Best Writer

Paper must be written on any single aspect of a
readings assigned. The paper is to include a short (not greater
than one paragraph) summary of the key point the paper will be treating,
followed by the student’s critical
response to the that point (do you
agree/disagree, and why? Does the
author’s point resemble a situation
you’ve encountered in your own life? What
is an alternate way you would have preferred to make a similar
point?—these are
just a few of the directions a paper may take).

Rather than being addressed in response to a
specific prompt or question, you should select a point or
concept from any of
the readings assigned to that point that in particularly speaks to you. After a brief (1-2
paragraph) introduction,
the balance of the paper should be dedicated to your own original critical
analysis.
This may take the form of
explaining, in detail, any points of (dis)agreement with that particular point,
connections to other readings, or to aspects of your own life.

Select a local city or county government, state agency, or a
nonprofit organization (except schools systems or districts) and prepare an
analysis of its budgeting procedures using the following guidelines. It is
strongly suggested to select a unit of government or a non-profit in the area
where you live. There is a 2,500-word word count, and the student must
have a minimum of 5 scholarly sources in current APA format that are no older
than 5 years old.

Part I. The budget process/document
Discuss in detail the process for preparing and approving your organization’s
budget. Examples of issues to be addressed include the following:
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Who prepares revenue
forecasts and when?
·
Do they have budget
policies?
o
How often are they
reviewed?
·
Where is the budget
office/function located?
·
What are the qualifications
of the staff?
·
Evaluate the budget
guidelines.
o
Are they available online?
·
What kinds of conflicts
appear to permeate the process?
·
How well does the
organization manage conflict?
·
What is the role of the
legislative body/governing board?
·
How are their policy priorities
integrated into budget decisions?
·
How are
citizens/stakeholders involved in the budget process?
·
What recommendations would
you offer to improve budget deliberations?
·
Discuss the performance
measures used in the budget process.
·
What kind of budget is
prepared?
·
How are revenues and
expenses estimated?

Part II. Overall recommendations
Identify the top 3–5 things this organization can/should do to
improve its budget process and documentation. Be realistic when offering
recommendations. Are there sufficient resources (time, money, knowledge and
skills) to support your recommendations?
Most of the information will come from reviewing the budget
documentation that you collect, interviews with key participants, and website analyses.
For larger organizations, you may want to focus on 1–2 departments.

Budget
Project Government: Agency or Organization
Name Submission is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2.
Budget Project: Outline
is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6.
Budget Project: Final Draft is
due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) Friday of
Module/Week 8.
This assignment must be submitted via SafeAssign.

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*For this Assignment i need a thorough outline completed and submitted before the paper is Due

**The government i chose was the city of st louis mo

****This assignment is for my Public Finance and Budgeting Class

**This assignmnet should be 2500 words alltogether besides reference and title pages ****i will need the outline done and submitted seperately from the main paper
**Please use Correct Grammar & No Plagiarism

**Plagiarism report required

***Please also include atleat 6 Scholarly References no older than 5 years old

Assignment will be reviewed before payment

*****************************************Please fully read instructions and Rubric attached below and follow format**********

In our post-modern age, when people often confuse science with technology, we often forget that at its ancient origins, science was closely allied with philosophy–was even called “natural philosophy.” It is important to remember these origins to understand that science is the search for truth–not the quest for a better mousetrap (or mousepad). As scientific endeavors become more arcane and their results more obscure, it remains important for the non-specialist to keep abreast of developments in those complex fields. Remember that scientists get much of their finding from the government, and we should know what we are paying for. Moreover, scientific research often impinges on questions of ethics and even morality, and we must be educated enough to make informed decisions about these projects.
As scientific fields become more specialized, the popular-science interface becomes even more important. Not even those with doctorates in physics can be experts in astrophysics, biological physics, low-energy atomic-collision physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, particle physics, laser physics, and condensed matter physics. How could it then be possible for a biologist or a literature major–or a plumber–to understand the intricacies of those fields? Clearly, we need popular science writers–those who understand the complexities of scientific disciplines and can simplify them for the general reader while still conveying the important content.
The theme of study in this course—coupled with the fact that we live in a world in which terrorists and enemy governments have easy access to chemical and biological weapons—makes it even more apparent that we as informed citizens need access to scientific information we can understand and evaluate.
Producing popular science requires an understanding of the scientific field and the ability to write clear, readable prose that is accessible to the members of the educated general public. This assignment is designed to provide an introduction to popular science writing. The guidelines for the assignment are listed below:
Research question
As you learned in English 111—and as we reviewed in our first assignment of the semester–every research project begins with a research question and a tentative thesis. For this assignment, your question will, of course, be about chemical weapons, and it must be in the natural sciences (that is, you are not asking about the history of chemical warfare, the cultural or psychological effects of these weapons, nor political questions about their use). Here are a few to get you started:
How did the chemical weapons used during World War I (chlorine gas, phosgene gas, mustard gas) act on their victims?
How do modern chemical weapons (sarin, ricin) act on their victims?
What medical treatments have been used against chemical agents, and how effective are they?
How did cancer chemotherapy evolve from chemical weapons?
How did Agent Orange affect the American veterans of the Vietnam War?
What are the environmental effects of chemical weap[ons disposal?
NOTE: Every one of these questions has a serious flaw: It is too broad! You must narrow the question so it can be answered thoroughly in a three-page paper. Here are a couple of examples:
Too broad: How did the chemical weapons used during World War I (chlorine gas, phosgene gas, mustard gas) act on their victims?
Better, narrower version: What are the effects of mustard gas on the respiratpory system?
Too broad: What medical treatments have been used against chemical agents, and mhow effective are they?
Better, narrower version: What treatments are available for exposure to mustard gas, and how efffective are they?
Preliminary research
Locate scholarly articles that help you narrow and answer your research question. I have listed below a few articles you might wish to consider as you begin your research. You will also need to locate some of your own. Make sure you use the FTCC library and/or Google Scholar to find full-text peer-reviewed articles in the natural sciences. Read the abstracts and/or skim through several articles to select at least three articles that you will use in your paper.
Note: These articles are very specific to specific questions. Do not attempt to use them for unrelated topics!
Fitzgerald. Chemical warfare and medical response during World War I (2008)
Greenberg et al. Sea-dumped chemical weapons: environmental risk, occupational hazard (2016)
Smith. War! What is it good for? Mustard gas medicine (2017)
Tang and Loke. Sulfur mustard and respiratory diseases (2012)
References
Prepare a references page that includes the articles you have selected using CSE citation-sequence style.
112CitationTutorials2021.docx
112CitationTutorials2021.docx – Alternative Formats

Tentative thesis
Write a tentative thesis—a strong, clear, specific focused answer to your research question. It is always important to begin with a tentative thesis so to guide your research, note-taking, and synthesizing of the material.
Research and note-taking
Take careful notes on your three sources, making sure the information you are collecting helps you answer the question you have asked. Although most notes should be taken in your own words, remember to use quotation marks when you copy material directly from a source. Note: CSE style discourages the use of direct quotes. Likewise, since the aim of popular science writing is general accessibility, direct quotes are also discouraged from that vantage point. Always note the page number where you found your information whether you have noted it in your own words
Some important pointers regarding access to your sources

Explain how the anti-vax movement affected the pandemic.

In 3 full pages, please:
1. Interview someone willing to discuss a serious matter seriously. The interview can be virtual. The interview should (roughly) follow this pattern:
Explain that, in philosophy, there is a long tradition that places a positive value on “shame” and “shaming.” It has a positive value, the tradition claims, because it can motivate people to act according to shared moral standards.
Offer the example of either Socrates or MLK and ask: Do you agree with him that “shame” and “shaming” can have a positive value by motivating people to act according to shared moral standards. Why or why not?
Explain that two example of a shared moral standard are “justice” and “truth. Then ask: Do you agree that everyone values these? If not, do you mean they don’t even value even the appearance of them? [You might explain the Basic Distinction here.)
Finally, ask: For anyone who does value these but fails to demonstrate the courage and strength to pursue them, do you think “shaming” can motivate them to pursue what they value? In other words, when they fall short in the pursuit of justice or truth, might it benefit them to feel a sense of shame?
2. In 1 page, please transcribe the interview. How did they respond? Then what did you say? Etc.
3. In 2 pages, please think critically about the exchange of ideas. What was this experience like? Did you interview welcome the invitation to think critically? Do you agree or disagree with your interviewee’s answers to the questions? Which ones? Why?

In an essay that is approximately 750 words in length, analyze the provided historical image and place it within its proper historical context. Your essay should contain a thesis or argument that answers the question below and use evidence from the image to support that argument. You may use your textbook and/or lecture notes in your answer.
In your analysis, answer the following question:
What does this image reveal about the time period in which it was produced?
In order to answer this question, you may consider addressing the following:
Who produced the image?
When was the image produced?
Who was the intended audience?
What is the purpose of the image? What messages does it convey?
What is the historical context in which the source was produced and viewed?
What unspoken assumptions does the image contain?
What biases are detectable in the image?
Additionally, be sure to connect your analysis of the image to an ethical issue during the time it was produced or during the present day that illustrates your understanding of how this image relates to a sense of personal and social responsibility. For example, in what ways does this image reveal how individual actions and choices have affected our broader society and our nation? Devote approximately 250 of your 750 words to this exploration of personal and social responsibility revealed in the image.

The instructions for the Final Image Analysis Essay assignment are very similar to the instructions for the Primary Document Analysis Essay assignments you have been completing all semester, except that for this assignment the primary document is a visual image instead of a textual document. Also, this assignment is a little longer (approx. 750 words in length), includes a focus question about historical significance, and asks you to comment on personal and social responsibility. As you will see, the image is a photograph of military troops escorting nine Black students into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, when the school was being desegregated in 1957. For historical context, please refer back to Chapter 25 in the Macmillan textbook, particularly the section titled “White Resistance to Desegregation.”

Social Change Quiz:
Is it possible for senators to represent all of their constituents when they come from a pretty narrow slice of the population? Are there any specific types of experiences that they might not have had as compared to a lot of other Americans? Can you think of how these different experiences might influence the kinds of political projects that US senators think are important? (Worth 15 points).
Find out: Are there any current members of Congress who were sociology majors in college? What about contemporary journalists in Congress? Editorial writers? What about social movement leaders? How do these majors/experiences make them better at being in Congress? (Worth 20 points).
Select a social movement that interests you. What are the goals of the movement? How successful has the movement been? Describe the resources the movement has, as well as the protest activities and the cultural performances that it uses to try to attract attention? Is there anything you would suggest they add/change? (Worth 25 points).

Introduction
Case studies bring real-world situations into the classroom. They are designed to immerse you into a situation and put you in the position of making some decisions. Management is about decision-making and case studies are a good way of assessing your comfort level with making decisions with limited information and under pressure. You need to think carefully about risks, costs, returns and timing.
Your first reaction after reading a case study might be a feeling of being overwhelmed. After reading the case again you might start to wonder whether there is enough information to make a decision. Don’t despair. Cases are written to give you a real sense of the information available to the people in the case and why decisions need to be made quickly. There are no right or wrong answers to case studies. They are an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in this class and previous classes, use critical thinking and demonstrate your analytical and decision-making skills.
Some advice for tackling this case study: 1) Read the case thoroughly, including the appendices/exhibits which contain many details necessary to make your arguments; 2) identify the central business issues from the more trivial ones; 3) identify overarching strategies rather than details; 4) identify the constraints of the situation; 5) identify all the possible courses of action; 6) evaluate each of the alternatives in light of the available information in the case and 7) make recommendations based on your evaluation. You do not need to do any research beyond the information included in the case study – please do not add information about the company outside the case study. More general information on how to approach a case study is available from these websites:
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/casestudyhandbook/
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essmis_6/21/5555/1422312.cw/content/index.html
http://college.cengage.com/business/resources/casestudies/students/analyzing.htm
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/dl/free/0072969431/362614/guide_to_case_analysis.pdf
Details
Reflecting on the material we have covered this semester:
1. Download and read the Nucleon Inc. case study (instructions are under Course Resources). Read it again and make some notes based on the advice above.
2. Write a paper, at least 6 pages but no longer than 8 pages, answering the following questions:
What are your recommendations regarding the manufacturing of CRP-1 for Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials? Please compare all the options open to the company using quantitative and qualitative details from the case study (do not overlook the exhibits) and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages before making your recommendation.
What are your recommendations regarding manufacturing for Phase 3 clinical trials and commercialization? Please compare all the options open to the company using quantitative and qualitative details from the case study (do not overlook the exhibits) and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages before making your recommendation. Please make sure your choice is consistent with your recommendation for Phases 1 & 2.
How would you justify your recommendations to would-be investors in the company? Identify the details from the case that investors are most likely to be interested in. Calculating the decision tree and NPV of the different options for the company is outside the scope of this course, however please include a comparison of risks, costs and returns that may persuade a would-be investor.
What is your recommendation(s) regarding Nucleon’s long-term manufacturing strategy? What could the company look like in 10 years from the time of the case study? Describe the long-term strategies the company could pursue, and describe how these strategies relate to decisions about CRP-1.
3. Edit your paper – you do not need to re-iterate the scenario, or facts from the case study unless you are using them to support your argument; please make sure that you clearly answer each of the questions – you will not get any credit for details not relevant to these questions; please support your arguments with quantitative and qualitative information from the case, do not overlook the exhibits at the end and be prepared to analyze numbers into other key parameters; do not jump to conclusions – think about the ladder of inference; don’t forget to thinking about the business concepts we have learned about this semester and the distinction between sound business decisions and keeping one set of stakeholders “happy”! Please remember to use the assignment format as described in the syllabus and APA style.
Grading Rubric
What: 1 case study assignment posted in your Assignments Folder. The paper should be no more than 8 pages in length and use APA format. Your response to each question should be clear and in the form of prose.
Percentage of Final Grade: 20%
Grading Rubric & Late Policy: Case Study Analysis (under Content)
Due Date: By end of Week 12

Analyze the imagery and words in David Small book (stitches) to explain how the lack of family support impacted David Small illness experience.

References should be cited following the American Medical Association (AMA) Style Guide. I currently have a paper done with notes of the professor on what I did wrong (I got a 71 percent in this paper) I would want to work around it using references that are approved and find other references from the ones that were not approved (ou should select references that have been published in academic journals or in books from academic presses). (The point of these papers is to challenge you to explore both sides of the issue. A reader of your paper should not have any idea what your personal view is on the topic. You should discuss and expound upon arguments for both sides of the issue while avoiding any appearance of bias. You should select and will be graded based on your presentation of, strong arguments for both sides).