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The eastern concept of collectiveness

The eastern concept of collectiveness

The Eastern Concept of Collectiveness

Instructions: Please write a one (1) page paper on any aspect of China or India that contributed to the Eastern concept of collectiveness in society. The paper must be in APA format. Examples you might choose from include religion, philosophy, government, business or any combination of these or others you think best demonstrate the concept of collectivism. Remember to also state how this concept can be seen in, or strongly influenced, modern societies.

Types of contracts and performance-based acquisition

Types of contracts and performance-based acquisition

Imagine that you are working on a two-million-dollar procurement for the purchase of vehicles for the fleet of trucks and cars to be used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection. These vehicles will be used for off-road driving on dirt roads in Arizona. Your manager has asked you to select the type of contract to be used for the vehicle purchase.
Choose to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor perspective. If you select government, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a government employee (or military personnel) receiving the proposal from the contractor. If you select contractor, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a contractor employee submitting a proposal to the government.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine the types of contracts and performance-based acquisition. Select the type of contract you would like to use for the vehicle purchase.
  2. Evaluate the pros and cons of sealed bidding contracts and negotiated contracts, emphasizing which one would be best for this purchase.
  3. Determine the responsibilities of the contracting officer during the proposal evaluation process.
  4. Assess the requirements for performance-based acquisitions.
  5. Create requirements for the vehicle purchase that could be included in a performance-based contract with rationale.
  6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the acquisition methods, select the type of contract, and determine if a performance- based contract is appropriate.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in government acquisition.
  • Write clearly and concisely about government acquisition using proper writing mechanics

How criminals can use social media to commit identity theft

How criminals can use social media to commit identity theft

“Fraud and Identity Theft” Please respond to the following:

Identity theft / fraud has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world because it has no limits, no national borders, and no boundaries. From the e-Activity, explain the major ways that criminals use victims’ personal information to commit identity theft / fraud.

Provide at least three examples of how criminals can use social media to commit identity theft / fraud. Explain the important actions people can take to protect their information and avoid becoming victims.

List the types and uses of date rape drugs

List the types and uses of date rape drugs

Since your graduation from Houston university, you have been working as the victims’ assistant advocate for the office of the local county prosecutor. You have a great working relationship with the prosecutor, Mary, and the remainder of the office. Normally, when you speak, the staff and prosecutor know you are speaking from a knowledge base that you have gained from personal experience, research, and reading, so they know that your comments are facts. You like to use APA format to cite your sources, but this bulleted paper does not need to be in APA format.

You have decided to speak with the prosecutor, Mary, on behalf of Maureen, the college student who was a victim of date rape. You want to convince Mary to support a change in the prosecutor’s policy of not prosecuting date rape cases when drugs or alcohol are involved. Maureen has a strict policy: when someone wants to speak with her about changing an established policy, she wants the person to submit a paper of 3-5 pages containing topic bullets outlining his or her argument for the policy change prior to meeting her. She feels this way, she is not blind-sided, and she has an opportunity to research the topic prior to the meeting.
You follow her policy and write a paper using bullets only, hoping that you can persuade Mary and the chief prosecutor to change their policy or, at a minimum, meet with you for a discussion about changing the policy. Maureen knows other young women are being attacked and that very often, date rape drugs are being used.

Mary has agreed to review your policy change letter if you write it. You write the policy change paper in which where you have the following two goals:

Educate Mary about date rape using statistics and information about date rape and date rape drugs to show her that Maureen is one of the types of victims who perpetrators take advantage of in these situations.

Explain why not prosecuting the cases is the wrong public and social policy. Of course, you are also hopeful that the victim, Maureen, also receives help in her case.

To organize your efforts before your meeting, create a detailed outline in bullet form that contains information for the following 5 topics:

List Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) reported crime statistics relating to rape and the strengths and weaknesses of each type of reporting.

Define the term date rape (or acquaintance rape-the terms are interchangeable) and how date rape (acquaintance rape) is distinguished from stranger rape, statutory rape, and spousal rape.

List the types and uses of date rape drugs.

Describe the victim-offender relationship, including the following:

How victims are viewed by perpetrators of date rape

The special problems of date rape prosecutions

How society and jurors may view date rape (blaming the victim based on the perceived precipitation, facilitation, or provocation of the victim)

What is your position on this issue, and what action do you think would impact this social policy?

Explain the characteristics of fingerprints

Explain the characteristics of fingerprints

Your report must focus on the discussion, collection, and analysis of fingerprints from a crime scene, and it must include the following:

Explain the history of fingerprint analysis.

Explain the characteristics of fingerprints.

Describe how fingerprints are collected from a crime scene as well as how they are taken from a person.

Explain how fingerprints are analyzed.

Must use at least two credible sources

Must document all sources in APA style

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.

Explaining how and why fraud invalidates a contract

Explaining how and why fraud invalidates a contract

In the business world today, we must have a firm grasp on the underlying concepts of contract formation to ensure that we make the best deal possible for our company and perform all of our obligations as necessary. As you discovered last week, contractual claims are going to be one of the common claims that arise on a regular basis in many businesses.

The next primer you will prepare for your department’s training series will give your colleagues additional information on some advanced contractual principles beyond formation. Prepare a 2- to 3-page, double-spaced document explaining how and why fraud invalidates a contract. Include in your treatment of this subject examples of undue influence and duress that can arise in the business context. Finally, you should describe some of the different types of damages and equitable remedies available in contract cases, and explain the common law doctrine of election of remedies from a business contract standpoint, using examples that might arise in your company’s day-to-day operations.