Present similarities and differences in energy policy between the President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama administrations.

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Question 1
Write an essay consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through d):

a. Explain the history of the U.S. Department of the Interior and how it regulates the use of natural resources.

b. What was the purpose of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003? Was the act effective?

c. Has the 1972 Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act been effective?

d. List the pros and cons of the 1973 Endangered Species Act.

Question 2
Write an essay consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through d):

a. Describe U.S. energy policy in the 1970s.

b. Discuss the 1992 Energy Policy Act.

c. Present similarities and differences in energy policy between the President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama administrations.

d. List at least three U.S. laws that affect offshore oil spills

Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.

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In a written paper of 1,200-1,500 words, apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: Chickenpox Tuberculosis Influenza Mononucleosis Hepatitis B HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: Desсrіption of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. (The textbook describes each element of the epidemiologic triangle). Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up). Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of disease. A minimum of three references is required.

What is the current domestic and international economic situation of each country relative to the benchmark performance measures for that country?

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1. Are there any hidden assumptions or price rigidities in the country or countries that might inhibit market force indicators from revealing the true economic health of the country, thereby either preventing government policy actions from correcting the problems or otherwise making them ineffective and counterproductive?

2.What is the current domestic and international economic situation of each country relative to the benchmark performance measures for that country?

3.Is the country currently following appropriate economic policies from a domestic as well as an international perspective? Provide supporting justification for your answer.

4.When the tools of country risk analysis are applied to the different countries being analyzed, which country is more likely to have what kind of crisis and why?

5.If you recommend that Tower Associates proceed with a transaction in one of the selected countries, which strategy would you suggest they follow: a foreign exchange hedging strategy or a country risk crisis management strategy? Explain and justify your recommendation.

6.What are some of the steps that Tower Associates can take to help mitigate and manage some of the risk involved if they proceed with the transaction, such as: foreign exchange risk, sovereign risks, liquidity risks, market risks, insolvency, and credit risks?

Determine whether SOX has been effective in regulating ethical behavior of for-profit health care organizations. Defend your position.

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Using the Internet, Strayer databases, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Website,
located at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/friactions/friactions2012.shtml, perform a search
on several U.S. health care publicly-traded companies and choose a health care organization that
has been accused of committing health care fraud.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Evaluate the level of SOX regulations that applies to for-profit and not-for-profit health
care organizations, indicating whether or not mandating SOX requirements for nonprofits might reduce fraud and increase corporate governance. Provide support for your
rationale.
2. Determine whether SOX has been effective in regulating ethical behavior of for-profit
health care organizations. Defend your position.
3. Determine whether deficiencies existed in the IT environment, and suggest ways to
improve audit trails, data integrity, and policies and procedures in order to reduce the risk
of fraudulent activity.
4. Review the audit report issued by the external auditing firm from the company’s Website
for the year it was accused of fraud. Then, determine whether the external auditors were
negligent in preparing the audit report for the company. Formulate an opinion regarding
which Internal Control was deficient or what GAAP was violated. Defend your position.
5. Determine what provision(s) of SOX was / were violated in the health care fraud case in
question. Indicate whether or not SOX adequately provides sanctions to deter the
behavior or if changes are needed to the regulations to remedy the issue(s) and thus
ensure compliance.
6. Based on the fraudulent activity that occurred, recommend two (2) improvements to the
internal control environment to reduce those occurrences. Provide detailed
recommendations.