Nanotechnology and Rare Earth Elements

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“Nanotechnology and Rare Earth Elements” Please respond to the following:

  • Watch the video titled “Nanotechnology Today – Fuel Cells, Buckyballs and Carbon Nanotubes – Bytesize Science” (7 min 24 sec) under the Nanotechnology terms section of the Science Corner. You can also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndJlgTkm0oQ. Next, use the Internet, Strayer Library, or go to this open source e-journal Website at http://link.springer.com/journal/13204to research articles on nanotechnology. Then, select one (1) product of your interest that uses nanotechnology, and describe the overall benefits and drawbacks as well as the positive and negative impact that the product you have chosen has on human lives. Identify one (1) challenge (e.g., safety issue, ethical issue, etc.) that is related to the product in question and describe one (1) change that you think law makers should make to the current regulations over nanotechnology.
  • Watch the video titled “Why We Need Rare Earth Elements” (3 min 18 sec) under the Rare Earth Elements terms section of the Science Corner. You can also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoQfN9DgNs. Next, identify at least one (1) challenge (e.g., economic impact, environmental concerns, human rights, etc.) that is associated with mining rare earth elements. Suggest one (1) way for the government to mitigate the challenge in question.
  • Fresh water is vital resource. Is it possible to use icebergs as a source of freshwater? What obstacles – technological, social, environmental & political – do you foresee for such an endeavor?

Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.

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Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which the student answers the following three (3) items using headers to separate each item:

Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events (past or current) that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: In your response, consider how the events influenced the way state, local or national political leaders or agencies responded in a socially responsible or ethical manner toward the community.

Discuss two (2) media events (past or present) that have positively and or negatively influenced the public’s opinion of a government agency. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider how a news story or media coverage of an event positively or negatively changed the public’s opinion (or perception) regarding how responsible a government agency should be towards meeting the needs of its customers; i.e. the American people.

Discuss two (2) differences between the Republican and Democratic parties that may have an ethical impact (positively or negatively) on the American people. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider the different ideals, values, morals, and/or goals held by the Republican and Democratic parties, and their different views on the ethically or morally right way to govern and make the best policies for the people they serve. Determine if your example presents any type of ethical concerns for or against the public interest of the American people.

In your research, you cannot use Wikipedia, online dictionaries, Sparknotes, Cliffnotes, or any other Website do that does not qualify as an academic resource.

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 to:

Identify informed opinions on issues and questions involving the U.S. government, national political processes, policy making, and the notion of democracy.

Employ terminology used to study political science and American government.

Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties in the context of Supreme Court protection of freedom of expression.

Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.

Explain how the federal system of government works.

Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.

Describe the importance of an informed, effective citizenship for the national government and political processes.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.

Write clearly and concisely about U.S. government and politics using proper writing mechanics.

What is the difference between unethical and unlawful behavior?

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This is a two-part assignment!

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

  • Understand the scope of managerial economics.
  • Understand the nature and function of profit.
  • Perform maximization and minimization analysis.
  • Examine new management tools for optimization.

Part 1 (In three-hundred-word count, respond to the following prompts:

  1. Before Sarah quit her job as a carpenter, she was earning $35,000 per year. She rented a building for $12,000 per year and opened a cabinet shop. She spends $148,000 per year for labor, materials, utilities, and advertising.
  • How much revenue will the business have to earn in order to break even in terms of business profit?
  • How much revenue will the business have to earn in order to break even in economic terms?
  • Suppose that Sarah buys the building. Now how much will the business have to earn in order to break even in economic terms?
  1. What is the difference between unethical and unlawful behavior? Please provide examples for both behaviors in your discussion.
  1. According to Milton Friedman, “Business has only one social responsibility – to make profits (as long as it stays within the legal and moral rules of the game established by society). Few trends could so thoroughly undermine the very foundations of our society as the acceptance by corporate officials of a social responsibility other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible.” Explain why you agree or disagree with such a statement.

Additional information:

Milton Friedman was the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1976.

“Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others” (Philippians 2:4, NIV).

Target’s community giving: “Target has a long-standing tradition of strengthening families and communities through innovative programs and partnerships. Since 1946, we have contributed 5 percent of our annual income to support families and communities, and today we remain one of very few companies that maintain this level of sustained giving. Target gives more than $3 million each week to the communities in which we do business. Our giving is directed both by Target and by the Target Foundation, each with specific areas of focus and commitment” (Target Corporate Responsibility Report 2007, p. 3).

The paper must fully meet the following:

  • The prompt must fully addressed/answered in the thread.
  • The thread is at least 300 words
  • References at least three peer-reviewed sources (published with the last four years), one biblical integration, and one reference from the textbook
  • Provide integration of a biblical concept that supports the paper. Biblical integration is more than just quoting a verse. Be sure to explain the biblical principle seen in the verse and how that principle may be applied to the issue at hand.
  • The Bible, NIV, KJV, and NKJV are all acceptable for use in this order.
  • All sources are cited in current APA format.
  • Proper spelling and grammar are used.
  • Sentences are complete, clear, and concise

Part 2 – You are required to answer a set of questions that are taken from the end-of-chapter discussion questions and problems. Use the attached spreadsheets to complete each Questions for Critical Thinking assignment.

From the end-of-chapter discussion questions (DQ) and problems (P)

Salvatore Chapter 1:

  1. Discussion Questions: 9.
  2. Problems: 6, 15, and spreadsheet problem (p. 39)

Note:

  1. P15(d): Change “… for $50,000 more than …” to “… for $50,000 less than …” Compare the present value of economic profit in each of the next three years and the loss of $50,000 in the third year using 15% as the discount rate.
  1. The spreadsheet problem (b): Calculate a mean, …. to statistically describe the data of both variables, Time and Age.

Froeb et al. Chapter 3:

  1. Individual problems: 3-1 and 3-3.

Salvatore Chapter 3:

  1. Discussion Questions: 9.
  2. Problems: 1(a), 7, and 9.

Note:

  1. DQ9: Does maximum sales (revenue) equal maximum profit (see figure 3-4)?
  2. Revised P1(a): Derive the total-revenue, average-revenue, and marginal-revenue schedules from Q = 0 to Q = 4 by 1s.

Average revenue (AR) = total revenue (TR)/Q

Marginal revenue (MR) = change in total revenue/change in Q

Write a memo from the credit department manager to Robin Sylvester explaining the reasoning behind requiring a new credit customer to be in business for at least six months.

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Wholesale Health Supply sells a variety of medical equipment and supplies to retailers. When a new retailer is approved for credit, one of the criteria is that the retailer must have been in business for at least six months. Good Earth Foods placed a large order with Wholesale Health Supply and requested credit terms. Wholesale Health Supply faxed a credit request form to Good Earth Foods, and the buyer at Good Earth Foods faxed the completed form back to Wholesale Health Supply. Robin Sylvester, the sales manager at Wholesale Health Supply, saw the credit application and noticed Good Earth Foods had only been in business for two months. Thinking she might lose the order if Good Earth Foods wasn’t extended credit, Robin authorized the shipment. She figured by the time the credit department rejected the application, Good Earth Foods would have received the order and the vice president would override the rejection to keep a new customer. Robin was sure that everything would turn out alright.
1. Do you think Robin’s decision to ship the order was unethical? Why or why not?
2. What would you have done if you were in Robin’s position?
3. Write a memo from the credit department manager to Robin Sylvester explaining the reasoning behind requiring a new credit customer to be in business for at least six months.
4. In small groups, discuss ways to prevent a situation like this from happening.