Describe a few examples of strategic word choice. Provide the denotation and connotation of any important words.

Make sure to review the prompt for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay BEFORE completing this discussion board.

For this discussion board, you will post a link to the website you have chosen to analyze for your first analysis essay. Then you will answer the following questions about your website. These questions are similar to the ones you answered over petakillsaminals.com, but will provide more choice so you can address what stands out in the website you chose. This discussion board is the beginning of your paper, so post critical responses and help your classmates refine their ideas.

Choose at least three of the following questions to answer in your initial post:

  1. What is one cultural myth or value evident in the website? What audience would this appeal to?
  2. Does the author rely more heavily on ethos, logos, or pathos? Why?
  3. Describe the artistic and inartistic proofs on the website.
  4. Identify any logical fallacies. Does the use of these fallacies strengthen or weaken the argument?
  5. Describe a few examples of strategic word choice. Provide the denotation and connotation of any important words.
  6. How does the website use color or imagery?
  7. Does the overall design contribute to the effectiveness of the website? How?

Don’t forget that you have to respond to at least two of your peers (you may respond to more). When responding, please help anyone who is struggling. If you don’t see a clear claim, see if you can help the student by offering up suggestions for improvement. Please keep your comments as positive as possible. This is a very difficult assignment, and it may take some students more than one time to “get it.” If someone is WAY off, I’ll let him or her know. This forum is to allow you to help each other and get possible other ideas. So keep it positive!

Write a paper about the three main institutions in gender socialization, family, school, and the media.

Write a paper about the three main institutions in gender socialization, family, school, and the media. In your paper also:

·  Describe how these institutions affect gender-socialization.

·  Be sure to include contemporary issues and terminology  to support your descriptions.

Discuss pros and cons with doing business with US companies from your chosen country’s point of view (conduct research)

lease develop a short paper describing how you would advise a CEO of a foreign country(not India and not the US) to adopt a new software tool for personnel management.  The software was developed in the US.

1.  Designate your country of choice – England/UK

2.  Discuss nuances that your chosen country has with business (conduct research)

3.  Discuss pros and cons with doing business with US companies from your chosen country’s point of view (conduct research)

4.  What would be your approach to convince the CEO?

Discuss how human-centered design and technological advances could offer possible solutions to the problem you are trying to solve.

Utilizing a business writing format to present and frame the design challenge. Reference the example provided in The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design for additional information. Address the following: What problem are you trying to solve? Who will be affected by the problem? To what degree will the group identified be affected? Consider that new technologies are being developed and are emerging through the hype cycle. Imagine some of the converging technology within the next 2-5 years that might enable a solution to your problem. Conduct research on companies or groups that are working on these emerging technologies. Discuss how human-centered design and technological advances could offer possible solutions to the problem you are trying to solve. What are some of the initial constraints? For example, does the target customer segment have money to pay for it? Is a particular resource too expensive? Does the target need to be educated about how to use the product? What are some possible variants to the design challenge? For example, are there substitute resources, different adjustments to the value property, or other modifications to the business model that could make it viable?

Vance refers to his family as a “clan of lunatics” but also as “hillbilly royalty” (17). Explain this paradox and what Vance means by these two expressions.

Read the chapters from Hillbilly Elegy (attached below) and answer the following questions.

1. Vance refers to his family as a “clan of lunatics” but also as “hillbilly royalty” (17). Explain this paradox and what Vance means by these two expressions.

2. Did you enjoy the reading? Why or why not?

3. What do these chapters say about the idea of ‘home’?

4. What is the tone of the piece?

5. Choose 2 aspects or ideas from Hillbilly Elegy and explain why you thought they were interesting (or why you did not like them).

6. Reply to at least 3 of your classmates’ posts. Your response must be more than simply “I agree with you” or “This is interesting.” Think about a conversation you would be having in class about this reading.

What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if they have not mastered these objectives? Explain.

1a How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? (opinionated)

Q1b What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if they have not mastered these objectives? Explain. (opinionated)

Q2 What is the importance of current data in a SWOT analysis? (GP-related, Specific Response)

Q3 How do you identify the SWOT factors in a fictitious firm? (GP-related, Specific Response)

Q4a Which SWOT Factors must be specific to the firm and which can be Generic? (GP-related, Specific Response)

Q4b Why? (GP-related, Specific Response)

Analyze how your experience with your political action compares to what you have read in the assigned readings listed on the syllabus.

Analyze how your experience with your political action compares to what you have read in the assigned readings listed on the syllabus.  Explain how your political action brings to mind specific things that you learned from the assigned readings listed on the syllabus. You must do a detailed compare/contrast of your political action experience with specific things found in the the assigned readings listed on the syllabus.  Is your personal real-world experience during your political action the same as or different from what is presented in the assigned readings?  Explain.  Don’t forget to include citations to specific things from the the assigned readings listed on the syllabus and cite as parenthetic citations.  Example:  when citing to the Krutz textbook which you are assigned to read for the class, include parenthetic citations to the book (meaning to put the citations containing the author’s name and page number or section number within parentheses).

Write a paper in which you describe three pieces of legislation that have been critical in defining the rights of management and unions.

Write a paper in which you describe three pieces of legislation that have been critical in defining the rights of management and unions.

In your paper answer the following question:

  • Why are the laws you chose important and what role did they play in shaping today’s management-union relationship?

Analyze the product’s physical properties, volume, and quantities to determine if the product’s shipment size is small or a larger (consolidated) shipment (at least one TEU).

Strategic Logistics Management, Inc. (SLM) is a U.S.-based third party company whose primary business is to deliver logistics services. Currently, SLM manages several warehouses in Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area. SLM provides expertise in air and ocean shipping, customs clearance, forwarding, warehousing, and ground transportation. Over the past five years, SLM has built a successful logistics information system (LIS) that includes personnel, equipment, and technology. The decision-support systems included in the LIS are a transportation management system (TMS) and a warehouse management system (WMS).

SLM employs experienced personnel in the United States to handle a wide range of logistics activities and provide customized logistics solutions and services. The company is considering expanding their global operations to provide the same range of services in Australia, including:

  • Imports: A network of offices and trade connections to support import consolidation, provide warehousing of goods prior to customs clearance, and manage import documentation for customs formalities.
  • Door-to-door services: Cargo pickup from supplier locations and transportation of goods directly to the customer, as well as freight bookings with airlines and ocean lines to handle cargo exports from both the United States and Australia.
  • Exports: Handling of various types of cargo exports by ocean and by air, ensuring the timely movement of goods at the most competitive rates. Complete export documentation is provided.

SLM is working to secure two contracts in Australia that will go into effect next year. The first contract is with Greer Wire Company in Melbourne, Australia, to transport two million pounds of stainless steel brushfire mesh used in protecting homes in brushfire prone areas. This cargo will be shipped to Los Angeles, California. The stainless steel wire mesh is supplied in five-meter rolls with an outside diameter of 500 mm, and each roll weighs 50 kg.

The second contract is with Brooks Brothers, a clothing company located in New York City, for warehousing and transportation of clothing in various sizes of cardboard boxes that easily assemble in one unit load on a 48-inch by 40-inch pallet. The goods will be shipped from New York, New York, to Sydney, Australia. For the purpose of this assignment you can make reasonable assumptions about the weight of the boxes.

SLM will manage a rapid flow of goods to and from Australia. The proposed warehouses in Australia will be located in proximity to two large metropolitan areas, Sydney and Melbourne. In the first year of its operations in Australia, SLM plans to handle an average of 200 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of imports and exports between the United States and Australia every month.

You are a Logistics Manager at SLM. As part of the company’s goal to strengthen its competitiveness in the global marketplace, the CEO has asked you to design a logistics plan for the proposed warehouse operations in Australia and transportation of goods between Australia and the United States.

In your report (allowing for reasonable assumptions when necessary),

  • Select one of the two SLM contracts described above.
  • Analyze the product’s physical properties, volume, and quantities to determine if the product’s shipment size is small (150 to 500 pounds) or a larger (consolidated) shipment (at least one TEU).
  • Evaluate at least two modes of transportation that best support the organization’s supply chain for shipping the product from one country to another, door-to-door, in a multimodal shipment. Explain your reasoning.
  • Identify the type of warehouses that SLM should employ in Australia to ensure a rapid movement of goods. Recommend either public, private, or contract warehousing and explain how your recommendation supports SLM’s supply chain management.
  • List and describe the necessary commercial, banking, and shipping documents that comply with export and import procedures in the United States. These may include a commercial invoice, certificate of origin, shipper’s export declaration, shipper’s letter of instruction, bill of lading, freight bill, and letter of credit.
  • Determine the appropriate Incoterms® 2010 rule, depending on the shipment mode and buyers’ and sellers’ responsibilities.
  • Select a process (Lean, Six Sigma, Just-in-Time, or Kanban) and explain how the process can be implemented to ensure effective and efficient warehouse operations techniques are in place that support the company’s supply chain design.
  • List a minimum of four additional budget line items in the table below with a rationale to ensure smooth warehouse operations in Australia. Support your rationale by including various logistics activity measures, cost drivers, profit models, and the role of inventory and how they influence SLM’s financial outcomes.