Investment Asset Portfolio, Risk management, Finance
Analysing the performance of a fund (investment portfolio). Measuring the funds’s performance through capital /dividend/interest.
Identifying and measure risk in Portfolio, and adjust these risks and create a new portfolio with these adjustments.
Change management implementation within organisations
You are required to review between 10 to 15 academic journal articles on how to manage change in an organization (example, Business, Non-Profit Organisation (NGO) and or communities). The central question is “How can change be successfully implemented in an organization”? putting the emphases on the human resources management and the changes it goes through during that change period.
The Proposed Report structure
1. Executive Summary
To include introduction and background of the study. The introductory paragraph is to cover the topic reviewed, the number of articles reviewed and the aim of the review
2. Literature reviews
Provide in a summary form, the literature of the articles reviewed. You are to explain what these articles are saying about the topic of study. Quotations are required in this section. For example, According to John (2020), he mentioned that change management is necessary as it allows organisations to adapt to the changes in the external environment
3. Body
1: Define the term change management and provide an example.
2: Discuss the elements in the management of change.
3: Identify the similarities and the differences as highlighted by all these articles and in relation to human resources management.
4: Identify the gaps by evaluating the findings and linking them together to make sense out of your findings
In answering this section consider the questions of what, why, where and how changes happen in organisations.
4. Conclusion You are to provide a conclusion by answering the reason for the study, summarise your main findings and provide your opinion
5. Reference and Bibliography Provide the list of the references or Bibliography from your articles, a minimum of 10 and maximum of 15 journal articles
Conceptualization of What Constitutes a Hate Crime
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to think about hate crimes by trying to conceptualize what is meant by the term and whether or not definitions of hate crime should or should not include select provisions (e.g., race, sexual orientation, gender, disability, celebrity, political affiliation, etc.).
Requirements:
Find a recent hate crime case (from January 2015 until the present) in a reputable newspaper (New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, etc.) and link the article in the Works Cited of your paper. This case must be from the United States and must have ended: plea bargain, guilty verdict, found innocent, etc. No papers about cases without verdict, for example: Charlottesville.
Using the case you’ve found, consider the ideas and examples presented in class. Having considered this material (lecture and readings), summarize the case (max. 1-page summary) and then answer the following types of questions in an essay format:
1.What constitutes a hate crime?
2.Why is the case you find not simply a “parallel” crime?
3.How do we know a hate crime when we see one?
4.What evidence was present in your case?
5.What distinguishes a hate crime from, say, a merely Malicious or hateful act?
6.Was your case an example of a symbolic or actuarial bias offense?
7.How does the law handle the issue of “motivation” or “intention” in respect to your case?
8.Do you believe the outcome of the case was fair? Why or why not? Use evidence.
The Pathetic Appeal in King Henry’s “Band of Brothers” Speech
The following speech is taken from Shakespeare’s play, Henry V (Henry the Fifth). Here, the army of King Henry is preparing to face the forces of France, who vastly outnumber his own dwindling forces. In order to check on the morale of his troops, Henry has disguised himself as a common soldier to move among his men and eavesdrop on their conversations. He learns that they are very much afraid and that some of them wish to break ranks and run. One of his generals, the Earl of Westmorland, cries out that he wishes they had another 10,000 soldiers so that it would at least be a fair fight. At that moment, Henry throws off his disguise and presents the following speech, chock-full of pathetic appeal, in order to invoke the particular emotions that will prepare his men for the bloody fight against a superior force. Henry’s army will win this battle, which will be decisive and end the war with victory going to England. This speech, Shakespeare implies, was instrumental in securing Henry’s victory over the full might of the French army.
Your assignment is first of all to identify the particular emotions Henry invokes and then to discuss the particular way in which he invokes them. For this second task, ask yourself
A) What is the typical state of mind of those who experience these emotions? That is, what do you imagine are the basic feelings that, when combined, give rise to those emotions?
B) What vivid images associated with those feelings does Henry paint in the minds of his men? And C) towards whom are each of these emotions directed?
(Assignment length: approximately 300 words)
“Band of Brothers” Speech
from Henry V by William Shakespeare
WESTMORELAND. O that we now had here
But one ten thousand of those men in England
That do no work to-day!
Rubric
Journal Rubric
Journal Rubric
Criteria Ratings
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocus
Journal establishes and sustains a narrow focus on the particular Rhetorical elements at work in the reading selection as assigned.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelopment
Thesis is well supported with examples from the reading selection. Analysis is accurate, reflects an understanding of the reading, and is as detailed as the word count allows. The elements of rhetorical theory assigned in the corresponding unit are used to generate genuine insight into the piece of literature being examined.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle
An advanced level of written fluency is demonstrated. Writing not only clearly express thoughts, but employs the resources of sentence-structure and vocabulary to refine and arrange those thoughts.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch and Documentation
Essay distinguishes ideas of the author from the ideas of other writers. Paraphrase, quotations, citations and formatting are compliant with MLA conventions of documentation.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMinimum Requirements
To be awarded credit towards the completion of this course, assignment must meet the required word count, not be plagiarized, and/or excessively weak in Focus, Development, Documentation and/or Style.
Healthcare Policy
In this course, the students will have the opportunity to identify a healthcare policy concern and community
healthcare concern which can be improved with a change in policy, ordinance or the language in existing
law. The outcome would be the potential for improved health for a population group. Students will present
a proposed solution or change to an elected official, and provide an analysis of the project. While students
are not responsible for ensuring the implementation of their identified solution to the healthcare policy
concern, the student is required to meet with an elected official to present the concern and
proposed resolution. The purpose of this current assignment is to identify the community-based healthcare
policy concern and provide an extensive evidenced-based foundation for proposing a policy change to an
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of Holistic focused healthcare policies at the institutional, local, national, and international levels using evidence-based practice principles.
CO 3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth regarding the advocacy role of the advance practice nurse in healthcare policy for diverse healthcare settings.
CO 5. Advocate for institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence person-centered healthcare, consumers, and nursing practice.
Due Date Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2
Students are given the opportunity to request an extension on assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation must be submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student’s request is not approved, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:
If the student’s request is approved, the student will be informed of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the revised due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:
Description of the Assignment
For this assignment, the student must first select a healthcare policy concern. The concern must be a community-based, public health policy concern. Student may not use healthcare entities or organizational concerns occurring within a private or public healthcare facility. Scholarly evidence supporting the concern must be presented that provides a comprehensive picture of the selected healthcare concern as well as the student-identified solution. The elected official whom the student will interview is also identified in this paper.
Criteria for Content
Overview of healthcare policy: This section introduces healthcare policy. It should contain the following elements
Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession
Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy
Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Identification of selected healthcare policy concern: This section provides foundational information regarding the student-selected healthcare policy
concern. It should contain the following elements:
Specifically identify the selected healthcare policy concern
Description of the impacted population group
Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including:
How frequently does it occur?
What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the
community and population group?
Description of student-identified solution to the selected healthcare
concern: This section presents a comprehensive picture of the student-selected solution to the selected healthcare concern. It should contain the following elements:
Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern
Identify the following areas:
What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
What changes would need to occur in the community to foster
implementation?
What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation?
What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
Identification of elected official: This section identifies the elected official that the student will present the selected healthcare concern and its solution to. It should contain the following elements:
The name of the elected official
The position of the elected official
Explanation of why this individual was selected
Conclusion: This section provides a comprehensive and concise review of the key elements of the assignment.
Preparing the Assignment
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
Title page, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.
A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references must be used of which 2 may be empirical evidence from state and county website data… (Check with your instructor regarding .org or .gov sites). Required textbook for this course, dictionary and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment.
For additional assistance regarding scholarly nursing references,
See the course Library Guide. Be aware that information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be avoided. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to submission of the assignment.
Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing sources must be cited must be cited within the text of the paper as well as appearing in the reference list with correct APA format.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™ (TII) as required by the TurnItIn™ policy. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a TurnItin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed.
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOverview of Healthcare Policy
20 pts
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Selected Healthcare Policy Concern
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements
• Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern • Description of the impacted population group
• Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur?
o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements:
• Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern
• Description of the impacted population group
• Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur?
o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements:
• Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern
• Description of the impacted population group
• Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including:
o How frequently does it occur?
o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations:
• Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern
• Description of the impacted population group
• Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including: o How frequently does it occur?
o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements:
• Specifically identify the selected healthcare concern
• Description of the impacted population group • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including:
o How frequently does it occur?
o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of Student-identified Solution to the Selected Healthcare Policy Concern
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements:
• Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern
• Identify the following areas:
o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented?Healthcare Policy
o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation?
o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation?
o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements:
• Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern
• Identify the following areas:
o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation?
o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation?
o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
27 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
0 pts
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern • Identify the following areas: o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation? o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation? o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented? o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved
70 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Elected Official
30 pts
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected
26 pts
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected
24 pts
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected
11 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected
0 pts
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two or more of the following elements: • The name of the elected official • The position of the elected official • Explanation of why this individual was selected
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion
25 pts
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment
22 pts
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment
20 pts
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all the following element: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment
10 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment
0 pts
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory: Provides a summary of key elements from the assignment
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePaper Specifications
15 pts
This section included all of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission.
13 pts
This section included three of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission.
12 pts
This section included only two of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission.
6 pts
This section included only one of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission.
0 pts
This section included none of the following: Paper meets length requirements of 6 to 10 pages. Minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research scholarly nursing references A dictionary, required textbook for this course and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information, may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to assignment submission.
Identify your selected healthcare concern in your city or state that needs your advocacy with an elected official.
What is the Impetus and rationale for your selection? What is your solution to this concern?
Describe the model of policy making that you feel would be best applied to your policy concern and the rationale for selecting this model.
Journal 2
In the speech below, identify any remarks that make either of the two forms of Ethical Appeal discussed in our lecture note for unit
2. Does this speaker establish his practical wisdom, his commitment to principles, and his sense of altruism?
If so, what does he say to make these qualities apparent? Does he appear to take account of the values, desires, fears, or prejudices of his audience?
Explain how exactly he does that. Make sure you discuss both forms of ethos in your Journal Assignment.
(Assignment length: approximately 300 words)
Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton) is the lawyer with the dubious honor of representing Larry Flynt, the infamous pornographer. In local and federal court (eventually in the Supreme Court) Isaacman is at pains to make convincing arguments that Flynt’s Hustler Magazine should not be censored. He uses a mixture of logical and ethical appeals, but given the unsavoriness of Hustler Magazine, it’s the ethical appeals that give him the most trouble and that are therefore the most interesting.
How does one “ethically” defend a porn king? That’s what you’re going to explain in detail in this assignment.
But there is a price for that freedom, which is that sometimes we have to tolerate things that we don’t necessarily like. So go back in that room where you are free to think whatever you want to think about Larry Flynt and Hustler magazine. But then ask yourselves if you want to make that decision for the rest of us. Because the freedom that everyone in this room enjoys is in a very real way in your hands. And if we start throwing up walls against what some of us think is obscene, then we may very well wake up one morning and realize that walls have been thrown up in all kinds of places that we never expected. And we can’t see anything or do anything. And that’s not freedom. That is not freedom. So, be careful. Thank you.
LECTURE NOTE UNIT 2
Defining Ethos
Ethos is simply Greek for “good character,” and if speakers and writers can show it, their arguments will become more appealing to their audiences. But how exactly does one go about demonstrating it?
But what exactly constitutes “good character”? Aristotle’s Rhetoric actually presents two different takes on this question – two different versions of Ethos.
Aristotle’s First Version of Ethos –
The Charming Appeal of YOUR OWN Good Character
In the opening paragraphs of Book Two of Aristotle’s Rhetoric (Chapter 2.1 in the Penguin edition), Ethos refers explicitly to the good character of the speaker insofar as this character is demonstrated over the course of a rhetorical performance. Again, this doesn’t really have to do with making references to one’s good reputation for having behaved ethically in the past. What matters for Aristotle here is that the argument one is currently making and the language on chooses should actively demonstrate one’s good character. That doesn’t mean one ought to brag about past achievements. Only what you say or write on the current occasion of your argument matters as you establish your ethical character. How do you establish good character and make it appealing to your audience. Your argument itself must suggest that you possess the three qualities that, taken together, define a person of good character:
Practical expertise or common-sensical know-how (phronesis)
The will-power (arête) that enables one to stick to one’s principles in adversity
Altruism, a willingness to act for the “wellbeing or happiness of others” (eunoia), even if this means sacrificing your own interests
Practical expertise is something that can be demonstrated over the course of an argument by revealing that you really do know what you’re talking about. Demonstrate that you are aware of other conclusions besides the one you are arguing in favor of. Point out the virtues and pitfalls of the reasoning of your opponents. Show (rather than tell) your audience that you have “hands-on” experience in dealing with the subject on which you are speaking. Talk the talk and walk the walk.
Will-Power means having the strength to adhere to one’s principles. But what exactly are principles?
Principles are the elements of a personal code of conduct that you have chosen to adopt. Rather than stating that you are principled in some sense (e.g., that you are a good Christian, a good Muslim, or a good Jew), simply state a particular principle that you are committed to and point out how your argument somehow serves that principle. Leave religion out of it, because some of your audience may not belong to your particular religion or subscribe to your ethical code in its entirety. But many ethical principles cross religious lines and are therefore of a more general appeal. For example, pretty much everyone values principles like courage, honesty, and loyalty. Invoke a principle like one of these and suggest that your argument is motivated by that principle. Here you are suggesting that your own will-power (that it, your arête) demands that you take the position that you are taking. You are implicitly suggesting that your audience – to the extent that they share your principles – is ethically obliged to adopt the same position as you.
Altruism is a commitment to act on behalf of the common good, even or especially when such action goes against your own personal interests. You can demonstrate this by pointing out how your argument will somehow benefit your audience. You can really drive the point home if you point out how you, personally, will not necessarily benefit from it.
Ideally, your presentation will include subtle suggestions that you possess all three of these elements of character. In practice, however, sometimes writers or speakers will only touch on one or two of these elements. But by touching on all three, and by touching on them repeatedly, the appeal of your character will grow stronger. But don’t overdo it or you might come off as being too full of yourself. Stay focused more on your argument and simply implant clues, little pieces of evidence, that you possess these three elements of good character.
Aristotle’s Second Version of Ethos –
Appeal to the Particular Character of One’s Audience on a Given Occasion
Later on in Book Two of Aristotle’s treatise on rhetoric (Section Seven, chapter 2.12 in the Penguin edition), he discusses another sense of Ethos. Here he advises one to look at the character of the audience and tailor one’s arguments to appeal to those kinds of people one is addressing on a particular occasion. Essentially this amounts to constructing a profile of the audience. Are they mostly young people, middle-aged people, or elderly people? Are they mostly wealthy people, middle-class people, working-class people, or unemployed people? Are they aristocrats, leading citizens, or commoners? This section of Aristotle’s treatise looks carefully at those three categories (age, economic status, and social status) and presents long lists of topics and attitudes that you might wish to include in your arguments for each type of audience. For example, regarding younger audiences (audiences who are mostly below the age of 30), Aristotle points out that they are preoccupied with sex, that they are easily angered by any sense that they have been slighted, and that they are generally optimistic. (Note how these characteristics pertain to the youth of today as much as to the youth of ancient Greece!)
Although Aristotle’s treatise only profiles audiences in terms of their age, wealth, and social status, modern rhetoricians have extended this audience-profiling Technique to include such categories as race, nationality, gender, and sexual orientation. If you are addressing an audience made up mostly of married women, certain arguments may work better than others in your presentation. Your job in making an ethical appeal is to figure out which arguments will be especially appealing to that audience and which ones will fall flat with them. Knowing what that audience values, what it despises, what it fears, and what it desires is crucial here. You want to associate yourself with the things your audience values and desires – and you may even want to associate your opponents with the things your audience despises and fears for good measure. The important thing is that you make yourself, your on-stage character, as appealing as possible for THIS PARTICULAR audience.
In addition to selecting the right arguments for your presentation, tone and diction are also of crucial importance. The key to making this kind of ethical appeal is making a connection to your audience. You want to appear to be one of them, or at least someone who really understands them. So you’ve got to sound scholarly to an audience of scholars, hip to an audience of hipsters, and nerdy to an audience of nerds.
In analyzing this kind of ethical appeal within a presentation, you’ve got to know a little something about the audience an author happens to be addressing on the occasion of his or her presentation. Let’s say you’re looking at a speech that was given to a group of American military recruits. What do you know about the general profile of this audience? They’re all Americans, mostly men, mostly under the age of 30, and mostly scared silly.
From General George S. Patton’s Speech to the Third Army
Below are the introductory remarks from a longer speech given by General George S. Patton to a group of raw recruits who are about to go into combat in WWII. This speech was actually a shortened and slightly cleaned up version of the colorful speech Patton actually delivered. The speech is somewhat famous still, and George C. Scott (the actor portraying General Patton in this film, won the Academy Award for his powerful portrayal.
Note how Patton uses the above profile to appeal to this audience. His speech will appeal to the values of the American way of life because he is addressing Americans. It will appeal to manliness because he is addressing men. It will appeal to youthfulness, because his audience is young—and because Patton is much older than these men, he’ll appeal to these young guys, not be attempting to appear youthful, but by trying to seem paternally concerned with his advice. And his speech will appeal to his audience’s fear by addressing it and by showing that he understands it.
From General George S. Patton’s Speech to the Third Army
Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight. When you, here, every one of you, were kids, you all admired the champion marble player, the fastest runner, the toughest boxer, the big league ball players, and the All-American football players. Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.
You are not all going to die. Only two percent of you right here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared. Death, in time, comes to all men. Yes, every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he’s not, he’s a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.
Economic Concentration Evaluation
Analyze how the economic concentration in the area you chose was influenced by competition and pricing.
Analyze how the economic concentration in the area you chose influenced the supply chain.
Analyze which of the 4 factors of production were the most and least important in determining the economic concentration of the area you chose.
Predict changes you anticipate for the area of economic concentration you chose. Support your predictions.
Consider the resources provided and other academically appropriate sources. The use of charts and tables to illustrate data is highly encouraged.
Home work
Basic information for this currency pair USD/CAD
1. Determine the percentage change in the currency’s value over the period studied
2. Assume that on the day of DC1, you had contracted to purchase imports, which would require you to pay 1 million units of the currency on the day of DC2.
a. If you had hedged your position with a forward hedge, how many dollars would you have paid for the goods as of the end of the period?
b. If you had hedged your position with a futures hedge, how many dollars would you have paid for the goods as of the end of the school term?
c. If you had hedged your position with a call option hedge, how many dollars would you have paid for the payables as of the end of the period?
d. Assume that you used a money market hedge at the beginning of the school term by borrowing USD at the LIBOR rate + 2%, converted into the foreign currency and invested at the LIBOR rate for the foreign currency to obtain enough money to pay for the account payable.
How many dollars would you have to pay on the loan at the end of the school term?
e. If you did not hedge, how many dollars would you have paid for the goods as of the end of the school term?
f. Fill out the table below
Strategy used for payables Unit cost Total dollar amount paid before commissions Total cost after considering CME fees
3. This question connects with the forecast obtained in Fxstreet
Assume that the hedging decision depended on the forecast of the currency from FX street. If ALL analysts suggest that foreign currency is going up, then you want to hedge 100% of the payables. If ALL analysts suggest that foreign currency is going down, then you will play it conservatively and only hedge 25% of the exposure. You can choose to hedge a fraction of the amount based on the number (%) of analysts expecting an increase. Select the level and calculate the profit/loss for each hedging technique compared to the unhedged position (no hedge case).
Which alternative was best in this case? Was your forecast useful?
The best alternative is call option hedge OTM
4. Assume that as of the beginning of the school term, you had contracted to sell exports, which would result in your receiving 1 million units of the foreign currency at the end of the school term.
a. If you had hedged your position with a forward hedge, how many dollars would you have received for the goods as of the end of the school term?
b. If you had hedged your position with a futures hedge, how many dollars would you have received for the goods as of the end of the school term?
c. If you had hedged your position with put options, how many dollars would you have received for the goods as of the end of the school term (account for the premium that you paid for the put option)?
d. Assume that you used a money market hedge at the beginning of the school term by borrowing foreign currency at the LIBOR rate + 3%, converted into USD and invested in the business at an annual rate of 8%. How many dollars would you “receive” at the end of the school term?
e. If you did not hedge, how many dollars would you have received for the goods as of the end of the school term?
Final spot Total revenue
f. Fill out the table below
Strategy used for receivables Unit price Total dollar amount received
“5. This question also connects with the FXstreet forecasts and the hedging decision depends on the number of analysts projecting an adverse movement.
Which alternative was best in this case? Was your forecast useful?
The forward hedge provides the highest benefit for the investor.
6. What have you learned about the different hedging methods? Compare MM hedge and forward hedge. Compare forward hedge and futures hedge. Compare options and futures. Which is easier to use? Which is riskier? Which has a higher initial cost?
The two alternatives provides advantages and disadvantages to investor. The use of options provides the alternative to execute or not the derivative according to the conditions of the market until maturity, different to future, which depends on the spread between the future value and current value
Mission Statement
Multiple components of the Mission may be contained within a single sentence.
1. Customers: Who buys the product or service?
2. Products or services: What do you sell provide?
3. Markets: Where, Geographically, do you compete?
4. Technology: How does it apply to your business?
5. Concern for survival, profits, growth: Be explicit , but fair.
6. Philosophy: What are your general beliefs, approach, or intent?
7. Self-concept: What is your primary competitive advantage?
8. Concern for public image: How do you serve communities, society, and the environment
9. Concern for employees: How do you value, respect, and develop?
