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As you are going through the sections in Chapter 8, you will notice that we are working with percent, sales tax, and income tax.
Please explain to the class what it means to:
Express a fraction as a percent
Express a decimal as a percent
Express a percent as a decimal
Express a percent as a fraction
Please provide examples of your answers.

Write a paragraph or more for each numbered question below (and for each lettered sub-question where applicable). Do not copy and paste directly from the book for your entire answer–incorporate your own words, understanding, detail, and/or example(s). Do not use Google, Baidu, or ANY INTERNET SITE–do not plagiarize–use ONLY the material from the book and the class lectures/recordings. No internet use for essay assignments or it is a zero. PLEASE ATTACH ONLY ONE FILE FOR ALL QUESTIONS, and please label the question numbers/sub-questions.
Note: a paragraph is at least 3 healthy sentences as a rule-of-thumb, and more importantly you should answer thoroughly so that each question is fully answered. I do not deduct for spelling or grammar issues. Use the class recordings to help formulate your answers (class recordings tab to the left). No need to cite the book.
(Chapters 4, 5, and 6)
1. Describe what “judicial review” is, and the essential role of the judiciary.
2. Name and describe the three (3) stages/phases of litigation and what they involve (any documents, processes, etc.).
3. Describe and discuss the following:
a. intent and intentional torts
b. the doctrine of transferred intent
c. assault
d. battery
4. Read court case 6.1 on pages 115-116 (Blake v. Giustibelli). Discuss the four elements needed to prove defamation (CH 6), and discuss why the court ruled in favor of Giustibelli and found the defendants made false statements of fact.
DO NOT USE ANY INFORMATION FROM INTERNET! THE ONLY SOURCE COULD BE USED IS THE BOOK!

Consider the design and pre-design system safety engineering activities, as presented on p. 8-10 of chapter 8 of the FAA Systems Safety Handbook. Why are numerous levels of hazard analysis required? Should the process be simplified? If so, why? If not, why not?

Please use the attached text, you use in-text citation and must use it on the reference page as well.

Zero plagiarism

Case Discussions: Cutting Through the Fog
–For this case discussion, there were four options for the bank that the case presented. Select the best option, and answer these questions:
· Explain your option. What is it? How does it work?
· Why might your assigned option be appropriate for Linger-Turpin’s bank? How would it play out for the bank?
· What is (/are) the potential disadvantage(s) of adopting this option?
There is no right or wrong answers. Keep it short-1 page max.

What
is meant by the phrase the “tension between femininity and
athleticism”? What are some ways in which this tension continues to
exist today? What are some of the consequences of this culturally
supported tension?

Your first post is due by 6pm Thursday June 24. Make
sure to answer the prompt completely; incorporate at least one direct
quote, in quotation marks with proper in text ctitation, from the
readings/lecture; and provide an in depth level of discussion.

Required Reading

Required Reading

Tension Lecture

Schulz, Women’s Sports and Questioning Sex

Cahn,
No Freaks, No Amazons, No Boyish Bobs (Cahn’s book Coming On Strong)

After reading the chapter and watching the documentary, I want you to put forward some theories and behaviors that were observed surrounding Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (the Columbine shooters) prior to their committing the horrific act that they did, which to this day has been one of the largest most deadliest school shooting to ever take place in a K-12 academic environment.
What caused these two to act in such a violent, murderous manner which ended with many young lives lost?
What social factors contributed to their actions?
Describe their family/social lifestyle.

Living in South Florida has many advantages and also includes many disadvantages, including the persistent threat from hurricanes (link). From what you have learned from this class:
What causes hurricanes? What destroys hurricanes?
What are scientists saying about the link of climate change and hurricane activity?
With regards to our growing population, especially along the cost, why are we especially prone to huge losses when a hurricane hits?
With regards to hurricanes and South Florida, if you were in a position to grant or deny building permits, what would be your chief concern when assessing these permits?

GAP Case Discussion

With its domestic operations in trouble, Gap isn’t getting much help from abroad. If any retail brand looked like a sure bet internationally, it was the Gap, the 3700-store clothing chain that has proliferated like kudzu across the United States. With an image as American as Levi’s or Coke, the company figured it would be an easy sell.

Banking on success, Gap bragged about becoming “the world’s headquarters for khakis” in 1998. However, Gap was in for a serious surprise. Domestically, Gap was in trouble. Not only were the fourth-quarter profits expected to fall by 37 percent down $262 million from a year ago, but also same-store sales fell off by 12 percent in January: Gap needed all the help it could get and so it turned toward its stores outside the United States for rescue. However, Gap’s international business was suffering equally. Same-store sales in Gap’s 525 international stores fell an estimated 10 percent in January and were off by about 5 percent in the past half-year. The company cryptically acknowledged to analysts last year that in Germany and France it hasn’t been able “to work out the economics.” It is cutting international store growth to 20–25 percent this year from 41 percent in the year just ended. The company’s international operating margin (net before interest and taxes, as a percent of sales) declined to 10 percent in the fiscal year 2001 compared to 12 percent in 1999; these margins were far less than the company’s overall profit margin at 16 percent in fiscal 2001.

What went wrong? Gap fell because of the belief that it could apply uniform merchandising and marketing in all its stores around the world. In Japan, for example, the tags on Gap’s clothing are in English. Also, Gap employees cheerfully greet customers with the casual Japanese version of “hi,” something not welcomed by the mannerly Japanese.

Additionally, despite Americanization, the Japanese seem to be more interested in bargains. Uniqlo, Gap’s 480-store rival owned by Fast Retailing Co., cheaply sources its fashions from China and undercuts the Gap on price. In Harajuku, the heart of the Japanese fashion world, Uniqlo sells denim jackets for $25, half the price of similar jackets at a nearby Gap. Even monolithic Wal-Mart has figured out how to tailor its merchandise and suppliers to the locale, whether in the United States or abroad. In Beijing, Wal-Mart sells 20-pound moon cakes to coincide with Chinese lunar year holidays. Given the challenge of Byzantine retailing laws overseas, such customization is a big help. In Europe, for instance, retailers need special permission to build stores larger than 40,000 square feet.

Interestingly, however, some foreign tastes flow backward. Gap experimented in two of its Old Navy stores in the United States with Japanese punk fashions that included plaid shirts with ripped-off sleeves that were reattached with safety pins. However, the trend was not to the liking of Americans and never caught on.

In 1999 Mickey S. Drexler merged domestic and international operations and installed Kenneth Pilot, the former head of Gap’s outlet business, to run worldwide merchandising. Pilot had replaced the son of Gap’s founder Donald Fisher when he quit. Looks like it may be time for Gap to drop the jingoism.

Question 1: What was Gap’s difficulty?
Question 2: What should Gap do?

Read and study the case and complete the questions at the end of the study. Use the case study outline below to assist you with your analysis. Questions should be answered using the case study format. Ensure that you adequately explain the problem, describe alternative solutions and justify your recommendation. This exercise should be able to be completed in approximately 3-5 doubled space pages (not counting cover and references).

Case Study Outline (See Outline attached)
Also attached are relevant chapters from this course that can be referenced within the assignment.

Important Information about your Genetics Outline Draft outline (worth 25 points) & Final Outline (worth 25 points).

Objective: Select an extraordinary human genetics topic and complete a draft outline which is due by date listed in the assignment details (see assignment details).

Also, you will have to peer review (via Canvas) two of your classmate’s outlines to confirm all required aspects are provided and make suggestions for improvement and or clarification. The final outline is due on the 2nd to last day of class by 12 noon (NO exceptions).

Goal: Complete a draft copy of the genetics outline and include an APA bibliography. No, you do not have to incorporate your citations within the content of your outline only list them in the APA bibliography.

Read assignment details for due dates – Follow the REQUIRED steps:

A three page outline with APA bibliography
12 font size and single spaced. Double-space between required aspects/components).
After uploading your file to this assignment you will be assigned two classmate’s outlines to review and confirm all required aspects are present in each outline. You will make suggestions (using the suggestion box and providing text entries to improve the outline).
Again select a “unique” human genetics related topic (the book has various disorders however I suggest selecting a topic that isn’t in our course textbook). Use the Internet and research what disorders/resources are available and access them.
Research and or collect information on the topic and cite sources using APA format. Include at least one source from a 1) Periodical, 2) Book, 3) Scientific Journal and 4) Internet)!
For an expanded understanding on how to develop an outline, select the link and scroll to the bottom of the page: EVC Biology College Outline – APA Format (Links for APA format : https://libguides.evc.edu/c.php?g=421843&p=4407912)
The bullet point outline must include information that covers the following:

Topic – your choice and Must be a human genetics disorder or associated with human biotechnology.
Include title (bold) at center and on first page of outline.
Abstract/Introduction/thesis statement
biology overview of topic – What chromosomes are affected, symptoms, etc.
how the disorder influences human interaction and or development
therapies & cost or expense for treatment
laws (federal, state, international) if available/applicable
conclusion-future outlook
APA bibliography – This section should include citations and or references from previous studies of the topic (Make certain to cite your sources).
References that must be found in your bibliography include one from each of the following: 1) book, 2) scientific journal, 3) newspaper and 4) Internet.
The Final genetics outline saved as a pdf or jpg. Ensure that the outline’s bibliography utilizes APA bibliography (with hanging indentation).
The draft is due on Monday (25 points) and the final outline document is due the last day of class (25 points).

Overview
As part of
doctoral-level work, it is important to be able to evaluate resources. This
evaluation includes an analysis of the resource within the discipline itself
and an analysis of the resource from a biblical worldview perspective. As such,
students are asked to demonstrate one’s ability to provide in-depth analysis
through the avenue of a book critique.

You must read the Smith text and write a 4–6-page
review. This is not simply a summary of the book, but it is a review of the content.
The Book Review Assignment must adhere to current APA format.
To complete the Book Review Assignment,
write the review using the following structure:
Introduction (No more than a half-page)
· This
must be a single but strong paragraph that reveals what you intend to show the
reader. This is your “thesis statement.”
· Include
a brief review of background data about the book, author, and the topic of the book.
Brief Summary (1–2 pages: no more than
20% of your review)
· Do
not state what every single chapter is about; instead, capture the main idea(s)
of the book along with the underlining subtopics and themes.
· Briefly
overview what the book as a whole is about as well as the issues, themes, and
solutions the author presents.
· Identify
the main idea of the book and differentiate between the central and peripheral
ideas.
Critical Interaction with the Book (2–4
pages: around 70% of your review)
· Do
not discuss your agreement or disagreement with the author’s perspective.
Instead, try to recognize what the author’s points are and what theological
issues are prevalent.
· Document
your assessment of the text. If you make a judgment of the author’s opinion,
give an example along with a footnote to designate where this can be observed.
· Where
is the author coming from? What is his goal?
· Does
the author prove his point? Why or why not? How?
· What
are the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s arguments?
Conclusion (No more than a half-page)
· Bring
together all your interactions with the book and wrap up your review by conveying
how well you think the author achieved his goals and to what degree his purpose
was achieved.
· In
what ways does the book make you think?
· With
what questions does the author leave you?

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality
via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.