Day: April 27, 2018

Write an essay [on any of the recent poems] in which you discuss some element[s] of the poem: [see chapters and elements from handout], compare two poems, or write a comparison of the poem to a short story. In order to write effectively about poetry, one needs a clear idea of what the point of writing about poetry is. The goal is to create a specific “thesis” about the poem/poems [what you believe is true], and quote from lines of the poem to support your thesis. I believe poem means this and I will show you why…

Remember, one of the best ways to write about poetry is to write a stanza-by-stanza analysis [part by part]. Write a body paragraph for each stanza in the poem—analyze it. Things to write about:

Reading, Responding, Writing: Types and subgenres of poems: the narrative, the dramatic, or the lyric poem. Go to the chapter and breakdown one of the poems to show how it fits within that genre or type. You might also consider discussing an aubade, an occasional poem, or the carpe diem poem. See the examples, maybe research a bit about that type of poem, show how a particular poem fits within a category [or study a few poems].

Chapter 11: Setting and Situation: poems are often set somewhere, in a certain context, and the speaker of the poem is undergoing some kind of dramatic “situation.” Discuss any one or more of the poems we’ve studied in relation to situation/setting. Why is it important to consider the situation? Does it have anything to do with the larger idea behind the poem?

Chapter 12: Theme and Tone: One place to start when writing about poetry is to look at any significant themes that emerge in the poetry. Does the poetry deal with themes related to love, death, sickness, inspiration, beauty? Any other concepts? What other themes show up in the poem? Are there particular historical events that are mentioned in the poem? Or ”alluded” to [allusion]? What are the most important concepts that are addressed in the poem?

Chapter 14: Visual Imagery and Figures of speech: Are there literary devices being used that affect how you read the poem? Here are some examples of commonly discussed figures of speech [see handout]: Symbols: analyze the poem: where are the symbols and what do they represent, specifically?

Symbol: an object or event that suggests something beyond its literal meaning.

Metaphor: comparison between two unlike things—using a vehicle to represent a concept.

Simile: comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Metonymy: one thing stands for something else that is closely related to it (For example, using the phrase “the crown” to refer to the king would be an example of metonymy, or “White House” for government.)

Synechdoche: a part stands in for a whole (For example, in the phrase “all hands on deck,” “hands” stands in for the people in the ship’s crew; or new “set of wheels” to refer to a car.)

Personification: a non-human thing is endowed with human characteristics.

Irony: a difference between surface meaning of the words and implications that may be drawn from them.

Allusion: reference to historical or literary events

Alliteration: the repeated use of consonant sounds [see handout]

Assonance: the repeated use of vowel sounds [see handout]

Chapter 16: Versification: See chapter and/or handout on the subject [“Patterns of Rhythm”].

Classical versus Romantic in poems. Is the poem written more in a “classical” style or is it more in the “romantic” style? See “poetry elements” handout on e-companion for more info on this. I posted tonight.

Denotation/Connotation: What is the poem literally about [denotation] and what does it seem to symbolize? [connotation]. The denotative reading of a poem looks at the actual events of the poem [a man crosses a bridge]. A connotative look at a poem looks for the symbolism [crossing the bridge represents his movement out of his past and into his future, for example].

Cultural Context: How does the poem you are looking at relate to the historical context in which it was written? These questions may take you out of the literature section of your library altogether and involve finding out about philosophy, history, religion, economics, music, or the visual arts.

Historical context: Consider the time in which the poem was written. Does this have any affect on the content [meaning] of the poem?

Biographical context: Consider using biography as a starting point and write a paper in which you discuss the poem in relation to the author’s life. What was the author like? Does the poem represent his/her life?

The paper is 3-4 pages, typed, double spaced. Good luck!

Develop a special event planning white paper that focuses on homeland security, public safety, and emergency management issues. Students will need to identify a future real-world event or a potential hazard and write a paper that contains the following components listed below. Imagine that you are conducting a planning kick-off meeting with relevant partner agencies and you have been charged with being the lead planner for the event or hazard. Make sure to include the components of an operational plan discussed in this course. At a minimum this white paper should:

-Summarizes the threat or event and assess the risk and likelihood it will impact the community for which you are planning
-Describes how vulnerable the community is to this threat/hazard
-Discusses which agencies (be specific) will be part of your planning team
-Indicate the role of each agency included in the effort
-Discusses any information needs/gaps needed to create the plan
-Presents a timeline and workplan for developing the plan
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For one of the citations can you please incorporate national infrastructure protection plan (2013). I provided the link below
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/NIPP%202013_P

You are assessing a real multinational corporation (MNC) by the standards of “best practice” for international management as presented in your course readings.

Describe the nature of Bombardier’s international operations in general, its specific interests in Thailand, its strategies. Research the implementation problems that it has encountered in Thailand.

Indicate, to the extent that data are available, how those problems were dealt with. Identify the general management, finance, accounting, marketing and human resources practices of Bombardier: How does local culture and geography impact strategy, organization, and operations?

The specific Issues/topics you choose for analysis will depend on the industry and country you selected. Choose the ones you think are the most important problems/issues the real MNC faces in the country you selected. Here is the topic/issue for analysis:

Strategy: Briefly analyze the strategy (industry, products, markets, core competencies). What types of entry modes did Bombardier use in Thailand? Does the mode(s) fit the Bombardier’s goals and objectives? What is the Bombardier’s competition in Thailand? Are there local partners?

The critical thinking project/paper (about 2 to 2.5 single-spaced pages or 1200 to 1500 words) is worth 10 points (10 percent of the final grade), should be based exclusively on the assigned material of Topic 5, and should provide a thoughtful explanation of (1) what common motives and goals unite geopolitical Axis 1 countries, (2) what common motives and goals unite geopolitical Axis 2 countries, and (3) what contradictory motives and goals divide the two geopolitical axes. You should first skim/read through the following slides to identify clearly the parties at war in Palestine-Israel (slides 221-223, 285, 294, 319, 332, 335-337, 342-346), the parties at war in Iraq (slides 2-5, 7-26, 41-42, 79-90), the parties at war in Libya (slides 140-144, 149-151, 162-173, 333-334), the parties at war in Syria (slides 176-191 and 275-280, 342-346), and the parties at war in Yemen (slides 22, 172, 289-293, 299, 306, 328-329 ). The thoughtful explanation should somehow reflect the student’s ability to integrate multiple perspectives/ways of learning through scientific and historical perspectives (such as learning from objective facts and figures as in PowerPoint slides 3, 12, 52-54, 145, 219), learning through artistic and literary perspectives (such as learning from imaginary representations as in PowerPoint slides 2, 26-29, 94, 113, 166, 179, 188-1990, 267, 278, 280) and learning through ethical and behavioral perspectives (such as learning from irrational or immoral or emotional or moving social behaviors or situations as in PowerPoint slides 61-64, 157-161, 169, 193, 199, 276-277, 279, 301). To demonstrate some course-related ‘experiential learning’ (‘out-of-class-learning experience’), your paper should include a brief comparison of the Axis1-versus-Axis2 geopolitical explanation of major current issues in the news with other cultural, religious, sectarian, or other persuasive explanations you have personally encountered and documented either through your own ‘social media’ electronic communications with others worldwide or through your own face-to-face interaction with any identifiable/verifiable ISU or Terre Haute community group or individual. The paper must be formatted as a Microsoft Word file according to syllabus and blackboard guidelines and must be uploaded through the TurnItIn link. The paper is important and must be completed and submitted by the deadline to avoid 0 points, in addition to a grade penalty of 5 points. It should reflect independent and original writing and critical thinking and should be persuasive and well written

Class: Communication Theory SPC 3210

Book: Turner, Lynne H, Richard West. (2014). Introducing Communication Theory- Analysis and Application. Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0- 07-353428-2
(I have an e-Text if you need it)

I need a total of 12 logs.

Application Log: After you read a chapter describing a communication theory, you are required to make a specific application of the theory to your own life and experience. Write 1-2 paragraphs about it, and post this as a journal entry to the Blackboard. Think of this assignment as a way to find practical value of each theory. What framework does the theory provide to help you understand your or other people%u0432%u0402%u2122s communication practices? What prediction does it make for the future? How can you use this theory and the conceptual tools that it offers? Can it help you to improve or advance your personal life, your relationships, your professional or educational experience, your role in the local or global society? Make sure you post your journal entry before the class where we will be discussing the theory in question. All the late or missing entries will have an effect on your final grade. At the beginning of each class three people will be selected to present their example of a theory application.

1. WEEK 3: Symbolic Interactionism and CMM

2. Read Chapter 6 and 7
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on Cognitive Dissonance
Theory and EVT

3.%u043F%u201A· Read Chapter 8 and 9
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on URT and SET

%u043F%u201A·4. Read Chapter 10 and 11
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on SPT and relational
dialectics

5.%u043F%u201A· Read Chapter 12 and 13
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on Communication Privacy
Management and Social Information Processing
Theory

6.%u043F%u201A· Read Chapter 14 and 15
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on groupthink and
structuration

7.%u043F%u201A· Read Chapter 16 and 17
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry on organizational culture
and information

8. Read Chapter 18, 19, and 20
%u043F%u201A· Post your blog entry rhetoric, dramatism, and
narrative paradigm

9. WEEK 12: Uses & Gratifications and Cultivation Theory %u0432%u0402%u0401%u0432%u0402%u0401
10 WEEK 13: Cultural Studies and Media Ecology Theory %u0432%u0402%u0401
11. WEEK 14: Communication Accommodation Theory and Face – Negotiation Theory %u0432%u0402%u0401
12. WEEK 15:Muted Group Theory and Feminist Standpoint Theory

Open the attached article, read it and summarize the paper. If you think that you’ve perceived any flaws, overstatements/unsupported conclusions, or if you were simply left wondering about experiments that could have been done but weren’t – go ahead and speak your mind (it can’t hurt, it can only help).

I picked this article because it deals with the topic that we’ve been discussing in class (epigenetics), touches on various aspects of gene function regulation and techniques.

You only have so much space, so you’ll obviously have to summarize to a large extent. But do not simply re-phrase the abstract – you’ll fall short. So make sure that you end up with a document that nicely describes the bulk of the work, mentioning some of the major techniques. If abstracts summarize the work for a mostly expert audience, think of this exercise as a summary for someone who has a firm basic understanding of genetics and cell and molecular biologist, but not an expert in either neuroepigenetics.

Please, just answer the questions but make sure to provide all the answers in order to gain full credits.This work cannot have a delay, otherwise it will affect drastically my grade. Please take note of that. Than you.
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Here is the assignment and instructions as well. Please make sure to do it on time. This is extremely important. Thank you! Assignment 6: Non-Parametrics Chi-Square Test of Association (Independence) A school system is concerned about the low graduation rate among their high school students. The superintendent assigned a task force to research possible reasons that could explain the low graduation rate. The task force decided to conduct a preliminary literature review about current graduation rate research. The literature review signaled that among several key factors that are related to completion of high school is the development and execution of a school guidance intervention plan. The task force decided to investigate if such is the case in the high school with the highest dropout rate in their district. The following data was collected: (7.5 points) Valenti High School Data Guidance Intervention Plan Students obtaining a high school diploma No Yes No 577 46 Yes 381 492 In order to run the chi-square test of association (aka, chi-square test of independence), open the file named: assign 6 prob 1 data.sav Under View > Value labels you can toggle between the variable category label (no, yes) or the dummy codes (numeric representation) for the category label (0 = no, 1 = yes) Make sure you review both the “Data view” and “Variable view” so you understand the variable types and other properties – and how the variables were created and entered. Go to Analyze > Descriptive statistics > Frequencies, and move the two variables to the “Variables” box, then click “ok” This gives you the frequencies and percents of each of the variables To run the chi-square of association test, go to Analyze > Descriptive statistics > Crosstabs, then move High School Diploma (HSD) to the “Row” box, and Guidance Intervention Plan (GIP) to the “Column” box Select “Statistics” then select the “Chi square” and “Phi and Cramer’s V” boxes Click “Continue” Select “Cells” then select “Observed” and “Expected” under “Counts” (“Round cell counts” is selected by default) Click “Continue” then “ok” You will use the output for questions 1-3. You were asked to analyze the data and present the findings in the upcoming school board meeting. Your report must include the following: 1. A short explanation about the • Chi-Square Test of Association • The Case Processing Summary table • Cross tabulation table • Chi-square Tests table • Clustered Bar Chart 2. Write down the value of the Pearson chi-square and its associated tail probability (p-value). Is it significant? (Use the Morgan text pp. 36-38, for the APA style writeup) 3. In terms of the experimental hypothesis, what has this test shown? Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test Following are the cumulative number of AIDS cases reported for Neptune County through December 31, 2008, broken down by ethnicity: (7.5 points) Ethnicity Actual Number of AIDS Cases White 751 Hispanic 225 African-American 100 Asian, Pacific Islander 36 Native American 5 Total = 1117 Ethnicity Percentage of total county population Expected cases by population 1 = White 51 570 2 = Hispanic 23 257 3 = African-American 4 45 4 = Asian, Pacific Islander 21 235 5 = Native American 1.0 10 Total = 100% Total = 1117 In order to run the chi-square goodness of fit test, open the file named: assign 6 prob 2 data.sav Under View > Value labels you can toggle between the variable category label (White, Hispanic, African American, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American) or the dummy codes (numeric representation) for the category label (1 = White, 2 = Hispanic, 3 = African American, 4 = Asian Pacific Islander, 5 = Native American). For this test, we want to compares the observed (actual) AIDS cases to the expected cases (frequencies, based on county population). Go to Analyze > Nonparametric tests > Chi square Move the AIDS variable to the “Test variable list” box Using the “Expected cases by population” numbers that correspond to each ethnic group in the table above, under “Expected values” select, “Values” then add the 5 population percentages that correspond with the frequency in the sample, using “Add” for each (570 > Add, 257 > Add, 45 > Add, 235 > Add, 10 > Add) Select “Descriptive” > Continue under “Options” Click “ok” You will use the output for questions 1-3. Perform a goodness-of-fit test to determine whether the make-up of AIDS cases follows the ethnicity of the general population of Neptune County. State the following: (7.5 points) 1. Null Hypothesis 2. Decision 3. Reason for the Decision 4. Does it appear that the pattern of AIDS cases in Neptune County corresponds to the distribution of ethnic groups in this county? Why or why not? 5. You are asked to report your findings along with recommendations for prioritizing interventions by ethnic group to the County Health Commission. Write a one paragraph handout summarizing the findings and your recommendations. Also include the results, in APA style (Use the Morgan text pp. 36-38, for the APA style writeup). Total Points Earned: /15 Points Possible

The model below is for an APT (arbitrage pricing theory)-type multiple regression analysis and it investigates what influences the rate of return on a company’s shares.
ERCOMPANYt = ?+?1ERSFTSEt+ ?2TERMt + ?3EXCHANGEt+ ?4INFLATIONt + ?5DMONEYt+ ?6OILt +?t (1) The dependent variable (ERCOMPANY) is the company’s excess return based on its
share price {labelled as COMPANY in the Excel data spreadsheet}. Note that you are expected to construct this variable yourself, knowing that excess return means the additional return on top of risk-free rate proxy, i.e., TBILLSHORT as explained below.
The explanatory variables are: I. ERSFTSE: excess rate of return based on the FTSE ALL SHARE index in
London Stock Exchange {labelled as FTSE in the Excel data spreadsheet}. II. TERM: The difference between annual returns on 20-year government bonds and 3-month treasury bills {labelled as TBILLLONG and TBILLSHORT,
respectively, in the Excel data spreadsheet}.
III. EXCHANGE: exchange rate between US dollar and UK sterling {labelled as
EXCHANGE in the Excel data spreadsheet}.IV. INFLATION: inflation rate based on producer price index {labelled as PPI in the
Excel data spreadsheet}. V. MONEY: narrow definition of money supply, i.e., M1, in billion £ {labelled as MONEY in the Excel data spreadsheet}. VI. OIL: crude oil price in $US (labelled as OILPRICE in the Excel data
spreadsheet}.

In order to employ a set of regression analyses, the dataset is provided in Canvas (file name: Data for Assignment 2016.xlsx). The dataset is real data, with monthlyfrequency for the period September 1986 to August 2013. The explanatory variables on the right hand side are the same for all students. However, each student is allocated a different company; hence, the dependent variable of each assignment will be different. Check your student number to find out which company is allocated to you in the ‘company share price’ spreadsheet. Then, copy/paste the share price of the company allocated to you in column B of the spreadsheet named ‘Macroeconomic data’ in the same file.

APT assumes that it is the unexpected changes in financial and macroeconomic factors that exert influence on company returns. Therefore, before analysing data with regressions, you are advised to read the core textbook and module notes to identify how to use the raw data to transform series into variables that will eventually be included in the regression model.

Required:
1. Conduct the OLS regression analysis and comment on the results. Do the
estimates give any direct or indirect support to the APT?
(25 marks)
2. Refer to the OLS assumptions and conduct the diagnostic tests with respect to heteroscedasticity, normality, and autocorrelation. If there is any violation of the OLS assumptions, what can be done as remedies to these misspecifications? Namely, explain how to address regression models that fail these diagnostic tests in your analysis. (35 marks) 3. Is the functional form of the model actually linear as suggested by equation (1) and does it suffer from the multicollinearity problem? Provide the necessary tests.
(15 marks)
4. Test for the parameters’ stability by considering two or more sub-samples, e.g., the time between September 1986 and December 1999; and the time between January 2000 and August 2013. You can think of other periods such as the 2007-08 financial crisis. (15 marks) 5. Are there any other diagnostic tests that you might have considered? Provide them if the answer is ‘yes’.(10 marks)

NOTES:
– Word limit: 2,500 to 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices)
– Submission deadline: 15 December 2016, by 4 p.m. (It is suggested that students should submit by around 3 p.m. to avoid the possibility of late submissions due to technical reasons. See Canvas, module handbook for
further details).- You are expected to refer to and use academic journal articles for any section above. – You may have sections in your assignment. e.g., section 1 introduction; section 2 background about APT; section 3 Diagnostics tests,…. etc. Then, the last
section can be conclusion.

III. Risk and Return
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To understand the risk profile of the company, estimate risk parameters and the hurdle
rates for the firm, try answering the following questions:
1.
Estimati
ng Historical Risk Parameters (Top Down Betas)
Run a regression of returns on your firm’s stock against returns on a market index, preferably
using monthly data and 5 years of observations (or)
If you have access to Bloomberg, go into the beta calculat
ion page and print off the page (after
setting return intervals to monthly and using 5 years of data)
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What is the intercept of the regression? What does it tell you about the performance of
this company’s stock during the period of the regression?
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What
is the slope of the regression?
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What does it tell you about the risk of the stock?
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How precise is this estimate of risk? (Provide a range for the estimate.)
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What portion of this firm’s risk can be attributed to market factors? What portion to
firm
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specific factors? Why is this important?
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How much of the risk for this firm is due to business factors? How much of it is due to
financial leverage?
1.
Comparing to Sector Betas (Bottom up Betas)
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Break down your firm by business components, and estimate a business beta for
each component
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Attach reasonable weights to each component and estimate an unlevered beta for
the business.
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Using the current leverage of the company, estimate a levered beta f
or each
component.
2.
Choosing Between Betas
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Which of the betas that you have estimated for the firm (top down or bottom up)
would you view as more reliable? Why?
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Using the beta that you have chosen, estimate the expected return on an equity
investment i
n this company to
*
a short term investor
*
a long term investor
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As a manager in this firm, how would you use this expected return?
3.
Estimating Default Risk and Cost of Debt
If your company is rated,
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What is the most recent rating for the firm?
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What is the default spread and interest rate associated with this rating?
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If your company has bonds outstanding, estimate the yield to maturity on a long
term bond? Why might this be different from the rate es
timated in the last step?
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What is the company’s marginal tax rate?
If your company is not rated,
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Does it have any recent borrowings? If yes, what interest rate did the
company pay on these borrowing?
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Can you estimate a synthetic rating? I
f yes, what interest rate would
correspond to this rating?)
4.
Estimating Cost of Capital
Weights for Debt and Equity
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What is the market value of equity?
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Estimate a market value for debt. (To do this you might have to collect
information on the average maturity of the debt, the interest expenses in the
most recent period and the book value of the debt)
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What are the weights of debt and equity?
C
ost of Capital
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What is the cost of capital for the firm?

–COMPANIES ARE—
Abudhabi National Energy Company (Taqa)
Dubai Financial Market

For this assessment you produce a document presented using digital or multi-media. This document should be an infographic which visually documents the content as per the assignment guideline below. You can produce a short video or an A1 sized infographic sheet.

The infographic will highlight the ‘Emergence of new economies and the decline within Europe: using examples of BRIC, MINT, PIIGS, BREXIT.

Graphics, images, statistics, tables etc. should all be used to engage the reader and show how the trading economies of the world have changed. The decline of the EU and the rise of economies in India, China, Brazil etc. Brief explanations should be provided either in text or diagrammatic format.
Overall the key learning outcomes assessed include:

13. Demonstrate a clear ability to source information and to present this using correct acknowledgements and referencing of all sources

P1 Carry out research into issues relevant to trends in globalisation.
T1 Communicate effectively using a variety of media and formats
T2 Apply a range of Information technology skills when researching and presenting information