Describe important life experiences .

Instructions:Choose a photograph of an older person (someone unknown to you). Develop an analytical narrative about them that reflects key sociological concepts and knowledge about aging and older persons from the course. An analytical narrative is a fictional account of life experiences and demographic information carefully created to demonstrate key sociological concepts and theory. Drawing on the narrative that you have created and current sociological academic research, write a research paper (5-6 pages double-spaced, not including title page and reference page). The paper will explore the ways in which and reasons why (or why not) your older person’s life experiences fit (or not) with typical patterns, life course trends, and theoretical perspectives for their demographic profile and social positions in society. Please note that this is not an opinion paper. The analysis of life experiences is based on current sociological academic research drawn from the textbook and other academic peer reviewed sources.Note: The analytical narrative is not based on real information from an older person. You create the narrative to reflect concepts, theory, trends and patterns presented in the course material. Your paper must include the following sections:Introduction (approximately 0.5 pages)The introduction should include a thesis statement, summary of life experiences, and social structures highlighted in the narrative, and the course material (i.e., sociological concepts and theoretical paradigm) that will be used to analyze the narrative.A thesis statement is one or two sentences in the introductory paragraph that presents an argument or states a position on the topic for the reader. The analysis portion of the paper then presents evidence to support the thesis statement. For more information on how to construct a thesis statement go to http://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/Body (approximately 3-4 pages)Narrative of an Older Person (approximately 1 page)Include a demographic profile of the older personWhat is the age, gender, ethnicity, social class, education, current living arrangement, marital status, social network, etc. of the older person?Describe important life experiences Describe a few life experiences (i.e., major life events) that occurred throughout their life courseInclude reflections/exact words (created by you) from the narrative of your older personAnalysis of the Narrative (approximately 2 pages)Identify and define social structures (1 or 2) that are critical to understanding the older person’s life history (use definitions from the textbook or additional course material) and discuss how social structures shaped the life experiencesInclude relevant sociological concepts (in addition to social structures) in your analysis. Concepts you may want to use can be found in the course textbook (and required readings on D2L). All concepts mentioned in the paper must be defined using the textbook and/or required readings on D2LChoose ONE of the three sociological theoretical paradigms (structural functional OR social conflict OR symbolic interaction), describe the theoretical paradigm generally (e.g., micro/macro, view of society, key concepts) and discuss how the paradigm explains the life experiencesIf you also want to include a specific theory within the paradigm please do so, however, this is not required (e.g., life course theory within the structural functional paradigm) Explain the ways in which and reasons why (or why not) your older person’s life experiences fit (or not) with typical patterns, life course trends, and theoretical perspectives for their demographic profile and social positions in societyProvide evidence from academic peer reviewed sources to support this analysisConclusion (approximately 0.5 pages)The conclusion should briefly summarize the narrative, the social structure(s) and the role it played in locating life experiences, and the theoretical analysis of the life experiences. Also include a statement of how looking at life history from a sociological perspective informs our understanding of the experiences of older persons.Guidelines:Include at least 4 sociological academic peer reviewed journal articles + textbook (fUNK 2016)

Assume you are the partner in an accounting firm hired to perform the audit on a fortune 1000 company.

Assume you are the partner in an accounting firm hired to perform the audit on a fortune 1000 company. Assume also that the initial public offering (IPO) of the company was approximately five (5) years ago and the company is concerned that, in less than five (5) years after the IPO, a restatement may be necessary. During your initial evaluation of the client, you discover the following information:The client is currently undergoing a three (3) year income tax examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A significant issue involved in the IRS audit encompasses inventory write-downs on the tax returns that are not included in the financial statements. Because of the concealment of the transaction, the IRS is labeling the treatment of the write-down as fraud.The company has a share-based compensation plan for top-level executives consisting of stock options. The value of the options exercised during the year was not expensed or disclosed in the financial statements.The company has several operating and capital leases in place, and the CFO is considering leasing a substantial portion of the assets for future use. The current leases in place are arranged using special purpose entities (SPEs) and operating leases.The company seeks to acquire a global partner, which will require IFRS reporting.The company received correspondence from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting additional supplemental information regarding the financial statements submitted with the IPO.Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:Evaluate any damaging financial and ethical repercussions of failure to include the inventory write-downs in the financial statements. Prepare a recommendation to the CFO, evaluating the negative impact of a civil fraud penalty on the corporation as a result of the IRS audit. In the recommendation, include essential internal control procedures to prevent fraudulent financial reporting from occurring, as well as the major obligation of the CEO and CFO to ensure compliance.Examine the negative results on stakeholders and the financial statements of an IRS audit which generates additional tax and penalties or subsequent audits. Assume that the subsequent audit and / or additional tax and penalties result from the taxpayer’s use of an inventory reserve account, applying a 10 percent reduction to inventory over three (3) years. Discuss the applicable federal tax laws, regulations, rulings, and court cases related to the inventory write-downs, and explain the specific relevance of each to the write-down.Research the current generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) regarding stock option accounting. Evaluate the current treatment of the company’s share-based compensation plan based on GAAP reporting. Contrast the financial benefits and risks of the share-based compensation stock option plan with the financial benefits and risks of a share-based stock-appreciation rights plan (SARS). Recommend to the CFO which plan the company should use and provide the correct accounting treatment for each.Research the reporting requirements for lease reporting under GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Based on your research, create a proposal for future lease transactions to the CFO. Within the proposal, discuss the use of off-the-balance sheet financing arrangements, capital leases, and operating leases, and indicate the related business and financial risks of each.Create an argument for or against a single set of international accounting standards related to lease accounting based on the global market and cross border leases of assets. Examine the benefits and risks of your chosen position.Examine the major implications of SAS 99 based on the factors you discovered during the initial evaluation of the company. Provide support for your rationale.Analyze the potential for a material misstatement in the financial statements based on the issues identified in your initial evaluation. Make a recommendation to the CFO for the issuance of restated financial statement restatement. Identify at least three (3) significant issues that can result from the failure to issue restated financial statements.

Describe Public private partnership.

Public private partnership PPP is seen nowadays as an essential tool when a country’s government is unable to invest to improve its infrastructure at various levels. PPP has been at rise particularly in developing countries where government has limited access to resources particularly financial ones and where corruption might be at its highest. However, PPP does not come always with positive benefits. There are shortcomings that need to be considered as well. The attached case refer to the case of PPP in Lebanon where it refers to a general introduction about Lebanon profile and infrastructure; the PPP and its importance to reflect at a later stage on various PPP initiatives that have been done or that could be done to improve various sectors. The case ends the discussion by referring to PPP shortcomings and the need to set laws and regulations to regulate the market at this level.

Write an analysis of “The Charms of Wikipedia”.

Read “Module 3” first, then go into the main reading: “The Charms of Wikipedia”, then analyse “The Charms of Wikipedia” for the techniques of arrangement presented in “Module 3 “. See how many of the techniques apply to the article, and take notes.The Analysis Essay assignment will ask you to take the notes that you make (the ‘what’ of the arrangement techniques in the article) and write a short, 600-word, essay that uses your analysis to explain the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ Nicholson Baker selected and applied the particular arrangement techniques that you analyse in his essay.

Discuss the benefits of Arrangements.

“Why arrangement is the second-most important–the second-most fundamental–decision and aspect in writing and argument (i.e. in rhetoric and dialectic) according to classical rhetoric”.

Discuss Federal Government’s planned expansion of the Cashless Debit Card.

You are a social worker working for the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), a peak advocacy organisation for social issues. You have been asked to prepare a discussion paper for the Board of the organisation and for the wider community on the Federal Government’s planned expansion of the Cashless Debit Card. A cashless debit card is a form of compulsory income management that restricts how a person can spend their income support payment. “The Cashless Debit Card (also known as the ‘cashless welfare card’) compels income support recipients to have 80 percent of their payments quarantined to a debit card that cannot be used for gambling or to purchase alcohol or withdraw cash. The remaining 20 percent of a person’s payment is placed into their normal bank account. 100 percent of lump-sum payments from Centrelink (such as Family Tax Benefit) are also transferred to the debit card” (St Vincent De Paul Society). The Cashless Debit Card program is currently operating in the Ceduna region, South Australia, the Goldfields and East Kimberley regions, Western Australia and the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region, Queensland. This is a different form of income management than the BasicsCard, however some evidence, evaluations, and commentary regarding the implementation of the BasicsCard may assist to inform your analysis of the Cashless Debit Card program.