Best Writer

Overview
You got the job! You have been appointed the director of strategic planning for the Fortune Global 500 company you selected in Module One. They were impressed with your detailed background research about the company’s vision and goals.
The vice president of strategy and operations (VP) has confided to you that strategic planning has been a challenge for the company over the past year, specifically crafting new strategies and aligning them to the company’s mission and goals. You have now been tasked with creating a new strategic planning proposal to help the company explore at least one new growth opportunity to increase its revenue or market share in the industry.
To create your proposal, you first need to analyze the company’s business environment and identify possible opportunities for growth. In this assignment, you will analyze your company’s internal business environment and explain its influence on revenue or market share.
Prompt
COMPANY: (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP)
Perform an internal environment analysis of your company to understand the company’s current business environment and future goals. Use resources such as the company website, which will have pertinent information including its most recent sustainability report, and other relevant sources to help complete this presentation. You can also use the resources in the MBA Library Research Guide to conduct further research about your company.
Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to show the results of your analysis. Use both onscreen text and speaker notes to convey your information effectively. For example, you can use brief bulleted lists summarizing the highlights of your analysis on the slide, and include more detailed explanations where needed in your speaker notes.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Overview (slide 1): Provide a brief overview of the company’s products, services, and customer base.
Existing Entities (slides 2–3): Identify at least two existing partnerships, mergers, or acquisitions. Explain how these entities contribute to the company’s revenue or market share.
Five-Year Goals (slide 4): Speculate on what the company wants to achieve in the next five years by considering its mission statement, its values and goals, and relevant sections of its sustainability report.
Guidelines for Submission
Submit a PowerPoint presentation with 4–6 slides. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Instructions for Course Project 2 can be found on the “Applying Your Knowledge” page of Lesson 7.
For your submission, please make sure to include all the items described in the worksheet:
A map of Mr. Dough’s movement on Oct 13 through Oct 14, with each point plotted and labeled by time of day. Be sure to indicate any points inside an exclusion zone (20 points).
A numbered list of technical violations, law violations, and “red flags” that you see in Mr. Dough’s activity, in roughly chronological order (20 points):
Do not include more than 15 items on this list; if you find you have more than 20 items, prioritize the 15 most serious. Include a few words for each item on the list to indicate what the specific violation or red flag is:
Use the following format (this is just an example, not necessarily applying to Mr. Dough): 11:30 PM- offender arrived home, in violation of the special condition setting curfew at 9:00pm
Remember- technical violations are violations of conditions, law violations are violations of the criminal law, and red flags are situations where there may not be a definite violation but where you have grounds to be concerned about a behavior
Look closely at the list of conditions! Even seemingly small or inconsequential violations may be important to note.
A two- to three-paragraph interpretation of the data, in which you add everything up and give a “best-guess” description about what Mr. Dough did on this day. Discuss periods of time where you think Mr. Dough was- and was not- being compliant with expectations. You can incorporate some educated guesses here, but don’t stray too far from the data- reference the elements of the paperwork and the map that support your interpretation (20 points)
A two- to three- paragraph statement of where you think Mr. Dough’s head is at and whether you see any potential issues brewing (20 points)
A one-paragraph statement of how you intend to address this day with Mr. Dough in your next contact. Include any warnings, sanctions, or other action you would take (20 points).
*** A note on the grading rubric ***
The actual rubric for this assignment contains spoilers! To give you the opportunity to do the investigating for yourself (and not give away all the answers), some elements of the rubric need to remain hidden. Thus, the actual rubric will not visible until the assignment is graded.
The logic behind this approach is that it best simulates real-world supervision. Just as a police detective must put together a case based on bits of evidence, a probation officer must induce the overall situation by gathering details together and “adding them up.” This is a big responsibility that falls squarely on the officer; there’s no one to provide hints or step in with the right answer. If the probation officer is not paying close enough attention to the details, s/he could fail to identify a catastrophe in the making, with potentially severe consequences for community safety and the officer’s career.
The rubric below is the “spoiler-free” version of the rubric. Compared to the submission rubric:
Items #1, #3, and #5 are the same in the actual rubric as they are below.
Item #2 will have a checklist of specific red flags and violations.
Item #4 will be the same, but will have a checklist of things that can be interpreted from Mr. Dough’s activities.
*** Spoiler-free rubric ***
(20 pts): Map of GPS coordinates with points identified
20 points: Map comprehensively includes all required elements (1: comprehensive, 2: legible, 3: identifies the points by time of day, and 4: indicates places where Dough was in an exclusion zone)
15 points: Missing one of the required elements, or has some minor issues
10 points: Missing two required elements, or has some moderate issues
5 points: Missing three required elements, or has some major issues
0 points: No map included, or map is so problematic as to be unusable
(20 pts): A numbered list of violations and red flags (Note: There can be more than one way to present this list. As such, it is possible to earn full credit if your list does not match the rubric exactly, so long as you have a careful and detailed list that adequately indicates the relevant problems):
20 points: The numbered list includes all acceptable violations or red flags, ten on the list at least. Each point is worth 2 points.
15 points: The numbered list is missing one or two acceptable violations or red flags. There should ten on the list at least.
10 points: Missing half of the acceptable violations and red flags.
5 points: Most items on the list are not acceptable violations and red flags.
0 points: No list provided. Neither the identified violations or red flags are acceptable.
(20 pts): A two- to three-paragraph interpretation of the data
20 points: Interpretation is plausible and well-supported by the data
15 points: Interpretation is fairly plausible and well-supported by the data, and/or it misses some minor elements or aspects of the day
10 points: Interpretation is somewhat plausible and well-supported by the data, and/or it misses some moderately important elements or aspects of the day
5 points: Interpretation is almost implausible and/or not especially well-supported by the data, and/or it misses some major elements or aspects of the day
0 points: Interpretation is implausible and/or not supported by the data, and/or it misses some crucial elements or aspects of the day
(20 pts): A two- to three- paragraph statement of where you think Mr. Dough’s head is at
20 points: Statement demonstrates a well-considered assessment of the overall situation
15 points: Statement demonstrates a fairly well-considered assessment of the overall situation, but has some minor problems, errors, or missing elements
10 points: Statement demonstrates a somewhat well-considered assessment of the overall situation, but has some moderate problems, errors, or missing elements
5 points: Statement demonstrates a problematic assessment of the overall situation, and/or has some major problems, errors, or missing elements
0 points: Statement demonstrates an unacceptably problematic assessment of the overall situation, and/or has some major problems, errors, or missing elements
(20 pts): A one-paragraph statement of how you intend to address this day with Mr. Dough in your next contact
20 points: Statement describes a well-considered approach to the situation
15 points: Statement describes a fairly well-considered approach to the situation
10 points: Statement describes a somewhat well-considered approach to the situation
5 points: Statement describes a problematic approach to the situation
0 points: Statement describes an unacceptably problematic approach to the situation

I have attached an outline that I made to give some guidance on the direction of the paper.
Paper must be in APA 7th edition
I have also found the sources. If these do not work then sources need to be peer reviwed sources and not just web based sources such as .com or .gov

The Documentary- The central Park Five- Ken Burns
https://park.kanopy.com/video/ken-burns-central-park-five

You will watch the documentary and write a 5-6 page analysis, that includes a summary of what you watched, a discussion of the issues addressed by the documentary, and an analysis with supporting citations that either correspond with or contradict themes found in the movie/episode with at least 2 peer-reviewed scholarly sources. The paper must be in proper APA style format. It should be double-spaced and in 12 times new Roman font.

Write and submit a paper (not less than 1000 words, not including any front matter or references) discussing all of the following:
*Addressing the social determinants of health in the promotion of health and health equity
*Issues related to economics, sustainability, governance, prevention, and the redress of health disparities in the context of health promotion for the individual and the community
*The socioeconomic benefits of reducing health inequalities
*Two specific policy recommendations to reduce health inequalities, including strategies for implementation of these policies
*Summarize your overall discussion

How does T.S. Eliot describe the physical “Waste Land” in his poem (can include the others in the trilogy)? What are some of its main features, and how are they connected to the symbolic wasteland that Western culture has become for Eliot?

Directions for the Essay
Read/Research: Dubofsky and Dulles, Labor in America: A History chapters 13-16 and 17 and “Protecting Workers by Supporting Unions: National Labor Relations Act, 1935, Wagner Act,” in Mario R. DiNunzio, Documents Decoded: The Great Depression and New Deal, pp. 191-196
Write: How did the Second New Deal
and the CIO address workers needs in the mid-1930s and what were the
political outcomes of this alliance between the Democratic Party and the
industrial union movement? Use many in-text citations with page numbers from sources to support the essay writting.
Discuss
the response of the Second New Deal after 1935- using source Melvyn Dubofsky
and Foster Rhea Dulles. Labor in America: A History. (Malden,
Massachusetts: Wiley and Blackwell, 2010). ISBN: 9780882952734 (pp
251-263)
Discuss
the ways the labor movement responded differently after 1935 (the
advent of the Congress of Industrial Organizations or CIO)
Discuss
the political meaning of the alliance between Roosevelt and the
Democratic Party and the new union movement/industrial working classes.
See attached document for assignment details, essay introduction, and outline.

Use the following sources as the basis of the essay
Melvyn Dubofsky and Foster Rhea Dulles. Labor in
America: A History. (Malden, Massachusetts: Wiley and Blackwell, 2010).
ISBN: 9780882952734 chapters 13-16 and 17
“Protecting Workers by Supporting Unions: National Labor
Relations Act, 1935, Wagner Act,” in Mario R. DiNunzio, Documents
Decoded: The Great Depression and New Deal, pp. 191-196

Imagine that you are trying to assess religiosity (how religious someone is). Write three closed survey questions that you think would be most successful. All three questions should follow the best practices suggested in the “Guidelines for Asking Questions” section of your book. After you post your questions, look at your fellow students’ questions and offer them feedback.

Our assignment this week is to view a portion of a documentary on the prison experience. After viewing the documentary, what are your thoughts, reactions, ideas etc. about the prison experience? What did you learn? Find interesting/new/shocking/disappointing/exciting/outrageous/intriguing etc.? Please use complete sentences, and write at least a one paragraph reaction response.
The documentary is a four part series about a prison education program. I do not expect you to watch all four parts, or even the entirety of one part. I am requesting that you watch at least 25 minutes and use that clip as the basis of your reaction response. You are welcome to jump around the different parts of the documentary. You are of course always welcome to watch more and write more than requested.
College Behind Bars is the name of the series hosted in Films on Demand in the Marvin Library databases. Please note there are many discussions of different types of violence, loud noises, and occasional language that not everyone might appreciate.

ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE DONE BY WATCHING THE GIVEN VIDEOS, NO OTHER REFERENCES SHOULD BE USED. GIVEN VIDEOS IS THE ONLY REFERENCES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE C0NCEPTS BEFORE DOING THE ESSAY
THE ESSAY SHOULD BE ONE PAGE FULL, NOTHING MORE THAN A FULL PAGE.

This is the only lesson that will entail 2 chapters. Both cover the same market type with the only difference being time frame, short run vs. long run. Please read the Chapter and then complete the Chapter 10 written assignment

Watch the videos below to understand real world examples of “Perfect Competition”
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Once you have watched the videos, please discuss the following:

– How do the conditions of a Perfectly Competitive Market lead suppliers being a Price taker, not a price maker.
– What actions can a supplier in a Perfectly Competitive Market take to increase profits.

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It is crucially important that you understand the 5 profit positions of firms, those will be used in all of the chapters until the end of the course, along with the cost graphs studied in chapter 9. PLEASE do not just skip by those sections, you will struggle with the remaining chapters if you do.
For the remainder of the course, we will be discussing, the 4 basic market (industry) types that are characteristic in a Market Economy. They are:
– Perfect (Pure) Competition.
– Monopolistic Competition
– Oligopoly
– Monopoly
Keep In mind, when we talk about a “market” here, we are talking about an industry. All the firms in a single industry are in the same “market”, and that market is one of the 4 market types. So examples of industries are: automobiles, cell phone service, healthcare, cable tv service, pharmaceuticals, hardware, packaged food, airlines, clothing, wine, computers, eyeglasses, Christmas trees, bread, and so forth. There are thousands of industries.
Within each industry are firms (or companies), so within the AIRLINE industry there are United, American, US Air and also international airlines like Quantas, British Air. Within the cell phone industry in the US there are Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola and others. Within the cell phone service industry, there is ATT, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and others. These are all separate industries with different characteristics.
Every day we deal with companies in each of these industries and market types. Some firms (companies) remain in their specific market type forever, for example the local pizza shop. Sometimes firms attempt to move from one market type to another, locally, Canal Liquor stores is attempting to move to a local oligopoly status from originally being in Perfect Competition.
Each of those 4 market types above have very specific characteristics which place them in that market type and prevent them from reaching the other market types. They will only move to another market type once they develop the characteristics of that market.
Each market type operates very, very differently in terms of how it:
– maximizes profits
– sets prices.
– responds to changes in the determinants of demand
– responds to changes in the determinants of supply
– produces it product/service.
– makes fundamental business decisions.
You will need to know all of those differences, and answer questions about all of the market types and their characteristics in this last part of the course.
I STRONGLY suggest that you build a chart that lists the 4 market types and their characteristics as you go along through these 4 chapters. That would be a KEY resource in preparing for the last exam, which will focus solely on those characteristics.
You could also find many versions of the chart on the internet by searching Market type characteristics and then selecting images. However, I’d recommend that you build your own and while you read the remaining chapters, watch the videos and do Learn Smart questions, continue to build your version of the chart, it will help you study. The “characteristics that I will be focusing on are:
– Number and Size of Firms
– Product Characteristics
– Control over pricing
– Do barriers of entry exist?
– Describe the product demand and demand curve.
– Typical type of profits earned by firms in the industry.
– Any government involvement in this type of market.
Below you will see a version that I took from the internet, to give you an example of what I am talking about. Again, it’s your choice to build your own, or use another, but the process of writing it down yourself will help you retain the material.
There are very, very specific characteristics to these markets and you need to know them to understand them. For example, I am going to list a set of characteristics that apply to some of these industries, over time hopefully you can identify which industry and why.
Final point. Don’t forget “WHY”. You will get much better grades on your discussion and on the exam essay questions by explaining WHY you answered as you did. Good luck, and here is that list of “odd” characteristics.
– In one of the market types, the firms have zero control over pricing. The only way they can manage their profits is by controlling their costs.
– One of the market types has a “kinked” demand curve, which changes direction at the equilibrium price.
– Of all the product advertising we see on TV, 99% of it comes from firms that fall into the same market type, the other three market types rarely advertise.
– In one of the market types, firms almost never compete with each other using price, their strategy to maximize profits is to take customers from competing firms using other means.
– In one of the market types, consumers consider the products offered by all firms to be identical, with no advantage to buying one firm’s product over another’s.
– This market type is the most heavily regulated by the government, often to the point where the government sets your price.
Below is the sample chart I pulled from the internet. Note in this section of the course we will use the terms INDUSTRY and MARKET interchangably.
Market Type / Characteristics Perfect Competition Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Monopoly
Number of Firms Many Many Few One (firm is the industry)
Size of Firms Small Small Few Large, possibly some smaller. Generally Large, not always
Type of Product Homogenous Product is differentiated Homogenous or Differentiated Differentiated
Barriers to Entry None None High Very High, Entry blocked.
Price Control Price Taker Some flexibility to Make Prices Price Maker, Mutual Interdependence Price Maker, possibly regulated pricing.
Profit Potential Normal Profits Economic Profit potential Economic Profits Economic Profits
Demand Curve for Firm Perfectly Elastic, Horizontal Downsloping Downsloping, Kinked Downsloping, the Industry demand curve
Example Agriculture, any open market based product, i.e. stocks, energy, currency, commodities Pizza, many services (Hair Salons, Tax Prep, Nail Salons, Lawn Care), Small retail stores, Almost all industries that engage in media advertising: (Cars, Airlines, Pharmeceuticals, Insurance, Cell Service, on-line retailing, Cable TV, Fast Food) etc. Local Electric, Gas, Water distribution, Diamonds,

1. Where in the world do the Nacirema
live? Are you familiar with this cultural group?
2. Describe Nacirema attitudes towards
their bodies and identify and explain at least two of their body rituals that
may have surprised, shocked, or disgusted you and explain why.
3. What does Nacirema spell backward?
What’s Miner’s purpose, or intention in writing this parody about American
hygiene and health care practices and rituals?
4. How does this article help you to
understand how we often view other cultures, or even how other cultures might
see us?