Identify three (3) specific groups that were affected by this global event and provide two (2) examples for each group describing how the group was affected.

The discovery of America and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two (2) greatest events recorded in the history of [human] kind” – Adam Smith, in The Wealth of Nations,1776. Think about why he and many other notables supported this statement, especially concerning the discovery of America. What was so important about this New World across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe?  How did it change globalization in terms of trade, culture, societies, innovations, new and old world exchanges, and in other ways?

You have already developed a thesis statement and developed an outline in which you identify three (3) main points relevant to your topic. Now you will develop the final paper in which you explore your main points in detail.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
  2. Identify three (3) major aspects that demonstrate Old and New World exchanges. Explain your responses with specific examples and details.
  3. Identify three (3) specific groups that were affected by this global event and provide two (2) examples for each group describing how the group was affected.
  4. Summarize how this discovery affected the life of the average working American during the colonial period. Use specific examples and details.
  5. Use at least three (3) academic references besides or in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Recognize the main factors that led to America’s early development.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in American history to 1865.
  • Write clearly and concisely about American history to 1865 using proper writing mechanics.

Explain in your own words why you believe planning is important. Select one of the following businesses: a large bank, a government agency, or a hospital, and explain which systems you feel are mission critical.

Explain in your own words why you believe planning is important. Select one of the following businesses: a large bank, a government agency, or a hospital, and explain which systems you feel are mission critical. Then explain how the loss of these systems would affect the organization.

Describe the role ethics plays in the operation of an accounting system.

Define the internal and external users of accounting data. What data would each group most likely want to review? Provide examples of each user type. Describe the role ethics plays in the operation of an accounting system. Include a couple of examples. Select three among the several accounting conventions prescribed by law, regulators, and accounting organizations. For each selection, describe its purpose and provide an example of how it would be applied to an accounting system. Describe each of the three main financial statements—the end products of the work that takes place in an accounting system over a period of time—studied in the course. What does each statement present? Why is it important to prepare these? Who uses the information in the statements? Describe the interrelationship among the three statements. Discuss the rules of debit and credit as apply to each of the account types that would appear on a company’s balance sheet and income statement. Identify the normal balance for each account type and provide an example event for each. Analyzing business events requires the accountant to make several judgments about the facts contained in the event.

Choose a consumer product with which you are familiar and explain its branding strategy. What is the brand’s personality?

Choose a consumer product with which you are familiar and explain its branding strategy. What is the brand’s personality? What does the company do to differentiate the brand in its market? Explain if the brand has been or could be expanded. Please also cite from Textbook “Contemporary Marketing, 17th edition David L. Kurtz.

Describe the dysfunctional thought-behavior patterns of your topic within the military culture.

Diversity and Inclusion Plan: Transforming Military Culture to Embrace Diversity and Inclusion Imagine that you are an organizational leadership consultant hired by the U.S. military to lead a key initiative to transform the military culture to embrace diversity and inclusion. To accomplish this, you will outline a plan for transforming the culture, focusing on one of the following diversity and inclusion topics of your choice: sex discrimination in the military, racial discrimination in the military, LGBT discrimination in the military, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as a combat-induced disability. Your Diversity and Inclusion Plan should be a minimum of 1,000 words (approximately four pages of text; the title page and references page is not included in this page count). You should use a minimum of four academic, peer-reviewed sources for your plan. Use the outline provided below for your Diversity and Inclusion Plan. Outline for the Diversity and Inclusion Plan: Your plan should include the following components. Provide headings that correspond to each of the following. 1. Title page 2. Introduction 3. Objective of the Diversity and Inclusion Plan Indicate the focus of your topic, as an overarching problem within the military culture. Describe your goals for the Diversity and Inclusion Plan Introduce the process you will take to implement this plan. 4. Evaluation of Diversity and Inclusion in the Military’s Culture Describe the current and/or historical trends that relate to your topic within the military’s culture. Explain the problems or trends identified by your resources. Be sure to cite each source using APA style. Describe the dysfunctional thought-behavior patterns of your topic within the military culture. Analyze these patterns in terms of the cycle of Model I values, behaviors, and outcomes (A link to this model is provided in the unit readings). 5. Transforming Stereotypes Using the Smith and Watson (2009) article, develop a plan for transforming stereotypes as they relate to your topic, by applying the A.R.T. approach. Provide subheadings for Awareness, Recognition, and Transformation. For each of these three stages, explain specific strategies you would use to help people overcome their stereotypes related to your topic. Which strategies might you use to honor the diversity of people from the demographic background(s) relating to your topic? Specifically, which strategies would you use to help people become aware of their Model I dysfunctions (as they relate to your topic), recognize alternatives available through Model II, and transform their stereotypes by implementing Model II values? 6. Transforming Behaviors While transforming stereotypes focuses on changing thinking patterns, transforming behaviors focuses on helping people within a culture to change their words and actions. Using the Katz and Miller (2014) article, develop a plan for transforming behaviors, applying at least three of Katz and Miller’s seven “From > To” strategies for transforming organizations. (See the unit lesson and the Katz and Miller [2014] article for more information.) Provide subheadings for each of the three “From > To” strategies you choose to incorporate into your Diversity and Inclusion Plan. For each of these three “From > To” strategies, describe how you would apply Model II values, behaviors, and outcomes to achieve that strategy. Explain how that specific approach could help people within the military culture to transform their behaviors and achieve that “From > To” strategy. Be specific as you describe these three strategies and how you would apply Model II values, behaviors, and outcomes for each strategy. Who would be involved in the process? What would the intervention or change process look like? What would be the indicators for identifying whether or not the strategy was achieved? How would these strategies lead to change among people of all demographics related to your topic within the organization culture of the U.S. military?

Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”

Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession.

Include the following:

  1. Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
  2. Outline the four “Key Messages” that structure the IOM Report recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training, nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development. Provide examples.
  3. Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
  4. Research the initiatives on which your state’s action coalition is working. Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s action coalition. Discuss the ways these initiatives advance the nursing profession.
  5. Describe barriers to advancement that currently exist in your state and explain how nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers.

Describe a situation in which you or someone you know used Non-Verbal Communication effectively.

Describe a situation in which you or someone you know used Non-Verbal Communication effectively. Then, describe a situation in which you or someone you know used Non-Verbal Communication ineffectively. Discuss why it was ineffective, the consequence, and how the situation could have been different if an effective Non-Verbal Communication technique was used.