Identify the member countries of the british commonwealth
Identify the member countries of the british commonwealth
History
1) Why might young nations like australia and new zealand have been willing to grant women the right to vote before europeans nation did so?
2) Identify the member countries of the British Commonwealth. What was the purpose of the British Commonwealth
History
Explain the development of the governments of the first English colonies in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
Describe the kind of government that was created in each of the colonies, its attitude towards religion, and other social issues.
Describe the leadership pattern in each colony and its effect on freedom of speech for both men and women.
Describe how these colonies exemplified the objectives of the British in colonizing North America in contrast to the objectives of the Spanish and the French.
Support your positions by citing specific passages from the primary documents that established these colonies.
Discuss the impact of political processes on policy content
Discuss the impact of political processes on policy content
History
Public Policy and Opinion Polls
It is difficult to assess the independent effect of public opinions on shaping public policy. Public policy often differs from national opinion polls, and the Constitution contains no provision for national referenda on policy issues. The public does not have opinions on many policy questions, public opinion is unstable, and decision makers can easily misinterpret as well as manipulate public opinion. Public policy is more likely to conform to elite opinion than to mass opinion.
Discuss the impact of political processes on policy content in context of the preceding statements.
What is favorite advertisement
What is favorite advertisement
Briefly summarize your favorite ad. Explain why it is your favorite based on information you have gained this week. Explore and discuss what you feel the intent of this ad and why this ad works
Discuss about the post given below
Discuss about the post given below
History
EXPRESS 101
I believe that expressive arts have the potential to transmit values at a greater level than than the reflective arts. Philosophy and history is sometimes a challenge to express and understand. While this is the preferred method for some, I believe that is harder to understand for the masses. The visual and performing arts can be interpreted and appreciated by almost all who are privy to be exposed. People have different learning modalities. I believe that people who appreciate philosophy and history have a stronger auditory learning preference. Lectures and discussions on such topics appeal greatly to these individuals.
People who have visual and tactile learning modalities would prefer the artistic means of learning about culture. I am one of these learners. I have great difficulty listening to a lecture but can read and study visual objects at great length. I also prefer hands on activities. The expressive arts give you a great many ways to appreciate and understand something from its authors perspective. When I see a fabulous work of art or hear a heart stirring piece of music, I desire to learn more about it. What caused the artist to create the work of art? What did they wish for us to gain from being exposed to it? I personally am drawn to ask more questions when exposed to this type of learning.
I believe that culture can be transmitted through either means effectively. It is up to the learner to engage with the medium they are exposed and to take from it all that they can. It is only when we expose ourselves to mediums outside of our preferences that we become well rounded, educated people. (279)
EXPRESS 102
The areas that I feel are the most effective within a culture are philosophy and performing art. Th’;/ese two for me go hand in hand. The reason I say philosophy over history is because, history is like a circle of things that to me happen over and over again. But with philosophy you get a more inside look on the beliefs, values and morals of those around you. I feel you gain more from this knowledge then from the knowledge you may get from history. I think performing arts you can see ones philosophy.
They can bring out different parts of their philosophy in their art. You are able to visualize and act out some the philosophies and beliefs within your culture too. There is more you can learn about others values and more about your can show about your own values and philosophies. To me this was more difficult for me, in that to me history is what has happened, it is unchangeable. It also repeats its self. But philosophy is ones take or views on things, which to me is art, cause are is the expression of ones views. So I have answered these questions, in the way I understood them
Most dramatic or long lasting changes of era
Most dramatic or long lasting changes of era
History
Our text discusses hegemony and defines it as “the process by which the dominant culture takes over and shifts the perspective from that of the minority group to the biased perspective of the majority group”. With this in mind, consider where hegemony occurs in schools. What evidence tells you it is present? What are some observable and/or implied signs? How does it impact the curriculum?
Brief summary of the impact of the mongol conquests.
Brief summary of the impact of the mongol conquests.
History
he Mongols might be compared to a huge storm that caused huge damage, but they also cleared the way for some important new developments. Provide a brief summary of the impact of the Mongol conquests. What, in your opinion, were the two most negative and most positive things that came out of the Mongol conquests of the 13th and 14th centuries, and why? Overall, would you call their impact on world history more negative or productive, and why?
Write an essay on adam and eve at the walters art musuem
Write an essay on adam and eve at the walters art musuem
History
Adam and Eve at the Walters Art Musuem, Baltimore MD
1. Write a visual analysis of your object. A visual analysis is a detailed description of an artwork.
a. What is the subject matter?
b. Describe the overall content – what is the scene depicted or story being told?
c. Describe in detail the individual figures depicted – facial features, proportions. What does the artist emphasize?
d. What is the setting? Describe in detail – Is there a landscape? Is it urban or rural? How is space/perspective being used?
e. How do the figures relate to one another?
f. What does the composition convey?
g. How would you describe the colors, surface textures, masses and volumes?
h. What is the medium/material used? What about technique?
i. Is it in relief or in the round? Does it have a base or inscriptions? Is it symmetrical or asymmetrical? From what position was it made to be viewed?
j. Is the work naturalistic, stylized, or abstract?
2. write a contextual analysis of your object (2 pages). For the contextual analysis you will relate the work of art you have chosen to the stylistic period in which it was made.
Use those questions as your guide.
a. The time period in which it was made and how your work of art relates to that period. (What is it about the style that tells you it is part of this stylistic period?)
b. Discuss your object within the context of formal developments.
c. What are the major stylistic developments that characterize the style of your object.
d. What is the intended purpose of the work of art – what function did it serve?
Case Study IFSM 461: Systems Analysis And Design Precision Electronic Parts, Inc. Case Study
IFSM 461: Systems Analysis and Design
Precision Electronic Parts, Inc.
Case Study
Introduction
This case study will be used for a series of staged assignments. It should be thoroughly read and understood prior to working on any of the assignments.
Setting
Precision Electronic Parts (PEP), Inc., is a small private business that has retained you to assist in the development of a new billing and payment system and associated processes.
Background
PEP is a small, private specialized electronics company in Kansas. For the past 20 years, it has manufactured a wide range of precision electronic components and replacement parts for medical equipment used in hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies. Last year, the company began building and delivering custom low voltage motors that reduced electricity costs and made older medical equipment more environmentally friendly. More recently, PEP has added a new line of more efficient low voltage motors that can be used in precision equipment outside the healthcare industry.
As a result, PEP is experiencing significant increases in orders for the motors. The manufacturing facility has been expanded, and the sales and marketing teams have been enlarged. All of this is straining the Ordering & Shipping Department and the Inventory Management Department, which have received no increase in personnel. They are meeting the challenge, but the Executive Leadership Team (the CEO, COO, CFO, and CIO) know that they are only treading water. The Finance Department, however, is getting further and further behind in their invoice, billing and payment processes. The Business Administration Department has stepped up to the task, but is at the breaking point.
IT Steering Committee
The IT Steering Committee (ITSC) at PEP is comprised of the Executive Leadership Team, the Senior Vice President and Vice President.
• Carolyn West is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She has been at the company for 11 years. Carolyn has a background working for and managing electronics companies. Like most CEOs, Carolyn is focused on the strategic and long-term business health of PEP. She chairs the IT Steering Committee. Carolyn and the committee members jointly make decisions about IT systems and major organizational business process changes.
• Tim Uduak, Jr. is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the son of founding partner Tim Uduak, Sr. Tim has been around the company since its inception in one capacity or another, except for four years of college and a 3-year break to startup his own company. When his startup failed, Tim came back to PEP as the SVP, Engineering & Manufacturing Operations. Last year, he was promoted to COO. While Tim has a strategic focus and is not technology averse, he prefers to solve business challenges with processes rather than information technology.
• Karl Manley is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He has been with the company for 9 years. Karl has a background in accounting and finance, and is a certified public accountant (CPA). He tends to focus on the company’s financial health to the exclusion of all other business concerns. While Karl is technology fluent, he resists new IT purchases unless there is a clear and direct connection made between the technology investment and improving the company’s financial profile. The Director, Accounts Receivable (Mary Winston) and the Director, Accounts Payable (Amy Dole) report to the CFO, and together are responsible for the financial operations of the business.
• Mark Temple is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and head of the IT Department. He provides all IT services to PEP. Prior to being hired as the CIO, Mark was an IT manager at a large multi-national corporation responsible for providing IT services to their offices from the headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. While in that position, Mark participated in very structured IT processes, and developed an appreciation for working with the operational and management divisions to ensure success of IT projects. When he arrived at PEP, he advised the CEO, COO and CFO that an IT Steering Committee could help ensure they pursued the most beneficial IT projects. He is your primary point of contact for dealing with PEP in analyzing their processes and systems.
• Susan Black is the Senior Vice President (SVP), Engineering & Manufacturing Operations and is Tim’s replacement. Susan has worked for the company for 13 years. She started as a Senior Engineer, and after six years was promoted to Director, Engineering, where she spearheaded the successful research and development of the low voltage motors. Susan is a champion of information technology as long as it is clearly focused on the core business.
• Jason Udo is the Vice President (VP), Business Administration. He oversees all departments, except Engineering & Manufacturing, Finance, and IT. His responsibilities include key support functions such as Sales, Marketing, Ordering & Shipping, Inventory, and Human Resources.
The ITSC has adopted the IT governance processes recommended by the CIO. They review proposals for IT investments and determine where to invest their limited funds. Each of the members has particular areas of interest, but all of them are focused on reducing the overall cost of running the business, increasing sales, and managing the cost of IT for the company. The ITSC has established a series of checkpoints at which they make go/no-go decisions on IT projects. At these decision points the following documents are reviewed by the ITSC:
· Preliminary Investigation Report – describes the problem/opportunity, identifies benefits of a new system, and reports on various aspects of feasibility of the proposed project.
· Requirements Specification – documents the requirements to be fulfilled by the proposed system.
· Systems Design Specification – translates the requirements into a logical design for the proposed system.
· Final System Report – compiles previous documents and lays out the way ahead if the project is approved and funded.
As each report is approved, work on the following step begins. This controls the amount of time and effort put into a request for a system. For example, if the Preliminary Investigation Report is not accepted by the ITSC, no further work is performed on the system proposal.
Your Task
You are an independent Business and IT Systems Analyst, specializing in developing IT solutions for small business needs. You have been contracted by the CIO to prepare the documentation required for the ITSC as they consider replacing the information systems associated with operations, business administration, and finance. Due to the backlog in the billing and payment processes, the ITSC wants to start by replacing the current customer billing and payment system and processes. However, the ITSC requires assurance that a new billing and payment system and processes can be interfaced with other new IT systems and updated business processes as needed. While there is currently no money in the budget allocated to replacing or upgrading these systems, the executives are committed to moving the company forward and improving PEP’s ability to manage its growing business efficiently and effectively.
Your Activities
After interviewing each member of the ITSC, you have collected the following information regarding the invoice, billing and payment processes and needs:
• Customer billing is handled by the Invoicing Department, which reports to the VP, Business
Administration.
• Customer payments are handled by the Accounts Receivable Department, which reports to the
CFO.
• Customer billing and payments are managed and recorded in an in-house developed Microsoft
Access based solution. The solution was developed by the IT Department and is housed on a server controlled and managed by the IT Department. The solution is updated on request from the Invoicing and Accounts Receivable Departments.
• The Sales Department works with Invoicing to establish new customer accounts and update and close existing accounts as needed.
• The Ordering & Shipping Department sends a monthly report to Invoicing where the products ordered and shipped and their codes are entered into the invoicing module. Pricing is computed based on the product codes and quantities entered.
• Invoicing is responsible for adding, updating, and maintaining the product codes and pricing used by the invoicing database on the 15th of each calendar month. The monthly report containing the updates is provided by the Marketing Department.
• Invoicing generates and mails customer bills on the last business day of each calendar month.
• Customer payments (lump sum) are due by the 10th of each calendar. Customers send the payments to Accounts Receivable. Accounts Receivable is responsible for updating customer account records when the payments are received.
• Invoicing is responsible for identifying accounts that are 30 days, 60 days or more overdue. These reports are sent to Accounts Receivable and Sales. Accounts Receivable handles all collections.
• There is a 2% fee added to all invoices that are 30 days or more overdue.
• Accounts Receivable notifies the Sales Department to assist with customers who are 60 days or more delinquent. Ordering & Shipping is also notified so that no further shipments are made until the outstanding invoice is paid in full. These situations are rare.
• Installation services are offered as a fixed price fee for small businesses (doctor’s offices, individually owned pharmacies, etc.). Larger installations (hospitals, chain pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, etc.) are billed on a pre-defined hourly rate.
• Volume discounts are not currently offered, but Marketing is planning to offer this discount within the next six (6) months because the low voltage motors are increasingly being ordered in quantities of five (5) or more. The following volume discounts will be offered:
o 5 or more: 2%
o 10 or more: 5%
o 25 or more: 10%
• Electronic invoicing via email is not currently offered, but Marketing and Invoicing plan to offer this feature within the next six (6) months.
• Electronic payment to a lockbox account is not currently offered, but Marketing and Accounts Receiving plan to offer this feature within the next six (6) months.
• The customer account data elements currently include:
o Customer Organization Name
o Customer Street Address
o Customer City
o Customer State
o Customer Zip Code + 4
o Primary Contact First Name
o Primary Contact Last Name
o Primary Contact Phone Number
o Primary Contact Email Address
o Secondary Contact First Name
o Secondary Contact Last Name
o Secondary Contact Phone Number
o Secondary Contact Email Address
o Products Ordered
o Product Ordered Date
o Products Shipped
o Product Ship Date
o Quantity
o Product Pricing
o Calculated Price (Calculated Field)
o Amount Due (Calculated Field)
o Amount Paid
o Date Paid
o Amount 30 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o Amount 60 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o Amount Greater Than 60 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o 2% Overdue Amount (Calculated Field)
• The customer account data elements required for near-term plans include:
o Quantity Discount (Calculated Field)
o Electronic Invoicing (Check Box)
o Electronic Payment (Check Box)
• Paper invoices currently contain the following data elements:
o Unique Serialized Invoice Number (System Generated?)
o Customer Organization Name
o Customer Street Address
o Customer City
o Customer State
o Customer Zip Code + 4
o Products Ordered
o Product Ordered Date
o Products Shipped
o Product Ship Date
o Quantity
o Product Pricing
o Calculated Price (Calculated Field)
o Amount Due (Calculated Field)
o Amount 30 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o Amount 60 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o Amount Greater Than 60 Days Overdue (Calculated Field)
o 2% Overdue Amount (Calculated Field)
• Paper invoice data points required for near-term plans include:
o Volume Discount (Calculated Field)
o Electronic Invoicing (Yes or No)
o Electronic Payment (Yes or No)
• When electronic invoices are offered, the same current and near-term data elements as shown above will be included.
You have also documented the following additional considerations:
• All customer, invoicing, and payment data must be secured, but accessible to those departments and personnel who have a need to know.
• PEP requires the ability to generate a receipt automatically at the time payments are recorded. The receipt will be sent electronically to the organization’s primary contact email address. The receipt must contain:
o Unique Serialized Invoice Number
o Customer Organization Name
o Customer Street Address
o Customer City
o Customer State
o Customer Zip Code + 4
o Amount Paid
o Date Paid
o Amount Outstanding
• The following company entities need to be able to generate their own reports as needed:
o COO
o CFO
o Director, Accounts Receivable
o Accounts Receivable Managers & Staff
o Director, Accounts Payable
o SVP, Engineering & Manufacturing Operations
o VP, Business Administration
o Invoicing Managers & Staff
o Sales Managers & Staff
o Marketing Managers & Staff
o Ordering & Shipping Managers & Staff
Your Deliverables
Your first task is to develop the Preliminary Investigation Report (PIR), which will examine the problems/opportunities, identify benefits of a new system, and report on various aspects of feasibility of such a project. You will draw upon the background and other information provided above to develop the PIR. If that Report is accepted by the ITSC, you will analyze and organize the requirements you have collected into a Requirements Specification. After receiving approval of the Requirements Specification, you will develop the Systems Design Specification, which will translate the requirements into a logical design of the proposed system. With a further decision to proceed, you will then develop the Final System Report, which will combine your previously developed documents and lay out the way ahead if the project is approved and funded.
Discussion Forum – Statesmanship in times of National Disunity
Discussion Forum – Statesmanship in times of National Disunity
Statesmanship in times of National Disunity
Prompt: Using examples of the leaders discussed in the required reading, discuss the key attributes needed for statesmanship, particularly during a time of national disunity. Support your examples with citations from the required reading, as well as with examples of specific actions and decisions made by the leaders discussed in this module/week’s required reading.
Instructions :
The discussion must incorporate ideas and citations from all of the required readings and presentations for the module/week. It must also address statecraft as part of a meaningful discussion of effective statesmanship. 400-500 words.
Please consider this forum to be formal communications on the same
level as those you would conduct with employers, clients, or colleagues in the professional, political, or academic world. As such, they must be free of grammatical errors, must be properly formatted in current Turabian style, and must consist of well-reasoned, contemplative, and substantive posts and replies, rather than mere ipse dixit. These threads must be adequately supported by citations of the sources or support for your ideas as well as any quoted materials.
References :
Newell, T. Statesmanship, character, and leadership in America. New York , NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. (Newell: chs. 2–3, 7)
Dyer, Justin Buckley. Revisiting Dred Scott: Prudence,
Providence, and the Limits of Constitutional Statesmanship https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-18452990-dt-content-rid-167874967_1/courses/PPOG504_B01_201740/Dred%20Scott.pdf
Evans, Stephen. The Not So Odd Couple: Margaret Thatcher and One Nation Conservatism.
https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-18452989-dt-content-rid-167882513_1/courses/PPOG504_B01_201740/Margaret%20Thatcher%20and%20Conservatism.pdf