Category: Essays

A company wishes to improve its e-mail marketing process, as measured by an increase in the response rate to e-mail advertisements. The company has decided to study the process by evaluating all combinations of two (2) options of the three (3) key factors: E-Mail Heading (Detailed, Generic); Email Open (No, Yes); and E-Mail Body (Text, HTML). Each of the combinations in the design was repeated on two (2) different occasions. The factors studied and the measured response rates are summarized in the following table.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Use the data shown in the table to conduct a design of experiment (DOE) in order to test cause-and-effect relationships in business processes for the company.
Determine the graphical display tool (e.g., Interaction Effects Chart, Scatter Chart, etc.) that you would use to present the results of the DOE that you conducted in Question 1. Provide a rationale for your response.
Recommend the main actions that the company could take in order to increase the response rate of its e-mail advertising. Provide a rationale for your response.
Propose one (1) overall strategy for developing a process model for this company that will increase the response rate of its e-mail advertising and obtain effective business process. Provide a rationale for your response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length

Select a publicly traded company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or on the NASDAQ to analyze. Please note that it is usually easier to find more recent information on larger or well-known companies. The analysis in your essay should answer the following questions:

 Why did you choose to analyze this company?

 What were the opinions of some of your referenced articles on this stock as an investment? Please note that it is best if there is at least some disagreement on this question.

 Is an investment in the stock a higher or lower risk investment than an investment in other stocks as a whole? Why or why not?

 How large is the company in relation to its competitors?

 How fast is the company growing?

 How profitable is the company?

 What is the company’s price-to-earnings ratio? What does this tell you about the company?

 Does it have a dividend? If so, what is the dividend yield?

 Does the future of the company appear to be promising?

 On which exchange does the company trade, and what is its ticker symbol?

 Key Point: Do you recommend or not recommend this company’s stock as an investment for investors that are considering stock investments? Why?

The Writing Assignment is to be 750 – 1,250 words in length (this range includes everything in the assignment including your name, title, and citations). Turnitin.com software will be used to ensure that submitted assignments are original works. The Writing Assignment should be in an essay format using APA style.

Additionally, you are required to support your position by using at least one recent reference from an academic journal or prominent business publication (e.g., The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, etc.). A recent reference is one that has a publication date that is less than one year old as of the beginning of the semester. Importantly, references from websites do not qualify unless those websites are part of a reputable print publication. For example, Investopedia.com can be used, but it does not count as a reference that satisfies the criteria of a recent reference

need an 8-10 page research paper due 12/15   need an annotated bibligraphy with the following requirements asap:

 

topic: Is corporate social responsibility a way to cover exorbitant charges?

    examples would be is it OK for Toms to charge 40$-50$ for a plain canvas shoe that wears out quickly because they donate shoes to third world countries or is it OK for Starbucks to charge 5$ for coffee because they use free trade beans?

Critical Review No. 4 (Professor’s Choice: Boyz ‘N the Hood, 1991; Directed by John Singleton or Straight Outta Compton, 2015; Directed by F. Gary Gray)

Requires watching the movie, no plagirsm.

Below are example on how to answer them.

Example 1

Film Title and Director: Gus Van Sant My Own Private Idaho

Develop a thesis pertaining to the assigned film text and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to transform one’s political sensibilities. Your argument should express your point of view regarding the politics of difference, political sensibilities, and political transformation(s) as related to the film. Remember, you’re writing (developing) an analytical essay. Submit your thesis statement in the box below:

1a. I found My Own Private Idaho to be a very complex film and with out any background information the average moviegoer would not see this film as one in which would awaken their sensibilities.

Develop three (3) topic sentences that articulate the major ideas that will comprise the body of your essay. Remember that your topic sentences should clearly state the argument or point to be made in the respective paragraphs. Submit your topic sentences in the box below:

2a. (1)The average moviegoer is not aware of the Generation X culture/era, male prostitution, nor the plight of someone with a unique illness like narcolepsy as presented by Mike Waters and therefore has difficulty becoming immersed and empathizing with the character’s. challenges. (2) Throughout the film there is no prominent societal involvement, authority figures or anyone opposing the behavior that the Generation X slackers demonstrated. (3) The “cut-up” directors technique made the film hard to follow contributing to the overall difficulty relating to the characters.

Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support your thesis statement. Briefly explain:

3a. It is difficult to identify three scenes to support my thesis statement because there is not a particular scene in the movie that could do so. It is the technique in which the film was presented and the unique character attributes that leave the average moviegoer confused, lost and walking away saying “what the fuck was that all about?”

Lastly, fully develop your introductory paragraph. Remember that the best possible thesis will answer some specific question about the text. In this case a question related to the film’s power to transform political sensibilities regarding difference:

4a. My Own Private Idaho, a movie about two young male hustlers, is not a film that has the capability to transform one’s sensibilities. Although one might relate to one of the characters, the film does nothing but leave you confused and or lost, wanting more information about the characters in order to make some conclusions about what the producer/movie is trying to make. I found My Own Private Idaho quite confusing. Only after reading about it in Democracy and Difference did it make some sense to me. I found My Own Private Idaho to be a very complex film and with out any background information the average moviegoer would not see the film as one in which awaken’s their sensibilities.

What are different types of questions used in preparing a questionnaire?

Write short notes on various interview methods.

Write briefly about sampling and various sampling types.

Measure using a statistical tool (SPSS tool), the central tendency of a sample data of your choice/provided by your tutor.

Test using a statistical tool the dispersion of a sample data of your choice/provided by your tutor.

Provide two samples of data that follow two types of distribution

The essay should be done in compliance to the APA Style, cite as appropriate

Assignment 2: Income Support Policies

In this assignment, you must examine the philosophical underpinnings of the economic system and its relationship to ethics and social justice by examining income support policies. You will also view the socially constructed ways of developing and distributing resources and implementing societal values. You will examine the “problem of justice” by considering the following:

• The distribution of goods and services
• An individual’s share in goods and services
• The allocation of rights and duties

Research income support policies using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.

Select two policies for examination from the list that follows. You can select from other types of income support policies; however, be sure to submit your choices to the facilitator for validation before continuing with this assignment.

• Social Security
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Then, compare and contrast the selected income support policies. Address the following:

• List and describe each income support policy’s target population, means of funding, and intended outcomes.
• Explain the positions a conservative politician or commentator, and a liberal politician would take on the policy. Address anything they might have in common ideologically and also describe their differences.
• Give reasons and examples in support of your analysis.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, December 9, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox

Your paper MUST be on ONE of the following topics.  You may NOT pick your own topic. 

 

TAKE A STAND (pro/con, yes/no, thumbs up/thumbs down) on ONE of the following subjects.

 You must state clearly state your position and then justify your answer with at least three (3) outside sources  You may NOT use the textbook.   None of your sources can be older than September 2014.

 

1.  Should the United States allow the Keystone Pipeline to be built? (connecting oil sands in Canada with refineries in the United States–that’s the global business connection)

2. Should Turkey be allowed to join the European Union?

3.  Should the United States be part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

4.  Should the United States end sugar subsidies/tariffs?  These are the country’s very oldest tariffs, dating back to the 18th Century.  They protect sugar growers (mainly in Florida)and corn growers (Midwest), keep US sugar prices artificially high, drive jobs out of the US, and keep sugar-growing nations in the developing world and Caribbean trapped in poverty since they can’t export to America.  DO NOT DEFEND SUBSIDIES USING THE HEALTH ISSUE.  You can find other reasons, but these tariffs very definitely weren’t put into place to protect our bodies from cheap sugar.

5.  Should a new, larger Caribbean-Pacific canal be built through Nicaragua?  (You will need to consider environmental issues in this one)

6.  In the long run, will allowing more migrants into the country help or hurt the German economy?

 

 

 

 

 Follow the APA formatting instructions, please.  Use the sample paper as a template. Use SpellCheck and proofread your work.

 

 

Once you choose the topic, your assignment is  write an essay stating an informed position and a clear stand.

The paper MUST be written in the third-person.  Do not use “I’ or “me.”  (The words are, of course, acceptable in direct quotations–but those quotes should not be from you.)  Use the voice of authority.  “The facts show, ”  “Research makes it clear, ”  “Experience dictates.,”  “It is obvious that,”–all are clearly going to be your opinion, but they are much stronger as third-person statements than “I think that…”

Format:  APA, 12 pt, Times New Roman, double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides.

Minimum length:  3-5 pages NOT including mandatory title page and  SEPARATE works cited/reference page.

Per APA formatting, please use in-text citations, NOT footnotes, for any direct quotations or paraphrasing.  See the Purdue Owl and sample paper for format.

Minimum of three outside sources, none dated prior to September 2014.   You may NOT use the textbook.

Your papers should start with a brief summary of the issue’s main points followed by your own position on the subject and why you chose it. You will not earn any credits by simply restating the topic and rewording it.

Please note that this assignment is analysis.  It is not sufficient to state that you just agree or disagree with one of the sides in the case.    You must demonstrate what you believe the proper position is and WHY—in other words, TAKE A STAND.

Spelling and grammar count; you are all graduate students, and capable of proofreading your work,

And for everyone—the possessive of the pronoun “it” is “its”—NO APOSTROPHE

Potential Sources:  The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Houston Business Journal, The Economist, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune and their  respective online Web content are all recommended sources, but there are many others–The Times of India, the Straits Times, the Independent, the Australian, the Guardian and other overseas publications can provide information not found in American sources.

 

APA Formatting and Online Submissions

All assignments in this course are to be submitted in proper APA format, with the exception of the Threaded Discussions.

At a minimum this means:

-12 pt, Times New Roman, double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides

-Properly formatted title page

-Separate “Work(s) Cited” page with each work in indented APA format (all double-spaced)

-In-text APA formatted citations for any direct quotes OR paraphrased material

For help in formatting citations, try Son of Citation Machine:  http://www.citationmachine.net/

IMPORTANT NOTE:  While Citation Machine will arrange the information entered in proper order, it is still the student’s responsibility to put in Times New Roman, 12 pt type, double-space it and indent all lines after the first one.

All TAKE A STAND papers must cite a minimum of three outside sources.  You may not use Wikipedia. You may not use the textbook

Assignment: McBride Financial Services wants you to come up with a great marketing idea that can be used to expand McBride’s customer base.

Create a 5- to 7- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation (with speaker notes included) that presents your idea. Include the following information along with a detailed description and justification of your idea.

What is the current approach McBride is marketing?
What target market does that approach reach?
How could McBride use the internet to improve its reach to a broader market?
Why would that approach appeal to your new market?
What costs would be reduce from their current budget and transferred to the new internet budget?

THE monster under the bed finally arrived at our house the other night. I’ve been waiting for him to show up for four years. Peter Rabbit had been read, discussed, analyzed and placed nearby for easy access. The little brother was coiled under his blankets, waiting to leap out and seize forbidden tow trucks and alphabet blocks as soon as the sound of the parents’ footsteps had faded to a faint thump. The bathtub faucet was drip drip dripping in the next room. The drinks of water had been parceled out, demanded again, refused. The overhead light was off. The night light gleamed.

“Mom?”

“Yes.”

“I have something very important to tell you.”

“What?”

“There is a monster under my bed.”

Do you have any idea how close I came to replying, “Well, it’s about time”?

It seems that the monster showed up under my bed just the day before yesterday. I always thought he was a hairy beast with a lot of teeth, a cross between Godzilla and a Gahan Wilson drawing. He never got me, but that was because I was quick and brave and careful. After I finished reading in bed, I would go across to the switch next to the door and turn out the light. Then I would hoist my nightgown up to my knobby knees, take a deep breath, run three steps and leap up onto the mattress. Don’t break stride, don’t look down—those were my rules of survival. I knew that if I had eyes in my chin I’d see a long nasty arm whipping out to grab me by the ankle and pull me under. Beneath the bedspread I was safe. One more night alive.

What did I tell my son about his monster? Something lame, I think, like, “Would Daddy and I let monsters in this house?” Followed by a rambling discussion of things that are there and things you only think are there and their relative dangers and merits. (The last time we had this discussion it was because he didn’t want to sleep in the top bunk. “The things on the ceiling go in my ears,” he said. “Honey, those are shadows,” I replied. Long explanation about shadows, how shadows form, the benign nature of shadows. The next night he still did not want to sleep in the top bunk. “The shadows on the ceiling go in my ears.” Fast learner.)

I knew what I was supposed to say and do. I was supposed to say there aren’t any monsters under the bed and then get down on my hands and knees and peer underneath and get him to join me for confirmation and solace. That doesn’t do a bit of good, because monsters come back as soon as the lights are doused, as any child knows. And anyway, I couldn’t bring myself to flatly deny the monster. I have a lot of trouble with those rare times when, for good reason, I lie to my children. I’ve been tormented, for instance, by Santa Claus. In every other case, I speak the truth: do all people die? Will the needle hurt? Do you love Christopher? Yes. Yes. Yes. Then one day, in the service of centuries of tradition, I unequivocally confirm that a fat man is coming down the chimney to leave toys, eat the cookies, drink the milk and get to Cousin Kate’s house 40 miles away before daybreak. I understand why I do this: I’m not one of those modern moms with angular etchings on my walls who thinks Santa is an irrational vestige of anachronistic religious festivals. But it feels funny, telling my son that Santa is real when he isn’t, and knowing that my son will find out someday that he isn’t.

That’s why I can’t deny the monster, why I can’t tell him that nothing is under the bed. I believe in monsters, and someday my son will believe in them even more surely than he does now. Like most mothers, my mother lied. My mother once even put a dust ruffle on the bed. Can you imagine? Giving aid and sustenance to the monsters! That lasted three days. When you grow up, you realize that there isn’t any Santa, but the monsters are still around. If only they were still big and hairy; now, they’re dark and amorphous, and they’re no longer afraid of the light. Sometimes they’re the guy who climbs in the window and steals your television. Sometimes they’re the guy who walks out the front door with your heart in his hand and never comes back. Sometimes they’re the job or the bank or the wife or the husband or the boss or that dark, heavy feeling that sits between your shoulder blades like a backpack. You learn that there are always terrible things waiting to grab you by the ankle, to pull you under, to get you with their long, horrible arms. And you lie in bed and look at the shadows on the ceiling and feel, under the covers, just for a moment, that you’re safe. One more day alive.

I’m feeling my way with my son’s monster, now that the beast has finally arrived. I should have had an answer for this one all cooked up, but then I wouldn’t be a mom—I’d be a magician. Maybe I should make a game out of it. Tame the monster. Give him a name and some habits and maybe even a family. Leave a Tootsie Roll pop on the floor to buy the monster’s friendship. (The little brother, wild as a punk haircut, will be out of bed and unwrapping that sucker before the parents make it to the first landing.) Or maybe this is one of those times when I should leave the boy to his own devices. After all, some things you get taught. And some things you just learn.

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Writing Instructions

Format and file details:

1. Submit your file as a Microsoft Word file, or, if you do not have Word software, save your file as a RichText file. 

   The filename should end .doc or .docx or .rtf. If you use any other software, your test may be rejected and you will be notified to submit your test again using the specified format.

2. Submit only one file: you must save the summary and the essay into a single file. The database will not allow you to submit two files!

Procedure:

1. Write a one paragraph summary of the article’s content.

   Save your summary (and later your essay, in the same file) using this filenaming procedure:

Your last name_first name.file extension 

Example: Smith_Kim.docx 

2. In the same document, after the summary, write a 500-700 word essay on the prompt below. 
3. Upload your file (one file only, with both parts, essay beneath the summary).

Writing Prompt for the reading “Monsters,” by Anna Quindlen:

Write an essay of 500-700 words in which you describe something you had to learn on your own, because it couldn’t or shouldn’t have been taught to you by someone else. Explain why the situation had to occur that way, and its significance in defining something about you.

• Save your file periodically as you work, and again when you have finished your essay.
• Follow the online instructions for submitting your test.

• FINAL IMPORTANT STEP:

  Save and keep a back-up copy of your test file, before you exit the word processing

  program and the Internet. If you are not using your own computer, save it to a

  USB thumb/flash drive, or to the “Cloud,” or email a copy of the file to yourself

Project managers often use Earned Value Management (EVM) if they want to compare the status of their projects to their project plans. Using the same project from Assignment 3, develop a project scenario to explain the amount of work that you have completed with the funds allotted.

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections:

• An MS Project exercise
• An EVM paper

 

You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Section 1: MS Project Exercise

Assume that your project is using more resources (e.g., time, money, and / or other non-labor resources, etc.) than anticipated through 50% of the project duration.

1. Update the project schedule to reflect related resource changes.

2. Produce a series of EVM reports from MS project that illustrates your project’s performance. Note: Your reports should focus on the cost and schedule performance of the project.

 

Section 2: EVM Paper

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

3. Summarize the recourse changes of your project, and discuss the performance results of your project.

4. Determine one (1) performance measurement baseline for your MS Project. Justify your response.

5. Apply earned value analysis (EVA) in order to forecast future cost issues. Justify your response.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length