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Macro-eco-questions, Global Economics

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Global Economics

BUSINESS SCHOOL- LEVEL ONE STUDY

There are 6 very simple questions in this assignment and everyone should get HD (80%-90%) of the total 50 marks.

Question 1: Refer to the line chart below and discuss the possible economic reasons for those differences between the five countries. (120 words) 9 marks

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According to World Bank statistics by 2012 among the five countries listed above China topped the group with about 1.351 trillion people. Though they prove to have advantage of a pool of workforce among the other countries viz-a-viz the less physical capital in the country make them to second last in the graph.

Equally Indonesia seconds in the group in respect to population rating with 246.9M people as per to World Bank data by 2012 versus the less physical capital present in the country making them to slag behind among the five countries as per to GDP per capita comparison.

The third in population rating among the five countries according to 2012 World Bank statistics is Russia with a population of approximately 143.5M, though with a higher capability of human capital makes it to be ahead of China and Indonesia in GDP per capita comparison.

Australia proves much higher in the second of the five countries GDP per capita comparison because it enjoys a great level of physical capital in form of capital stock and at par level of human capital with great education and skills to propel economic growth consequently raising the Australian Gross Domestic product at the same time enjoying the privilege to have the most manageable population viz-a-viz its natural resources.

The UK stands out among the group to top the graph in comparison of the GDP per capita since it has the most effective and efficient technology among the five countries. Apart from this, it has invested so much of its resources in nurturing the human capital of its population through appropriate education and skills acquisition of greater man-power provision. Further the capital stock base of rates highest among the countries against a manageable population of about 62.23M.

Question 2: Refer to the line chart below and discuss the possible economic reasons for those differences between the five countries. (120 words) 9 marks

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China is achieving so much growth in the GDP growth as from the peak of its economic transformation from 2005 to be on the top of scale henceforth in comparison among the five countries. She has hugely expanded her physical capital base of the stock of their capital by marshalling resources in and without its borders. It has invested in its huge labour force by enhancing the educational levels of the population and better and appropriate skills acquisition to ensure effectiveness in its human capital. Technology-wise they have made a greater step in investing in modern machines, merchandise for effectiveness and efficiency in operations.

United Kingdom shows a relatively steady GDP growth with exhaustion of its skills and educational personnel to a point of less progressive economic growth. There is less innovation resulting to almost stagnant rate in economic growth in the period 2009-2012. The human capital is giving as sign of reaching its peak.

Indonesia portrays lack of development of new knowledge through carrying out of research and development (R&D). The low levels of technological advancement make them to slag extremely behind the five countries.

Russia and Australia almost tie in the same position due to less physical capital in the form of capital stock to enable conversion of such resources into economic productivity to add into the national gross value

Question 3: Refer to the line chart below and discuss the possible economic reasons for those differences between the five countries. (120 words) 9 marks

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The increasing technological prowess in China results to a steady positive GDP growth for nearly two decades. The deflections in the Chinese GDP growth have been manageable due to availability of human capital to propel economic progress.

The economic instability in Russia is as a result of political instability in the country as a result of waging civil wars causing extreme values in its GDP growth rate with negative figures and positive figures simultaneously.

The growth in technological progress and build of productive human capital to facilitate production processes and also the 1998 economic recession in Indonesia has been its major drawbacks to economic development.

Australia’s less of investment in huge human capital in the educational and skills acquisition to propel the economic undertakings.

Question 4: Refer to the line chart below and discuss the possible economic reasons for those differences between the five countries. (120 words) 9 marks

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The economic recession in Russia back caused the high inflationary gap experienced in the period 1994 and below.

The political stability relative across the other four nations has resulted to a more subjectively similar inflationary gap. The consumer Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) across the nations have shown a less deflection from year 2000 and beyond in its scope as the nations manage the balance of trade deficit to stabilize the local currency versus the foreign currency exchange rates.

Question 5: Refer to the line chart below and discuss the possible economic reasons for those differences between the five countries. (120 words) 9 marks

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The Chinese economic prowess in the technological advancement has resulted to efficiency in the production and timely operational levels. This modern technological improvement has resulted to high rate of raw material processing and thus absorption of experts and other line of labour force to the grid system of employment

Indonesia experiences fluctuating levels of stable employment so much due to lack of investment in the productiveness of production through reliable human capital empowerment.

The Russians economy shows high margin of unemployment with a wide deflecting stands due prioritizing in military stability rather than economic empowerment of its people. The less physical capital to put into production with other factors of production to enable economic development and thus facilitate eradication of unemployment in the nation is building up the gap between the citizens employed and the ones unemployed.

Question 6: Why you might want to use more than one chart to present variables in the above five questions? (100 words) 5marks

Clarity-different graphs presentation offers a vivid evaluation and clear analysis of the variables for effective deductions.

Verifiability-the different graphs representation enable emphasis and prioritization on what aspect of the economic development to tackle at what specific time.

Speed –the time taken to make sense of what a chart presents is of importance. The shorter the time the more effective a process is. This enables in completion of a task in record time scheduled.

Precision-the exactness in what scope and limit of the economy to scrutinize enables delegation of duties and tasks to the personalities with the specific expertise the particular area requires. This enables assigning personalities in the line they best fit for efficiency purposes in the general outcome of the whole task.

Bibliography:

Boyes, W. J., & Melvin, M., 2013. Economics. Australia, Cengage Learning South-Western.

Greenhalgh, C. A., Layard, R., & Oswald, A. J., 1983. The Causes of unemployment. Oxford,Clarendon Press.

International Monetary Fund. 1998. World economic outlook: a survey. Washington, D.C.,International Monetary Fund.

International Monetary Fund Staff. 1989. World Economic Outlook, October 1989 A Surveyby the Staff of the International Monetary Fund. Washington, International MonetaryFund. http://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF081/A0248-9781451944433/A02489781451944433/A0248-9781451944433.xml.

Nafziger, E. W., & Nafziger, E. W., 2005. Economic development. New York, CambridgeUniversity Press.

World Bank. 2012. World Development Indicators 2012. Washington, D.C., The World Bank.http://site.ebrary.com/id/10555108.

Treatment of Indians By Native Americans

How the Native Americans Mistreated the American Indians

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How the Native Americans Mistreated the American Indians

When Christopher Columbus first went to America, he found that the Indian tribe had already inhabited the lands and were walking around naked. He would later spread the word that he had discovered that would do whatever they were asked to and walked around without any clothes. This kind of attitude didn’t just cease there. Later on, Native Americans would mistreat the Indian Americans through acts of murder, land grabbing and engaging them in wars that they had no interest at all in fighting. The events to be discussed in this paper will revolve around the development of the Native American’s efforts to oppress and mistreat the Indians in their own ancestral land since 1965. This discussion will be significant in that it will help us understand more of our history and also assist us in appreciating the Indian tribes inhabiting America.

1. The Sand Creek Massacre: Hoig, S. (2013). The Sand Creek Massacre. University of Oklahoma Press. The book states that in late September of 1865, there was a war in which the Chevenne chief led his warriors to battle with Roman Nose’s. This was organized to avenge the death of their tribe mates during the Sand Creek massacre. The Chevenne warriors would siege the Cole and Walker columns that had soldiers who were starving and were also exhausted. The Indians were being brutally killed by the Native Americans and their children and women not spared.

Scott, R. (1994). Blood at Sand Creek: The Massacre Revisited. Caxton Press.

According to this book, the end of the Sand Creek Massacre was marked in October 14 1865 when the Southern Chevenne chiefs agreed to sign a treaty that said that they had agreed to hand over the land which according to them was their own land. The land ceded was part of most of Colorado.

2. The battle at Washita River

Ediger, T. A., & Hoffman, V. (1955). Some Reminiscences of the Battle of the Washita. Chronicles of Oklahoma, 33(2). The book basically talks about the battle at the Washita River. George Armstrong Custer led the army of US to destroy a certain village. The occupants of the village were Indians of Cheyenne. The raid’s aim was to contain those Indians who had gone against the decree passed that they should not stay outside their reservations that had been newly assigned. Scores were injured and some also died. However, there is no actual value of the number of Indians who lost their lives as no one bothered to count. This shows the little value the Native Americans attached to the lives of the Indians. They issued decrees and never bothered to find out how these decrees affected the lives of the Indians and any sign of disobedience to such decrees was met by murders orchestrated by the US army.

3. Indians denied equal rights as the Native Americans

McGowan, C. (1986). President’s Veto Power: An Important Instrument of Conflict in Our Constitutional System, The. San Diego L. Rev., 23, 791.

In this book, it is stated that in 1st of April 1886, President Johnson, in a civil rights bill, was allowed to have the army at his disposal when ensuring that the law was enforced and all people who were U.S citizens by birth were given equal rights. All citizens except the Indians. The congress gives importance to this civil rights bill.

4. Indians’ liberty is expunged

LaVelle, J. P. (2001). Rescuing Paha Sapa: achieving environmental justice by restoring the great grasslands and returning the Sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation. Great Plains Nat. Resources J., 5, 40. This book indicates that an ultimatum was issued by the U.S government in 1st of January 1876 so that all Sioux and Chevenne Indian families were to be assembled at the Great Sioux Reservation before the end of the month of January. This infringes their right to not feel imprisoned and their right to behave in a way that they want and not in a way that is controlled by the government. The information was also not spread well as most of the Sioux were not able to hear of the ultimatum even past the deadline.

Davis, J. S. (1952). TWO Sioux War Orders: A Mystery Unraveled. History, 33, 77-79.

The matter is then handed to the secretary of war, this book indicates. The grace period that was earlier on set had already expired so on 1st of February the issue was regarded as a military matter.

5. Indians engaged to fight an American war

Josephy, A. M., Nagel, J., & Johnson, T. R. (Eds.). (1999). Red power: the American Indians’ fight for freedom. U of Nebraska Press. This book focuses on World War 1. An estimated served 17,000 Indians were seen serving in the armed forces fighting for America during this war in 1917. They were fighting for a country that was slowly being taken away from them. Some of them however refused, arguing that they were not citizens. The war veterans would later on be granted citizenship.

6. Indians engaged to fight an American war, again.

Weigley, R. F. (1977). The American way of war: a history of United States military strategy and policy. Indiana University Press. The book’s focus is World War 2 that begun in 1941. History does repeat itself as we again see the Indians flying the flag of America. This time however, these figures are higher. 25,000 Indians up from the previous 17,000 serve as soldiers in the armed forces. Another 40,000 Indians serve as employees in some of the wartime industries such as making of ammunitions and explosives to be used during the war.

7. Indians inhabit the poorest place.

Macintyre, S. (2007). Deprivation amplification revisited; or, is it always true that poorer places have poorer access to resources for healthy diets and physical activity?. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(1), 32. The book indicates that Indians are inhabitants of Shannon County. South Dakota the home of Oglala Lakota and this was in 1999 identified as the poorest place in America. This point towards the fact that there is poor distribution of resources which doesn’t favor this Indian inhabited county.

References:

Hoig, S. (2013). The Sand Creek Massacre. University of Oklahoma Press.

Scott, R. (1994). Blood at Sand Creek: The Massacre Revisited. Caxton Press.

McGowan, C. (1986). President’s Veto Power: An Important Instrument of Conflict in Our Constitutional System, The. San Diego L. Rev., 23, 791.

LaVelle, J. P. (2001). Rescuing Paha Sapa: achieving environmental justice by restoring the great grasslands and returning the Sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation. Great Plains Nat. Resources J., 5, 40.

Davis, J. S. (1952). TWO Sioux War Orders: A Mystery Unraveled. History, 33, 77-79.

Josephy, A. M., Nagel, J., & Johnson, T. R. (Eds.). (1999). Red power: the American Indians’ fight for freedom. U of Nebraska Press.

Weigley, R. F. (1977). The American way of war: a history of United States military strategy and policy. Indiana University Press

Macintyre, S. (2007). Deprivation amplification revisited; or, is it always true that poorer places have poorer access to resources for healthy diets and physical activity?. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(1), 32.

NUR 3183 Diet Analysis Project Assignment part 1 (40 points)

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Directions: You must first read and follow the operational instructions to create your nutrition analysis before answering these questions (see the additional posted directions on Canvas). You will use the website https://www.choosemyplate.gov and the information from cronometer program print outs/screen shots and the open cronometer nutrition report to answer the following questions. Late assignments will lose 5 points. Points will be deducted if the Cronometer Nutrition Report has not been analyzed based on COMPLETED days – see directions and the grading rubric. You will submit online (1). The answers to these questions. (2). Your 3 days of food logs. (3). Screen shots of 3 food diaries (from cronometer. (4). Screen shots of the cronometer nutrient report showing all requested nutrients (directed in the profile). Make sure the top of the report is visible – Showing the words Nutrition Report and dates and completed days. See also the assignment’s grading rubric on Canvas.

1a. About how many servings/cups of vegetables did you eat each day? Look at your food logs and see

https://www.choosemyplate.gov/vegetables for a description of what constitutes a serving.

Day 1 _______________ Day 2 ____________________Day 3___________________________

b. How many cups of vegetables should you be eating each day? (see MyPlate daily vegetable table)?

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c. Did you meet these recommendations? Yes or no? _____

d. Did you eat a variety (different colors, types, ….) of vegetables? Yes or no? _____

2a. About how many servings/cups of fruit did you eat each day? Day 1_______________

Day 2___________________Day 3_________________________________

Look at your food logs and see https://www.choosemyplate.gov/fruits for a description of what

constitutes a serving.

b. How many servings/cups of fruits should you be eating each day? (see MyPlate daily fruit table)?

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c. Did you meet these recommendations? Yes or no? _____

3. A serving of dairy products is about 1 cup of milk or yogurt or about 1 to 1½ oz of cheese. Did you consume

at least 3 servings of dairy products each day? See your food logs and https://www.choosemyplate.gov/dairy

Yes or No? ___________

4a. Look under the General Column and how many calories (kcal) you consumed. Energy _______kcal

b. Look at the cronometer “nutrition report” under the Carbohydrates column – how many grams of carbs were

consumed? _____ g. It is the first number listed at the top of the column.

c. Multiply the grams (listed from above) by 4 to get calories from carbs. How many calories were from carbohydrates? _________ Show your math

Example math 250 g carbohydrates consumed x 4 = 1000 kcal from carbohydrates

d. Lastly, divide the calories from carbohydrates (listed directly above in c) by total calories listed in 4a and then

multiply by 100 to get the percentage. Show your math

Example math 1000 kcal from carbohydrates / 2000 kcal consumed x 100 = 50%

What percent of your calories came from carbohydrates? _______%

5a. Next, you will do the same thing for the lipids but instead multiply by 9 (not 4). Look at the cronometer nutrition report under the Lipids column – how many grams of fat were consumed? _____ g

It is the first number listed at the top of that column head.

b. Multiply the grams (listed from above) by 9 to get calories from fat. How many calories were from fat? _________ Show your math. Example math 20 g fats consumed x 9 = 180 kcal from fats

c. Lastly, divide the calories from fat (listed directly above 5b) by total calories listed in 4a and then multiply by

100 to get the percentage. What percent of your calories came from lipids? _______% Show your math.

6a. Finally, you will do the same thing for protein but multiply by 4. Look at the cronometer nutrition report

under the Protein column – how many grams of protein were consumed? _____ g

It is the first number listed at the top of that column head.

b. Multiply the grams (listed from above) by 4 to get calories from protein. How many calories were from protein? _________ Show your math.

c. Lastly, divide the calories from protein (listed directly above in 6b) by total calories listed in 4a and then

multiply by 100 to get the percentage. What percent of your calories came from protein? _______%

Show your math.

7a. Look under the Lipids Column on the cronometer nutrition report and write down the amount of saturated fat

consumed. Saturated fat ______ g

b. Calculate the percentage of energy from saturated fat as follows – multiply g of saturated fat x 9, and then

divide by kcal from 4a, then multiply by 100. Show your math

Here is an example [(18.7 g saturated fat x 9 )/ 1890 kcal] x 100 = [168.3 / 1890] x 100 = 8.9% of energy

[( g Saturated Fat x 9) / kcal] x 100 =

8. List the percentages you calculated from questions 4d, 5c, 6c and 7a and compare these calculated percentages

with recommendations listed below and indicate which have been met, which are over and which are under.

Fat (20% – 35%): Protein (10-35%):

Saturated Fat (< 10%): Carbohydrates (45% – 65%):

9. Using the open cronometer nutrition report on your computer, hover over the highlighted content within the

saturated fat section on the computer screen, what 3 foods provided you with the most saturated fat?

10. If you consumed > 10% of energy from saturated fat (see your answer to question #7), this is unhealthy.

Name 2 specific dietary modifications that could you make to your diet to reduce your intake of saturated

fat. In other words what specific foods can you reduce your intake of to lessen the amount of saturated fat in

your diet? Do not use vague terms such as “processed food”, “junk food”, “sweets”,“fast foods” etc.

11a. Using the report under the Lipids section, how many grams of omega-3 fatty acids did you consume? ___g

Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy. Most people do not consume enough.

b. Using the open report under Lipids on your computer, hover over the omega-3 section. Name 2 foods that

you ate that provided you with the most omega-3 fatty acids?

12. Name 2 more specific foods that you could realistically eat to substantially increase your intake of

polyunsaturated fats? (you may want to review your lecture notes)

13. Name 2 specific foods that you could realistically eat to substantially increase your intake of

monounsaturated fats? (you may want to review your lecture notes)

14a. Under the Protein section on the analysis, list how many grams of protein you consumed? ______ g

b. What is your RDA for protein? ____________ g

To calculate your RDA for protein, divide your body weight in pounds by 2.2, and multiply by 0.8.

(Sample – RDA = 160 lbs/2.2 kg per lb = 72.72 kg x 0.8 g protein/kg = 58.2 g protein)

c. Did you meet your Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein? Look at the number you calculated in 14 b

versus the number reported in 14a. Yes or No? ____________

If you consumed over the recommendation (i.e. 14a is > 14 b) – the answer is yes and this is good!

15a. Under the Carbohydrates section on the printout, list how many grams of fiber you consumed?______g b. Did you meet the recommendation? Yes or No? ____________________

(i.e. was it above 100% – is so then Yes you met the recommendation or if it is < 100% then NO you did not)

16. Using the open report under Carbohydrates on your computer, hover over the highlighted content within the

fiber section on the computer screen, what 3 foods provided you with the most fiber?

17. If you did not meet the recommended fiber intake, name 3 specific fiber-rich foods that you could realistically

add to your diet to improve your fiber intake?

18a. Click on the Cronometer website under Profile, and then on Body Details. What is your Body Mass Index (BMI)? ____________

b. Go to https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/defining.html. According to the BMI information provided on

this site, are you underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese? _______________

19. Based on this diet analysis, specify 2 specific dietary changes (not previously mentioned) that you could make

that would improve your diet. Do not address water or any of the vitamins or minerals. Do not use vague terms

such as “bad carbs, junk foods, processed foods, fast foods, sweets, highly preserved foods, fatty foods, …”.

Nikes Swot Analysis

Nikes Swot Analysis

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Introduction

           Nike which began just as an importer of Japanese shoes has grown to the largest marketer of athletic shoes in the world where has a market share of about 37%. The company’s products are sold in more than 160 countries around the world with the shoes being manufactured by contractors who are independent while the company is involved in marketing, design, and development. While the company specializes in athletic footwear it also sells other footwear under All-Star, Converse and Jack Purcell brands, they also specialize in athletic equipment among them snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding footwear and apparel (“NIKE, Inc. – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on NIKE, Inc.”, 2015). The discussion below will shed light on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats the company faces and utilizes them while converting the weaknesses to strengths and threats to opportunities.

Strengths

           According to Gurel 2017, the company have various strengths among them, Nike is a brand that is recognized globally for its footwear, because of its high-quality products the company have a very strong reputation and is a very competitive one. Additionally, Nike uses independent contractors hence it’s a lean organization, the employers under the company are more than 30,000 and it belongs among the Fortune 500 companies. Nike is also known for its innovative marketing where it uses top athletes example, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eliud Kipchoge, and it have a very strong team in development and research which is evident in the innovative and evolving range of products. Additionally, while the company does not compromise on quality the products are affordable and it has been to change the production places in the event the cost of production leads to increased prices.

Weaknesses

           While the company’s success is widely known it also has various defects. The company is prone to vulnerability in the event its market share is affected this is because while the company specializes in a range of sports products most of the income relied on the business is dependent on the share from the footwear market. The company has about 20,000 retail outlets in the United States, these retail stores are usually sensitive to prices and in most cases offer consumers cheaper alternative products, this, in turn, passes the pressure of lower prices to the company. Unfortunately, the company reputation took a toil when it was reported of using child labor in soccer balls production in Cambodia and Pakistan, there were many criticisms by anti-globalization groups. Also, overseas, the company have been said to exploit cheap labor and have the poor working condition regarding 1996 in Vietnam when it was charged with violating both the minimum wage and overtime (Gurel 2017).

           They are various ways the company has changed the weaknesses to strengths, the company while experiencing competition in the retail sector the quality of its products is still superior and in the exploitation charges, the company pledged to remove the underage workers and improve the working conditions which restored their reputation. Lastly, to ensure there is no waiver in the market share of its footwear it has developed innovative and evolving designs of high quality that have been recognized by the sports boards.

Opportunities

           The company despite its stand in athletics footwear there are various avenues that it is yet to exploit. According to Gurel 2017, while the brand itself is not a fashion one some of its consumers are not engaged in sports and are among the youth culture who recognize it as a brand and just like in every market trend they tend to replace some footwear that has not worn out with the upcoming trend. The company also have the opportunities t not only specialize in sports products but diversify to jewelry and sunglasses which are usually associated with high returns, the company also places effort in the corporate marketing through sponsorship agreements and promoting of corporate brands. Additionally, while the product is recognized globally it can also build on its recognition internationally by immersing in markets whose consumers have a high disposable income example, India and China.

Threats

           Unfortunately, with global recognition and the company’s success, it has also associated with various threats. Since the brand is globally recognized the different exchange rates across different states expose the margins of the company to instability which could result in losses. The sensitivity of the prices in the retail outlets leaves the consumers with preferring to purchase cheaper products and the market of sports garments is very competitive with other brands joining the market. Recently, there has been an uproar with a need for shifting to eco-friendly products, this poses a challenge for the textile industry that produces the sports garments (Gurel 2017).

           However, the company has been able to shift these threats to opportunities, while it is not inevitable to the different exchange rates it has ensured that the market base in those countries continues to increase hence, increasing the returns. In regards to eco-friendly products, the recent products are being made of recycled waste and produced with renewable energy while its high-quality products give it a fighting chance in the price competition. Lastly, Nike has used all the above factors to ensure that it remains competitive with the upcoming brands, this is by using the weaknesses and converting them to strengths while exploring other areas for better opportunities.

Conclusion

           Nike continued success in a world with more upcoming brands can be attributed to its innovative and better designs for its products which while are affordable there has been no quality compromise. Every company’s success including Nikes must be reliant on ensuring that both the internal and external factors are analyzed and reformed to maximize the returns.

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GÜREL, E. (2017). SWOT ANALYSIS: A THEORETICAL REVIEW. Journal Of International Social Research, 10(51), 994-1006. https://doi.org/10.17719/jisr.2017.1832NIKE, Inc. – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on NIKE, Inc.. Referenceforbusiness.com. (2015). Retrieved 1 April 2020, from https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/99/NIKE-Inc.html.

RHETORIC EASSY ON ADVERTISEMENTS

RHETORIC EASSY ON ADVERTISEMENTS

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Advertisements is a way of communication from companies to customers on goods and services in the market. The adverts are either texts or images that tell about the product on sale, location and sometimes price and discount depending on the product. Lately advertisements have become one of the most powerful and effective tools companies are using to launch and brand products. Advertisements are mostly the cause of purchase of product as they have much effect on the person who sees them. Advertisements are found in various Medias and forms and vary from company to company and product to product. The images used in advertisements can be analyzed to get their meaning and the authors’ intention behind the image using visual rhetoric analysis.

Option 3 is an image of two burgers which are referred to as ‘Burger king’ with a message of “Seems more like a medium”. The burgers are in two different sizes, a big size and a small size burger, with the big one on the left and small on the right. They are also strategically position at the center of the advert to create more attention. The big burger also appears to have more content in its layers as compared to the small one. It is also clear that the camera is zoomed on the big burger more than the small one. This is a way to attract the attention of the buyers to consider the big burger more than the small one despite of the fact that is a bit costly than the small one. The colors used on the image show the contents of the burgers and the layers each burger has. This is to give the customer the liberty to choose depending on taste and preference.

The image is meant to attract buyers not only to buy the burgers from any store but specifically from Burger King as there is a log of the store on the left bottom part of the advert to show where the product can be found. The text beside the small burger ‘BIG MAC? SEEMS MORE LIKE A MEDIUM’ tries to convince the buyers that as much as the burger is considered as the small burger, in their store it’s not actually small but almost a medium size as compared to other small ones. The bold, uppercase letters with white color ensures that people are able to read the message clearly and be convinced as the white color show sincerity.

The colors used on the advert have a good shade to show the different parts of the product and the text which explains the product. The dark shade used as background makes the product more visible and appealing to the buyers and controls their focus on the product and not what is in the background. The vocabulary used to send the message is simple and direct to be understood by all buyers. The language used is a commons language spoken by most people hence the advert is able to convey the message to most people. The advert tends to target both the old and young people as it’s a consumable product that anyone can consume.

The author illustrates clearly that it’s only in Burger King were such burgers can be found with the looks, sizes and quality using the image. The text on about the small burger saying that it’s more of medium sways the buyers’ emotions to going for the burgers at the store which offers larger sizes than the others. As much as the advert has all that is required to convince the buyers, the size of the advert may not be effective as not all buyer see the small advert. Also most buyer prefer advert with prices for the product for budgeting purpose.

The Business and the Environment

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The Business and the Environment

The environment is defined as both biological and physical factors together with their chemical interactions which interfere with an organism whereby pollution is important. A business is required legally and ethically to take good care of the environment. An example of a legal responsibility is that all businesses are prohibited from emitting harmful wastes into the environment. This act is meant to protect the environment against the exposure to such harmful wastes that would interfere with the normal biological cycle. Another legal responsibility is that businesses that venture into agricultural practices are prohibited from using excessive chemicals into the soil that will kill the living organisms found in the soil. In terms of ethical issues, businesses are morally obliged to increase awareness of the importance of taking care of the environment and ways through which this can be done. In addition, ethically speaking that is, business organize tree planting campaigns to increase the area of land covered by trees. Trees are very important aspects of the environment as they prevent soil erosion, get rid of carbon (iv) oxide from the atmosphere and attract rain just to mention a few.

Environmental legislation is important in the governance of a state. Both industry groups and governments have an important role to play in imposing laws that sensitize the public on the impacts of the activities of the industry. In Australia, there has been enactment of energy efficiency opportunity programs. (Australia, 2013) this program requires that those indusstries that use large amounts of energy should make it a busines policy to identify, evaluate and then publicly report about the various options that exist that can be used to save energy. The program has benn made mandatory to those businesses that use at least 0.5 petajoules of energy per annum. Small business are nonetheless required to participate too

Firms should invest money in sustainability efforts. Sustainability is vital as it ensure that we presently have and will in the future still have a good environment, human health, water, and other resources that are important in enhancing survival of the human race. The environmental, social and economic consequences due to rapid growth of the population and uncontrolled consumption of the publicly owned natural resources has brought about the issue of sustainability. Firms should therefore take it upon themselves to make an initiative to progress sustainability efforts. The stakeholders involved are the staff members of a firm, the shareholders also known as the owners of the firm, the customers and the general public both directly or indirectly affected by the activitioes of the firm.

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Baron, D. P. (2003). Business and its Environment (p. 2). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (2001). The strategy-focused organization: How balanced scorecard companies thrive in the new business environment (pp. 32-37). Harvard Business school press.

Fries, S., Lysenko, T., & Polanec, S. (2003). The 2002 business environment and enterprise performance survey: results from a survey of 6,100 firms (No. 84).

Two-Variable Inequality

Two-Variable Inequality

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Two-Variable Inequality

Two-variable inequalities are relations between two expressions which are not equivalent and they also have two terms that vary. Ax + By > C is one of the forms that these inequalities take. The two-variable inequalities use signs such as ‘≠’ meaning not equal to, ‘?’ meaning that the unknown can take any value from the number that follows the sign, ‘<’ for less than and ‘>’ for greater than. Ozark Furniture makes various types or rockers. Two-variable inequalities are important when this company wants to determine the number of a particular type of rocker that they are to make in order to maximize profits and meet the market demands.

The assignment requires that I write an inequality limiting the number of strip hammocks. First of all, the variable needs to be defined for purpose of clarity. The number of full-size hammocks will be represented with “f” and the number of chair-size hammocks will be represented with “c”. Each full size hammock requires 10 yards of canvas so the expression that will represent the hammock shall be 10f and 5c for the expression representing the chair hammock as it requires 5 yards of canvas. The canvas that can be used does not exceed 2000 yards because that is all the company has available. “Less than or equal to” will be used in the inequality as it is appropriate in explaining that all the canvas can be used. The inequality will thus be:

10f + 5c ≤ 2000

Making c the dependent variable (on the vertical axis) and f is the independent variable (on the horizontal axis) then using the intercepts the inequality can be graphed as an equation. The process involves the following steps:

C-intercept can be found when the value of f is zero.

2000> 5c

400> c the intercept, c-intercept, is thus (0, 400).

F-intercept can be found when the value of c is zero.

2000>10f

200>f the intercept, f-intercept, is thus (200, 0).

The curve on the graph will be solid as the inequality is that takes the form of “less than or equal to”. As it moves from left to right it will slope downwards. This problem can only find relevance in the first quadrant of the graph, so the shaded section is from the line towards the origin and stops at the two axes. Graph represents real-world application as it cannot extend into the other quadrants since it is impossible to create negative hammocks. So as to check whether the order can be filled, test points can be used to see if they fall within the relevant section of the graph. Let’s consider points (105, 175) on the graph. The points are inside the shaded region which means the company could fill an order of 105 full size hammocks and 175 chair hammocks. If this was the total number made they would need:

105(10) + 175(5) = 1925 yards of striped canvas and have 75 yards of canvas left over thus this is an order that can be filled by the company.

Considering on the graph point (150, 125) which is outside the shaded region meaning the company will not be able to fill out such an order.

150(10) + 125(5) = 2125 yards of canvas required. They cannot fill the order.

The point (75, 250) is right on the line meaning if the company fills out this order it would be able to deliver if they provided no room for mistake as all the canvas would be needed. The proof for this is: 75(10) + 250(5) = 2000.

If a customer submits an order for 120 full size hammocks and 180 chair hammocks, then on the graph the point (120, 180) is outside of the shaded area therefore the company cannot meet such an order. 120(10) + 180(5) = 1200 + 900 = 2100 showing that the company need an addition of 100 yards of canvas so that they are able to fill this order.

In conclusion, the application of the two-variable inequalities has helped the company in planning and organizing itself when they receive an order. For instance an order for 120 full size hammocks and 180 chair hammocks can be plotted on the graph as (120, 180) and then this plot is used to determine whether or not the company has enough canvas to supply the customer. Inequalities are important in planning within a company as it helps reduce waste and improve customer satisfaction. The procurement department of a company may use the knowledge to organize the supply of raw materials to match the demand of the customers.

References

Dugopolski, M. (2012). Elementary and intermediate algebra (4th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishing.

Krause, E. F. (2012). Taxicab geometry: An adventure in non-Euclidean geometry. Courier Dover Publications.

Showing Multiple Interpretations of a Visual Text

Showing Multiple Interpretations of a Visual Text

There are no facts, only interpretations.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Context

For most people, watching movies is a pastime they enjoy for the entertainment value, but for the movie creators it is sometimes an opportunity to express their ideas about an issue or a number of different issues in a society. When most people watch a movie, they tend to focus on the surface meaning behind the ideas and scenes, but more often than not there is a deeper meaning that can be found in any movie if we look deeply enough. In some movies, this hidden meaning may be intentional; in others, it is identified as a result of finding patterns that even the movie creator was not aware existed. This is because people interpret events and ideas through different lenses, or perspectives, and what they see (or not see) is sometimes determined by their own life experiences and ideas about the world.

DescriptionFor this assignment, you will write a paper that informs readers about a common way of understanding a film as well as a different, more surprising way of understanding that text. In other words, you will explain two ways of making sense of a visual text, and analyze it to show evidence of the surprising interpretation.

This paper highlights the factor of tension—the existence of two quite different ways of making sense of a text. You will need to summarize those different ways of interpreting the text and then explain in detail how the second way extends or complicates the first. Recognizing more than one interpretation is a crucial skill for different kinds of academic assignments you will be asked to write in other courses.

Learning Objectives

Through this writing project, you will:

Produce an effective summary.

Complete a critical reading and analysis of the chosen text.

Demonstrate effective integration and appropriate documentation of ideas from secondary source

Communicate original analysis of a text and generate new insight

Audience

Think of your audience as people who are well versed in film and television, but mainly they are consumers, not interpreters, of pop culture. Your goal is to help these readers re-see the film, a show, or a commercial.

Victim compensation

Victim compensation

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Victim Compensation

 Crime is an action that has been endless and has been practically committed ever since the beginning of time. Around the 1970’s, lawmaking offering compensation to sufferers of violent crimes was implemented in numerous nations comprising of Australia, England, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and Northern Ireland. Compensation of victims can be referred to payments done by the administration to crime victims. It is different from restitution that comprises payments in both services and money done by the criminal to the crime victim. Modern victim reimbursement plans are largely tracked to Margaret fry of London together with her actions throughout the late 1960’s. Throughout the country, compensation amenities offer essential monetary assistance to the victims. In my own opinion, I absolutely agree with this limitation, reasons beings violent crime victims of may encounter financial hardships in addition to physical injuries and emotional distress.

 The difference between violent crime and property crime is that in violent crime, a target is injured or exposed to violence. This crime may include sexual assault and rape, robbery, and even murder. On the other hand, Property crime is a type of crime in that money is obtained, assets, or even other benefits. Examples include burglary offenses, motor vehicles, and even arson. It’s factual that violent crime victims most times do suffer from criminals’ excessive force that may lead to devastating their health physically through injuries and other health factors. I think recuperating from abuse or violence is challenging without worrying about the way to settle the medical care costs or even how to substitute lost earnings because of death or disability. The positive news is that there is a compensation program for crime victims that may offer substantial financial aid to victims of crime and even their families. I agree that no volume of finance may remove the suffering and sorrow victims go through, but this aid may be critical in the crime aftermath. However, I still maintain my opinion that compensation should be limited to the victim of violent crimes as opposed to property crime because the physical impact caused by the property is not as severe on health.

In the view of violent crime, you might encounter victims that have undergone severe incidents such as rape. Looking at the act of rape comes with psychological effects or emotional distress that will require the affected victim to undergo some counseling programs. This means that the victim will have to stop going to work hence the absence of an income; furthermore, in order to undergo counseling, the victim also needs some funds. Hence, I strongly believe that the compensation of crime victims should be mostly limited to the violent crime victims because they are much more in need of it in comparison to the victims of property crime. 

I think government compensation is the first method of restoring the crime victims to their novel financial situations. In the case of robbery and murder, which does mostly occur in violent crime than in property crime, the victims are at most times left with a huge financial burden of trying to recover. The compensation offers important monetary funding for the victims’ families in case of death. Despite money not being able to heal the sorrows and distress that victims undergo, this assistance is still vital in the wake of crime. Thus this service does support the victims’ in direct methods by providing funds for starting over or even burial expenses in case of death. Nonetheless, in my opinion, property crime victims aren’t qualified for this package because most of them have taken up insurance covers for their property and will get reimbursement from the provider of their insurance.

In conclusion, victim compensation should only be limited to victims of violent crimes. This is because they undergo a huge ordeal with the offenders as compared to property crimes victims because of the number of abuses they go through. The aftermath of most victims of violent crime is usually enormous, and its effects devastating. Most of the victims struggle with recovering financially, and some are left with health complications such as injuries, and other grapple with mental distress. It is challenging for someone to recover from such unless with some assistance such as compensations to them. Since most property crime victims are covered by insurance, my opinion is that compensation should be limited to violent crime victims.

Time Management Practices for a Registered Nurse (2)

Time Management Practices for a Registered Nurse

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Nursing is a demanding, intense, and focused career requiring effective time management to manage tasks properly, reduce personal stress, enhance quality care, and achieve desired patient and organizational outcomes (Zhang et al., 2021). Despite the importance of effective time management among nurses, managing time can be challenging for nurses due to their busy schedules throughout the workday. As such, nursing staff may adopt various strategies to help with effective time management.

One of the time management practices that a candidate can initiate to become a successful Registered Nurse (RN) is prioritization. Nurses play many roles; hence, they must prioritize what should be done first. Since there are certain duties, such as drug administration, that must be performed, an individual preparing to become a RN should prepare a priority list of the things that must be done first to ensure that all critical duties are performed.

A candidate seeking to become a RN can also implement routinization to help with time management. Routinization entails repeating what a nurse does in their routine in a systematic process so that consistency assists with time management. Research reveals that developing a consistent routine improves time management among nurses by turning essential tasks into habits and eliminating unnecessary planning (Goldsby et al., 2020). The candidate can make a list of routine tasks and arrange each task based on the time required and prioritization of each item. Implementation of a step-by-step procedure for habitual duties will help save time.

Also, starting cognitive stacking may help a candidate who wishes to become a RN with time management. Cognitive stacking involves a nurse planning the day before shift starts (Jennings, 2021). Usually, cognitive stacking assists nurses in priority setting and time management.

Reference

Goldsby, E., Goldsby, M., Neck, C. B., & Neck, C. P. (2020). Under pressure: Time management, self-leadership, and the nurse manager. Administrative Sciences, 10(3), 38.

Jennings, B. M. (2021). Workflow, turbulence, and cognitive complexity. In Nurses contributions to quality health outcomes (pp. 85-107). Springer, Cham.

Zhang, F., Liu, J., An, M., & Gu, H. (2021). The effect of time management training on time management and anxiety among nursing undergraduates. Psychology, health & medicine, 26(9), 1073–1078. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2020.1778751