Write a two-page essay based on Trevors comments on the apartheid system.
For all Assessments, the following general requirements hold:(1) Assignments should be 2-3 double-spaced pages, with reasonable (12 pt.) font and reasonable (1 inch) margins. (2) Citations to material are required; in-text citations are preferred (MLA style). Questions1. Read the book Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. This is an easy to read, interesting book by Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Centrals Daily Show. Noah has a real take to tell and he tells it well. It is a frank and telling portrait of the life in South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s of a mixed-race children whose very birth was against the law! It is alarming, sad, and funny.2. Write a two-page essay based on Trevors comments on the apartheid system.
Discuss your experience in creating your Network Business Plan.
1 page apa formatUnit 7 DB: Project Management Network Business Plan Class ReflectionDiscuss your experience in creating your Network Business Plan. In your reflection respond to the following:Why did your group choose the equipment, topology, and financial resources required for your Project?What challenges did your group face creating your network? How did you solve them?What did you learn from this process?In response to your peers, compare and contrast your experiences to those of your peers. What can you learn from them?
conduct a notional risk analysis of your county courthouse or another government building in your locale.
You are an Action Officer (AO) assigned to the county Homeland Security Office. The director has requested that you conduct a risk analysis of the county administrative building and courthouse. She is concerned that the existing analysis is outdated, did not conform to the current U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) risk analysis methodology, and did not employ the National Scenarios. The director has informed you of her intention to present your report to the county commission to seek additional funding to expand the Risk Analysis effort to other Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) facilities within the county and to broaden the countys CIKR planning, response, and recovery capabilities.Using the DHS risk management framework depicted in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and the key points concerning critical infrastructure protection (CIP) learned thus far, create a simple matrix to facilitate a risk analysis and assessment of your county courthouse or another local government building in your municipality. This is only a notional analysis or assessment to familiarize you with the various factors potentially impacting a real and comprehensive CIKR risk analysis.Note: Do not get frustrated with the unavailable, missing details or facts. Just use your imagination. Focus on the process instead of the missing data.Using the matrix that is located in the additional Phase Resources and your analysis, conduct a notional risk analysis of your county courthouse or another government building in your locale.Address the risk factors using the situations depicted by the 15 National Planning Scenarios.If you feel there are other more likely scenarios that need mentioning, do so.This is a formal report. The professionalism, detailed descriptions, and completeness of the report are essential to the director in gaining additional funding.
Based on your analysis of the threat, voids in intelligence on the threat, and the available intelligence assets, develop a specific request for intelligence (RFI) from the appropriate intelligence agencies to identify future intelligence requirements.
Throughout this course you have studied various terrorist groups and intelligence capability to counter the threats posed by these groups. For this project, review one of the following news websites to gain a thorough understanding of ISIS/ISIL terrorist group:ABC News. (2015, February 23) ISIS: Trail of terror (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/fullpage/isis-trail-terror-isis-threat-us-25053190Al-Jazeera America. (n.d.). Iraq in turmoil (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://america.aljazeera.com/topics/topic/international-location/middle-east/iraq.htmlCBS News. (n.d.). The fight against ISIS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://www.cbsnews.com/isis/CNN News (n.d.) ISIS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/search/?text=ISISFox News (n.d.) ISIS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://www.foxnews.com/category/world/isisThen, select two of the following Congressional Research Service Reports (Note Week 5 Readings). Read the Introductions and Summaries of each report.Archick, K., Belkin, P., Blanchard, C., Humud C., & Mix, D. (2015, April 27). European Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Assessments, responses, and Issues for the United States (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Congressional Research Service, Washington D.C. Retrieved from: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R44003.pdfBlanchard, C., Humud C., Katzman K., & Weed, M. (2015, June 11). The Islamic State: Crisis and U.S. Policy. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Congressional Research Service, Washington D.C. Retrieved from: http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R43612.pdfBlanchard, C., Humud C., & Nikitin, M. (2015, July 2015). Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Congressional Research Service, Washington D.C. Retrieved from: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33487.pdfHumud, C., Pirog, R., & Rosen, L. (2015, April 10).Islamic State Financing and U.S. Policy Approaches (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Congressional Research Service, Washington D.C. Retrieved from: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R43980.pdfUsing the knowledge you have learned in this course evaluating various terrorist groups and the threat they pose, use the Intelligence Cycle (Note Week Two, readings and forums) to help demonstrate your understanding of the threat posed by ISIS to the America. Develop an intelligence request and provide recommendations to law enforcement agencies from the Department of Homeland Security on how to counter the ISIS/ISIL threat. Your Final Project must address the following:Understanding the Threat. Summarize who ISIS/ISIL is and why ISIS/ISIL is a threat to America.Intelligence Assets and Capability. Based on the threat, select three intelligence agencies to generate actionable intelligence on ISIS/ISIL. Describe the capabilities of the intelligence asset and the type of intelligence gathered by the intelligence agency. Finally, explain how the combination of the three intelligence assets will work together to provide a better understanding of the threat, the methods, and capabilities of ISIS/ISIL.Develop a Request For Intelligence (RFI). Based on your analysis of the threat, voids in intelligence on the threat, and the available intelligence assets, develop a specific request for intelligence (RFI) from the appropriate intelligence agencies to identify future intelligence requirements.DHS Recommendations to Law Enforcement Agencies. Provide a minimum of two recommendations from DHS to law enforcement agencies to adjust operations to counter the ISIS/ISIL threat to America.The Final Project:Must be a minimum of eight double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudents nameCourse name and numberInstructors nameDate submittedMust begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.Must use at least five scholarly resources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library.Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Summarize changes in expenditures between budgets.
Touchstone: Analyzing Your Personal FinancesSCENARIO: Three months have passed since you created your first financial plan (i.e., the Unit 2 Touchstone). In that time, your budget has gone through some changes. The good news is that your income has increased because of your strong performance at work. However, health care and miscellaneous costs have gone up along with your earnings. You will need to reallocate your monthly budget based on these changes to see how youre progressing toward your original savings goal.While you appreciate numbers and figures, you also know that a strong financial analysis needs visual information. As part of your progress check, youve committed to creating a set of graphs that you can share with your financial advisor.ASSIGNMENT: This assignment has two parts. In part 1, you will analyze personal finance data based on the scenario described above. Youll use your problem solving and agility skills to balance three monthly budgets, and youll use your technology skill to graph the spending allocations in each of them. Finally, youll sharpen all three skills as you calculate and graph the progress youre making toward your original savings goal.In part 2, you will answer reflection questions about the decisions you made, identify how to create more savings opportunities, and make predictions about life and economic impacts that could affect the future of your plan.For this assignment, you will:Create three monthly budgets and perform a personal financial analysis using Microsoft Excel.Summarize changes in expenditures between budgets.Show the results of the analysis using appropriate graphs in Excel.Explain how the graph types you have selected will help your financial advisor understand the data.Discuss the results of the financial analysis including savings achievements, future budget modifications, and life impacts that could derail the budget in the coming year.Reflect on what the analysis might reasonably look like in one year, accounting for economic factors such as inflation and the consumer price index.Download the Excel template below, which further breaks down the steps involved in this assignment. You will return the completed template as your Touchstone submission.Assignment TemplateA. Assignment GuidelinesDIRECTIONS: Refer to the lists below throughout the assignment. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.1. Analyzing Your Personal Finances? Have you populated the tables for Month 1, Month 2, and Month 3 with your budgeting information?? Have you verified that all amounts are displayed on a monthly (not annual) basis?? Have you verified that the sum of your expenditures (including savings) equals your employment income?? Have you populated the Savings Progress table?? Have you selected the most effective graph type for each of your data sets?? Have you left all predetermined formulas intact?2. Reflection Questions? Have you directly answered each question that was asked?? Have you provided sufficient evidence to support each of your answers?? Have you made clear and logical connections between your conclusions and the data used in the financial analysis?? Have you leveraged content from the course tutorials about economic factors?? Have you included sufficient detail in your answers?B. RubricAdvanced (100%)Proficient (85%)Acceptable (75%)Needs Improvement (50%)Non-Performance (0%)Building Monthly Budgets (P1S1-P1S3)Create balanced budgets for Month 1, Month 2, and Month 3 using Excels formula feature and supplied data.All formulas are correct, income equals total expenditures, percentages are complete, and supplied data has been integrated. All values are realistic, and all units are displayed.Most formulas are correct, income equals total expenditures, percentages are mostly complete, and supplied data has been integrated. Most values are realistic, and all units are displayed.Some formulas are correct, income equals total expenditures, percentages are nearly complete, and supplied data has been integrated. Over half of the values are realistic, but not all units are displayed.Formulas were not used, income equals total expenditures, percentages are incomplete, and supplied data is missing. Only some values are realistic, but all units are displayed.Formulas were not used, income does not equal total expenditures, percentages are left blank, and supplied data is missing. Few values are realistic, and units are not displayed.Creating Visuals (P1S4, P1S6)Graph expenditures for Month 1, Month 2, and Month 3, and graph the rate of savings over these three months.All graphs are representative of the data tables and the axes are correctly labeled. The most effective graph type was chosen in all instances and cumulative savings shows an upward trend.Three to four graphs are representative of the data tables and the axes are correctly labeled. The most effective graph type was chosen in three to four instances and cumulative savings shows an upward trend.Two to three graphs are representative of the data tables and the axes are correctly labeled. The most effective graph type was chosen in two to three instances and cumulative savings shows an upward trend.One to two graphs are representative of the data tables, but the axes are not labeled. The most effective graph type was chosen in one to two instances and cumulative savings shows an upward trend.The graphs are not representative of the data tables and the axes are not labeled. The most effective graph type was chosen in only one instance and cumulative savings is trending incorrectly.Measuring Savings Progress (P1Q3, P1Q4)Populate the Savings Progress table with savings per month, cumulative savings, and monthly shortages.All the values for monthly savings match their respective data tables and monthly shortages are fully consistent with the original savings goal. Embedded formulas are present and accurate.All the values for monthly savings match their respective data tables and monthly shortages are mostly consistent with the original savings goal. Embedded formulas are present and mostly accurate.Two to three of the values for monthly savings match their respective data tables and monthly shortages are mostly consistent with the original savings goal. Embedded formulas are present and somewhat accurate.One to two of the values for monthly savings match their respective data tables but monthly shortages are not consistent with the original savings goal. Embedded formulas are present but inaccurate.Zero to one of the values for monthly savings matches its respective data table but monthly shortages are not consistent with the original savings goal. Embedded formulas are not present.Choosing Graph Types (P2Q1)Give reasons for the graph types you selected for displaying expenditures and the savings rate. (150 words or less)Rationale for choosing each graph type is thorough, evidence-based, and tightly connected to the tutorial content from the course.Rationale for choosing each graph type is mostly coherent, somewhat evidence-based, and largely connected to the tutorial content from the course.Rationale for choosing each graph type is somewhat coherent and evidence-based, but only loosely connected to the tutorial content from the course.Rationale for choosing each graph type is somewhat coherent and evidence-based, but no connections have been made to the tutorial content from the course.Rationale for choosing each graph type is incoherent, evidence is nonexistent, and no connections have been made to the tutorial content from the course.Analyzing Results (P2Q2)Explain the results of your financial analysis in terms of progress, improvements, and anticipated derailments. (150 words or less)Description of savings progress is exceptional, improvement plans are logical and attainable, and derailments are closely tied to real-world economic factors.Description of savings progress is well-written, improvement plans are logical and attainable, and derailments are largely tied to real-world economic factors.Description of savings progress is acceptably written, improvement plans are logical and mostly attainable, and derailments are only loosely tied to real-world economic factors.Description of savings progress is acceptably written, improvement plans are logical but not attainable, and derailments are only loosely tied to real-world economic factors.Description of savings progress is poorly written, improvement plans are illogical, and derailments are not tied to real-world economic factors.Anticipating Economic Projections (P2Q3)Looking ahead one year, describe how economic factors might impact the financial analysis and how you might plan for them. (150 words or less)The economic factors chosen are based on reality and tightly connected to the tutorial content from the course. The one-year plan is described clearly, is attainable, and is entirely logical based on the economic factors described.The economic factors chosen are based on reality and largely connected to the tutorial content from the course. The one-year plan is described clearly, is attainable, and is mostly logical based on the economic factors described.The economic factors chosen are mostly based on reality and sufficiently connected to the tutorial content from the course. The one-year plan is described sufficiently, is attainable, and is mostly logical based on the economic factors described.The economic factors chosen are loosely based on reality and somewhat connected to the tutorial content from the course. The one-year plan is described sufficiently but is not attainable or logical, based on the economic factors described.The economic factors chosen are not based on reality and are not connected to the tutorial content from the course. The one-year plan is described poorly, is not attainable, and is illogical based on the economic factors described.C. RequirementsThe following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:Abide by the word count limits where applicable. No answer should exceed 150 words.Use a readable 11-point font.All writing and data entries must be appropriate for an academic context.Writing must be original and customized for this assignment.Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.Submission must include your name and the date.Include all the assignment components in a single file.Acceptable file formats include .xls and .xlsx.
How is corruption so intertwined in the drug trade in Mexico?
CJM 331 WEEK 3: Chapter 2: Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in MexicoChapter 2: Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in MexicoHow is corruption so intertwined in the drug trade in Mexico? Why does this corruption make it so difficult to stem drug trafficking?NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED CHOOSE ANYONE
Identify 1 Dos and 1 Donts when selecting accommodations and elaborate how you will handle at an IEP meeting.
300 wordsDiscussion Post #6Respond to the following questions. Please remember to post twice (to original question AND on another students post).Remember to use information learned during this module when posting and responding. Reference your source(s) throughout your post and include the full reference in APA 7 at the bottom of your post. Review the U.S. Department of Education English Learner Tool Kit for State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs & LEAs) (Links to an external site.), Chapter 6, Tools and Resources for Addressing English Learners with Disabilities (pages 85-103). Please focus on Tool #5 Selecting Appropriate Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (pg. 96). Identify 1 Dos and 1 Donts when selecting accommodations and elaborate how you will handle at an IEP meeting. Remember as a General Education Teacher, you are a required member of an IEP team meeting and a valuable source and advocate for your student.
For the measures listed above, perform a trend analysis, including graphs, for the last 3 years.
Ratio AnalysisFind the latest financial statements for Coca Cola. Identify and/or calculate the following measures over the last three years:Total revenuesGross profitOperating incomenet incomeDividend payoutDividends received per shareholderRequired:For the measures listed above, perform a trend analysis, including graphs, for the last 3 years.What conclusions are evident from your trend analysis? Justify your answers and explain how these findings might be relevant to the investor and the management of the company.Cite sources of your research in APA format
Write an essay on the following topic: The pros and cons of the police officer profession today
Write an essay on the following topics. The final product should be between 2-3 pages. Properly cite all sources. Please be sure to use spell check, grammar check and proof read your essay for organization and clarity. The pros and cons of the police officer profession today
Discuss the problems of executive management in the executive branch, such as the lack of managerial ability among top elected officials, the brief tenures of political appointees, the conflicting goals between the White House and the department in the realm of staffing choices, and the existence of interdepartmental friction.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words or more: Discuss the problems of executive management in the executive branch, such as the lack of managerial ability among top elected officials, the brief tenures of political appointees, the conflicting goals between the White House and the department in the realm of staffing choices, and the existence of interdepartmental friction.Do you think these problems are inherent in a government the size and scope of the United States or do you think they are due to antiquated systems that need to be reformed?How can they be reformed to promote better management in the executive branch?
