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Essays: (500 words each)
Essay #1: Life Situation: Single, Age 21, No dependents, College student
Financial Data: Monthly Income $1,750, Living Expenses $1,210, Personal property $7,300, Savings $2,000, Student loan $3,000, Credit card debt $2,400
Shelby Johnson’s current employment position, a grooming specialist for a local pet store, provides her with a lot interesting activities each day. While she is not part of management, she does have the opportunity to use various communication skills, record business transactions, and use current technology tools. Shelby especially enjoys working with the pets and their owners to achieve a pleasing experience.
Her income is based on an hourly wage which can result in financial stress during times of inflation. She has previously used her credit cards to help make ends meet each month. However, the experience she is gaining will be especially valuable when she opens her own pet salon in the future.
Questions:
Given her current situation, identify some positive and negative aspects of her current career.
What suggestions do you think Shelby should consider related to her current and future career activities.
Describe how Shelby might use the following Personal Financial Planner sheets for career planning: Résumé Worksheet and Preparing for an Interview.
Essay #2: At some point in your life you may use the services of a financial planner. However, your personal knowledge should be the foundation for most financial decisions. For each of these situations, determine actions you might recommend:
Situation 1: Fran and Ed Blake, ages 43 and 47, have a daughter who is completing her first year of college and a son three years younger. Currently they have $42,000 in savings and investment funds set aside for their children’s education. With increasing education costs, they are concerned whether this amount is adequate. In recent months, Fran’s mother has required extensive medical attention and personal care assistance. Unable to live alone, she is now a resident of a long-term care facility. The cost of this service is $4,750 a month, with annual increases of about 5 percent. While a major portion of the cost is covered by Social Security and her pension, Fran’s mother is unable to cover the entire cost. In addition, Fran and Ed are concerned about saving for their own retirement. While they have consistently made annual deposits to a retirement fund, current financial demands may force them to access some of that money.
Situation 2: “While I knew it might happen someday, I didn’t expect it right now.” This was the reaction of Patrick Hamilton when his company merged with another organization and moved its offices to another state, resulting in him losing his job. Patrick does have some flexibility in his short-term finances since he has three months of living expenses in a saving account. However, “three months can go by very quickly,” as Patrick noted.
Situation 3: Nina Resendiz, age 23, recently received a $12,000 gift from her aunt. Nina is considering various uses for these unexpected funds including paying off credit card bills from her last vacation or setting aside money for a down payment on a house. Or she might invest the money in a tax-deferred retirement account. Another possibility is using the money for technology certification courses to enhance her earning power. Nina also wants to contribute some of the funds to a homeless shelter and a world hunger organization. She is overwhelmed by the choices and comments to herself, “I want to avoid the temptation of wasting the money on impulse items. I want to make sure I use the money on things with lasting value.”
Questions:
For each situation, identify the main financial planning issues that need to be addressed.
What additional information would you like to have before recommending actions in each situation?
Based on the information provided and your assessment of the situation, what actions would you recommend for the Blakes, Patrick, and Nina?

Assignment:
Exercises: Explain your calculations for each exercise (at least 25 words per exercise)
Jenny Franklin estimates that as a result of completing her master’s degree, she will earn $7,000 a year more for the next 40 years. a. What would be the total amount of these additional earnings? b. What would be the future value of these additional earnings based on an annual interest rate of 6 percent?
Brad Edwards is earning $45,000 a year in a city located in the Midwest. He is interviewing for a position in a city with a cost of living 12 percent higher than where he currently lives. What is the minimum salary Brad would need at his new job to maintain the same standard of living?
Calculating Future Value of Salary. During a job interview, Pam Thompson is offered a salary of $28,000. The company gives annual raises of 4 percent. What would be Pam’s salary during her fifth year on the job?
Computing Future Value. Calculate the future value of a retirement account in which you deposit $2,000 a year for 30 years with an annual interest rate of 6 percent. (Use the tables in the Chapter 1 appendix.)
Comparing Taxes for Employee Benefits. Which of the following employee benefits has the greater value? Use the formula given in the Financial Planning Calculations box on page 65 to compare these benefits. (Assume a 28 percent tax rate.) a. A nontaxable pension contribution of $4,300 or the use of a company car with a taxable value of $6,325. b. A life insurance policy with a taxable value of $450 or a nontaxable increase in health insurance coverage valued at $340.
Comparing Employment Offers. Bill Mason is considering two job offers. Job 1 pays a salary of $36,500 with $4,500 of nontaxable employee benefits. Job 2 pays a salary of $34,700 and $6,120 of nontaxable benefits. Which position would have the higher monetary value? Use a 28 percent tax rate.
Calculating the After-Tax Value of Employee Benefits. Helen Meyer receives a travel allowance of $180 each week from her company for time away from home. If this allowance is taxable and she has a 30 percent income tax rate, what amount will she have to pay in taxes for this employee benefit?
Future Value of Advanced Training. Ken Braden estimates that taking some classes would result in earning $3,500 more a year for the next 30 years. Based on an annual interest rate of 4 percent, calculate the future value of these classes.
Comparing the Value of a Career Change. Marla Opper currently earns $50,000 a year and is offered a job in another city for $56,000. The city she would move to has 8 percent higher living expenses than her current city. What quantitative analysis should Marla consider before taking the new position?

Discuss about scientific evidence but still makes key points that apply to literary and non-scientific evidence.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science (MUST WATCH AS DISCUSSION IS BASED ON THIS TED TALK)

Historically, composition instruction has addressed two areas. One area is the
use of conventions, following standard conventions in writing and format.
These conventions help streamline our communications. Think about
looking at a text message full of short form text such as “r” — we
have to translate that “r” = “are” and if we’re not clued
into the cultural expectation, we won’t understand. MLA or any
documentation system supports these norms by setting format standards.
Grammatical standards were put in place over time but developed because of the
invention of the printing press where standardized spelling and punctuation
were essential because these
standards make the printed material consistent and, as a result, easier to
understand.
The
second area of composition instruction addresses writing for a purpose: to persuade,
to argue (which is really persuasion that is based on logical argument), to
inform, to define, to classify–all the modes of writing we’ve reviewed this
semester. In addition, this second area of composition also focuses on
evidence–the content that we use to support our purpose.
The
final project assignment asks that you develop an argument that is
evidence-based! Proposals are due at the beginning of this week and will
be returned by the beginning of next week. My response will look at
1) limited focus;
2) quality of
proposal–does it meet the requested task?, and 3) use of evidence.

This
week’s class focuses on evidence.
Topics:
What is evidence in writing and communication (video
presentations like the Ted Talk also use evidence!)
Lumen Learning OER https://courses.lumenlearning.com/engcomp1-wmopen/chapter/outcome-finding-evidence-2-3/ – Note:
This is a fantastic short unit with embedded video about the various types of
evidence. You’ll need to click through and read all five pages
UNC Writing Center Tips and Tools handout
– https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/evidence/
Quality of evidence – Using credible sources
The
simple answer for finding credible sources is to go to a location where sources
are reviewed before going into the database or onto the library shelf.
Libraries review their sources so any public or school library is usually
a good place to go!
For
online research, consider scholar.google.com.
It provides access to scholarly essays–but needs a bit of understanding for
successful use and navigation.
Here
is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7bUS9TYvRU
And for an overview about judging sources in general, see this handout, https://valenciacollege.edu/students/learning-support/winter-park/communications/documents/TypesofEvidenceinPersuasiveFINAL.pdf

Documenting evidence in written communication
The Nature of Writing https://natureofwriting.com/courses/mla-citation-style/
– Note:
This is another very well done short unit–please click through all the
sections.

Note: Peer review will be addressed next week.

Activities:
Reading:
Please read through links posted above
as they are specific to your use of evidence for the final project paper.
Graded
Discussion 10 – Quality of Evidence.
The Ted Talk featured this week focuses
on how evidence isn’t being used in the scientific community-and discusses
standards and expectations for quality. After watching the Ted Talk,
“Battling Bad Science,” please answer the following questions in a
2-3 paragraph discussion post. 1) What evidence does the
speaker provide to support his point of view? 2) What adds credibility to
his statements? 3) Is the presentation persuasive (effective)?
This will use the standard discussion assessment.

Write a review paper on sociology midterm.

Write a paper on the Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, Blair L.M. KelleyIn Right to Ride: Streetcar
Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, Blair
L.M. Kelley (2010) argued “[t]he nadir generation was neither silent nor
accommodating and was not cowed by Jim Crow. The proponents of these protests
were willing to band together to resist the humiliation of second-class
citizenship” (p. 199).

For your paper, identify the different methods used to
challenge restrictions on public transportation and analyze the effectiveness
of these methods. In your paper, you will need to use at least three different
examples in your analysis.

The
only source you will use for this paper is the book Right to Ride:
Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v.
Ferguson by Blair L.M. Kelley.

Your essay will be typed, using 12-point Times
New Roman (or a comparable) font and 1-inch margins all around.

All
papers will be double-spaced. Do not skip lines between paragraphs. Your name
must be in a header on all pages.

Your
essays will be a minimum of three pages in length. The length will be computed
by starting from the first line of writing on the first page and ending with
the last line of writing on the last page.

Failing
to meet page lengths will result in a failing grade. I will stop reading at the
bottom of the fifth page; subsequent material will be ignored.

Citations
will be in APA format. Assistance with APA formatting can be found through the
LSCS-Libraries.

You have decided that you want to work as a CSW for a general customer service department and you were lucky enough to get called to interview with the hiring manager. Write an essay discussing and giving examples of the key traits and skills you want to make sure that the hiring manager knows you possess.

file:///C:/Users/Erick/Downloads/customer%20service%20book%201-10-2020.pdf

file:///C:/Users/Erick/Downloads/CUST105-1.2-FINAL.pdf

THANK YOU in advance

Write a thesis on Smart Social Contracts.

The main claim should summarize your reaction to your selected reading and your supporting points. Remember that a strong thesis statement should contain the main claim and three supporting points to back up the main claim.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Identify a main claim that relates to the selected work.
Identify three relevant key points in support of your claim.

Use the framework below to help you construct your thesis statement:
Main Claim:
The article’s main claim of __________________ is ___________________
Supporting Key Points:
because ______________, ______________________, and ______________________.

Why the beach is a bummer

This week you will again not see other students post’s until you make your initial post answering the questions to the film!
Review: In Middle and Late Childhood (7-11) children are beginning to construct a more complex self. The “I am fabulous at everything” stage of Early Childhood is over! Competence means you also understand your own incompetence. You KNOW what you are and are not good at. This isn’t negative, it’s healthy! At this age, we FEEL failure for the first time. Children are developing, hopefully, a positive but realistic self-concept. It is a pivotal period for self esteem and learning to live in a broader social world.
Learning to take the perspective of another really “turbo’s them into the social world. Children at this age, in many ways can become more stereotyped. Although they are much better at logic, their thinking is still very concrete, and fitting in becomes important.
Studies on these changes in middle childhood are fascinating:
PROMPT:
Growing up, even our difficulties, can help us develop real gifts. After watching this film, “Fitting In or Standing Out? Conformity in Childhood”, answer the following questions. Include the question number along with your responses:
What were some benefits of Jamie’s diabetes in helping him adapt to fitting in at school and giving him complex thinking around prosocial behavior? (Watch experiments in film- 11:47-17:24 and 33:58-36:00)
What were some benefits Helena had from having a unique childhood, growing up without social interaction. What was a difficulty? What was her victory at the end of the film?
IVO and his brother are identity twins. As they got older not being identical became important to them. IVO became less rigid in gender identity than his identical brother. Give one example of how IVO was more comfortable around gender identity. (41:00-48:00)
Give an example of how Het had a healthy capacity for leadership. How did her father help model this? How did Het’s father help her adapt in not losing her self-efficacy when she became jealous of her new baby sibling? (one scene-34:00-39:00)
Paris grew up with a mother who was a famous artist and had a disability. What are some ways this impacted Paris to both become a person comfortable with himself , and to want to be a person who fit in?
If you want to add a “takeaway” from this week’s material on middle childhood, or from your own development at this age, please share? : )

MOVIE NAME = Fitting In or Standing Out? Conformity in Childhood

Write a paper on Victim and Impacts Of Victimization.For this assignment, you are to locate a Canadian online newspaper article on a recent criminal event from a reputable news source such as: The Globe
and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen or other credible newspaper. The article needs to have been published within the past year. Please
ensure that the article that you have chosen is describing a specific criminal event rather than a summary of previous criminal events.
You are then to critically analyze the criminal incident that you have chosen regarding the media’s portrayal of the crime and the societal
reactions to the crime. You are then to address each of the following key points in your analysis:
The…
• implications of the social construction of victimization
• impact of the “victim” label
• types of victims that are less likely to receive validation based on Nils Christie’s “ideal” victim framework
• wider impacts of victimization, including the family members of the victim and the offender, and society at large
• needs of different people affected by victimization using Taylor’s disaster classifications from the Lesson 5 content (direct, indirect,
secondary and tertiary victims)
Please be sure to use the aforementioned key points as headings for your assignment

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