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Concerning the Apple (technology) company, choose a product or service the company offers on which to focus.the important attributes for your chosen product and select two key variables for your perceptual map.  a perceptual map for your chosen product/brand and using a minimum of seven competitors, rank each product/brand on the two variables based on how they are positioned in the consumers\’ minds.  why you placed each competitor on its particular spot on the map, and how you might strengthen your chosen product/brand\’s position in the minds of the target market.  an 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with notes including the following: your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

You are a Special Agent in the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division. The country of Fenwick has a state-sponsored terror organization cell in the United States known as Roar. They are planning to go to Battle Creek, Michigan and poison a major cereal brand as a protest for not getting their wheat subsidies from the United States. They plan to coat all of the sugar-coated cereals with anthrax. Information has surfaced that an employee at the cereal plant is a Fenwicky National.

 You will submit your Project Plan. The project plan is a Word document that is a combination of a written explanation of the Project Plan and the explanation of the Control Plan. The WBS and timeline are represented with screenshots of the Gantt chart, resource chart, and cost table. Ensure each chart and graph is properly noted and has text explanation. IV. Project Plan: Illustrate your recommended implementation and management strategies. Be sure to include screenshots of all relevant diagrams, charts, and tables. Describe all of the essential roles and functions required for implementing the solution. Who will be doing the work and what, specifically, will they need to do?  How are you going to ensure that the project is going smoothly? What is your plan of attack to ensure that all controls are adhered to? What is the defined critical path? Be sure that you frame your response for communicating effectively to your target audiences. What is the estimated amount of time for implementation? Create a visual representation that captures your timeline (e.g., Gantt chart) based on the systems development life cycle.  Milestone Two should follow these formatting guidelines: 3–4 pages, double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA.  This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review   

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. He fought for African American rights and cofounded the NAACP. Du Bois sought social, economic and political reforms to expand equality and access for minorities (Pullman & Van Patten).Watch theon Bio.com. Then reflect on the following quote:Education and work are levers to uplift a people. Work alone will not do it unless inspired by the right ideals and guided by intelligence. Education must not simply teach work—it must teach life.” – W. E. B. DuBois,, 1903Although this quote is more than 100 years old, the words still ring true for our society today. Please explain what you think “Education must not simply teach work—it must teach life” meant then and what it means now. 

 Due Week 5 and worth 125 pointsImagine you are the HR manager at a company. You need to hire three (3) new people. One employee will work at the front desk as a customer service assistant, and the other two (2) will work on the production line. Give at least five (5) places you would recruit for each position and explain why each place would be a viable option.Write a one (1) page paper in which you:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Click to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

Concept for Music Video/Live Performance + Contextual Essay:
Choose a musician and develop a concept for a hypothetical music video or live performance. You can develop your concept around any or all visual aspects of the music video/live performance; costumes and/or set design, for example. Accordingly, you must also write a 1,000 word contextual essay, outlining why you made the creative decisions that you did. Within your contextual essay you must engage with and respond to at least two of the required readings from the course. ( I will send some readings and you can choose two readings and please use them on the essay.) (You can write like a pop star\’s clothing when she/he debuted. Her/his style may be different now and when she/he first came. You can suggest her/his style in any ways..)

Suppose you are a CPA, and you have a corporate client that has been operating for several years. The company is considering expansion through reorganizations. The company currently has two (2) subsidiaries acquired through Type B reorganizations. The client has asked you for tax advice on the benefit of a Type A, C, or D reorganization over a Type B reorganization. Additional facts regarding the issues are reflected below.Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the rules and income tax laws regarding Types A, B, C, and D reorganizations and consolidated tax returns. Be sure to use the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide for your written response.Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: 

260 Why do you think so many people have problems with using, interpreting, or applying statistics in making business decisions?   260As you have learned to evaluate different research studies, what elements seem the most important to you for evaluation of the research\’s quality? Why?