Day: November 7, 2020

Discount Drug Store

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Marketing

This case is set in Sydney, Australia. Discount Drugstore is a major national provider of pharmacy and health related products that operates over 800 retail stores in Australia and has a revenue of over 7.2 billion Australian dollars. Discount Drugstore is one of many organizations that has an ethics policy statement intended to keep suppliers from using gifts to secure an unfair advantage with those involved in vendor selection; the policy includes provisions prohibiting travel and entertainment that might unfairly cultivate the bias of its employee product selectors.

Ryan Wilkie is the CEO and he has created a golf culture at the company where many corporate events are golf related. Every year Discount Drugstore holds a four-day charity golf event at the Royal Sydney Golf Club (a five-time Australian Open host). The annual charity event attracts numerous potential product suppliers, many of which are already Discount Drugstore (DD) vendors. Descriptions of this prestigious charity event suggest that it allows suppliers to liaison with DD employees in a manner normally out-of-bounds according to company rules.

Questions and Issues to Consider
Read the full case on page 81 in Ethics in Marketing: International Cases and Perspectives, 2nd ed. and then respond to the following issues.
Please bold these as subheadings throughout the paper

1. In particular, is there a conflict between its business responsibility and the personal benefit that it receives both from the charity event and golf holidays?
2. A second ethical issue revolves around duties to stakeholders. One obvious stakeholder is the charity with which Discount Drugstore partners.
3. The charity appears to be receiving a much smaller percentage from the golf event than they should. 
4. An over-riding ethical issue in the case is: Where does a gift end and a bribe begin?
5. The auctioned trips clearly present an ethical issueare the suppliers bribing the executives by taking them on these extravagant golf vacations?

This assignment is for a discussion
For example, meaningful posts tend to:

      Provide concrete examples, perhaps from your own experience
      Identify consequences or implications
      Challenge something that has been posted, perhaps by playing devils advocate
      Pose a related question or issue
      Suggest a different perspective or interpretation
      Pull in related information from other sources books, articles, websites, courses, etc.
      Use APA format and include at least 3 scholarly citations for each discussion

Any topic (writer’s choice)

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Other

Journal: 550 word journal commenting on the following questions(You have to read the materials first): 1. Of the material covered this week, what did you find especially compelling? 2. Of the composers and/or musicians covered this week, which do you believe to be the most important? Why? 3. What does the material that we covered this week tell you about the role of music in American history or society?

Case Study: Wells Fargo

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Marketing

Read the following case which is attached: Wells Fargo

Read your selected case thoroughly, and then answer the questions presented at the end.  Your responses should reflect your own insights and ideas, but also include supporting evidence for your conclusions.  Be particularly careful to include theory or support from both the text and other scholarly sources to document your ideas specific to the firm.  Your case analysis should range in length from 5 pages excluding bibliography

Attached are the questions to be answered from the case, please bold these as subheadings throughout the paper.

CRITERIA FOR GRADING CASE STUDIES FROM THE LEARNING CONTRACT

Case guidelines

1.    Summarize the companys marketplace situation

2.    Identify salient problems and issues

3.    Determine key decision-making criteria

4.    Propose alternative solutions to each problem and issue, using decision criteria

5.    Please submit your analyses in 5 page double-spaced, type-written documents

6.    Please be sure to proofread and spell-check your analyses before turning them in

Written assignment guidelines

1.    American Psychological Association (APA) style

2.    Typed, double-spaced, 1 inch on all sides – left, right, top, and bottom margins, and size 12 font

3.    A minimum of 50% of references must be from academic journal within past 5 years.

4.    A minimum of 8 references are needed in addition to your text books references

5.    All written submissions must have headings and subheadings. One long essay without headings, questions and answer numbers will receive a grade of zero

6.    Less that 5% direct quotes

7.    No BLANK spaces anywhere in the paper

8.    Pictures are not included in the page numbers

9.    Both within text and full citations at the end of the paper are required

10.  Inserted page numbers on the lower right corner

11.  Use correct grammar

12.  Proofread your work prior to submission

Discussion

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Law

CHOOSE ONE, AND ONLY ONE, OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW, AND RESPOND WITH AN INTELLIGENTLY-CRAFTED ESSAY, BEING SURE TO INCLUDE PLENTY OF SPECIFICS TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. ONE FULL PAGE IS THE BARE MINIMUM EXPECTATION — YOU REALLY OUGHT TO WRITE MORE THAN A SINGLE PAGE.  AND REMEMBER, A COLLEGE-LEVEL SOCIAL SCIENCE ESSAY CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS: AN INTRODUCTION (ONE PARAGRAPH; A BODY (AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH, USUALLY MORE); AND A CONCLUSION (ONE PARAGRAPH).  SO THIS MEANS THAT YOUR ESSAY MUST CONSIST OF NO FEWER THAN THREE PARAGRAPHS.  WITH THIS IN MIND, TWO-PARAGRAPH ESSAYS WILL HAVE 10 POINTS DEDUCTED IMMEDIATELY, AND ONE-PARAGRAPH ESSAYS WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF “ZERO.”  LET’S DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY!  NOW, CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Read in our textbook on pages 228-234 about the case of Texas v. Johnson.  Write an essay in which you summarize the issues involved in the case, the arguments of both the plaintiff and the defendant, and the legal arguments and logic used by both the majority of the Supreme Court as well as the minority.  What is your opinion?  Which side made the more persuasive argument, and why?  Finally, why did the congressional sponsors of the “Flag Protection Act of 1989” believe their new law would be upheld as constitutional, in contrast to the Texas state law concerning flag desecration? Were the two laws really so different?  Be sure to explain fully.

-OR-

2. Read in our textbook on pages 248-253 about the case of Snyder v. Phelps.  Write an essay in which you summarize the issues involved in the case, the arguments of both the plaintiff and the defendant, and the legal arguments and logic used by both the majority of the Supreme Court as well as the minority.  What about the idea that it was Mr. Snyder’s First Amendment rights — in particular, his right free exercise of religion — that was really at the heart of the matter?  Did the Supreme Court go too far in this case?  Is the lone dissenter, Justice Alito, perhaps correct?  What is your opinion?  Is this hate speech that perhaps should not be protected?  How do the actions of the Westboro congregation differ, if at all, from those of the KKK or other hate groups whose rights to protest have been protected?

-OR-

3.  As discussed in the PowerPoint slide, you may want an opportunity to pine in on the whole Boy Scout issue covered on pages 286-291.  There is a lot condensed into those legal arguments, and Box 5-7 on page 291 has the interesting follow-up to the whole controversy.  Parse the arguments made by both sides.  Why is this a First Amendment issue — how does this fall under the category of Free Association, and did the majority make sense to you in citing the earlier case of Roberts v. United States Jaycees — how was that situation similar and applicable to this one?  How might it be different?  In the 5-4 decision, you can also see a clear ideological division among the justices.  In making their majority and dissenting opinions, were the justices making a fair and unbiased interpretation, or were their personal ideologies overcoming common constitutional sense?  And what do you make of the follow-up covered in Box 5-7?

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4.  The topic of this essay question is “Prior Restraint and the Press,” focusing on — but not necessarily limited to — the student press of public schools.  Read in our textbook on pages 304-309 about the case of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier.  Write an essay in which you address the question seen on page 304, which is repeated here: “What importance do the justices place on the fact that the newspaper was run by students? Does the case have any implications beyond the student press?  Is the case an isolated exception, or does it significantly dilute the prior restraint doctrine that the justices have supported since the Near decision?” You are expected to consult other cases found in the chapter and make note of them in your essay, in order to support your argument.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Write a clear, concise, organized, and comprehensive argumentation essay that vibrantly and intelligently presents your opinions. This essay must be a minimum of 900 words and be presented in MLA format.

This essay must possess a sound opening paragraph that effectively introduces the topic youre discussingby establishing the article you choose to address (see below). Assume your reader knows nothing about the topic youve chosen; therefore, you must summarize the controversy in a broad and concise manner.  In addition, your opening must include a clearly defined thesis statement that informs readers where you stand on the issue.
Your body paragraphs should address the main points that support your argument and/or refute opposing viewpoints as well.  Do not simply list your arguments; astutely elaborate on them. Remember that your goal is to sway the readers opinion.
Your analysis must not include I.   
You also must cite from three relevant and valid sourcesand only three. Directly quote and paraphrase from these sources. Strive to seamlessly merge your cited material with your own analysis. Obviously, a Works Cited page must accompany this essay. Choose one of the many articles provided in the link below. Your paper should be based on a response to the article you choose.

https://mesacc.edu/~paoih30491/Controversial_Articles.html

Any topic (writer’s choice)

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

After reading the prose poem “A Story About the Body,” submit a 400-word response that addresses what you feel the poem is asking us to consider.  Please do not use “I,” and present your response in an organized manner that successfully balances summary and analysis. utilize the present tense.

https://genius.com/Robert-hass-a-story-about-the-body-annotated

Any topic (writer’s choice)

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Choose 1 of the following Discussion Topics and provide your answers using appropriate medical terminology.
1. Twenty-seven-year-old Marilyn comes to the emergency room at 10 am complaining of sudden periumbilical pain that radiates to the RLQ (right lower quadrant). She says that the pain started about 2 oclock that morning and was not too bad but now is unbearable. Upon physical examination, Marilyns oral temperature is elevated to 101F (38.3C). Her abdomen is rigid, and she has rebound tenderness in the periumbilical and RLQ regions.

a. If you were the emergency room nurse, what would you suspect in Marilyns case? Why?
b. Twenty minutes later, Marilyn screams with severe pain and is sweating profusely. Her pulse is rapid and thready, and her blood pressure drops to 60 palpable. What is happening to Marilyn?

2. Forty-nineyear-old Frank has been a heavy drinker for the past 25 years. He also has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and recent upper respiratory viral infection. Franks only current medication is Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg od. He presents with severe epigastric pain that radiates to his back and worsens when lying down. His abdomen is distended, and bowel sounds are hypoactive. Frank has a fever and is diaphoretic and hypotensive, and his serum calcium is very low.

a. Frank is being transferred to the ICU. If you were the ICU nurse, what would you have to consider in Franks case?
b. What would you expect in the way of treatment modalities for Frank?

DCS Sanitation Management v. Eloy Castillo

November 7, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Law

Please read the case DCS Sanitation Management v. Eloy Castillo (and supporting notes

Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, respond to the following questions:

Discuss the legal implications for employers and employees for requiring employees to sign noncompete agreements. What factors did the court consider in making its decision? Compare and contrast Ohio and Nebraska’s positions on noncompete clauses.
Which states laws support ethical reasoning in the resolution of this case?
Your response should be a minimum of two pages in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA style citations