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Choosing several academic texts written in one genre specific to your chosen field of study, you will write a short “guidebook” that provides strategies for a “beginning reader” of those texts. This may include: explanations of how to navigate such texts analysis of the authors’ rhetorical moves and genre conventions discussion of how that particular discourse community has been influenced by, has influenced, and communicates with other discourse communities
15 pages double spaced, due tonight Company: Walmart The Final Paper will involve applying the concepts learned in class to an analysis of a company using data from its annual report. Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company and write a report recommending whether or not to purchase the company stock. The completed report should include: An introduction to the company, including background information. A financial statement review. Pro Forma financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) for the next two fiscal years, assuming a 10% growth rate in sales and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for each of the next two years. A ratio analysis for the last fiscal year using at least two ratios from each of the following categories: a. Liquidity b. Financial leverage c. Asset management d. Profitability e. Market value Calculate Return on Equity (ROE) using the DuPont system. Assess management performance by calculating Economic Value Added (EVA). Evaluate the soundness of the company’s financial policies (e.g. capital structure, debt, leverage, dividend policy, etc.) based on the material covered during class. A synopsis of your findings, including your recommendations and rationale for whether or not to purchase stock from this company. This report should be 15 to 20 pages long, excluding title page and reference page(s), using APA 6th edition formatting guidelines. Support your findings and recommendations with evidence from at least five scholarly sources in addition to the annual report, such as the textbook, industry reports, and articles from the Ashford University Library. Be sure to include links to websites that were used as references or to access company information.
Explain how Eric J. Sundquist’s article “Chesnutt’s Revision of Uncle Remus”, uses the critical approaches: New Historicism, formalist writing, and readers response. Then explain how in Candace Waid’s article “Conjuring the Conjugal: Chesnutt’s Scenes from Marriage” uses aspects from Marxism, Hegel’s Master/Slave Dialect, formalist writing, and feminist writing. You can compare and contrast the articles or talk about one then the other. (Full articles in description box) How do the critical approaches each author takes enable him/her to see the primary material in certain ways? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the approach for reading this author and this text?
Choose one (1) ad from one of the historical Life magazines available on at Google Books and conduct a “sign” (semiotic) analysis of it, which will become the raw data from which you will draw a conclusion (your thesis statement). The analysis will function to uncover what cultural value or values your ad exploits. Your thesis statement will be the answer to the following question: What is the underlying cultural value or belief that the ad supports or endorses? Don’t forget to consider the historical context of the ad.