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Assignment 1: Discussion—Business Analytics and Informed Business DecisionsMany times organizations will make decisions based upon what other organizations are doing at the time or based upon the latest business trend. Think about the dot-com bubble as businesses soared and perhaps were also part of the major bust. Many organizations felt that they needed to join the crowd and have an online presence, only to realize within a couple of years that the decisions were made in haste, which resulted in many companies filing for bankruptcy. This era also had some companies that did not follow the trend only to realize within a couple of years that they were losing out on a new market, such as the online trading industry. This is why doing some research in the beginning can really help organizations make decisions based upon what is truly good for the organization.Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research ways of making informed decisions.Respond to the following:Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

The chief executive officer (CEO) of your health care organization has expressed interest in several new lines of business; specifically, building an acute care clinic to serve your community. He has asked that you prepare a business plan that includes the following components:Create a business plan that is 7 pages to present to the executive management. Use your location for this assignment.Go to , and input your zip code (39212) in the search bar to obtain a plethora of information regarding your specific community that will be useful in this assignment

Interview an ELL, ESL, or ELD instructor from a Title I school about how assessment is used for placement. You may interview one of the instructors that you have observed during this course. Inquire also about how placement is determined for both special education and gifted ELLs. Your questions might include (but should not be limited to) the following:
1.What are the indicators of exceptionality a classroom teacher should look for when a student also has a language barrier?
2.How can informal as well as formal assessment results factor into placement?
3.What role do parents and teachers have in placement?
4.What are some primary factors that are exhibited in underachievement that may not necessarily signal special education needs?
5.How are changes among individual ELL proficiency levels over the course of the school year accounted for?
6.How are diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments integrated for ELLs in mainstream classrooms?
7.What are the benefits of the SIOP protocol for native English speakers as well as those for whom English is an additional language?

Consolidate your findings in a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation to inform your colleagues about the assessment and placement process.

Describe the content and use of the Arizona English Language Learner Assessment (AZELLA) in guiding ELL instruction. Compare the use of the AZELLA to the process in your state. If your state is Arizona, you may elaborate on the process. How do AZELLA score reports facilitate achievement among ELLs? How does the process in your state facilitate achievement among ELLs?

Read Richard Gilmore\’s essay \”The Dark Sublimity of Chinatown\” attached in the order, in which discusses the use and function of counter narratives in neo-noir films. Then watch Anthony Minghella\’s 1999 neo-noir film The Talented Mr. Ripley, and write a 2-4 page critical essay in which you compare and contrast Polanski\’s use of counter narratives to \”disrupt, dislodge, and even subvert\” the inevitability of the outcome of the film\’s traditional realist main narrative, particularly the patriarchal hierarchical system, with Minghella\’s use of counter narratives in The Talented Mr. Ripley to accomplish the same objective.

In this section of the course, we are reading The Road. For this unit, you will write a paper that includes research, as academic research focuses on the creation of new ideas, perspectives and argument.
Prompt: write a minimum 6 pages paper in which you answer the question by creating a unique claim that has been shaped by your research and your own critical thinking about the novel:
Good Guys and Code of Ethics: what are some basic (3-4) \”laws of the land\” in the novel The Road? In explaining, cite specific scenes from the novel as a precedent for each law you establish in your paper and advance why each law is necessary for \”the good guys\” as opposed to \”the bad guys.\” Also, consider if the law would be needed in the Pre-apocalypse world. The larger goal of this creative paper is to consider how the end of civilization has altered laws or codes of ethics
Research: use a minimum of 2 academic- quality research sources. Sources must address McCarthy\’s The Road in some way. Please note: you probably will not find whole critical essays devoted to your prompt\’s focus regarding the novel. Rather, read through a number of essays and discover ideas that are intriguing and might lend to developing your claim.
Requirement: a compelling introduction , including a clear claim that answers the prompt.
1. Length: the essay will be a minimum of 6 pages. Additionally, there is a work cited pages. Papers less that 6 full, plus a WC, will not pass.
2. Please conduct academic quality literary research. Limit research to the Library database. You will need 2 sources, minimum.
3. Textual Evidence: quoting from the novel is necessary and required for building evidence. quoting from the academic sources is also necessary and required.

3. Write a letter applying for the position you find. You will need to tailor the letter to the specific position you are applying for.

follow example cover letter attachment and my resume

 There are many people who were important in the reform of corrections throughout history. Which 5 people do you think were the most important, and why? How does what they wrote or developed when they were part of the correctional field impact corrections today? Your responce should be at least 500 words APA format

Some reading the case may reach the conclusion that international markets have many risks and that changes in currency values is one of them. They would be right of course However, some may go a step farther and feel that the risks are too many and too great, thus a firm should focus only on domestic markets. You need to help them understand he difference between avoiding risks (not doing anything that contains risk) and risk avoidanc via risk management. ADDRESS THE FOLLOWINGWhy is the value of the yuan relative to the dollar so important?If you were the CEO of Wal-Mart and were preparing for a meeting with the most vocal member of the US Congress on China\’s currency \”manipulation\” what would you say to them?Assuming that the yuan will appreciate further against the dollar, what should Wal-Mart do?If you were an exporter from Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, or South Korea and selling to China, would you accept payment in yuan (instead of dollar)? REQUIREMENTSWrite between 750 – 1250 (approx 3-5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style.Include cover and reference pages.Use at least three references Cite all material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, valus, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference pageReferences must come from sources such as, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, govt websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHOw, blogs, etc. are not acceptable.

Our decisions do not simply result from what philosophers call “free will.” Sociology teaches us that the social world guides our life choices in much the same way that the physical world guides influence our choice of clothing or the type of food we feel like eating. C. Wright Mills pointed to the power of what he called the sociological imagination to help us understand everyday events. As he saw it, society—not people’s personal failings—is the main cause of poverty and other social problems.

For this assignment explain how a personal problem can be caused by a larger social issue. It can be a problem that you, a friend or family member, or someone you have read about has experienced. Describe the situation, putting both the personal problem and the larger social issue in boldface, then explain the relationship in terms of cause and effect. Limit your response to a single double spaced page.

*Write an essay reviewing how women scientists are doing in another country. This could include numbers, comparison of their employment, wages gap between men and women, challenges, barriers, opportunities that women in your selected country faces today, effects of legal system/social norms, or it may emphasize special areas of concern.

• You must reference at least six resources other than course required readings.
• Adding statistical information may help in supporting your argument.
• Your header should include the title and author at top of each page.
• Your paper should include an introduction and have an end with conclusion section.
• Appropriate figures and tables could be included.