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Here are some hypothetical numbers used to illustrate the ideas of trade-offs, specialization, and comparative advantage. Assume Sri Lanka, using all her resources efficiently, can produce either 1,000 bags of rice OR 3,000 bags of tea. Let’s also assume that, using all her resources efficiently, Kenya can produce either 1,000 bags of rice OR 1,000 bags of tea. Further, assume that the countries have similar resource endowments and that, initially, they are not trading with each other. Therefore, each of the countries has to produce both rice and tea for its citizens. Suppose that, in the no-trade situation, Sri Lanka was consuming 400 bags of rice and 1,800 bags of tea, and in the no-trade situation, Kenya was consuming 500 bags of rice and 500 bags of tea.

Now, let’s play a fun game called the “Trading Game” to figure out whether there is any benefit (in terms of increased consumption possibilities) for these two countries if they trade with each other. You are given the following information to start the “Trading Game”. The trading price is set at one bag of rice for two bags of tea, and Kenya wishes to keep at least 550 bags of rice after trade.

Apply your knowledge of opportunity cost to identify the comparative advantage enjoyed by each country. Now using your knowledge of specialization and trade, show in a multi-paragraph essay, that the two countries can benefit by consuming more of both goods after trade.

Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English.

Using the Ashford University Library databases, look for a scholarly/peer-reviewed quantitative research study on the topic you selected in Week 1. In your initial post,

• Appraise the differences between experimental and non-experimental research.
• Differentiate between a correlational study and an experimental study.
• State the hypothesis being tested in the selected quantitative research study.
• Identify the major variables and categorize them as independent or dependent.
• Describe the methods and results of the study.
• Determine whether the study is descriptive, correlational, or experimental, and explain why it fits this classification.

Assignment Description In your previous assignment, you identified and analyzed a specific theory to apply in the Joe the King case study. In this assignment, you will build on the work you have done by deciding an actual application. As with last time, it is vital to support the application of your chosen theory with scholarly research in the Capella University Library. Assignment Instructions The bullet points below correspond to grading criteria in the scoring guide. You may also want to read the scoring guide to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion. For this assignment, complete the following: Describe how the theory you selected can be used to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Discuss why you believe your chosen theory will be most valuable to you in your social work practice. Compare and contrast the theory you selected with at least two other theories, explaining why the theory you selected is a better fit for your practice.

Write a  substantive journal entry describing the analytical view. Describe how you would extend the Commander’s vision and influence in your organization as a future SGM/CSM? Remember the question you are answering is: Describe how you extend the Commander’s vision and influence in your organization as a future SGM/CSM.

Watch the two videos. Why did the “Provisonal IRA” (Provos) separate from the IRA? How did this “new” IRA differ from those they separated from? How did the internment camps affect the leadership of the IRA and the prospects for long-term peace? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3scz1KD9eE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WAbc0Go5RA

Childhood, Youth, & Social Work in Transformation Chapter 9. Educating All Our Children. Ruth Zweifler, p. 217-238. Chapter 10. Constructing Ability and Disability Among Preschoolers. Patricia Jessup. p. 239-260. 1. A. What ideas (social constructions) about childhood led to zero tolerance policies in schools? How do these ideas intersect with ideas about race, gender, social class, and disability? B. In the four stories Zweifler tells, what alternatives to suspension or expulsion could have been used? 2. A. How did different ideas (social constructions) about ability and disability lead to different classroom practices between the preschool and kindergarten classrooms discussed in the Jessup reading? B. What are the dominant constructions of disability where you work/intern? How do they intersect with ideas about gender, race, & social class? How do these constructions of disability impact your practice?

Based on the power point lecture and Chapter 7 topic’s understanding of Business Ethics, answer the issues in question according to Topic Case Assignment guidelines. A paragraph for each issue in question of the assigned facts of the problem is required to be of no less than 50 words and no more than 100 words for each question of the assigned problem. NO summary and/or students’ feelings of the assigned problem. FACTS: Stilton was promoted to chief executive officer (CEO) of Tamik, Inc. a pharmaceutical company that manufactures a vaccine called Kafluk, which supposedly provides some defense against bird flu. The company began marketing Kafluk throughout Asia. After numerous media reports that bird flu might soon become a worldwide epidemic, the demand for Kafluk increased, sales soared, and Tamik earned record profits. Tamik’s CEO, Stilton, then began receiving disturbing reports from Southeast Asia that in some patients, Kafluk had caused psychiatric disturbances, including severe hallucinations, and heart and lung problems. Stilton, was informed that six children in Japan had committed suicide by jumping out of windows after receiving the vaccine. To cover up the story and prevent negative publicity, instructed Tamik’s partners in Asia to offer cash to the Japanese families whose children had died in exchanged for their silence. Silton also refused to authorize additional research within the company to study the potential side effects of Kafluk. Using the information presented in chapter 7 of the 11th ed. textbook, answer the following questions: 1) What is business ethics, and why is it important? and how can business leaders encourage their companies to act ethically? 2) How do duty-based ethical standards differ from outcome-based ethical standards? If Kafluk prevented fifty Asian people who were exposed to bird flu from dying, would Stilton’s conduct in this situation be ethical under a outcome-based ethical standard? Why or why not Would Stilton’s conduct be ethical under a duty- based ethical standard? Why or why not? 3) Did Tamik or Silton violate the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in this scenario? Why or why not?

HBR paper “IT Doesn’t Matter” is part of your Coursepack. Here’s what the article is about: This widely debated article now includes 14 Letters to the Editor. As information technology has grown in power and ubiquity, companies have come to view it as evermore critical to their success; their heavy spending on hardware and software clearly reflects that assumption. Chief executives routinely talk about information technology’s strategic value, about how they can use IT to gain a competitive edge. But scarcity, not ubiquity, makes a business resource truly strategic–and allows companies to use it for a sustained competitive advantage. You gain an edge over rivals only by doing something that they can’t. IT is the latest in a series of broadly adopted technologies–think of the railroad or the electric generator–that have reshaped industry over the past two centuries. For a brief time, these technologies created powerful opportunities for forward-looking companies. But as their availability increased and their costs decreased, they became commodity inputs. From a strategic standpoint, they no longer mattered. That’s exactly what’s happening to IT, and the implications are profound. In this article, HBR’s Editor-at-Large Nicholas Carr suggests that IT management should, frankly, become boring. It should focus on reducing risks, not increasing opportunities. For example, companies need to pay more attention to ensuring network and data security. Even more important, they need to manage IT costs more aggressively. IT may not help you gain a strategic advantage, but it could easily put you at a cost disadvantage. Based on “IT Doesn’t Matter” by Nicholas Carr, your need to discuss and present a strong argument For OR Against it, in other words, whether you agree or disagree. Reasons for agreement or disagreement. How the nature of IT has changed over the years? What are the top 5 trends and how they are shaping the industry? You can use any data or any research to strengthen your case. Remember the following assertions by the author: As IT’s power and ubiquity has grown , its strategic importance has diminished. When a resource becomes essential to competition but inconsequential to strategy, the risks it creates become more important than the advantages it provides!

The First Industrial Revolution of the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries is considered by historians to be a significant turning point in Europe – indeed World – history and is one of the factors that make Europe “Modern.” Write an essay where you answer the following questions – What combination of factors contributed to the First Industrial Revolution? What were the most important changes (technological, social, and/or economic) of the First Industrial Revolution?

A recent presidential election, new Administration, unified government, and renewed interest in separation of powers between co-equal branches, executive authority over the bureaucracy, the role of congressional oversight all point to a relevant range of subjects for you to select a topic, engage in research and analysis, and compose an essay addressing a current topic that illustrates executive-legislative relations. Washington, D.C. is an extremely competitive, political town and you must work hard to govern — whether it is via legislation, an executive order, or to keep or increase your agency funding — it is an important part of government. No matter when on the legislative calendar or President’s agenda, you sell your ideas and compete for attention, staff, funding. Choose an issue of contemporary relevance and contention between the branches of the federal government — it may be an issue of primarily congressional oversight (Links to an external site.) / legislative initiative or one under executive branch purview. For example, you might find a topic that revolves around an executive order circumventing Congress, or alternately a bill in Congress to rein in the powers of the President. Current events frequently revolve around clashes and/or cooperation between the executive and legislative branches (e.g., immigration, environment etc). Identify such an issue between the branches and present a reasoned argument or analysis describing the problem or conflict and how the branches work (or fail) to address the issue. Include in your analysis the identification and discussion of specific powers of the branches, relevant to your issue.