Define the terms topic , rhetorical purpose and thesis and give examples of each.

Please answer the questions with information you learned from the chapter. Make sure you elaborate on your answer, illustration that you have understanding of the chapter. You should have a paragraph for each question.1. Define the terms topic , rhetorical purpose and thesis and give examples of each.2. Explain the three major speech sections (introduction, body and conclusion). Justify why the speech should be written” out of order” (body, introduction and conclusion).3. Apply the of canons Cicero to what we know about Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a Dream ” speech. How did he demonstrate each key step in Cicero’s approach to preparation (The book refers to MLK speech )?

Analyze and compute the payback period, accounting rate of return, and net present value, based on information provided.

Analyze and compute the payback period, accounting rate of return, and net present value, based on information provided in the template.IntroductionNote: Accounting requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order.Flexible budgets, variance analysis, and standard costs are procedures used to assist managers with the control and monitoring of business activities.InstructionsNote: Accounting requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order.Use the Making the Right Decision Template [XLSX]to complete this assessment. Based on the data provided in the template, analyze and compute the payback period, accounting rate of return, and net present value.Competencies MeasuredBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:Competency 3: Apply time value of money concepts.Compute an accounting rate of return.Calculate the net present value.Competency 4: Analyze financial statements.Compute annual expected net cash flows.Compute a payback period.Competency5: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of accounting.Communicate quantitative information accurately and effectively.

discuss the role of the secret service in cyber crime investigations.

Visit the Website of the Secret Service at http://www.secretservice.gov/(Links to an external site.). Under the “Investigations” tab, discuss the role of the secret service in cyber crime investigations. Do you think cyber crime has impacted the authenticity of questioned documents and U.S. Currency (counterfeiting) ?Add References

Based on the information provided in the case, as the judge, would you decide in favor of Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery or not?

Read the Hooters Restaurants case study.After reviewing the case and studying Chapter 12, respond to the following two questions in an essay (introduction, body, and conclusion) format. Grading will be based on your ability to incorporate core ideas from the textbook and to respond to each question in a detailed and structured manner.Case Study QuestionsMinimum word count for each question is 350 to 400 words.1. Based on the information provided in the case, as the judge, would you decide in favor of Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery or not? Justify and support your decision by offering details.2. Based on the information provided in the case and the textbook, would you consider Hooters’ treatment of Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery to be discrimination? If you think this treatment is discrimination, what kind of discrimination? What would be your recommendation to Hooters to minimize these types of issues in future?APA Format,

Discuss how relative deprivation and a stratified society also contribute to crime and delinquency.

In Chapter 8 of the primary text, Siegel discusses social conflict and critical criminology (2015). After reading this chapter, discuss what conflict criminology is, and how it contributes to crime in today’s society. Discuss how relative deprivation and a stratified society also contribute to crime and delinquency. Finally, discuss various sociological schools of crime causation, and how they relate to relative deprivation, and a stratified society.Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your contentions with citations from the text and/or other scholarly sources. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

What is the difference between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP)?

DATA EXERCISE #1consists of four partsPart 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 25% of the assignment grade)Complete the following exerciseVisit the Bureau of Economic Analysis Web site at www.bea.gov Select National, then Interactive Tables: GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables, click “Begin using the data”, and use Section 1 – Tables 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 to identify the GDP (nominal GDP) and real GDP for the past four quarters.a) Present the information that you received in your project as a table.b) Write a report (1 page double – spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you received.In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:1. Why was nominal GDP greater than real GDP in each ofthose quarters?2. What were the percentage changes in Nominal GDP and real GDP for the most recent quarter?3. What accounts for the difference?Part 2: Income Approach to Calculating GDP (weight 25% of the assignment grade)Complete the following exercise:Go to http://www.bea.gov/Find the information on GDP in billions of current dollars for the past four quarters (in GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables –click “Begin using the data”- choose Section 1- domestic product and income- table 1.7.5 – Create the tablethat containsthe following information quarterly:GrossdomesticproductGrossnationalproductNetnationalproductNationalincomePersonalincomeWrite a report in your own words (1 page, double-spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you received. In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:1. What is the difference between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP)?2. Based on the table, what calculations must you make to determine GNP from GDP?3. What is national income (NI)?4. Which was higher in this year, GNP or NI? By how much?5. What calculations must you make to determine NI from GNP?6. What was the main component of NI?Part 3: GDP in Different Countries (weight 25% of the assignment grade)Complete the following exercise:Go to World Development Indicators database:http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/ddpreports/ViewSharedReport?CF=REPORT_ID=9147REQUEST_TYPE=VIEWADVANCEDChoose the country in the window on the top of the page.Fill in the table below. Calculate the per capita GDP for the most recent available year for the countries listed in the table with the equation given in the far right column.CountryGDP (in billions of U.S. dollars)Population (in million)Per Capita GDP (in thousands of U.S. dollars)1234 = 2/3United StatesJapanChinaMexicoRussian FederationSwitzerlandSwedenLuxembourgWrite a short report in your own words (1 page, double-spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you have gotten. In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:1. List the countries by highest per capita GDP to lowest.1. Does the order remain the same for total GDP as for per capita GDP?2. If not, explain why is it different?Part 4: Index of Economic Freedom (weight 25% of the assignment grade)Log onto the Heritage Foundation’s website at http://www.heritage.org/Index/“The 2011 Index of Economic Freedom covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. The 2011 Index provides an even clearer picture of economic freedom by using data-driven equations which allows countries to be graded between scores of 0 and 100.”Click on RANKING to find the rank of economic freedom. Lower rank scores indicate a higher level of economic freedom.Click on EXPLORE to find the rank of business, trade, financial freedom, and property rights.1. Find the rank in economic freedom (overall) of the countries listed on the table in part III of the assignment.2. Find the rank in business, trade, financial freedom, and property rights of the countries listed on the table in part III of the assignment.3. Compare the rank in economic freedom (overall) and other indicators with the order of the countries using the per capita GDP in the table in part III of the assignment.Write a report in your own words (1 page, double-spaced), which contains the analysis of the results that you received.

Discuss TWO (2) social work core values that are evident.

CASE- ALEXIALast week, Alexia entered the inpatient treatment program where you are a social worker. She is being treated for alcohol and cocaine (crack) dependence. Alexia is a 32-year-old, divorcedwoman who is employed as an administrative assistant at a local human services program. She lives with her 11-year-old daughter, Christine, in an apartment located near her job. Although she makes a relatively low salary, Alexia has managed to support herself and her daughter without financial support from Christine’s father. Alexia was married briefly to Christine’s father when she was 20, but she left him after he became physically and sexually abusive toward her. He also was an alcoholic. She had almost no contact with him for many years. Her mother, a widow, is a strong support for Alexia and Christine, as are two cousins, Denise and Moira. Alexia reports growing up in a “normal middle-class family” and states that her childhood was “good” despite her father’s occasional drinking binges, which she says were related to him celebrating a special account he had landed (he was in advertising), and her mother’s “occasional bad depressions.” She is the youngest of five children and the only girl. Up until a month ago, Alexia was regularly attending twice-weekly treatment sessions at an outpatient chemical dependency clinic, and she went to AA/NA regularly 3 times a week. She had a sponsor and they kept in touch several times a week-more, if needed. From the beginning of recovery, Alexia has experienced some mild depression. She describes having little pleasure in life and feeling tired and “dragging” all of the time. Alexia reports that her difficulty in standing up for herself with her boss at work is a constant stressor. She persisted with treatment and AA/NA but has seen no major improvement in how she feels.After Alexia had been sober for about 3 months, an older boy sexually assaulted Christine after school. Alexia supported Christine through the prosecution process; the case was tried in juvenile court and the boy returned to school 2 months later.After Alexia celebrated her 6-month sobriety anniversary, she reports that she started having a harder time getting herself up each day. Around this same time, she returned to drinking daily. She says that she then started experiencing bouts of feeling worthless, sad, guilty, hopeless, and very anxious. Her sleep problems increased, she began having nightmares, and she lost her appetite. After a month of this, she started attending AA/NA and treatment less often, instead staying home and watching TV. She started her crack use again one night after her boss got very upset with her not finishing something on time. She went to a local bar after work that day and hooked up with a guy she met there to get crack. In accompanying him to a local dealer’s house to get some crack, she was raped by several men. Alexia did not return home that night (Christine was at a friend’s sleepover party) and did not show up for work the next day. She does not recall where she was the rest of that night. However, later that day she admitted herself to your treatment program.Alexia reports that she began drinking regularly (several times a week) around the age of 13. She recalls having felt depressed around the same time that she began drinking heavily, although she states she has very few clear memories of that time in her life. Alexia’s drinking became progressively worse over the years, although she did not begin to see it as a problem until after she began using crack, at around age 28. She reports feeling depressed over much of her adult life, however her depression got much worse after she began using crack daily.Alexia reports having had a lot of gynaecological problems during her 20s, resulting in a hysterectomy at age 27. When asked if she was ever physically or sexually abused as a child, she says no; however, she confesses (with some difficulty) that when she was 11, she had an affair with her 35-year-old uncle (father’s brother-in-law). Now, one week into treatment, Alexia reports feeling numb and tense. She talks only in women’s treatment groups and then, only when specifically asked a question. She feels hopeless about her ability to put her life together and says that she only sees herself failing again to achieve sobriety. Of her recent rape, she says that she “only got what she deserved” for being in the wrong place with the wrong people at the wrong time. Alexia reflects that she was unable to adequately protect herdaughter from sexual assault, and she speculates that maybe she is an unfit mother and should give up custody of her daughter.While Christine is currently staying with Alexia’s mother, Alexia is concerned that her ex-husband will try to get custody of Christine if he hears that she is in the hospital for alcohol and drug treatment. He has been in recovery himself for two years and began demanding to see Christine again about 2 months ago.Required:A. Provide a brief summary of case. (5 marks)B. Identify the problems, issues, and concerns that arise with Alexia’s situation. (10 marks)C. What are the most pressing issues that Alexia should be encouraged to assess andaddress? (6 marks)D. Identify the positive and strengths within Alexia’s situation. (4 marks)E. Discuss how you can solve the identified issues on the following levels of social practice:(15 marks)• Micro• Mezzo• MarcoF. State TWO (2) agencies that can assist with the issues identified. (2 marks)G. Discuss TWO (2) social work core values that are evident. (4 marks)H. Identify an area where your personal and professional values may collide. (4 marks)

What are the benefits and challenges associated with receiving supports outside of the school day?

Allocate 2 hours in the field to support this field experience.Collaborate with your mentor teacher to identify student and family supports offered within your school and community for individuals with disabilities regarding academic, transitional, and/or vocational skills.Specifically, discuss the following items as you research these supports with your mentor:Who oversees the support: the school or an outside agency? What services do they support?Are the services free, or do families need to pay for these services?How are community resources shared with families? Are supports discussed in the beginning of the school year, at conferences, in IEPs, or elsewhere?Did the mentor teacher create his or her own newsletter/brochure, or utilize the school, district, or community made resources?Discuss the importance of continuing the support for students and families or caregivers outside of the classroom. What are the benefits and challenges associated with receiving supports outside of the school day?Discuss if there are limited resources in certain areas, and if so, how has the mentor teacher or school addressed those identified limitations.Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.Compose a 500-750 word summary based on your discussion with your mentor regarding student, family, school, and community supports available. Reflect on how you will use this information in your future professional practice.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

describe the life cycle problem and how addressing your chosen problem in a blockchain environment differs from a traditional application development life cycle.

Chapter 8 describes the process of maintaining blockchain apps after deployment. Create a new thread, choose one aspect of app maintenance from the material in chapter 8, and describe the life cycle problem and how addressing your chosen problem in a blockchain environment differs from a traditional application development life cycle. Then think of three questions you’d like to ask other students and add these to the end of your thread. The questions should be taken from material you read in Chapter 7 or 8. You’re not trying to test each other, but you are trying to start a discussion.Required Text(s): Gaur, N., Desrosiers, L., Ramakrishna, V., Novotny, P., Baset, S., O’Dowd, A. (2018). Hands-on Blockchain with Hyperledger: Building Decentralized Applications with Hyperledger Fabric and Composer. Packt Publishing Ltd.

Why is knowing your audience an important part of capturing and maintaining their attention?

InstructionsWatch TopicToggleYour ActivityEnter FullscreenRequired ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: review Chapter 3, 6, 7LessonMinimum of 1 videoMinimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook/lesson)Initial Post InstructionsFor the initial post, address the following:Why is knowing your audience an important part of capturing and maintaining their attention?What cultural considerations do you need to take into account for your particular audience/topic?How are you going to keep the audience’s attention throughout the speech?Find at least one example on YouTube, TEDx, or other video repositories of good attention-getting examples. Post the URL and explain how the video is a good model for capturing the audience’s attention. The video can be on any topic but must be appropriate for sharing.Make sure to include a scholarly source to support your points.In place of the textbook citation, you will need to integrate and cite the video you selected as well as a scholarly source.Follow-Up Post InstructionsRespond to at least one peer or the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.Writing RequirementsMinimum of 2 posts (1 initial 1 follow-up)Minimum of 2 sources cited (video and an outside scholarly source)APA format for in-text citations and list of referencesGradingThis activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

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