The Impressionists and Their Critics

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Impressionism became a very popular art movement during the 19 th century in France. However, when Impressionists like Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir debuted their work, many art critics disliked it.

Read the following links:

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Take a closer look at the artworks from Monet and Renoir below: 

Write a three (3) paragraph minimum response of 200 words minimum addressing the following questions and post your statement to the Discussion Board on our Blackboard site;  then reply to two classmate’s postings.

1) Why did critics dislike the work of the Impressionists?

2) Are their opinions surprising to you?

3) What is your opinion of Monet and Renoir’s work?

4) How do you think time and place influence our opinion of art works?

5) In two separate posts, respond to two classmates who made interesting observations.

Industrialization After the Civil War

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Assignment 1.2: Industrialization After the Civil War Final Paper

 

 

After the Civil War, the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization improved American life in many ways. However, industrialization also created problems for American society. Consider events that took place after the Civil War and discuss ways that industrializationaffectedthe U.S. between 1865 and 1920.

 

You have already developed a thesis statement and developed an outline in which you identify three 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:

 

    Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.

    Identify three (3) major aspects of industrialization during 1865 and 1920 that influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics. Consider issues such as geography, entrepreneurship, legislative representation, etc. Explain your responses with specific examples and details.

    Identify three (3) specific groups that were affected by industrialization and provide two examples for each group describing how the group was affected. (Consider issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, child labor, etc.)

    Summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period. Use specific examples and details.

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

 

Your assignment mustfollow these formatting requirements:

 

    Be typed, doublespaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA style or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

    Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

ssignment 3: Personal Interactions within Cultures Due Week 6 and worth 200 points In week one, you were instructed to contact companies who might grant a short interview so you are able to gain information about how mid-level managers interact. Conduct

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ssignment 3: Personal Interactions within Cultures
Due Week 6 and worth 200 points
 
In week one, you were instructed to contact companies who might grant a short interview so you are able to gain information about how mid-level managers interact. Conduct an interview with two individuals at mid-level manager levels within a company with international operations to determine how they personally interact with the people in similar levels in the organization’s counterparts abroad. Focus on similarities and differences in communication styles and what types of strategies they have determined work most effectively.
 
Write an 8-12 page paper in which you:
  1. Summarize the scope of the international operation.
  2. Compare the international operation’s strategic process with that of the domestic location.
  3. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the interaction between the two parties in the two locations.
  4. Recommend adaptive strategies to improve the interactions between the two parties.
  5. Assess the variance, if any, in the level of authority and decision making abilities of the individuals in the two locations.
  6. Determine how ethical differences might factor into these relationships.
Your assignment must:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Analyze the major economic, social/cultural, technology, and political/legal aspects of the international business environment to identify opportunities and threats for a firm’s operations.
  • Develop an ethical framework for conducting international business and making ethical decisions.
  • Develop an organizational structure and controls to support international business operations. 
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in international business strategy.
  • Write clearly and concisely about international business strategy using proper writing mechanics.

HIS206 w4d1

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 Read Chapter 12 in the textbook, The Other ‘Subsidized Housing,’ and watch the video, The House We Live In.

  
Reflect Icon Reflect: As you read the text, notice the importance of World War II in fueling the drive for equality among different groups in the years after the war. Having proved themselves in the service of the nation, both at home and on the battlefield, many groups entered the postwar years more dissatisfied than ever with the discrimination they faced. Reflect on the goals and achievements of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Think about how the African American Civil Rights Movement was similar to and different from the other movements for equality during the 1960s and 1970s.
  
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Write: Based on information from your textbook, the required article, and the video, address the following points:

  • Provide two specific examples of federal laws or Supreme Court rulings that were victories for the equality movements of the 1960s and 1970s and explain how they have contributed to spreading opportunity to a specific group of Americans.
  • Provide at least one specific example of continuing inequality and discuss how history can explain why it still exists.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cit

 

I need 250 words. please reference the attached chapter in these directions.

Case Study 2: GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma Due Week 11 and worth 200 points Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below) Reviewing the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for

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Case Study 2: GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma

Due Week 11 and worth 200 points

 

Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)

Reviewing the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for Emerging Markets” may be helpful in supporting your arguments.

 

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine two (2) specific ethical issues that General Electric (GE) Healthcare faced when implementing its strategy to introduce low cost diagnostic equipment to developing countries. Recommend two (2) actions that GE can take to resolve these ethical issues.
  2. Analyze the concepts of professional and applied ethics and determine whether GE Healthcare breeched these concepts in the development of its low cost alternatives for diagnostic medical equipment. Provide one (1) specific example to support your rationale.
  3. Determine whether GE Healthcare has any responsibility in resolving the issue of a preference for male children in cultures where its diagnostic ultrasound products are sold. Recommend one (1) strategy that would enable GE Healthcare to balance its responsibility of continued growth and development with any ethical or moral concerns investors and human rights groups might have regarding the use of its equipment in controlling the birth rates of male children in some cultures.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the roles of and the relationships among organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals, and why they are called directional strategies.
  • Apply analytic skills to define strategic problems, generate and evaluate strategic alternatives, and develop implementation tactics.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.

This exercise aims to develop your ability to critically analyze contemporary news articles that relate to employment law. Must use the following headings in the paper: Newspaper article with link Summary of Newspaper article Analysis Part 1 Analysis Part

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This exercise aims to develop your ability to critically analyze contemporary news articles that relate to employment law.

Must use the following headings in the paper:

Newspaper article with link

Summary of Newspaper article

Analysis Part 1

Analysis Part 2

 

1. Newspaper article with link: Select a newspaper article (New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or other appropriate quality journalism cite) which addresses a current Employment Law topic. You should select a news article and not an “opinion” piece.

The article should focus on an issue related to an article that discusses OSHA.

2. Summary of the article: Identify the source of the article and date in your summary. In addition, you must attach the article or provide a link to it. The heading for your post should contain a short title that will entice the reader to read your article. Do not simply “copy” large portions of the article. The writing skill of summarizing the most important aspects of the article will be evaluated.

3. Analysis Part 1: Identify and describe/explain a legal issue and its relationship to the context of proper HR management [must provide specific legal authority with footnote]. In the context of HR management discuss how HR management should handle the issue in house.

4. Analysis Part 2: Provide three (3) substantial suggestions with detailed explanation on how to deal   with or prevent the issue you have discussed, based on independent research. Must furnish at least 4 to 5 scholarly articles with citation of authority to back up comments.

Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report

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Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report

 

National History Museum D.C.

 

As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience. Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it and report on it (students should look for any instructions in that respect). Every effort should be made to ensure that this is a hands-on experience (not a virtual one), that this activity fits the HUM 111 class well, and that the activity is of sufficient quality for this university course. The two (2) key types of activities are a museum visit or a performance. Note: This must not be a report on the same activity (and certainly not the same report) as done for another class, like HUM 112. For instance, one might go to the same museum as done for HUM 112, but this HUM 111 report will focus on entirely different works and displays.

    Visit a museum or gallery exhibition or attend a theater or musical performance before the end of Week 10. The activity (museum or performance) should have content that fits our course well. Have fun doing this.  

 

        Clearly identify the event location, date attended, the attendees, and your initial reaction upon arriving at the event.

        Provide specific information and a description of at least two (2) pieces (e.g., art, exhibits, music, etc.).

        Provide a summary of the event and describe your overall reaction after attending the event.

        Use at least the class text as a reference (additional sources are fine, not necessary unless required by your content). Your report should include connections you make between things observed in your activity and things learned in the course and text.

 

Visiting National History Museum D.C.

    It makes sense to approach a museum the way a seasoned traveler approaches visiting a city for the first time. Find out what there is available to see. In the museum, find out what sort of exhibitions are currently housed in the museum and start with the exhibits that interest you.

    If there is a travelling exhibition, it’s always a good idea to see it while you have the chance. Then, if you have time, you can look at other things in the museum.

    Every effort should be made ahead of time to identify a museum that has items and works one can easily connect to our HUM 111 class and book. Since HUM 111 covers from ancient times to the 1500s AD, it makes more sense to focus on items from that time frame. In general, museums with artistic cultural artifacts and fine arts work better than history museums.

    Any questions about whether a museum-visit activity fits the course and assignment well enough will be decided by the instructor when the student seeks approval for the activity. Any alternative activity outside the normal ones listed here, such as for those limited by disability or distance, will be determined by the instructor. Generally, we do not expect students to travel over an hour to get to an approved activity.

    Take notes as you go through the museum and accept any handouts or pamphlets that the museum staff gives you. While you should not quote anything from the printed material when you do your report, the handouts may help to refresh your memory later.

    The quality of your experience is not measured by the amount of time you spend in the galleries or the number of works of art that you actually see. The most rewarding experiences can come from finding two (2) or three (3) pieces of art or exhibits which intrigue you and then considering those works in leisurely contemplation. Most museums even have benches where you can sit and study a particular piece.

    If you are having a difficult time deciding which pieces to write about, ask yourself these questions: (1) If the museum you are visiting suddenly caught fire, which two (2) pieces of art or exhibits would you most want to see saved from the fire? (2) Why would you choose those two (2) particular pieces?

Assignment 2: Operations Decision Due Week 6 and worth 300 points Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates. Use the In

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Assignment 2: Operations Decision
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points

Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates.

Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide).

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.
  2. Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.
  3. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2
VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2
MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

  1. Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)
  2. Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

(Hints:

  • In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.
  • Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)
  1. Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

(Hints:

  • Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.
  • Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)
  1. Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.
  2. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze short-run and long-run production and cost functions.
  • Apply macroeconomic concepts to changes in global and national economies and how they affect economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and wage rates.
  • Evaluate the profit-maximizing price and output level for given operating costs for monopolies and firms in competitive industries.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.
  • Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

What changes in the economy of the Middle East in the seventeen-hundreds and the eighteen-hundreds and what stays the same?

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 Write a 2-3 page paper in a reasonable font and observing all the normal rules of grammar and style. Be sure to base your answer to this question on primary sources that you read for last week. DO NOT rely on textbooks, introductions, lectures, non-primary websites, or any other source. Use specific examples from the sources that you read for last week. BE SURE to use footnotes to indicate where you got your examples!

Remember that the goal of this paper is to practice supporting your answer to the question asked with the primary sources that we have read in this class.  Make sure that you have a clear, one sentence answer to the question asked and that you provide primary source evidence for in the body of the essay.  Be sure that you explain how your evidence proves your main thesis.

The Question: For the past few weeks, you have been reading sources related to the Middle East between 1258 and 1900, and many of those sources focus on economics or activities related to making a living.  Many scholars focus on the changes that take place in the economy of the Middle East in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.  Compare the documents from weeks seven, eight, ten and eleven, and answer the following question:  What changes in the economy of the Middle East in the seventeen-hundreds and the eighteen-hundreds and what stays the same?

 

Remember that in order to show change or continuity, you have to show what things were like early and what things were like late; it is not enough to show one or the other, you need to show both.

 

Remember not to use introductions, footnotes, or outside sources.  This is an exercise in answering historical questions based on limited primary sources.  If you cannot say something based on the primary sources that we read in class, then do not say it.

 

 Remember that economics takes in a lot of different aspects of life- so farming and agriculture are part of the economy, as well as trade, crafts, and manufacturing.  Finally, domestic work also counts as part of the economy, so look for things like weaving, preparing food, and being a housekeeper.

History Homework help

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Need to create a strong conclusion for a paper title “SLAVERY THE ENGINE OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH “. Below is something I pulled from the internet, however it word for word, so I need to have it re-written. 

 

The institution of slavery in America’s southern states was based primarily in economics rather than some inherent adoration of the practice itself. When the Mason-Dixon line was created in the 1760s, Eli Whitney’s revolutionary cotton gin (which would eventually solidify slavery in the South) has not yet been created. Still, despite this fact, there were lines being drawn between the more industrial-based economy of the North and the agricultural economy of the South. Slavery formed the backbone of the South economically and as it became more widespread after Whitney’s invention, it became just as much the political and social basis of Southern identity as well.

 

The treatment of slaves was generally deplorable and even the kindest plantation masters were more concerned with making a profit than making sure their slaves were treated well. With only a minimal amount of money required to actually purchase and maintain slaves, this became the best from of labor and allowed many owners of plantations to become very wealthy. Without slavery however, it is more likely that these plantation owners would be too busy working the fields to have the time to go off to defend the practice politically.

 

Although cotton was a part of the agricultural yield, crops such as rice, indigo, and tobacco were the most cultivated and although tobacco remained a primary crop as well, the need for cotton eventually replaced the reliance on tobacco as a main product. It wasn’t until the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin that the Southern cotton industry began to boom. With this invention, southern plantations were able to produce far more in a shorter amount of time. This led to more slaves being required to keep up with the ever-present demand for cotton, particularly by the Northern states. Along with this greater potential to yield more cotton came a growing economic dependence on slavery since without such free labor there would never have been a cotton industry as powerful as the one that had developed in the years following the 1793 introduction of the cotton gin.

 

Due to the practice of slavery (and even a reported rise in the number of new slaves being born into bondage as opposed to being brought in from African countries) Southern states such as Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi were able to have solid economies that were directly based in the production and export of cotton and some less principal items such as tobacco and rice. This led to an economic strength that made these states even more adamant about defending the right to own slaves. There was no question that without slavery the antebellum would crumble and thus the South was able to weather the growing number of revolts, rebellions, and northern political opposition that was mounting.

 

After 1860 the South seceded from the Union and the Civil War began. The importance of slavery in the South was an important reason for this war to occur in the first place and it eventually led to the decline of the practice in an area that had so vehemently supported it. With Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it was thought that that slavery in the South would be abolished. Although the Proclamation went far in condemning the practice, it wasn’t until the Thirteenth Amendment was passed that slavery was constitutionally (as opposed to morally) declared illegal.

 

After the Civil War the South was decimated politically, socially, and most importantly economically. Without the free labor to cultivate the fields, the former antebellum South fell into complete ruin. It cannot be underestimated how large the financial impact was after the removal of slavery as a Southern institution and even though the Reconstruction Era attempted to build the South back up to its formerly successful state, this was never quite realized and even today, the legacy of the South’s failed slavery and consequent economic success is felt. The Northern cities had control and dominance in the industrial sector, which proved to be more successful than agriculture—especially after mass imports and exports became commonplace and South’s eventually decline was imminent.