Find the answers to the following problems by providing line-by-line (step-by-step) solutions for each applicable question.

 Find the answers to the following problems by providing line-by-line (step-by-step) solutions for each applicable question. You must show your work for questions 1-4 to get full credit for each question. Each question is worth 20 points. Please be sure to include the appropriate units as part of your final answer. 

 1. Mercury, the only metal that exists as a liquid at room temperature, melts at 234.3 K. Convert this melting point to degrees Celsius. 

2. Mercury has a boiling point of 356.58°C. Convert this temperature to degrees Fahrenheit.

 3. Mercury metal is poured into a graduated cylinder that holds exactly 22.5 mL. The mercury used to fill the cylinder weighs 306.0 g. From this information, calculate the density of mercury, in grams per cubic centimeter.

 4. What is the density of mercury in pounds per cubic inch (lb/in3)? a. 1 lb = 454g, 1 in= 2.54 cm.

 5. What are some of the physical and chemical properties of Mercury? Mention at least two of each

How does the form help the artist express the content?

Part 1: If subject matter is what is being depicted in a work of art, what is the subject of non-representational works such as Blue, Orange, Red by Mark Rothko (p. 436) and Autumn Rhythm by Jackson Pollock (page 434 in your text)? What is Donald Judd communicating in his piece titled 100 untitled works in mill aluminum? What do you think the content is? How does the form help the artist express the content? Identify visual elements and principles of design in your analysis. 

Part 2: Create your own Pollock Drip Painting on the interactive web site link in the content area and share your experience with the class. Attach your painting with answer!!

Explain why the object being described does not maintain good usability practices.

For the Usability Journal assignment, you are to write three (3) journal entries.

  • Each entry shall be approximately 300-400 words each.
  • Each entry shall focus on an object that contains a bad usability design.
  • The deliverable shall include citable examples of best practices from academic literature explaining why the product/object does not follow best practices.

Example:

  • A remote control.
    • What about the remote control makes the device both a good and bad example for the usability perspective?
    • Each deliverable will contain:
    • Three entries with 300-400 words for EACH entry
    • APA citation with examples from scholars explaining best practices that should be followed
    • An example image of the bad design practice followed
observe emotion work as you go about your daily life.

For this assignment, you will observe emotion work as you go about your daily life.  What emotion work do you and others do in any given day?  How does it vary by situation?  Analyze two examples.

  • Begin your report with a paragraph that summarizes patterns in the emotion work you observed and introduces the two examples you will analyze.  
  • After that introductory paragraph, spend the rest of the report analyzing two concrete examples.  Be sure to describe the interactional contexts in which it occurs, including the feeling rules of that space.  Utilize concepts from our Hochschild reading (e.g. feeling rules; the “pinch” between how you wanted to feel and how you actually felt; evocation and suppression; cognitive, bodily, and expressive techniques; deep acting and surface acting).  
  • In the concluding paragraph, reflect on what you learned and make connections with other concepts, etc.

This report should be 2-3 pages long and formatted correctly (see syllabus for formatting guidelines).

How does improving educational opportunities for women help reduce population growth

A. How does improving educational opportunities for women help reduce population growth (in those nations seeking to do so)?  Cite specific scientific, demographic, socioeconomic and/or geopolitical evidence from one (1) nation that is working to reduce its population growth rate and where improving education for women has worked / is working.

Be sure to back up your explanations with some research before discussing this topic online with your classmates. Be sure to read relevant sections of your text (and supplementary readings from this Module) and look online.  Start with these background readings:

A1. Identify a nation that has been / is working to reduce its population growth. For how long?  Note: if you choose to discuss China’s one-child policy from the past, be aware that is no longer their policy, that which changed in 2021, and address the new policy as well.  (1 points)

A2. Describe what this nation has done to improve the educational opportunities for its women?  Cite also statistics/data. (2.5 points)

A3. How have increased educational opportunities for these women changed their socio-economic status?  Cite also statistics/data. (2.5 points)

Should you admit you smelled alcohol on Karen’s breath last week? Why or why not?

Case Study: Ethical Dilemma

You work at a paper supply company that employs 50 people. A coworker, Karen, is not your favorite person to work with. She is often late to work, can be unprofessional with coworkers, and isn’t someone you can routinely count on to go above and beyond her job duties. Last week you even noticed that her breath smelled like alcohol when you spoke to her about some last-minute orders that needed to be filled. But, you don’t like to rock the boat and you don’t like to be disloyal to your coworkers, so you didn’t say anything. However, David Chan just approached you and asked whether you smelled alcohol on Karen’s breath last Thursday. You are surprised and ask him why. David mentions that he heard some gossip and wants to confirm if it is true or not.

What will you do?

1. Should you admit you smelled alcohol on Karen’s breath last week? Why or why not?

2. What are the implications of each course of action?

3. Would you change your answer if, instead of working at a paper supply company, you worked as a nurse?

Research the issues faced by Xerox from 2000–2010 and the solutions found

Scanners and Xerox

With the advent of scanners and the universality of the portable document format (PDF), the market for optical copiers is shrinking rapidly. Can a company such as Xerox Corporation survive? In this assignment, you will address this question.

Research the issues faced by Xerox from 2000–2010 and the solutions found using the assigned readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Specifically review the company’s annual report at the following:

Respond to the following:

  • Identify multiple business pressures on Xerox.
  • Describe some of the company’s response strategies.
  • Identify the role of IT as a contributor to the business technology pressures (for example, obsolescence).
  • Identify the role of IT as a facilitator of Xerox’s critical response activities.
  • Support your positions with reasons and examples based on your research.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

analyze how information systems affect the firm’s strategic and competitive position.

Discussion—Technology and Strategic/Competitive Position

Apple Inc. is known for its state-of-the-art designs for products such as the iPhone, but most are unaware that Apple has used technology to streamline its supply chain management and operational systems to provide competitive pricing. This use of technology has allowed the company to under price its competitors and yet maintain a 25 percent margin on their products. The use of information technology has provided Apple with a strategic and competitive position which most of their competitors find difficult to match or exceed.

Using  a real-world example from your research, analyze how information systems affect the firm’s strategic and competitive position.

Using the assigned readings and the  University online library resources, explain how information technology:

  • Impacts competitive rivalry, such as pricing, promotion, and distribution
  • Enables or dissuades new entrants
  • Enables customers to achieve greater bargaining power
  • Enables suppliers to gain more bargaining power
  • Gives rise to substitute products or services that threaten the existing market

Give reasons and examples from your research to support your responses.

Write your initial response in approximately 2 pages. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

What are the benefits and challenges associated with public and private blockchain

Discuss the following: 1. What are the benefits and challenges associated with public and private blockchain and which has the most potential for application in human resource management? You are required to cite this week’s assigned readings in your paper. You may also cite prior week’s reading assignments and external sources if you wish.

Use the following headings to organize your paper: Introduction, Question 1, Conclusion, References

 Writing Requirements for all Assignments:

  • References MUST be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
  • Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions
  • Your paper must have headings in it. For discussion posts Introduction, Prompt/Question, and Conclusion will suffice as headings.  
  • Provide the EXACT web link for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the EXACT LINK – I check all sources
  • No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally
  • Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns)
  • Write MORE than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned
  • As always, the word count is ONLY for the BODY of the paper – the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper
  • Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
  • Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a power is provided under the information tab that addresses APA format.
  • Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header, page numbers, and left justify the margins.

Mandatory readings – 

  Berke, A. (2017, March 7). How safe are Blockchains? IT depends. Harvard Business Review, 51-60.

Create a report outlining the abilities of the network topology in reference to securing network devices

It is essential to have a basic understanding of network defense topologies in order to properly comprehend the defensive strategies deployed by companies to protect their information assets.

Use the Cisco Packet Tracer application to create a network diagram that makes use of the following devices listed below, which belong to Company X. The diagram should illustrate your knowledge of network defense by placing network assets in their proper location, so as to ensure their protection. Include, within the diagram, any small office/home office (SOHO) solutions that will be used to protect either the infrastructure or end-user devices.

Within the diagram make sure to include at a minimum:

  1. 10 mobile devices (phones/laptops/tablets)
  2. Five desktop/stationary computers
  3. Two servers (file/email)
  4. One printer
  5. One router/firewall
  6. One WAN/gateway connection
  7. One switch
  8. One corresponding backup/replication asset for disaster recovery (local or remote storage/server)

Note: Any IP addresses used should be labeled next to the corresponding device.

Then, create a report outlining the abilities of the network topology in reference to securing network devices and other information assets used by Company X. Make sure to address the following within the report:

  1. A detailed explanation of the topology design addressing the “why” and “how” of the topology defenses solution and design, specifically threat models, motivations (such as insider threat), and ideologies
  2. Network defense solution list (i.e., software/hardware used to protect information assets)
  3. Encryption policies used by the network and end-users
  4. Disaster plan recovery, including restoration plans

When completing the report for this assignment, refer to the “Report Template.” 

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a basic scoring guide, provided by your instructor. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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