What would happen if the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic were to appear again
Requirements: Corn (Zea mays) is one of the leading crops grown in the United States – if not the leading crop. Along with the obvious use of corn as food for both humans and animals, corn is also found in adhesives,fabrics, plastics, along with a host of other materials. Of course, corn-based ethanol is also widely known for anyone who regularly visits a gas station.
Given the enormity of corn’s role in the American economy as well as the global economy, prepare a detailed research paper on: What would happen if the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic were to appear again, either from natural causes or because of purposeful human intervention (e.g., agroterrorism)?
This paper will obviously call for research on the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic and the impact of the blight on food supplies and financial systems. As the paper is prepared, be sure to consider:
- Size, or acreage of the United States corn crop
- Ubiquity, or the number of states where corn is a major crop
- Value of the United States corn crop
- Economic impact of corn
- Domestic production, consumption, and other uses
- International trade
- Causes (e.g., vector) of Southern corn leaf blight
- Background on the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic and why it was so severe in 1970
- How was Southern corn leaf blight first noticed?
- Once Southern corn leaf blight was noticed what were the immediate reactions by individual farmers, by County Extension Agents, by Land Grant University personnel (e.g., in Florida, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agri- cultural Sciences (IFAS) serves in this capacity), by federal officials from the United States Department of Agriculture, by representatives from industry such as seed companies, ?
- What was the immediate impact of Southern corn leaf blight on the nation’s economy? What was the long-term impact of Southern corn leaf blight on the nation’s economy? How did the stock market react to the blight, both short-term and long-term?
- What immediate actions, if any, were taken to recover and salvage the 1970 corn crop among those impacted by the blight?
- What long term actions, if any, were taken to recover from the devastation of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight so that the blight would not reoccur? Who put these actions into effect and how were they accepted by the farming community – those immediately impacted by the blight, by seed companies, and by the overall food industry?
- How Southern corn leaf blight could be purposely introduced into the United States corn crop
- Research labs
- Seed production and distribution
- Field
- How the occurrence of Southern corn leaf blight would be discovered and monitored
- Mitigation (if possible)
- Actions to prevent any future occurrence
- Now, more than 40 years after occurrence of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight, what is being done to monitor and prepare for the possibility of another equally damaging blight, virus, insect infestation, or other destructive pathogen that could have wide-ranging impact on American agriculture?
- What is the role of Land Grant University agricultural experimental stations, seed companies, andbreeding programs to prevent these calamities?
- Given our current readiness infrastructure, what government agencies would likely respond, today, to a wide-spread threat to our nation’s crops? How would the response be structured?
Other topics of a more a personal interest will be considered for this paper, but they would need to match the national scope and magnitude of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic
Gratitude: Write a gratitude letter
Gratitude: Write a gratitude letter (pp. 31-34 in textbook) and share it with the person it was intended for. You do not have to share the letter with your group, but you must write a 500 discussion sharing the experience of reading it. Include reflections on how this relates to this week’s readings.
What is the influence of entrepreneurship in health care?
Please answer in 700 to 900 words.
What is the influence of entrepreneurship in health care? This is an opinion, so resources are not necessary; however, be sure to provide references if you use specific examples or resources in your answer.
Include the following:
- The positive and negative ways that entrepreneurship has affected the health care field.
- An example of a recent health care business that you are familiar with that has changed the way health care staff perform their jobs or the way patients receive services.
Review the attached Grading Criteria.
Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2vdvbEqPA
Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2vdvbEqPA
Answer the following quesions based on the video
1. What is the premise of the story, and what is Miss Milly’s interest in Mr. Adams in order to get the story going?
2. How does Miss Milly defend her working relationship with Mr. Adams? 3. What moral problem occurs between Miss Milly and Mr. Adams?
4. Is Mr. Adams’ work ethic based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Mr. Adam’s work ethic is NOT one of the other moral theories.
5. Is Lucas McCain’s personal ethics based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Lucas McCain’s personal ethics is NOT one of the other moral theories.
6. Is Miss Milly’s work ethic based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Miss Milly is NOT one of the other moral theories.
7. In this story, Hattie Denton is the foil. How is Hattie Denton the foil to Miss Milly, and how does this literary device help teach a moral lesson that Miss Milly needs to learn?
8. The Marshall seems fair and understanding, but firm. What ethics system does he belong to, just name one, no need to write a support for the choice: Duty, utilitarianism or virtue?
9. Some people will argue that there are no ethics in business. Either make a case in favor of this position and use an example from the film to support your argument, or, make a case against this position and use an example from the film to support your argument.
10. In Plato’s “Myth of Er,” he discusses one being either good or bad at his/her craft. The importance of the craftsperson is as the supplier of the city. If someone is a bad supplier, then that person corrupts the city with bad supplies, and the city cannot function correctly. List one of the story’s characters’ comments about how the store should be run in terms of who would be considered a good craftsperson and who was a bad craftsperson based on one of the five questions found in the Peter Drucker video.
Why might ethical companies benefit from a lower cost of capital than less ethical companies?
Part 1: Beta
Visit the following web site or other websites:
1. Search for the beta of your company (Group Project)
2. In addition, find the beta of 3 different companies within the same industry as your company (Group Project).
3. Explain to your classmates what beta means and how it can be used for managerial and/or investment decision
4. Why do you think the beta of your company (individual project) and those of the 3 companies you found are different from each other? Provide as much information as you can and be specific.
Part 2: Capital Budgeting
Before you respond to Part 2 of discussion 6 review the following information on Capital Budgeting Techniques
Capital Budgeting Decision Methods
CAPITAL BUDGETING (PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES)
To avoid damaging its market value, each company must use the correct discount rate to evaluate its projects. Review and discuss the following:
• Compare and contrast the internal rate of return approach to the net present value approach. Which is better? Support your answer with well-reasoned arguments and examples.
• Is the ultimate goal of most companies–maximizing the wealth of the owners for whom the firm is being operated–ethical? Why or why not?
• Why might ethical companies benefit from a lower cost of capital than less ethical companies?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels, in terms of addressing the challenge of sustainable development?
Politically controlled supply and limited availability of non-renewable energy sources have prompted many nations to seek alternate renewable energy sources. Clean, renewable biofuels are environmentally friendly and contribute to sustainable growth and energy security. Countries should take extreme care in implementing biofuel policies because more pollution may occur and resources may be misallocated when subsidies are provided and sectors are protected.
Questions to be answered:
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels, in terms of addressing the challenge of sustainable development?
- Should bioethanol production from corn be encouraged, given that corn is used as a basic cereal in many societies? Should bioethanol production be subsidized in the United States, and also be protected against competition from Brazil sugarcane-based bioethanol?
Requirements of the assignment:
- All papers must use a minimum of 3 sources. The textbook is an acceptable source.
- All papers must follow all APA requirements. (10% deduction if not)
- Two Page Minimum and Maximum.
- Title page and reference pages are required. However, they do not count towards any page count.
- Writing should reflect an understanding of the chapter’s basic concepts, thorough research, and logic and critical thinking skills.
- The introduction is attention getting with sufficient background information to establish the topic and a clear thesis statement.
- The conclusion summarizes the main points and leaves the reader with a strong comprehension of the paper’s significance and the author’s understanding.
- Grammatically correct – No spelling, grammar, or mechanics errors.
Final project | Ethical Hacking
Securing IoT Devices: What are the Challenges?Security practitioners suggest that key IoT security steps include:
1) Make people aware that there is a threat to security;
2) Design a technical solution to reduce security vulnerabilities;
3) Align the legal and regulatory frameworks; and
4) Develop a workforce with the skills to handle IoT security.
Final Assignment – Project Plan (Deliverables):
Address each of the FOUR IoT security steps listed above in terms of IoT devices.Explain in detail, in a step-by-step guide, how to make people more aware of the problems associated with the use of IoT devices.
In your view, what is the most damaging type of cybercrime and why.
Assignment Criteria:
1 – 1 ½ pages, 12 font, double spaced, all work that is not your own original ideas must be cited properly using the APA format (listed in the course syllabus in Content Section). You should be citing in the body of your paper as well as on the source page
**Only use the course textbook “TRUSTED CRIMINALS” and videos as your sources.Work not properly cited will be treated as plagiarism according to the school policy as listed in the student handbook. ONLY Use Information given
– **Your paper should also have a Source Page listing sources used.
Assignment Question (s):
- First, in your view, what types of businesses do you think criminals would most likely use to launder money? Why?
- How would you as a member of law enforcement investigate money laundering? What could banks do to deter money laundering?
- In your view, what is the most damaging type of cybercrime and why.
Money Laundering Videos, Cyber Security Videos/Malware
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes on trends in the consumer buying environment
12 slides with speaker notes (50 words) due 8pm
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes on trends in the consumer buying environment, and explain how these tie into the marketing segmentation by consumer groups.
Describe the consumer trends that are influencing purchasing patterns, and provide an overview of the different consumer groups (market segments).
Choose two of the companies from the list below.
- Sports spectrum Greeting cards
- Ty Beanie Babies
- Sara Lee Desserts
- Skeeter Boats
- Gold Bond
Examine each company’s website to determine what segmentation strategy the firm uses.
Answer the following questions, and provide explanations for your responses:
- Who is the intended target market for the website?
- What communications objectives do you think the company is trying to accomplish?
- What product-positioning strategy is being used?
Discuss the ways life changed in America in the post-WWI era.
A rennaiasance
1. Discuss the ways life changed in America in the post-WWI era.
To the victor…
On April 2, 1917, President Wilson gave http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4943/. In the speech, he promised that the United States would “make the world safe for democracy”:
We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts—for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.
To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.
2. How does that ideal compare to the reality of American society during this time?
Readings
The American Yawp, Chapter 21 “World War I and Its Aftermath” and Chapter 22 “A New Era”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/11/when-america-tried-to-deport-its-radicals
