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The paper must have four outside sources. Your papers must be in your own words with no quotations from your textbook or other sources unless they are cited correctly. If you use sources for the information in your papers other than your assigned textbooks, you must indicate the source by a citation and complete information on the source using the Modern Language Association (MLA) works cited format. No more than 10% of your paper should be quotes or outside sources. Please use paraphrase or your own interpreation. You will write your papers offline and then submit online using the paper icon under the course section designated as dropbox. Each paper must be approximately 2000 words. No late papers will be accepted without assessing a 10 point penalty per late day.

You will select and analyze a short story from the literature anthology. You have the freedom to address the story you have read in any of the following ways:

A
You can write a standard literary analysis in which you cover any of the standard literary angles—plot, theme, characterizations, etc. Pay attention to the way in which the style of the story contributes to the authors intention or the impact of the story.

B
You may write a personal response in which you relate how the story has affected you. Choose this method if you have found a personal connection in the piece that you want to address.

C
You may also use the style of any selection you read and try to reproduce that style while telling your own fictional story.

Choose one of the two competitors that you explored in your Topic 3 paper. Create an executive summary presentation of the findings on the chosen company from the Topic 3 report (seven to nine slides, exclusive of the title and reference slides) with appropriate speaker notes that could be delivered to a C-suite executive in a corporation. Note that while you should provide comparisons to your company’s competitor and the industry averages, the executive summary should focus on a single company from the two competing companies. Consider the feedback from your instructor on the case study report you completed in Topic 3 and include the following in your presentation.
A summary of the industry and company chosen.
An overview of the chosen company’s liquidity ratios relative to the industry averages and to the competitor.
An overview of the chosen company’s solvency ratios relative to the industry averages and to the competitor.
An overview of the chosen company’s profitability ratios relative to the industry averages and to the competitor.
Describe the importance of the budgeting process in the chosen company relative to these ratios.
Prepare a variance report and balanced scorecard for the chosen company, comparative against the competitor company and industry averages for liquidity, solvency, and profitability.
Identify which ratios impact capital budgeting decisions and explain how these ratios impact the decisions.
A concluding summary of how the chosen company performed compared to the competitor and the industry.
Be sure to cite three to five relevant sources in support of your content. Utilize the GCU Library and external sources for your research.
Title slide and reference slide are not included in the slide count. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Ensure that the speaker notes include 50-100 words per slide.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Using Nikolai Gogols The Overcoat as the source to cite, write a five-paragraph essay in response to: At the heart of Gogols short story are the themes of human isolation, urban alienation, and, finally, social injustice. Akaky Akakievich experiences each of these as the tale progresses. Now, the blanket question posed is: How do those three central themes affect Akakys mental state (this will serve to help you craft your thesis statement. The supporting paragraphs should feature attention paid to each of the three central themes. Form your thesis statement, find three citations (remember, one per supporting paragraph), and argue your point.

Quality Data Sources
The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with various data sources used by health care organizations to obtain quality data. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) creates an annual report, the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, which assesses the performance of the U.S. health care system. This report identifies strengths and weaknesses of the health care system in addition to disparities for access to health care and quality of health care. The report is based on more than 250 measures of quality and disparities, and it covers a broad range of health care services and settings.
Access the “2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources” through the AHRQ website, using the link provided in the topic materials. Select five data sources from this report and fill in the required components on the “Quality Data Sources Organizer.”
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Review “2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources,” located on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website.
URL:
https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2017datasources.pdf

Please watch the following video with this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1byx_TzAmnBxyZO74KqIpnAdC9ob8x388/view and answer the questions below:

DO NOT COPY CITATIONS FROM THE INTERNET.

What is the main issue(s) with coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia?
What is the main cause of the issue?
The negative (and any positive) consequences of the coral reef issue(s)?
Methods that can be adopted to control the issue.
Research currently being done to restore the coral reefs in Indonesia by the Coral Reef Global Alliance.
Five specific things that you learned by watching the video from the Coral Reef diving activity on the Australia Great Reef (video posted on Blackboard).

This week, we are discussing professional writing and communication. Do some research and find a bad example of business writing. This could be a memo, press release, email, etc. that was sent by a person (representing a company) or the company itself. You are looking for writing that is unclear, confusing, too wordy, etc. You can also look for bad resumes or cover letters from people writing about a job.

Here’s some GREAT example of bad business writing:

http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-cover-letters-2011-10 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

https://news.microsoft.com/2014/07/17/stephen-elops-email-to-employees/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

In your discussion, tell us about the example you choose. Why do you feel it is a good, bad example? What makes it bad, what are the consequences of the bad writing, and how could it be improved? Make sure you include a link for your example, so we can read it too!

Select an article on the topic of small business management or entrepreneurship related to this week’s chapter readings from any of the business periodicals listed below: attached is a gist of this week’s readings.
Harvard Business Review (HBR)
Forbes
Fortune
Entrepreneur
Inc. Magazine
The Economist
Bloomberg Businessweek
New York Times

The article must be dated within 9 months prior to the assignments due date and from one of the above listed business periodicals.
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Reference (the first item; not after Reaction) using APA Format (remember hanging indent format). If necessary, please consult the APA Manual on how to properly present reference in APA format.
Summary
In your own words (written in third person) summarize the article for your audience/the reader(s). No quotations may be used.
Relevancy
Prepare a statement (written in third person) that demonstrates how and why this article is relevant and important to small business management or entrepreneurship. Your response should be supported by information found in course materials. No quotations may be used from any source. This is the most important section of your paper because it requires critical thinking and analysis in applying the thesis of the article to the concepts in this course.
Reaction
Express an opinion, advice, criticism, etc., on the content of the article, demonstrating critical thinking and an application to the real world. The opinion should be expressed in third person as This student

Please follow the instructions, use templates from chapter 6, that i attached
you have to use the article attched, NO OTHER SOURCE
Review Reading D “Reasons Online Students Should Be Able to Keep the Webcam Off” In a brief paragraph, come up with one counterargument to oppose the writer’s thesis or some piece of support in the argument. Be sure you pick a counterargument the writers have not already responded to. Who might object and what would the objection be? You don’t need to respond to the objection. Use the templates and methods from Chapter 6.
We have a writer identified but no page numbers. The writer also uses experts in her article. When you are quoting, attribute to the correct person. If it is the writer’s idea, use her name, Kayla Miller. If your counter is to something said by an expert, use the expert’s name.
Examples: Tandy Moore, a parent and Kalamazoo school board member argues “Punishing students who dont want to turn on their camera is inequitable and would force students to expose their home environments to their classmate. A teacher might object and claim…

Notes on Journal 7
. Proper introduction to the text, (author, title, etc.)
. Title of the play is italicized
. Author is referred to by last name
. The situation of the play and its characters is introduced and explained in the first paragraph.
. Multiple paragraphs; paragraphs cover ONE topic, given by the topic sentence
. There is no plot summary; the plays significant events are analyzed
. Quotes are used to support the analysis (3-step quoting)
. Quotes are cited (MLA)
. The journal clearly explains Stanley as the winner step by step– How does he defeat Blanche?
Journals. Your journals are responses to particular discussion questions or ideas discussed in class or to specified readings. All journals will be typed, double-spaced, 12-pt font, with one-inch margins all around. Your journals will be collected on the day they are due, evaluated, and returned to you so that you can rewrite and perfect them. Then your revised journals are collected and evaluated as a whole at the end of the quarter.