Essay about body parts

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compose an essay written in the first person. The body part you choose to write about can be any other than the heart. You will need to learn what you can about the body part of Joe or Jane that you have chosen to become. Find out everything you possibly can about that body part, (how big it is, what color it might be, how it stays in Joe’s body where it is supposed to be, what its function is, etc.) and write your article in the first person narrative style. As if you are that body part and you are telling the reader about your life as a body part. You will need to be nauseatingly thorough in your research so that you can include as much pertinent information concerning how the body part interacts with other body parts in the vicinity as well as within its body system (digestion, excretion, respiration. You can pick which of Joe or Jane’s body parts you would like to write about from this list. There are others, but this gives you a starting point.

 

 

adrenal gland appendix bellybutton blood
brain stem cerebellum cerebrum cranium
ear eye foot gall bladder
hair kidney large intestine liver
long bones lungs lymph nodes lymphocytes
nose white blood cells pancreas parathyroid gland
pituitary gland platelets red blood cells red marrow
salivary glands skin small intestines spinal column
spinal cord spleen stomach T cells
teeth yellow marrow throat thyroid gland
tongue

 

Mechanics of the paper

    • Student essays should be thorough and at least 1-2 pages long.

    • Double spaced

    • 12 point text

    • Standard margins: 1 inch top and bottom, 1.25 inch left and right margins

    • Bibliography at the end of the paper should follow standard MLA format. Refer to the Library’s page for information concerning this format for works cited and consulted.

  • References should include at least one printed work (book, encyclopedia, magazine article, newspaper article, etc.)
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Material to be included
    • Description of body part – include dimensions, shape, color, make-up…

    • How is the body part connected to the surrounding parts of the body?

    • Explanation of what this body part is responsible for doing.

    • Body system – to which body system does it belong? What job does the part do within that body system?

    • What happens when the body part is malfunctioning? What effect would this have on the rest of the body system to which the part belongs? How about other body systems that are associated?

    • What types of diseases does this body part suffer from? What are the symptoms? What is the cure?

  • What current technologies are there available to replace this body part when it is diseased or damaged?

The Acme Company

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The Acme Company has its European subsidiary based in the Euro zone. The subsidiary must solve a series of five problems that require you to apply the concept of “time value of money,” or TVM. The five problems are listed below. Solving them will require the use of Microsoft Excel. Before you begin your work, each student is to select a unique nine-digit random number that contains no zeros, no “patterns,” and should use most of the digits between one and nine. This value will be referred to as the student unique number (SUN). Further, digits within the SUN are read from left to right. For example, if the SUN = 123456789, the first digit = 1, the second digit = 2, etc. You are not authorized to use 123456789. To generate a random whole number between 1 and 9, use this excel formula:  
                                                                                                                                                           
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When you have generated these 9 digits, paste them back onto themselves using the Paste Values option of the Paste command. Please note that the interest rate used in all questions represents an annual rate and all Euro figures are in whole Euros (not Euros and cents).                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                           
1. Acme plans to construct a new manufacturing facility in 14 years. If Acme estimates that today’s cost of the new plant is SUN Euros (use all 9 digits) and annual inflation is A% (A = the first digit of SUN), how much will the manufacturing plant cost in 14 years? Give a detailed explanation on your calculations.                                                                                                
2. Acme has decided to establish a sinking fund for its outstanding preferred stock issue. SUN (use all 9 digits) represents the amount of the issue that will be retired in 26 years. At the beginning of each of these 26 years, Acme will deposit an equal amount into an account that earns B% (B = the second digit of SUN). What is the value of this periodic deposit? Give a detailed explanation on your calculations.                                                                            
3. One of Acme’s new projects will generate the following cash flows at the end of each of the stated years: year 2 = SUN digits 1-3; year 4 = SUN digits 4-6; year 7 = SUN digits 7-9. If these cash flows are discounted at 12%, what is the sum of their present values? Give a detailed explanation on your calculations.                                                                                                
4. Acme is assessing its employee pension fund. At the end of each of the next 25 years Acme will have to pay its retirees (use the first 4 digits of your SUN). If the fund is estimated to earn D% (D = the fourth digit of SUN), how much does Acme need to have set aside today to ensure that it can meet its future obligations? (At the end of the 25th year, the balance should be drawn down to zero.) Give a detailed explanation on your calculations.                                                                      
5. As part of a new labor contract, Acme has agreed to make a one-time contribution of Euros 1,000,000 to the construction of a new physical fitness facility for its employees. This amount will be placed in an account earning E% (E = the fifth digit of SUN). When the account grows to Euros 1,850,000, construction will commence. How long must employees wait until construction of their new gym begins? (Your answer should be accurate to two decimal places, e.g., 1.57 years). Give a detailed explanation on your calculations.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                           
Prepare for Acme’s CFO an analysis that contains solutions for all five problems. Be sure to clearly present and label all values and variables, provide Excel TVM formulas, and conclude each question with a detailed interpretation of your results. Your entire submission must be contained within an Excel document. (Note: You must use Excel TVM functions to complete this assignment; using a hand calculator or Web site and plugging values into a template is not acceptable.) Note: The books of the subsidiary being held in Euros, the exchange rate Euro/US dollars has no influence on the result of the exercise.                                      
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           

Prisoners Dilemma new

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We learned in earlier discussions that according to Aristotle and Bentham, one’s happiness was the highest goal. Enter social contract. How does one ensure one’s self-interest when one has to compromise with another to achieve the goal? David Gauthier proposes that it is possible, offering the Prisoner’s Dilemma as an example.

 

According to the story of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, two people have been brought in for questioning, conducted separately, about a crime they are suspected to have committed. The police have solid evidence of a lesser crime that they committed, but need confessions in order to convict them on more serious charges. Each prisoner is told that if she cooperates with the police by informing on the other prisoner, then she will be rewarded by receiving a relatively light sentence of one year in prison, whereas her cohort will go to prison for ten years. If they both remain silent, then there will be no such rewards, and they can each expect to receive moderate sentences of two years. And if they both cooperate with police by informing on each other, then the police will have enough to send each to prison for five years. The dilemma then is this: in order to serve her own interests as well as possible, each prisoner reasons that no matter what the other does she is better off cooperating with the police by confessing. Each reasons: “If she confesses, then I should confess, thereby being sentenced to five years instead of ten. And if she does not confess, then I should confess, thereby being sentenced to one year instead of two. So, no matter what she does, I should confess.” The problem is that when each reasons this way, they each confess, and each goes to prison for five years. However, had they each remained silent, thereby cooperating with each other rather than with the police, they would have spent only two years in prison.

 

(Note: For additional information, you can read more about Gauthier by copying the URL into your internet browser. (http://www.iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/#SH2a). It will take you to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The link takes you to the beginning of a great article on social contract. The outline at the beginning shows that the discussion on Gauthier and the Prisoner’s Dilemma is in the middle of the article, in the “More Recent Theories” section, following Rawls. Gauthier comments on the idea that the Prisoner’s Dilemma shows that it is in an individual’s best interest to cooperate, even when it means that they will give up some individual freedom.)

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Write a 3-page (650-750 word) paper addressing the following questions:

 

  1. Consider the concepts of utilitarianism, egoism, and social contract. What moral theory—utilitarianism, egoism, or social contract—is consistent with coopering with the other prisoner and rejecting self-interest as the best option? What is the recommended course of action for each prisoner in regard to the other two theories?
  2. From your experience, is cooperation always in your best interest? Share an example. Alternatively, to state it negatively, why do selfish, self-centered people seem to prosper if cooperation is always in their best interest?

 

Post the 3-page (500-750 words) paper

 

GLOBAL WARMING

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Exercise 1. The Montreal Protocol and its subsequent amendments resulted in the elimination of many ozone depleting substances. A link to the Montreal Protocol can be found on the course Webliography. Identify three other “world” agreements or agencies committed to helping the world’s resources (including plants, animals, and abiotic resources, such as gold and water). Summarize (paraphrase) benefits gained in detail and include links used.
Exercise 2. Since the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, developed countries have decreased the amount of ozone destroying substances they use tremendously. A link to the Montreal Protocol can be found on the course Webliography. Reduction by the United States has been 97%. View the following two animations. The first shows the ozone concentrations as they varied from July to December 2008; the second animation shows average concentrations of ozone over Antarctica during October — during the Southern Hemisphere spring when the ozone hole typically is at its maximum extent. The areas of least ozone are shown by blue and purple.
1. How did ozone concentrations vary between the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere during 2008?
2. Explain why the size of the ozone hole centered over Antarctica has increased over the past 30 years. What changes occurred since the implementation of the Montreal Protocol? What did the Australian Olympic Committee do to protect the athletes and visitors? (List at least 3 implementations at this time concerning radiation and ozone.)
Exercise 3. The KYOTO Protocol (The United States is not a signatory) has established guidelines for the reduction of these six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N20), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

Select three of these substances and describe their chemistry in the atmosphere over a selected country/region (your choice). Show a chemical reaction (formula) for all three; include a written summary of biotic and abiotic changes possible in that country. Include current references/links. Paraphrase or block a direct quote! Assume that your country has implemented or will implement the Kyoto Protocol.

RELIGION 330: CHRISTIAN MORALITY

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Answer in complete sentences using proper grammar and MLA style. A paragraph should suffice for each answer. Be certain to use proper citation if using direct quotes from the textbooks.

 

 

 

1. What are “norms” and where do they come from in the Christian tradition?

 

 

2. Why are people moral according to Glaucon?

 

 

3. What is the difference between a “morality of obligation” and a “morality of happiness”?

 

4. What effect does love have on sin according to Stivers?

 

5. Why does Plato or Socrates suggest people are moral? What is the goal of acting morally?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 7: Music – Discussion

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Unit 7: Music – Discussion

Ready for a virtual field trip? Follow this link to Austin City Limits: http://acltv.com/ 

Source: Austin City Limits. Retrieved from http://video.pbs.org/program/austin-city-limits/ 

Choose two artists that you have not heard before, then watch and listen to their featured songs.

Begin your post by providing the name of the two artists and the two songs to which you listened. Provide the links as well to both artist selections in your response; include APA formatting.

Next, one at a time, describe each selection, and answer the following questions for each.

    1. What is the performance like? What style of music did the artists perform?

    1. How do the musicians act?

    1. Does the music impact you?

    1. Does it resemble music you listen to regularly? Why or why not?

Seminar Option 2

This week’s reading refers to many standard-bearers of music: the people and groups you readily associate with a particular genre. In Seminar, you will discuss some of the genres and their standard bearers.

    1. In your own words, how can you best define folk, ragtime, jazz, rock, pop, and hip hop music? Have they influenced each other or do they seem distinct?

    1. Who do you see as being the new standard bearers in different genres? Why do you believe they achieve this status?

    1. What do the standard bearers communicate about the time, place, culture, influences, and circumstances that lead to these musical expressions?