Day: August 25, 2020

The Research Essay

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Instructions
From p. 129 of our textbook:

Write an argument research essay (of at least 1500 words) about the working thesis that you have been working on throughout the previous writing assignments.

Your thesis should be supported with at least three claims.

The essay should also address the opposite viewpoint.

Make use of at least three sources located via research but no more than six. These sources must be current. All source material used throughout essay must be properly integrated and cited in-text per MLA guidelines. A corresponding Works Cited page must be submitted with the final draft.

Brief on the CIA

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment Not applicable, Other

15-20 Minute Brief/Power Point on the CIA:
* Structure/Organization
* Brief History
* Functional Capabilities/Responsibilities
* Interface with DOD at the Combatant Command level
* Foreign considerations

Some Sources:
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/what-we-do/members-of-the-ic
https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/icmembers.html
https://www.intelligence.gov/how-the-ic-works
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/USNI%202013%20Overview_web.pdf

Literature Review

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Law

In this milestone, you will use the five peer-reviewed scholarly articles to summarize and analyze the research designs to identify their advantages and disadvantages. You may consider revisiting the video series, How to Write a Literature Review, that was assigned in Module Three as you work on this milestone.

Antithesis Essay

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

From p. 121 of our textbook:

Based on the most current and most recently revised version of your working thesis, write a brief essay (of around 750 words) where you identify, explain, and answer the antithesis to your position. Specifically,

present at least two opposing viewpoints to your thesis
along with corresponding counterarguments for each
Keep in mind that the main goal of this essay is to think about an audience of readers who might not agree with you and to answer at least some of the questions and complaints they might have about your research project.

Be sure to include textual evidence about both the antithesis and your working thesis, and be sure to answer the objections hostile readers might have.

parenthood

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Social Sciences

Parents have numerous decisions to make when raising a child. As an early childhood educator, you may encounter families who have views that are different from your own. Select a topic of choice for parents and discuss the positives and negatives of that choice.

Suggestions for topics include, but are not limited to:

    Doula/midwife
    Scheduled C-sections
    Natural/un-medicated delivery
    Breastfeeding
    Cloth diapering
    Naturopathic doctors
    Attachment parenting
    Not vaccinating children
    No/limited screen time
    Spanking as discipline
    Co-sleeping

Corporate Finance

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

In a Microsoft Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, submit the answers to the following:

1. Red Cedar Corporation has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

Par: $1,000
Time to maturity: 25 years
Coupon rate: 7%
Semiannual payments
Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is:

7%
9%
5%
2. Hollin Corporation has bonds on the market with 12.5 years to maturity, a YTM of 7.3 percent, and a current price of $1,040. The bonds make semiannual payments. What must the coupon rate on these bonds?

3. What is the price of a zero coupon bond with 20 years to maturity paying $1,000 at maturity if the YTM is:

5%
10%
15%
4. Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 15 year bonds two years ago at a coupon rate of 6.8 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 105 percent of par value, what is the YTM?

5. You purchase a bond with a coupon rate of 8.2 percent and a clean price of $1,060. If the next semiannual coupon payment is due in four months, what is the invoice price?

6. You can find current bond prices at: http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/

You want to find the bond prices and yields for bonds issued by Georgia Pacific. You can enter the ticker symbol GP to do a search. What is the shortest maturity bond issued by Georgia Pacific that is outstanding? What is the longest maturity bond? What is the credit rating for Georgia Pacifics bonds? Do all of the bonds have the same credit rating? Why do you think this is?

Please show your complete calculations for the purpose of partial credit. Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research.

Corporate Finance

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

In a Microsoft Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, submit the answers to the following:

1. Red Cedar Corporation has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

Par: $1,000
Time to maturity: 25 years
Coupon rate: 7%
Semiannual payments
Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is:

7%
9%
5%
2. Hollin Corporation has bonds on the market with 12.5 years to maturity, a YTM of 7.3 percent, and a current price of $1,040. The bonds make semiannual payments. What must the coupon rate on these bonds?

3. What is the price of a zero coupon bond with 20 years to maturity paying $1,000 at maturity if the YTM is:

5%
10%
15%
4. Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 15 year bonds two years ago at a coupon rate of 6.8 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 105 percent of par value, what is the YTM?

5. You purchase a bond with a coupon rate of 8.2 percent and a clean price of $1,060. If the next semiannual coupon payment is due in four months, what is the invoice price?

6. You can find current bond prices at: http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/

You want to find the bond prices and yields for bonds issued by Georgia Pacific. You can enter the ticker symbol GP to do a search. What is the shortest maturity bond issued by Georgia Pacific that is outstanding? What is the longest maturity bond? What is the credit rating for Georgia Pacifics bonds? Do all of the bonds have the same credit rating? Why do you think this is?

Please show your complete calculations for the purpose of partial credit. Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research.

Critique exercise

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin.
Instructions
From p. 102 of our textbook: ( in the word document)

Write an essay (of around 750 words) that critiques one text you have found in your research as part of the ongoing semester research project.

The main goal of this critique is to provide a detailed review of that text to help your audience learn about your position on the writing selection and also to help your audience decide for themselves whether or not the writing selection is something they might be interested in reading.

The critique should include all of the following:

the text being critiqued, and author(s)
a brief summary of the text
a brief evaluation of the text
a detailed explanation of at least three reasons why this text has value
final impression
Textual evidence should be incorporated into the critique essay. Refer to Content >> Guide A: Using and Citing Sources as needed.

Use MLA General Format.

Literary Research Essay

August 25, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Essay 3: Literary Research Essay
You will write a literary analysis essay that discusses either Art Spiegelmans Maus I & II or Joesph August Merastys The Education of Augie Merasty *Discuss only ONE of the texts. You will write a formal essay (ex. introduction w/ thesis statement, body paragraphs, conclusion and works cited page).
Your essay should be approximately 1000-1250 words in length and contain quotations from the texts as evidence. Research is required for this essay, so you should include a minimum of one secondary source (Ex. secondary sources include the following: dictionaries, encyclopedias, online journal articles, informative websites, newspapers, movie or book reviews, critical essays, etc.) 
Pick ONE of the following prompts to write about in your essay response: 
    What is trauma and how does it affect specific individual(s) in the text?
    What is intergenerational trauma and how does it affect specific person(s) in the text? 
    What is Survivor’s Guilt and how is it conveyed in the memoir?
    How is hypocrisy evident in residential schools as evidenced in Merasty’s memoir?
    What is oppression and how is it expressed in either text?
    What is dehumanization and how is it expressed in either text?
    How is the theme of loss of innocence conveyed in the memoir?
    What is genocide and how is it represented in the memoir?
    What is racism and how is it represent in the memoir?
    What kinds of Mental health struggles are evident in the text  (ex. PTSD, alcoholism, depression)?
    Research and explain some of the main features of residential schools that are represented in The Education of Augie Merasty.
    Research and explain some of the main features of the Holocaust that are represented in Maus.
    Discuss the theme of betrayal as it is represented in either text.
    How does Art Spiegelman use an animal allegory in Maus to convey the conflicts of WWII? 
*TIP for adding secondary sources:  Try doing an author search in the Library website and you should be able to find some articles on each of these texts.