious option.

– What to include and focus on.

Your paper should include the following things, though not necessarily in this order:

? A summary of the case: What is the case study you have chosen, and (briefly) what is the background and context of the case?

? A brief discussion of the theory you have selected and its basic principles. Avoid just repeating what you stated in your Tutorial Exercise 1, (if you choose one of the theories you discussed), as the focus of the assignment is the application of the theory to the case study. Remember this part should be brief as the main focus of the exercise is your analysis of a case.

? An analysis of the application of the theory to the case:

1. How does your theory explain or interpret the case?
2. What are the major assumptions, issues and actors identified by the theory?
3. What does the theory suggest are the limitations or incentives presented to the actors involved?

? A reflection on the relevance of your chosen theory in explaining or interpreting the case: What are the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen theory?

? Does the theory you have chosen lead you to make any recommendations about how states should resolve the issue?

We have learned that theory helps simplify the complexity of the real world, this means your theory will emphasize some points in the case as more important than others.
? What kind of argument about the case and its theoretical significance can you make?
? What aspects of the case do you need to emphasize and what aspects are not as important?

For some cases, two theories may apply. I?m quite happy for you to try your hand at comparing a couple of theories and their different accounts of the case. Diane and I think this is quite challenging so making an attempt is likely to be rewarded.

Your answers will need to be clear and concise and you need to use the appropriate terminology when discussing international relations theory. You are not required to go beyond the textbook to address this question, however you can do so if you wish. If you want to obtain more insight into the case study you can, however this is not really necessary. Just ensure that you reference ideas and quotes as detailed above and remember we are looking for your analysis.

Assessment Description
By completing this assessment the learner will gather evidence of their ability, knowledge and skills to:
? complete lodgements and returns for legal entities
? assess taxation liabilities, optimise tax positions, establish processes and plans, evaluate tax policies and review tax compliance for legal entities.

Written report consists of the following assessment methods:
– Setting and reviewing business taxation simulations
– Evaluating an integrated activity which combines the elements of the competencies

Part A ? Written Report
The Ethical Trading Group has continued to grow and become a more complex organisation. You (the learner) are the CFO of the Ethical Trading Group Pty Ltd. The Managing Director CEO has requested your assistance in relation to a few important matters. As the group has continued to grow, the Managing Director has asked you to present to the Board a written report about the tax plan (a plan to optimise the tax position of Ethical Trading Group) and an upcoming ATO audit. The Ethical Trading Group has received a notification from the ATO in regards to a scheduled audit. You (the CFO of the Ethical Trading Group) are to prepare a report to the Board to discuss the tax plan and the ATO audit.

In your report on the tax plan and ATO audit for Ethical Trading Group Pty Ltd, address the matters raised in the Questions 1 to 4 below.

Question 1

a) Provide information on the different types of taxes that may be payable by the company.
b) Include a tax calendar highlighting key taxation lodgement due dates (for taxes identified in question 1a above) and any penalties to be levied for late lodgement. Please use a table format to display this information.
c) Discuss the appropriateness of the use of the accruals basis of accounting for the company.

Question 2
Conduct research to identify updates or any potential changes to tax compliance requirements relevant to maximising Ethical Trading Group?s taxation benefits. (Hint: consider any changes Ethical Trading Group could make based on any ATO or recent Federal Budget Announcements.)
Your report should include the following;
a) Three separate updates which impact the taxation obligations of Ethical Trading Group (ie report on three [3] different taxes Ethical Trading Group pays).
b) Note in your report, three (3) separate sources used to research for the updates and changes (such as names of websites and publications).
c) For these three updates, document the potential record keeping and reporting requirements that Ethical Trading Group will need to implement to reflect these changes.

Question 3
Explain how your tax plan could optimise the organisation?s tax position by:
a) Note which financial records or statements Ethical Trading Group can use to ensure it is able to meet their taxation obligations. Consider two (2) key financial records Ethical Trading Group would already produce or any other external tools which could assist.
b) Note how Ethical Trading Group can use the taxation schedule and calendar developed in Question 1b above, to assist in preparation of a budgeted cash flow.
c) Using the Income and Expenditure statement from the Ethical Trading Group, estimate the following;
i) Budgeted GST payable for the year ended 30/6/15. (Assume GST is collected at 10% of sales revenue and GST is paid at 10% of applicable expenses).
ii) Budgeted Income tax payable by the company, using the standard rate of company tax. (Assume all income is assessable and all expenses are deductible).
d) Analyse differences between budgeted GST payable and budgeted Income tax payable (as you calculated in your answer in question 3c) and the actual GST payable and Income tax (obtain actual balances from the 2015 Actual income and expenditure statement for 2015,
In your analysis discuss possible issues with financial management strategies (ie budgeting) or other processes and controls, taking into consideration the facts discovered from a recent internal audit review of the company.
Internal audit findings include;
? Issues have arisen with invoicing of sales where GST has not been correctly coded and processed.
? A review of income and expenditure identified $300k of legal expenses which had been incorrectly coded as deductible for tax purposes.
e) As a result of the variances between actual tax balances payable and the tax plan estimates noted in 3 d. above, what changes (2 changes) would you suggest have to be made to the budgeting and tax plan process and other management processes.

Question 4
The ATO has written to the Ethical Trading Group informing them about an audit they will be performing of GST, FBT and CGT. For the audit, the ATO has requested the information noted in questions a ? e below.

Taking into consideration the activities of the Ethical Trading Group, identify:

a) the source documents used to verify GST collected or paid, including;
i) what information should be shown on tax invoices (at least 7 pieces of information).
ii) what is the threshold amount for which you are required to issue a tax invoice.

b) Information and/or reports required to assist in preparing the FBT return for the company.

c) Records and/or resources which could be used to assist in calculating and recording capital gains tax. (Hint: Do not provide details on how to calculate CGT.)

d) Details of processes and controls to prepare and lodge GST/ FBT returns, including;
i) Review and sign off of returns
ii) Where and how tax records are stored and filed
iii) Audit trail requirements
iv) How long tax records are kept

e) Note three (3) relevant sections from the Ethical Trading Group Policies and Procedures, which would assist them being compliant with their taxation obligations.

PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case Assignment 5 – Resources and Instructions 1. Access the Resource View of your project. 2. Add the following Standard Rate for each of the employees or offices below (you must also enter Overtime rates for Pindar and Estaban): a. John – $35/hr b. Mike – $35/hr c. Nancy – $35/hr d. Dave – $35/hr e. Dr. Jackson – $65/hr f. PMO – $45/hr g. Project Manager (student) – $40/hr h. Pindar – $55/hr std. – $82.50/hr overtime i. Emilio – $55/hr j. Pam – $35/hr k. Estaban – $55/hr std. – $82.50/hr overtime l. Craig – $35/hr 3. Enter the following material costs to your sheet at the bottom. a. Resource Name:Hardware – Type:Material– Material:Bundles b. Resource Name:Software – Type:Material– Material:Flat Fee 4. Attach 3 Hardware Bundles and 1 Software Flat Fee to the Procure Hardware/Software task within the Execution phase. 5. Generate a Resource Cost Overview report. Save as a PDF file named lastnameCOST1. 6. Generate a Task Cost Overview report. Save as a PDF file named lastnameCOST2.