Best Writer

Watch the video tutorials and explore the Craig’s Landscape and Design sample company file as explained in the QuickBooks Online (QBO) Orientation page, take a few minutes to reflect on the pros and cons of the desktop and online versions of QuickBooks. Write your answers in complete sentences and proofread your answers for correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. Write a minimum of 3 sentences for each question.
Compare each of the following areas of in the desktop and online version and answer the following questions:
Compare the navigation methods used in the desktop and online versions. How were the versions similar? How were the versions different? Did you notice any advantages or disadvantages in the two versions? Give specific examples to support your thoughts.

Compare working with the Chart of Accounts. How were the versions similar? How were the versions different? Did you notice any advantages or disadvantages in the two versions? Give at least 3 specific examples to support your thoughts.

Compare the steps to add a customer or vendor or to set up an item. How were the versions similar? How were the versions different? Did you notice any advantages or disadvantages in the two versions? Give at least 3 specific examples to support your thoughts.

Compare the process to reconcile a bank or credit card account. How were the versions similar? How were the versions different? Did you notice any advantages or disadvantages in the two versions? Give at least 3 specific examples to support your thoughts.

Compare the reports. Were the same types of reports available? Were they easier or harder to create or modify?

What type of business would be more likely to use QBO? What type of business would be more likely to use the desktop version of QuickBooks? Give an example of each.

Which version of the software did you like the best? (There is no right answer to this question!) Overall, list one advantage and one disadvantage for each version of QuickBooks.
Type your answers in a Word or similar type of document and attach your file. Or you may type your answers in the text box here in Canvas but be sure you proofread for spelling, grammar and punctuation.

You will read and critique a book of your selection that contains elements of trauma of some sort. Examples of topics that may be of interest to you are war, the Spanish Flu, sexual assault, addiction, domestic violence, 9/11, racism, terrorism, child abuse, natural disasters, including a tsunami (consider the memoir, Wave). The book you choose can be an account of an individual’s own experience, or a scientific study of the topic. Your essay should be written in APA style, and be 8-10 pages in length. This assignment will support the learning outcome of applying scientific knowledge to assess critical health data and information and indicators of health status of an individual, as well as societal and structural levels.)

Question Set #3:
3. Your Advertisement (Jim Carrey Super Bowl Commercial 2022)
3.1. What is the ad that you’ve chosen to analyze?
3.1.1. What’s the name of the product, the company that makes it, and the title of the advertisement itself?
3.2. What’s going on in the ad? Summarize the plot/story.
3.2.1. What are the people/characters doing?
3.2.2. Is there a problem that needs to be solved, or is there another underlying issue?
3.2.3. How does the product/good/or service solve the problem of the characters?

4. After watching your chosen advertisement, create a list of all of Fowles’ appeals that appear in your advertisement. If you can’t find at least 3 different appeals, you should consider finding another advertisement to analyze.
4.1. After identifying the appeal, note where in the ad you’ve found it.
4.1.1. Describe, in detail when, where, and how each of the appeals is used in the ad.
4.2. Under each appeal, briefly summarize each of the appeals in your own words (2-4 sentences).
4.3. After summarizing each appeal, find a direct quote from the text that helps to illustrate what that appeal is all about. Make sure to include in-text citations for each quote
4.4. Remember, there are 3 aspects to a good quote, so…
4.4.1. After summarizing each of the appeals and providing a quote about them, write a brief explanation of what that quote means in relation to your explanation of the appeal in your ad.
4.4.2. Remember, to ask yourself:
-What is the appeals purpose in this ad?
-How does the appeal function to convince the viewer that they need the product?
-How is the emotional appeal displayed & used to draw the viewer in to watch the ad & make a connection?
For example, The Need to Feel Safe (page numbers come from Writing & Reading Across the Curriculum textbook).
This appeal deals with people’s own fears of the unknown and of any potential dangers or harm that might befall them. Advertisers using this appeal know that people are fearful by nature and use this to their advantage to sell a product that can provide some sense of security or comfort to them.
According to Fowles “We naturally want to do whatever it takes to stave off threats to our well-being, and to our families. It is the instinct of self-preservation that makes us responsive to the [ad’s appeal]” (551).
Using the Brink’s Home Security commercial: “Wrong Door”

The need to feel safe is evident in the advertisement that highlights the fear a mother and her daughter have while home alone at night when a stranger break in their front door. We often like to think of our homes as a safe sanctuary for us and our families; but what happens when someone violates the sanctity of your home that you worked so hard to achieve? What are you supposed to do in such a frightening situation? This scenario could have played out much differently than in the commercial, had there not been a Brinks Home Security System installed at the property. We live in a world where violence against women and girls is a sad and commonplace occurrence. This mother and daughter could have easily become victims to the violent criminal breaking into their home, possibly loosing much more than property which could always be replaced. Though these people are just actors, their plight, and fears rest at the hearts of every person who fears for the safety and happiness of their families. This safety, security, and peace of mind is easily achievable, if your purchase this particular home security system. The fear in the face of the would-be burglar when the alarm sounds helps to demonstrate for the viewer how effective Brinks Home Security is at keep you and your family safe from danger.
CONCLUSION
Question Set #5
5. How has Fowles effected the way you, and subsequently your reader, view advertisements in general?
5.1. What about the ad you’ve chosen to analyze specifically?
5.2. How have the appeals you’ve found affect a person’s decisions when it comes to buying the product?
5.3. What does the ad or product promise to deliver to the consumer?
5.4. Is this a realistic portrayal or pure fantasy?

Please answer the following questions by using your textbook and primary sources, under the course materials tab.
Discuss the impact of Chinese immigrants on the American West. How did Anglo-Americans respond to that immigration? What resulted from that response?
It must be 500-1000 words. Be to answer each question with as much detail as possible. Please be sure to use your textbook and the primary sources!!!! You will lose points if you do not.
You must cite your textbook and a primary source. I will take off points if you do not!
You can use MLA.

Textbook
http://www.americanyawp.com

The essay will be based on the outline previously worked on
Garden district New Orleans

You must create a travel guide/review and accompanied written campaign for a location on campus or around New Orleans (or whichever city you reside or work). ABSOLUTELY NO MARDI GRAS TOPICS WILL BE APPROVED.. You will use persuasive argument to entice tourists to visit your location. Creating the travel guide and accompanied written campaign will require you to include key pieces of evidence and support for your overall claim. I suggest traveling around campus, your neighborhood, main streets, or to another area of New Orleans that you haven’t visited before! Find a new location where you can pretend to be a tourist and allow yourself to experience the location for the first time.
Only two people in the class may select any specific destination so try and be creative in your choices. Your travel guide is your opportunity to demonstrate your ability to persuade your potential tourists using sound organization, compelling evidence from your trip to the location in your writing.
We will brainstorm possible options in the discussion board.
Questions you might ask yourself before beginning the written campaign:
Where is my location? Why have I selected this locale?
Am I only one of 2 people who have selected this location?
Who might be the possible tourists who I am attempting to persuade?
What are the amenities, natural wonders, entertainment, and cultural activities that I need to include in my campaign as evidence to support my overall claim?
How am I going to organize my writing and images to best persuade potential tourists?
How might I draw from the travel guides and their rhetorical strategies we explored in class?
**Note: You may choose to generate a more visual version of the travel guide using pictures, drawings or videos as part of your claim’s evidence. However, your travel guide/reioew must include 3 full double-space pages of 12 pt. Times New Roman font text to get to that 700 word minimum. I recommend embedding your images in the text after you are sure you have reached the page requirement. The word count should be around 700 words. Be creative and have fun! This is your chance to demonstrate what we’ve been working on with developing a complex, original claim with articulated stakes supported by evidence. It’s also your chance to play tourist in your own environment!
Minimum Requirements:
-700 words; 12pt. Times New Roman font, double spaced
-Based on a unique and complete stake-driven claim of your own, clearly articulated and supported throughout the your guide and/or written campaign
-Visit a New Orleans location(or a location in your own city) to gather compelling evidence in the form of descriptive writing, pictures, videos, drawings, etc
-Your final essay should also include 3-4 original photos embedded in the essay itself. Do not take photos from the internet. This is considered plagiarism and will not be accepted.
-Well organized with clear topic sentences
-Proofreading!

1. Evidence Based Management combines _____________ and ___________ __________ to help collect information to base decisions on.
2. _deep_________ – level diversity is more important in the long run and is based on personality and values.
3. The American with Disabilities Act requires employers to make ____________ _____________ for people with physical and mental disabilities.
4. When someone overestimates their own influence on successes and overestimates the external influences on their failures, they are engaging ­­­­__in corr______ __________ bias.
5. ____________ is the most dominant factor in determining personality.
6. The idea that it is more important for employee’s personalities to match the organizational culture than specific job duties is known as __________ ____________ fit.
7. Evaluative statements, either favorable or unfavorable, concerning objects, people or events are known as ____________.
8. Uncertainty vs. avoidance is one of the factors in __________Framework for Assessing Cultures.
9. Counterproductive Work Behavior can be predicted by job _____________.
10. Selecting the first alternative that is good enough is known as ____________.
Short Answers
11. What are two reasons an organization should promote strong ethical missions? (2 pts.)
12. What are some shortcuts in judging people? (2 pts.)
13. What is the most common way to measure and assess personality and what is the issue with it? (2 pts.)
14. Describe which impact of job dissatisfaction is occurring (5 pts.)
1. Johnny likes his job and wants to stay. He feels that if he just holds on a little longer, things will be better.
2. Susan will ask questions during all company meetings to describe the issues employees face.
3. Victor gets frustrated when new policies are put in place and makes little effort to get to learn them. He doesn’t feel its necessary because things will just change again.
4. Shana doesn’t bother learning new policies because she figures she’ll be gone soon, so it won’t matter.
5. Zach takes part in employee focus groups and resources groups to try and positively influence the culture at his job.
15. What type of discrimination is occurring in the examples below? (5 pts.)
1. Jim is African American. Whenever he brings up a concern about comments his fellow employees make about race, his boss tells him he’s being too sensitive.
2. Tim always makes comments about what Sasha is wearing, which makes her uncomfortable.
3. Vincent is Arab-American and he never gets invited to informal outside work events. When he asked, his co-workers said they didn’t think he’d want to go.
4. Jack is an executive assistant and his boss tells him not to bother complaining about the tasks he’s given because no one would listen to him based on the status of his role.
5. Ethan often will make fun of his coworker, Julie’s technical skills, saying women just don’t understand technology.
16. What is cognitive dissonance? (2 pts.)
17. What are two ways affect can be experienced? (2 pts.)
18. Explain emotional intelligence. (2 pts.)
19. What are four of the 8 common biases and errors in decision making? (3 pts.)
20. How are intellectual abilities relevant in organizational behavior? (3 pts.)
21. What are some ways that job satisfaction can positively influence the workplace? (3 pts.)
22. How can organizations reduce stereotype threat? (3pts.)
23. How can a worker’s emotional state affect their level of service and the customers themselves? (3 pts.)
24. What are some errors in perceptual judgement that interviewers can make in the interview process? (3pts.)

Answer the discussion post
Locate an incident in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” which the narrator describes from a particular character’s point of view. What is the effect of that focalization? How would the effect of the incident itself be different if that event were narrated without access to the character’s point of view or with access to a different character’s point of view?

Using the critical reading skills practiced in class, you will be writing an analytical essay. In order to analyze a text effectively, you will need to engage in close reading, or reading “between the lines.” This means that you will be choosing representative passages and carefully deconstructing them, highlighting meanings that may not be immediately obvious to fellow readers in order to support your overall interpretation of the text (the thesis statement).

The idea is to reach a deep understanding of the text by examining the writer’s narrative elements (i.e., characters, diction, style, theme, and tone), everything that went into writing the piece. Whatever work you choose, you should first read it carefully (usually more than once) and arrive at your own understanding of what you read (as we have done weekly within our discussion board assignments.) The next step is to see what others have said about it (that’s the research part) and compare your findings with theirs.

Your paper must include the following:

An introduction that provides relevant background information and ends with your thesis statement
A minimum of four body paragraphs, each of which addresses a particular subtopic that relates to your thesis statement
A minimum of three references from reliable, academic sources, all of which are cited at least once in the paper. You should use at least one peer-reviewed source from the library databases.
A conclusion that reaffirms your thesis statement and addresses wider implications
Formatting, citations, and references must all adhere to APA style
Do not rely solely on the instructions you see here. Your instructor will provide a list of texts to choose from and further details in the announcements page, so make sure to check there for complete guidelines regarding your analytical paper.

Assume that you would like to get an in-depth understanding of the daily lives of prisoners in a county jail.
To explore this topic, you will need to conduct qualitative interviews of inmates.
In a 3- to 4-page paper, address the following:
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face or phone interviews in this situation.
Would a structured or non-structured interview best serve the purpose?
Develop a list of ten interview questions you would ask.
Draft a sponsor letter to the county sheriff in relation to the proposed study
Assume that the study is now in the operational phase, describe in the paper how you would be able to establish rapport with county jail inmates to garner the richest, most meaningful data
Your response should be detailed and well supported.
Your paper is to include your name, the assignment name, and number, the course and section number, and the date on your title page. Format your paper and cite ALL sources according to APA style; see APA Resources for Students.
You may Submit To Grammarly for feedback on your writing.

How do you think job order costing will help you price products in your future career?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.