Literary Analysis

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The major writing assignment for this week is to compose a 600- to 800-word paper that analyzes how gender—masculinities and femininities—is portrayed in The Odyssey.

One way to approach this assignment is to consider how male characters think and speak about female characters (human and/or divine). How do the males treat female characters? How do the female characters treat the males? What patterns emerge? Based on those patterns, can you identify models of femininities and masculinities in The Odyssey? In other words, are particular behaviors, conditions, or roles associated with men but not women and vice versa?

Second, analyze at least two major male characters. What does this reveal? Now carefully consider two female figures (human and/or divine). How are they represented? Using the data that you gathered, describe what the ideal ancient Greek woman and man might have been like.

Next, decide if any of the female and male characters violate rules that apply to women’s and men’s behavior and, in so doing, offer the audience negative models of gender. Reflect on The Odyssey’s ending—who wins and loses and why? What do the ultimate fates of the female and male characters reveal about ancient Greeks’ ideas about gender?

Do not simply answer all these questions in order to develop your paper. These questions are designed to catalyze critical thinking, and you should use the writing process described in the online lectures to compose your essay. 

As you prepare to write this week’s paper, make sure you understand how many things you are being asked to do.

Develop a Tentative Thesis

  • How is gender portrayed in The Odyssey?
  • With regard to gender, what do different elements of The Odyssey reveal about the culture and its important philosophies and values?

Prewriting

Choose one of the prewriting techniques discussed in chapter 3c, “Invent and Prewrite,” of The New Century Handbook and begin prewriting.

Rough Draft

Write your rough draft. You are not required to submit it, but you should get in the habit of writing one for every essay you compose in this and other classes.

Revise and Edit

Proofread the rough draft to check if the:

  • Thesis is clear and well focused, and the introduction includes all the necessary information.
  • Discussion of evidence includes quotes, paraphrases, or summaries and synthesizes this material and your ideas.
  • Conclusion is appropriate and reinforces the paper’s main ideas without repeating the introduction word for word.
  • Essay is formatted in APA style throughout, and it uses appropriate grammar, spelling, and mechanics.
  • Quoted material does not exceed 25% of the essay.

 

Double check your final copy for spelling and grammar. Name your document SU_ENG2002_W1_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. By Tuesday, October 21, 2014, submit your final draft in a Microsoft Word document to the W1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Wrote a complete introduction that engages your classmates’ interest, explains the topic, provides a detailed thesis that identifies your argument, briefly states the main evidence, and maps the paper for your audience.
10
Used key passages and quotations from the text to support and defend your thesis. Supporting examples and quotations are fully analyzed. The link between the thesis and the evidence is clearly explained.
20
Examined in your essay’s discussion of evidence what the text suggests about the culture, philosophies, or ideologies that influenced it.
10
Organized the paper effectively with unified paragraphs, each of which has a topic sentence and effective transitions to the next paragraph.
20
Provided an appropriate conclusion that reinforces the paper’s main ideas.
10
Met the word requirement.  
10
Communicated clearly using your own words for the majority of the paper with correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling throughout.
10
Formatted the paper in APA style throughout, including a title page, running head, headings between sections, in-text citations, and a reference list.
10
Total:
100

Role of Vision and Mission Statements

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Role of Vision and Mission Statements

In this assignment, you will learn the significance of the vision and mission statements of an organization.

Visit the websites of the following organizations and read about the organizations’ missions and visions as well as about their leaders.

 

•    National Center for Healthcare Leadership

•    American College of Healthcare Executives

•    Institute for Diversity in Health Management

•    Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives

•    National Association of Health Services Executives

 

Based on your research and reading, complete the following tasks in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document:

 

•    Critically analyze the vision and mission statement of each of the five organizations.

•    For any one organization, identify its leader. Do you find the identified leader to be effective? Why or why not? Support your answer using concepts learned in the week.

•    What do you think is the greatest difficulty in achieving the vision and mission of these organizations? In other words, are the organizations’ vision and mission statements clear, concise, measurable, and realistically achievable?

•    If you were an employee or member of these organizations, would the vision and mission statements of the above mentioned organizations motivate you? Why?

•    For the selected organization, what action would you suggest to help the organization overcome the difficulties in achieving the vision and mission?

 

 

i need 250 words for my career just talk about empire beauty school about me one day opening up a barbrshop

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Week 2 Assignment: Concept Map & Short Paragraph

 

Before you begin, take a moment to look ahead to Week 7 Assignment. Read the assignment carefully. Shape your work in this Week 2 Assignment, and all other assignments, around the goal of producing a multi-media presentation.

 

PART 1: Choose a career interest topic for your final project due later in the course. Your career interest topic should be realistic and one that you are actually interested in learning more about. The career interest might be a field in which you could become employed after completing your APUS degree program or additional training.

 

Using your career interest topic, create a concept map OR an outline to define the task in your research process. Use the process of outlining or mapping the topic for your final project so that you can focus your topic and determine the nature and types of information you will need later in our course. This assignment is a brainstorming activity, not a research task.

 

In your outline OR concept map, include the following:

 

  • One (1) topic sentence stating which career interest/discipline you will explore
  • Four (4) or more specific, critical thinking questions about your career interest that can be later answered through source searching and presented in your final project
  • For each question, two or more supporting detail statements that describe the type of information needed to answer the question (the actual answers are not yet needed)
  • For each detail statement or statement pair, a description of what kinds of sources might be helpful in providing the information you need
  • Format appropriately designed for either an outline or concept map

Formal, detailed outlines are useful organizational strategies–the more detail you include, the easier the final project will come together. If you choose to use an outline, it must be very detailed. Consider searching outlining strategies and designs.

 

Concept maps can be developed through one of several available websites:
 

Assignment 1: The New Frontier: Data Analytics

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Assignment 1: The New Frontier: Data Analytics

Due Week 2 and worth 120 points

In this highly competitive business environment, businesses are constantly seeking ways to gain traction and understand what is on the minds of current customers and potential customers in order to increase business efficiency. Many companies have turned to business intelligence (BI) and data analytics. 

Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research articles on data analytics. Select one (1) industry or one (1) company that is currently using data analytics. Use the industry / company you have selected as the basis for your written paper.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1.     Define data analytics in general and provide a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business. 

2.     Analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen. 

3.     Determine the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Next, suggest a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Provide a rationale for your response.

4.     Analyze the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

5.     Speculate on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Next, determine at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Provide a rationale for your response. 

6.     Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

7.     Here is the rubric to the assignment

8.      

1. Define data analytics in general and provide a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely defined data analytics in general; did not submit or incompletely provided a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.

Partially defined data analytics in general; partially provided a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.

Satisfactorilydefined data analytics in general; satisfactorily provided a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.

Thoroughly defined data analytics in general; thoroughly provided a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.

2. Analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletelyanalyzed the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.

Partially analyzed the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.

Satisfactorily analyzed the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.

Thoroughlyanalyzed the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.

3. Determine the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Next, suggest a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Provide a rationale for your response.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Did not submit or incompletely suggested a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.

Partially determined the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Partially suggested a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Partially provided a rationale for your response.

Satisfactorilydetermined the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Satisfactorilysuggested a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Satisfactorilyprovided a rationale for your response.

Thoroughly determined the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Thoroughly suggested a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.

4. Analyze the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Partially analyzed the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Satisfactorilyanalyzed the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Thoroughlyanalyzed the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

5. Speculate on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Next, determine at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Provide a rationale for your response.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely speculated on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Did not submit or incompletely determined at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.

Partially speculated on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Partially determined at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Partially provided a rationale for your response.

Satisfactorilyspeculated on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Satisfactorilydetermined at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Satisfactorilyprovided a rationale for your response.

Thoroughlyspeculated on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Thoroughlydetermined at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Thoroughlyprovided a rationale for your response.

6. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

        

 

 

Assignment 2: Supply Chain Management

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Assignment 2: Supply Chain Management

Assignment 2: Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management is the integration of activities that procure materials and services, transform them into intermediate goods and final products, and deliver them to customers. The production, distribution, and sale of both goods and services are bound by constraints in demand, supply, capacity, capability, and a myriad of other parameters. 

In this assignment, consider the strategic implications of how an organization produces and interacts with its partners, customers, and suppliers.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research supply chain management processes. Based on your research, complete the following: 

  • Describe the overall goal of a supply chain.
  • Describe the difference between a supply that is responsive (service) and a supply chain that is efficient. Can a supply chain be both?
  • How can an organization optimize supply chain management to improve results and remove obstacles? Support your answer with two current examples.
  • Based on your learning from your research, what additional recommendations might add to what was accomplished? 

Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, August 9, 2017, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria 
Maximum Points
Described the overall goal of a supply chain, differentiated between a supply that is responsive (service) and a supply chain that is efficient, and examined whether a supply chain can be both.
24
Provided two examples of organizations where optimization of supply chain management has helped the organization improve its results.
24
Provided additional recommendations to add to what was accomplished.
32
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100

 

 

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Business Continuity Plan for a Business

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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Business Continuity Plan for a Business

Consider the following scenario:

You are a security consultant working for a company that does not have a business continuity plan. You have been asked to meet with internal customers and the IT department to determine the core competencies of the business. Then, you will use that information to develop a business continuity plan.

Tasks:

For this assignment, create a business continuity plan, not to be confused with a disaster recovery plan.

·         Introduce the company and its core competencies. The company can be real or imaginary; however, it should be described so that the reader understands exactly how you are relating each element of your business continuity plan to business needs.

·         Identify the sector in which the company operates as well as its core values, mission, and objectives.

·         Choose at least eight elements of a business continuity plan that you have studied in this course. Be sure to include elements in disaster recovery; business operations; business continuity; customer communication; staffing contingencies; employee communications; ethical and legal obligations; and system integrity.

·         Map each element of the plan to a specific business requirement. Each of the elements noted in the business continuity plan should be aligned with an organizational need, including department and customer base (if any), and the element it is related to. Base recommendations on expert’s opinions from white papers, journals, or magazines that are credible in IT. (If you have a question about whether a source is credible, be sure to ask your instructor.) You should use at least three sources, not including your textbook.

·         Identify who is responsible for carrying out each element of the plan and identify the scope of the individual’s work within the framework of business continuity.

Your final deliverable will be a 10- to 12-page, all inclusive, business continuity plan in APA format. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:

·         Save the final assignment as M5_A1_Lastname_Firstname.doc.

·         , submit your final assignment to the M5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Dropbox.

LASA 2 Grading Criteria and Rubric

All LASAs in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 300 points. Download the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Introduced the company and explained its core competencies.

32

Identified the sector in which the company operates as well as its core values, mission, and objectives.

36

Created a business continuity plan with at least eight components studied in the course.

48

Mapped each element of the plan to a specific business requirement.

48

Identified who is responsible for carrying out each element of the plan.

40

Identified the scope of the individual’s work within the framework of business continuity.

32

Writing components:

·         Organization (16)

·         Usage and Mechanics (16)

·         APA Elements (24)

·         Style (8)

64

Total:

  

 

 

University of Phoenix – CMGT/442 – Information Systems Risk Management

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Your consulting organization has been hired to develop computer systems for the United Nations in the Middle East.

Create a Risk Information Sheet for at least five potential risks that should be considered.  At least three of the risks you choose should be business continuity and IT disaster recovery related.  As part of this, consider man-made and natural risks that might apply to this particular situation. 

Please note the following:

  • The risk description should fully describe the risk
  • The probability is the likelihood that the risk will occur (i.e., low, medium, or high)
  • The impact is how the organization will be effected if the risk does occur (i.e., low, medium, or high)
  • The rationale should explain the reasons for your probability and impact assessments
  • The mitigation strategy should explain how each risk will be addressed
  • There should be one risk information sheet for each risk identified
  • The risk information sheets can be completed in Word, Excel®, or PowerPoint®

The results of your assessment for each risk should be plotted in a Risk Matrix.  One axis should be probability, while the other axis should be impact. The overall risk level will be the intersection of these two factors on the matrix. The risk assessment matrix can be completed in your choice of Word, Excel®, or PowerPoint®.

The following is an example of a risk matrix with certain accidents allocated to appropriate cells within the matrix:

 

 

Negligible

Marginal

Critical

Catastrophic

Certain

Stubbing Toe

 

 

 

Likely

 

Fall

 

 

Possible

 

 

Major Car Accident

 

Unlikely

 

 

Aircraft Crash

 

Rare

 

 

 

Major Tsunami 
 

Argumentative Instructions

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Argumentative Instructions

You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment, but you may first submit an optional DRAFT. This will allow you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your revision. You should always avoid focusing solely on the grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to the course lessons and your own revision ideas. Always expect to revise beyond what the DRAFT grader specifically notes. 

Additional helpful resources:

Argument Rubric | Argumentative Sample

If the assignment does not address one of the given options, it will not be graded. 

 

Option #1: Your Position on Pirated Movies

Develop a thesis statement on the topic of pirated movies (piracy hurts the economy by…, society can prevent movie piracy by…, etc.) and write an argumentative essay. Strive for at least three strong arguments in addition to a counterargument and refutation (this resource) ill help you craft your counter argument and refutation). Using argumentative topic sentences that include your opinion for each section can help ensure the majority of your essay is argumentative. Beginning of a sample topic sentence: “The first way movie piracy hurts the economy is….” Then be sure to support that claim with researched data. Conclude each paragraph with a sentence that summarizes the paragraph’s main ideas. 

Sample Thesis Statement: 

Ideally, a thesis would include the major assignment objectives for the essay, which in this case would be your claim/opinion, reasons why you have that opinion, and the counter-argument: “Movie piracy is unethical because (add argument 1), (add argument 2), and (add argument 3), even though (add counterargument focus).” Note that a thorough thesis statement will include the counterargument in addition to your own arguments. 

See The Top Ten Tips for College-Level Writing (Presentation) for more thesis statement assistance. 

Use at least three credible sources (the author should be considered an expert on the topic in which he or she writes; try Google Scholar to search), such as books, articles, and websites, to support your thesis. Include a mix of cited paraphrases, summaries, and quotes in your argumentative research paper. Use MLA format (Tip: You will find useful MLA resources within the course topics, particularly in Topic 9) to create proper parenthetical citations as well as a Works Cited page at the end of your essay. For additional Works Cited assistance visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/and use the left navigation menu to locate the type of reference you need.

Option #2: Your Position on Electronic Policing

Develop a thesis statement on the topic of electronic policing and anti-plagiarism software and write an argumentative essay. Your chosen topic needs to be specific and might address a question like the ones you see in these examples:

  • Should student writers be subject to having their work checked by anti-plagiarism software? Why or why not? 
  • Is anti-plagiarism software an effective deterrent to stealing published work? Why or why not? 
  • You may choose another topic regarding electronic policing as well; just be sure that your main thesis addresses the topic of electronic policing. 

Strive for at least three strong arguments in addition to a counterargument and refutation (this resource) will help you craft your counter argument and refutation). Using argumentative topic sentences that include your opinion for each section can help ensure the majority of your essay is argumentative. For example, “First, students should be subject to having their work checked by anti-plagiarism software because….” Then be sure to support that claim with researched data. Conclude each paragraph with a sentence that summarizes the paragraph’s main ideas.

Sample Thesis Statement:

Ideally, a thesis would include the major assignment objectives for the essay, which in this case would be your claim/opinion, reasons why you have that opinion, and the counter-argument: “Students’ work should be checked by anti-plagiarism software because (add argument 1), (add argument 2), and (add argument 3), even though (add counterargument focus).” 

Use at least three credible sources (the author should be considered an expert on the topic in which he or she writes; try Google Scholar to search), such as books, articles, and websites, to support your thesis. Include a mix of cited paraphrases, summaries, and quotes in your argumentative research paper. Use the MLA format to create proper parenthetical citations as well as a Works Cited page at the end of your essay. For additional Works Cited assistance visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/  and use the left navigation menu to locate the type of reference you need.

More Tips 

Visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ for more argumentative thesis statement assistance and to learn if your thesis is both arguable and narrowed.

A counter-argument section for this paper should explain what the opposition believes, and it is the opposite of the opinion you are arguing in your paper. For example, if you are arguing that anti-plagiarism software should not be used in college classes, then the counterargument would be that anti-plagiarism software should be used. Then in your refutation, try to prove the counterargument false, insignificant, or unimportant with researched information that is new to the essay (avoid recycling facts from a previous argument in the essay). 

This resource will help you craft your counter argument and refutation.

The guidelines and requirements for this assignment are as follows:

Remember to apply the concepts you’re learning in the course, including elements of grammar, punctuation, thesis development, and other skills. 

Length: This assignment should be at least 750 words

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information (Tip: This simple header is formatted according to MLA style guidelines. Note that you will not use a title page, which is more common in APA style. Failure to follow MLA guidelines will constitute a point deduction):

 

  • Your first and last name 
  • Course Title (Composition I) 
  • Assignment name (Argumentative Essay) 
  • Current Date 

 

Format:

 

  • Three sources, documented using MLA style
  • Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page 
  • Double-spacing throughout
  • Title, centered after heading
  • Standard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
  • 1” margins on all sides
  • Save the file as .docx  or  .doc format

 

Underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph

 

Assessing Reliability and Credibility of CAM Resources Presentation

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Assessing Reliability and Credibility of CAM Resources Presentation

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on a methodology you create for assessing credibility and reliability of an Internet source of CAM information. Include detailed speaker notes and reference citations.

Describe how a consumer’s attitudes and beliefs about CAM could hinder objective assessments of reliability and credibility in CAM.

Create five objective criteria to judge the credibility and reliability of a source of information on CAM.

Select a CAM therapy or modality of interest.

Research the Internet for websites on this therapy or modality. Be sure to not use the same therapy you used for the CAM paper, discussion or a  website from class.  Then, perform the following: 

  • Describe the therapy.
  • Examine the type of training or education that is required.
  • Discuss whether a license or certification is required to practice this therapy.
  • Identify the overseeing or regulating organization for this therapy. 

Using your criteria, review one of the websites and determine how reliable the site is for CAM information. 

  • Explain how you reached your conclusion about the website. Consider using a grading scale or grid for this exercise.
  • Describe steps the website could take to increase its credibility. 

Present the Assessing Reliability and Credibility of CAM ResourcesPresentation.

  • For Local Campus students, these may be (at the discretion of faculty) oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
  • For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker notes. 

**For Ultimate_Writer**

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Rubric Name: Summary of Research Studies — rubric — Summer 2017

 
 

           
The document meets the requirement for the number of articles
 
 
 
 
 
The document meets the requirement of featuring research studies
 
 
 
 
 
The document has the following items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the document demonstrates accurate grammar and punctuation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Overall Score