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ECN 202 – Macroeconomic Principles

News Assignment 4: Fiscal Policy

1. Find & turn in an article about using expansionary fiscal policy to ease the recession.
Do you think this action was successful? Why?
2. Immediately after Obama”s inauguration, there was a stimulus package debate in Congress.
Find and turn in an article about this debate. Describe the conservative, liberal, & radical views
about a government stimulus package intended to lessen the effects of recession.
3. Find & turn in an article that discusses the result of the Reagan administration”s tax reductions
during the 1980s.
a. Summarize the article.

b. Did total tax revenues go up or down as a result of the tax cuts?

c. Did deficits increase or decrease during the 1980s? How is this related to the tax cuts?

d. Is the author is conservative, liberal, or radical? Cite a quote supporting your answer.

4. Read this article about the recent Greek economic crisis:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/02/10/greek.debt.qanda/index.html
a. Write a few paragraphs describing the cause of the crisis, how it affected Europe”s economy,
& what corrections were implemented.
b. How did this crisis affect the U.S. economy”s recovery from recession?

5. This graphic explains tax cuts from a Supply Side and from a Keynesian persective.
tax cuts
a. Do you agree with the descriptions in each rectangle? Do they fit with your work experience
& with your knowledge of human nature? Use specific phrases to explain.
b. The Neoclassical perspective is that the Keynesian AD shift described on the right is short-term (one or two years), while the shift of the AS curve described on the left is long-term (5 years or more). How might this timing change Fiscal Policy decisions?

c. Find an article about the Bush tax cut 10 yrs ago. (As always, inlude the article or its URL)

* Did the tax cut “pay for itself”, as intended?

* Do you think the tax cut shifted the AS curve right, as intended?

* Re-read the Supply Side processes on the left side of the graphic. Do you think this happened in the past 10 years? Explain why or why not.

Have you read all of the course materials, including the Home Page and the sources listed under Background Info?  If you haven’t, then do so before attempting this homework. All land within the municipality of Springfield is zoned for either agricultural, residential or commercial use.  You have just purchased a parcel of agricultural land for $20,000 in the expectation that it will be rezoned next year.  But the rezoning is controversial, and will be decided by the full City Council rather than just the Zoning Commission.  According to your inside sources, there’s a 30% chance the land will be rezoned for commercial use; in that event, you’ll be able to sell the land for $50,000.  But the populists on the Council are pushing for more affordable housing; if they win the vote, which your sources think has a likelihood of 50%, then the land will be rezoned for residential use, and you’ll only be able to sell it for $30,000.  Of course, the Greens may win, and the land won’t be rezoned at all.  In that event, it will still be worth what you paid for it, but no more than that. You’ve just been approached by Mr. Hi Roller.  He’s a land speculator like yourself, but he doesn’t have your inside sources.  He thinks the land will be rezoned next year, and has offered you $30,000 cash for it, right now.  Which alternative should you choose?  Explain your decision process in detail. .  The same general advice is applicable in this Case, in particular: Read the source materials before beginning.The homework is about decision trees, not flipping real estate.Follow standard format.  A cover page, a short discussion, references and citations are all required. Background Source:Bratvold, R. & Begg, S. (2010).  Making good decisions (Chap. 5:  Structuring and solving decision problems). Richardson, TX:  Society of Petroleum EngineersKautt, G. (2010).  Decision tree:  Diagramming the options in your professional life.  Financial Planning 40 (9) (no pagination).  Simon, J. (2000).  Developing decision-making skills for business (Part II:  Introduction to evaluative thinking.)  London:  M.E. Sharpe 

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Keep in mind that these writing assignments are meant to prepare you for your essay. When you are comparing two texts, you should start by highlighting their similarities as a grounds for further comparison. In this case, both Elizabeth I and Shakespeare are writers in Renaissance England. Both have a flair for the dramatic, but Elizabeths speech is a real life situation in which she is the rightful ruler and her troops are about to fight. Shakespeares speech is a fictional representation meant to entertain from the stage, and also meant to encourage the same kind of enthusiasm and patriotism as Elizabeths speech. In that respect, they share the same rhetorical goals, so lets look at them more closely.

This assignment is based on your own analysis of Queen Elizabeth I’s “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” url: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1588elizabeth.asp
and William Shakespeare’s “St. Crispin Day Speech.”
url: http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/blshakespearewar.htm
Please go through the lecture materials for contextual information that will be helpful, but base your answers on your own reading of these texts.
Answer the following question separately:
1. How does Elizabeth convey an impression of sincerity?
2. There was a recognized difference between the person of the King and the office of the King. (To put this in modern terms, think of the difference between Barack Obama as a private individual and in the office of the President.) How does Elizabeth exploit this difference to her advantage?
3. Which masculine terms does Elizabeth use to present herself?
4. Which feminine qualities does she admit to?
5. On which basis does Elizabeth claim the authority to rule?
6. Why does Elizabeth switch from our to my?
7. How does Shakespeares speaker, Henry V, convey the important notion that loyalty is to be valued above all else?
8. Unlike Elizabeth, Henry V does not claim that he stands in solidarity with all of England. Instead, he suggests that those who will fight on St. Crispins Day are better than anyone else. How does he paint this picture of superiority?
9. What kinds of masculine images (things we might associate more particularly with men than with women) does Henry V include to pump up his men?
10. In a few sentences, evaluate some of the main differences between the two speeches that you have just analyzed.

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Describe music & culture in various types of music – Write a short essay of one paragraph (about 150-200 words) about each of these musical examples:

South African wedding song video: Miriam Makeba – Click Song (Qongqothwane) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3YOBUKN58
reading: http://www.biography.com/people/miriam-makeba-9395996

World music fusion improvisation video: Handpan & Tonbak – Contemporary World Music David Kuckhermann, Pantam, and Naghmeh Farahmand, Tonbak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoOUvw-rfNc
reading: Farahmand bio http://www.naghmehfarahmand.com/about.html

Alam Khan Playing the Sarod (2.5 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Gh93hjjrA
In this video, Alam Khan plays his instrument and says a bit about his background and training with his father. Subsequently, his father passed away, and Alam now heads the music school in California, also touring the world to perform.

MASTER SALEEM CLASSICAL HARMONIUM TABLA JUGALBANDI (4 minutes)

In this video, shot in a recording studio, a harmonium plays with a tabla. The harmonium was initially brought to India by European colonial musicians for the purpose of playing Christian hymns, but has long since become a local instrument used for many kinds of music. It contains free-reeds and is played with a bellows.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan – Malkauns (80’s) (7 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwE-G0CFgtg
In this video, great player Amjad Ali Khan appears for a television taping with a live audience. Watch for the rhythmic interaction beginning at 1:20 up to 2:10, in which the sarod player attempts to trip up the accompanying tabla drummer with a kind of musical joke. Also note the audience amusement and laughter.

Kaise Din Kate Hai (Indian Classical Vocal) (12 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McESaffC7lw
Classical vocalist Shruti Sadolikar Katkar sings a devotional song. The instruments seen are, front row L-R: pakawaj (2-headed drum), tabla (pair of drums), singer, harmonium (internal reeds and bellows), sarangi (fretless bowed); and back row L-R:tanpura (string drone instrument), kartal (finger cymbals), tanpura.

In each response, answer these questions:
– Based on the reading, explain some important musical characteristics of traditional or contemporary music in this area, and/or summarize the work of this individual performer.
– Based on the video recording, describe the sounds. Listen to the music, and write about it in your own words.

You may use any online, print, or other sources while you write your responses. Please cite your sources, either as a work cited list, or as in-text citations in parenthesis.

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Choose a world event that occurred sometime between September 1, 2015 and February 8, 2016, and create a 1,000-word wiki that explains, from a critical and global perspective, how the trajectory of this event was shaped by various information systems. Your goal is to evaluate the authenticity and credibility of information reported about this world event, so the essay should demonstrate your understanding of the diverse and complex nature of information, bringing order to, and maximizing the value of, the information for the audience it reaches. True to the title of this course, your essay will help you come full circle, in that you must explain how we know what we know about this world event. Thus, your essay should state a thesis, and your paper should analyze, how the event was covered or how information about the event was manipulated or suppressed. Finally, your essay should address what all that means on a global level.
Your writing should CRITICALLY examine HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW about your event. The concepts covered in the course should be the building blocks of your essay. Descriptions of events do not constitute analysis, which is the application of learned concepts to create new ways of looking at the world. How does the rhetorical triangle apply in your analysis? Whos keeping secrets? Whos penetrating secrets? Whos manipulating information? How is information created, harvested, conveyed, and used?

For the first purpose, you should select an international event and do a thorough-going read of articles related to that event. Imagine that you are tearing apart an engine, piece by piece, examining every part for wear, tear and defective workmanship. Remember, information usually is a collection of a lot of moving parts. Challenge assumptions, expand the bounds of debate and make sure your analysis is beneficial to global society.

For the second purpose, how do the readings/web explorations this semester frame your examination of the event? What role, if any, did secrecy, revelation, intellectual property, freedom of information or suppression play in this event? Review readings and lecture notes to focus your thinking. Was there an example of how lies protect secrets or how secrets protect lies? Or, perhaps, how was rhetoric used to shape and convey the event? Use every lens youve been provided this semester to examine the event and select those that bring it into focus.

If you do that, youll be in great shape to tackle the third purpose, which is to determine how a person, movement or technology influenced this event. How did one or more of those alter the global culture? How do any (or all) of those bring desirable or undesirable change?

You should have a minimum of 5 sources, one of which is scholarly. Use MLA for your citation format,

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Answer both (I) and (II: A or B). Do not write on the same film twice. Each answer should be three pages long (double-spaced, 12 point Times new Roman type, with one-inch margins). Your answers should incorporate a consideration of film style (visual and aural). Avoid unnecessary retelling, but where relevant include specific lines of dialogue and other elements. Feel free to refer to any of the critical readings when relevant.
(1)Paul Schrader says in Note on Film Noir that by the mid-1950s, film noir had ground to a halt, but adds that there were a few notable stragglers including Kiss Me Deadly and Touch of Evil. Schraders comment suggests that the films may be seen retroactively, in relation to the earlier first-generation of noir films. But can they also be seen as anticipations of neo-noir, in relation to a new critical and revisionary attitude toward such themes as race, sexuality and gender roles, and violence, as well as to formal aspects such as narrative structure and reflexivity? Discuss that possibility by discussing one of the stragglers and one (or two) of the neo-noirs.
(2)A) James Naremore writes in More Than Night that ultimately Pulp Fiction lacks the seriousness and originality of the best of the historical film noirs; it repeats history as bloody, inconsequential farce rather than as tragedy or cutting edge satire. Assess this statement by considering its merits in relation to Pulp Fiction and one other neo-noir that you believe could be criticized on the same grounds or could be praised for finding a new approach to noir that avoids the problems behind Naremores Condemnation of Pulp Fiction.
B) Naremore writes of L.A. Confidential that is uses the past superficially and hypocritically. On the one hand, it attacks Hollywood of the 1950s, making easy jokes about the reality behind old-style show business; on the other hand, it exploits every convention of the dream factory, turning history into a fashion show and allowing good to triumph and over evil. The films primary appeal seems to be its stylish look Assess this statement by considering its merits in relation to L.A. Confidential and one other neo-noir that you believe could be criticized on the same grounds or could be praised for finding a new approach to noir that avoids the problems behind Naremores condemnation of L.A. Confidential.

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7 ENGL 2335

Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Analysis and Argument

Description of assignment:

The theme of a work of literature relates to the comment the author makes about his or her

subject matter, a revelation about the behavior of human beings or the conduct of society,

an insight into the human condition. It is the insight we gain from thinking about what we

have read. The theme of a literary work is its underlying central idea, or the generalization

it communicates about life. At times, the authors theme may not confirm or agree with

your own beliefs, but even then, if it is skillfully written, the work will still have a theme

that illuminates some aspects of true human experience.

For this essay, you will choose one of the themes explored in one of the novels weve read

this semester and write an essay in which you analyze what that authors comment and/or

revelation about that theme is. (Keep in mind that in all of the novels weve read, each

author ultimately argues a specific point about that theme.) Your aim in the essay is to

write an argument about what that theme does for the story or what that theme makes the

reader realize about that story and life itself. Possible themes include but are not limited to:

Activism (spiritual or otherwise)

Awakening consciousness

Decolonization

The individual vs. community

(Re)vising history

Anglo-European influence on tribal communities

Your thesis will identify the comment and/or revelation, and will be supported by both

excerpts from the novel (the primary source) as well secondary source material. In using

the primary text to support your idea, consider the following questions:

1. What do characters/narrators do that helps illustrate this idea?

2. What do characters/narrators say that helps to illustrate this idea?

3. What events take place in the work that help to illustrate this idea?

4. Are there any recurrent images or clusters of images? Do these images support

the idea or theme that you find in the work?

Requirements:

The essay should include an introduction with a clear thesis statement that makes a

claim about the theme youve chosen, body paragraphs that provide necessary

support for your thesis, and a conclusion that sufficiently brings the essay to a close.

You must use at least three secondary sources in support of your argument.

All source information (whether a quotation, summary, or paraphrase) must be

cited within the text of your essay as well as on the Works Cited page using MLA

formatting.

Your essay must be three full pages (minimum) in length and no more than five

pages, typed (TNR12) and double-spaced with 1-inch margins, and prepared per

MLA style.

In addition to your essay, you must prepare and turn in a Works Cited page.

All pages must be numbered, with your last name and page number in the header of

the document.

Rubric:

Focus: You should have a clear, identifiable thesis for your paper. This will

ultimately be what you conclude about your theme. It should be presented in the

Introduction and supported throughout the rest of the paper.

Organization: The essay should have a clear focus and organization. The reader

should be able to understand each section of your essay, as well as how each section

relates to your thesis.

Development: I will be looking for examples and specific details that support your

thesis, including summary, paraphrase, and quotation of primary and secondary

sources. Ideas should be FULLY though out.

Style: You writing style should be effective and not include unnecessary clutter or

repetition. It should flow nicely; it should include transitions between major

points and/or paragraphs. Your essay should include a variety of sentence types

(different patterns and lengths). Use varied language/vocabulary as well.

MLA Citation: You should include in-text citations, as well as a Works Cited page, all

of which should show your understanding of MLA formatting and conventions.

                                          MinuteClinic, owned by pharmacy giant CVS, is a retail healthcare provider with more than 500 locations established throughout the country. The centers are designed to treat patients with minor injuries or sicknesses, and more than 1.8 million patient visits have been documented since the company’s inception in 2000. By creating a healthcare delivery model that responds to consumer demand, MinuteClinic makes access to high-quality medical treatment easier for more Americans.  As more patients used MinuteClinic resources, one issue the company faced was how to pass medical information to primary care physicians. As Cris Ross, chief information officer of MinuteClinic, explains, “There are a number of things we do very well with physicians, except connect electronically. We’ve been looking for a business-to-business exchange.”  As a solution to this problem, MinuteClinic recently turned to ePrescribing connectivity network SureScripts to facilitate this exchange. It is the first time the SureScripts network has been used for anything other than pharmacy orders and related transactions.  “The idea is that we already have pharmacies connected,” acting SureScripts CEO Rick Ratliff told Digital Healthcare & Productivity by telephone. “We have an ability to identify a physician uniquely on the network.”  As part of this connection, MinuteClinic will convert records from its proprietary electronic medical records system into Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard format. Ratliff adds that this record “can be moved around almost like a piece of mail” from provider to provider, and into personal health records (PHR).  Now with every visit, MinuteClinic practitioners stress the importance of maintaining a medical home for each patient by making information accessible to primary care providers. If a patient doesn’t have a primary care provider, MinuteClinic provides a list of physicians in the area who are accepting new patients. Practitioners are then able to use a multipurpose software- based approach at the conclusion of each visit that generates educational material, an invoice, and a prescription (when clinically appropriate) for the patient, as well as a diagnostic record that is automatically sent to the patient’s primary care provider’s office (with the patient’s consent) to facilitate continuity of care.