Market Power & Billionaires

Discussion Board, Market Power and Billionaires

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https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-2019-11-15

Find the link for “Billionaires Bite Back”. Click on the link and listen to the show. Write full explanations to the following questions.

How are current businesses in the U.S. similar to the Gilded Age of the late 1880’s? (5 sentences)
Why are the billionaire class very powerful? (5 sentences)
What did Bill Gates do to push out Netscape browser? (5 sentences)
What exact steps did Bill Gates take to monopolize computer Operating Systems? (5 sentences)
What was the decision of the Federal Court in the Microsoft case? (5 sentences)
A. What was the remedy in the first court?
B. What was the remedy in the Court of Appeals?
How did Rockefeller force the Railroads to charge him a lower price and also force his competitors to sell out? (5 sentences)
I am unable to convert this format to DB format, so I deleted the section for a response to a student’s post.

Visually analyzing the object

Choose an Islamic artwork from theMetropolitan Museum of Art that is currently on view:
Link to Islamic Art Objects on view at the Met (Links to an external site.)
Download high quality images of your artwork and locate its “tombstone” information.
Write a 500-word essay visually analyzing the object:
Focus on describing the artwork, paying particular attention to details
Use your observations to make one, strong, specific statement about why the artist chose these formal qualities.
Use readings and lectures, as well as external sources if you wish, to support your claim.
Please include pertinent images and full tombstone info captions with your essay.
Essays will be graded on their success at constructing a cohesive argument with a strong thesis supported by visual analysis of the selected objects.

research methods: CONSORT appraisal

The randomised controlled trial (RCT) is the ideal design for a study evaluating the effects of a treatment intervention on measured health outcomes. Of all invention study designs, RCTs provide the best support for causal inferences about treatment effects. However, the quality of usable evidence from an RCT depends also on how well the report is written. Evidence-based practice requires that research be reported clearly, thoroughly and accurately, enabling practitioners and policy-makers to judge how well the research was done, what the results were, and what they mean. Incomplete, inaccurate, poorly organised or ambiguous reporting makes it harder for readers to evaluate the quality of the actual research, casting doubt on its practical value. For example, if the report neglects to mention how bias was controlled, readers may wonder whether bias was controlled, and thus whether the results can be trusted.

The CONSORT statement is a checklist enabling evidence-based practitioners to evaluate the reporting quality of an RCT in a structured, systematic way, and thus a means to evaluate evidence quality. This assignment gives students a practical introduction to the CONSORT and how it assists them to critically evaluate a journal article report of an RCT. The assignment develops students’ understanding of journal article structure for research reports, and develops critical appraisal skills.A well-written journal article will have all of its required information explicit (i.e., actually stated) rather than implicit (i.e., not stated but can be inferred) or (worse) not stated at all.
A well-written assignment will do the same. The writer makes everything necessary apparent to the reader.

TASK
A research article reporting an intervention study will be available on vUWS. You are asked to evaluate the reporting quality of this report against selected criteria from the CONSORT statement for clinical trials. Also download from links on this page:
The CONSORT checklist.
Reporting quality guide – you may use this guide as well as or instead of the CONSORT checklist.
A document template with sections to complete and submit as the assignment.
The Resources folder on this page has extra materials, including a similar task for diagnostic studies and the STARD statement for reporting quality of diagnostic studies.

Using Diamond’s five-points, analyze the following questions/assumptions about the factors leading to Syria’s recent collapse: Keeping Diamond’s Theory in mind, analyze the argument that the recent Syrian collapse was caused by drought only. What role did climate change play in Syria’s collapse?

3. Using Diamond’s five-points, analyze the following questions/assumptions about the factors leading to Syria’s recent collapse:
Keeping Diamond’s Theory in mind, analyze the argument that the recent Syrian collapse was caused by drought only.
What role did climate change play in Syria’s collapse?
How did dysfunctional societal factors increase the likelihood that Syria was more susceptible to climate related disturbance?
4. Write a short 1 page (roughly 450-500 words) analysis where you discuss the prompts above. I recommend that you open a word processing program like Word or Google Docs to write out your assignment and then “cut and paste” your response to Canvas.
Spacing: Single-spaced
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12 pt
Margins: 1-inch on all sides
Papers need to be written using proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Worth 30 points.

Analyze how Molly’s communication skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.

ASD Case Study: Molly
Molly is a 4-year-old preschool student with autism spectrum disorder and significant expressive and receptive language deficits. She is primarily echolalic and seldom uses her language spontaneously to communicate with peers and teachers. She has a difficult time following directions and transitioning from one activity to the next. Molly is very fearful of social situations and often avoids social interactions. Molly spends the vast majority of her time on the playground alone with little peer interaction. Molly engages in stereotypical behaviors such as hand flapping, vocalizations, and eye gazing. She has been noted to slap herself in the head and has recently begun slapping parents and teachers. Molly is noted to have a short attention span, poor motor coordination, difficulty tying her shoes and managing snaps and buttons, and sensory-seeking needs.

>>>>>>Assignment
Based on the above case study of Molly, you will use the Unit 9 Assignment Template to write a 3- to 5-page informative essay that analyzes how Molly’s communication, behavior, social skills, cognitive skills, and sensory-motor skills can be addressed. This essay should include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs. Be sure to address all five areas of need (communication, behavior, social, cognitive, sensory-motor). You will discuss professional conduct with parents and family members when supporting Molly’s needs.

Introduction
Using your response from the Unit 6 Assignment, include your personal definition of autism spectrum disorder.
Briefly summarize the case study and identify how this paper will help address Molly’s needs in communication, behavior, social/emotional, cognitive, and sensory-motor skills.
Communication Skills
Analyze how Molly’s communication skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.
Include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.
Behavior Skills
Analyze how Molly’s behavioral skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.
Include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.
Social/Emotional Skills
Analyze how Molly’s social/emotional skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.
Include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.
Cognitive Skills
Analyze how Molly’s cognitive skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.
Include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.
Sensory-Motor Skills
Analyze how Molly’s sensory-motor skills can be addressed in the typical early childhood environment.
Include specific examples of strategies and environmental supports that would be beneficial for Molly given her identified individual needs.
Professional Conduct
How can educators support family members during this process?
What would you want parents to know about what you (the educator) need from them during this process?
How will you conduct yourself professionally in a situation where parents are upset or angry?
Conclusion
Link the strategies and supports you have provided above to illustrate the characteristics of the recommended learning environment for Molly.
Link the strategies and supports you have provided above to illustrate the characteristics of the recommended learning environment for Molly.

Work Breakdown Structure: Describe all of the essential roles and functions required for implementing the solution. Who will be doing the work and what, specifically, will they need to do?

You will submit your Project Plan. The project plan is a Word document that is a combination of a written explanation of the Project Plan and the explanation of the Control Plan. The WBS and timeline are represented with screenshots of the Gantt chart, resource chart, and cost table. Ensure each chart and graph is properly noted and has text explanation.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. ProjectPlan:Illustrateyourrecommendedimplementationandmanagementstrategies.Besuretoincludescreenshotsofallrelevantdiagrams,charts, and tables.
a) Work Breakdown Structure: Describe all of the essential roles and functions required for implementing the solution. Who will be doing the work and what, specifically, will they need to do?
b) Project Monitoring and Control Plan: How are you going to ensure that the project is going smoothly? What is your plan of attack to ensure that all controls are adhered to? What is the defined critical path? Be sure that you frame your response for communicating effectively to your target audiences.
c) Timeline: What is the estimated amount of time for implementation? Create a visual representation that captures your timeline (e.g., Gantt chart) based on the systems development life cycle.
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two should follow these formatting guidelines: 2–3 pages, double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA.

Select two of the four conditions listed below. Using the textbook (School Nursing A Comprehension Text, 3rd Edition by Janice Selekman) and the website provided, write a paper discussing the disorder’s incidence, what type of disabilities are associated with the condition, and any associated findings. Then discuss what a School Nurse would need to know to care for this student. What teaching would need to be done by the school staff? Which accommodations would need to be given for the student? Would the student need medications? Special therapy at school? Discuss any legal considerations for school health. Describe support groups in your community that you would recommend to the family?

Assignment Description:

In an essay of 1500 to 2000 words, using at least 2 APA style cited references, write an essay in APA style on:
Select two of the four conditions listed below. Using the textbook (School Nursing A Comprehension Text, 3rd Edition by Janice Selekman) and the website provided, write a paper discussing the disorder’s incidence, what type of disabilities are associated with the condition, and any associated findings. Then discuss what a School Nurse would need to know to care for this student. What teaching would need to be done by the school staff? Which accommodations would need to be given for the student? Would the student need medications? Special therapy at school? Discuss any legal considerations for school health. Describe support groups in your community that you would recommend to the family?

1. Fragile X syndrome
2. William’s syndrome
Review the selected mental health conditions in chapter 28. Pick two. Using the textbook and one other scholarly article, describe the condition, how it is characterized, and what a school health professional would need to know to care for a student. List one individual for each condition that you could collaborate with to help the student.

The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 1500-2000 words;
Structure: Include a introduction, title page and reference page (if needed) in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions.

How parents with addictions affect children’s overall psychological well-being

Your proposal will be based upon a review of the research literature. You will need to review and describe a series of papers, and we will begin by having you answer questions about an empirical, peer-reviewed journal article on the topic you’ve chosen. Remember, empirical articles are those that report on the results of original research – they’ve done a study, have methods and results sections, and end with a discussion section. Students sometimes choose literature review articles or case studies, but those are not what we’re looking for here.
In your review you’ll show that you can identify the hypothesis and the independent and dependent variables and explain the results. In this initial summary (written in formal APA style) you’ll use the following structure:
1) first paragraph: general background—What do we know about the topic? What does this study add to what we know (what’s new here)? What is the hypothesis or research question?
2) second paragraph: describe their methodology—who are the participants and what did they do in the study? NOTE: if the article you selected does not have a Method section, then you’re summarizing the wrong kind of article.
3) third paragraph: what did the authors find? Describe this in general terms – there’s no need to report their means, F-ratios, and so forth, but be sure to address all the key findings.
4) fourth paragraph: What do these results mean? Do they support the hypothesis? If so, how? If not, why? What are the shortcomings of the present study? Do their findings suggest possibilities for future research?

Secondary Research on Smart Home prodcuts

Write a 3 to 5 page MS-Word report in APA format detailing the following:
Describe “Smart home product” and the industry
Outline reasons for wanting to own or gift a Smart home product
Describe why and how Smart home product are used
Determine what should be included in a Smart home product
Based on your findings (items 1 through 4 above) describe an ideal Smart home product from your perspective
Item 5 is the only point in your report where you may include your own opinion. Items 1 through 4 should be based on Secondary Data sources and should not reflect your personal opinions.
You may use information from around the world. You are not restricted to only focusing on obtaining Secondary Data from the United States.
Secondary Research, also known as “desk research,” refers to the gathering of data that has been collected by entities for purposes other than the (research) problem at hand. Secondary data may be obtained online, by telephone and in hardcopy form.
Sources include, but are not limited to:
Associations and trade publications
Annual reports
Commercial sources
Government sources
Industry experts and consultants
“Off-the-shelf” market study reports
Pre-published reports may be identified for purchase
Informal telephone interviews
Other information sources