Identify a social, environmental, or political problem that is of local, national, or global concern.

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  INTRODUCTION.A causal analysis asks you to examine either the causes of a problem, why the problem has happened, or what factors have led to a particular problem. To write an effective causal analysis essay the thesis and body paragraphs should focus on 24 specific causes (i.e., actions, events, thoughts, attitudes, conditions, or decisions) that have led to the problem you have identified. Writing about causes is an important skill in academic, professional, and real-world contexts, and the ability to identify the causes of a problem is essential in persuasive writing.REQUIREMENTS
Note: Be sure to focus only on the causes of the problem in this paper; do not consider effects or solutions.

1.  Address an appropriate topic.

2.  Provide an effective introduction.

3.  Provide an appropriate thesis statement that previews two to four causes.

4.  Explain the causes of the problem.

5.  Provide evidence to support your claim.

6.  Provide an effective conclusion.

B.  Include at least  two academically credible sources in the body of your essay.

1.  For your sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

C.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Video case

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case study overview:
Service industries strive to relieve their customers anxieties, but often those stresses are transferred to the service employees. For example, help desk call center workers face so much tension that turnover rates can reach as high as 125 percent per year. That amounts to a loss of every employee plus a quarter of their replacements in a single year. Since finding new people to fill all those positions can be expensive, the savviest companies look for ways to motivate their employees to be productive and happy so that they choose to stick around for a while.

John Ratliff of Appletree Answers, a company that provides call center and receptionist services for other businesses, was able to expand his company from a one-man operation to a thriving business with 650 employees at more than 20 locations. Appletree supports clients ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 500 companies in every industry imaginable.

Early in its growth, however, Appletree suffered the same high turnover rate that is common in the call center industry. Ratliff decided to restructure the business to focus on employee satisfaction and wellness. First, he developed a new set of company principles that encouraged staffers to think like a customer and take care of each other. In order to accommodate his largely Generation Y employees, Ratliff instituted flexible schedules and arranged for additional training programs. Ratliff also encourages employees to submit ideas regarding the companys projects. A desktop app called Idea Flash lets staffers send their suggestions to executives, further enriching the job experience.

In his quest to turn his company around, Ratliff discovered that some of his employees struggled with problems such as serious illnesses, financial hardships, and even homelessness. To combat these crises, he created the Dream On program to provide personalized motivation that doesnt come in a standard paycheck. Similar to the Make a Wish Foundation, Dream On strives to help make selected employees dreams come true, whether it is a trip to Disney World for a sick child or a luxury honeymoon for a loyal worker.

Working in this newly fulfilling environment had a profound effect on Appletrees staff. No longer just seat-fillers, their personal commitment to the company became an integral part of its goals and culture. Because of all this positive reinforcement, Appletree staffers are not only more willing to stay at their jobs, but they also perform their tasks with more energy and effort. John Ratliffs unique approach gives his company a leg up on the industry while still caring deeply for his employees. Thats known as a winwin.

answer questions in essay format APA:
1.Why is employee turnover very costly for companies?
2.How did John Ratliff increase employee motivation by understanding and adapting the motivational theories discussed in the chapter? Which theory do you think is most appropriate?
3.How did the Dream On program motivate workers and help build stability within the organization ?
NEED 2 APA CITATION FROM A WEBSITE SOURCE

National Income, Personal Income, and Disposable Personal Income

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What are the differences between national income, personal income, and disposable personal income?

The chapter also describes other measures of total production and total income. National
income accounting refers to the methods the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses to
track total production and total income in the economy. In addition to computing GDP, the BEA
computes the following four measures of production and income: gross national product, national
income, personal income, and disposable personal income, as outlined below:
Gross National Product (GNP) is the value of final goods and services produced by
residents of the United States, even if the production takes place outside the United
States. GNP includes foreign production by U.S. firms but excludes U.S. production by
foreign firms. For the United States, GNP is almost the same as GDP.
In producing goods and services, some machinery, buildings, and equipment wear out and
have to be replaced. Depreciation is referred to as the consumption of fixed capital. If we
subtract this value from GDP, we are left with national income.
Personal income is income received by households. To calculate personal income, we
subtract the earnings that corporations retain rather than pay to shareholders in the form
of dividends and we add in the payments received by households from the government in
the form of transfer payments or interest on government bonds.
Disposable personal income is equal to personal income minus personal tax payments,
such as the federal personal income tax. Disposable personal income is the best measure
of the income households have available to spend.

Refuting a Denialist claim

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Prompt:

Waning crescent earth seen from the moonAs we discuss denialism and its spread online, we will find that there are many topics for which there is substantial empirical evidence and scientific or historical consensus, yet still there are some who deny their veracity. Denialism is very different from true skepticism in that rather than seeking truth through reliable evidence and sound logic, it relies on outlier evidence and unreliable sources and employs a variety of logical fallacies and conspiracy claims in order to support a bias or previously held belief. If it wasnt for denialist claims, many of these topics would not be debatable; they only become arguable topics because denialists refuse to acknowledge facts and reason. For this assignment, using support from at least five sources that youll find during the course of your own research, you must write an argumentative essay refuting a denialist claim by presenting credible evidence and appealing to reason. Your essay will be a fact claim, in that you are arguing something is true or did happen while denialists argue it isnt or didnt. You will likely focus on presenting evidence for your claim and deconstructing the arguments and logic of denialists.

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Details:

You might focus on addressing a science denial claim, like Flat Earth Theory, anti-vaccination claims, climate change denial, evolutionary theory denial, germ theory denial, claims denying the link between HIV and AIDS or between tobacco and cancer, or claims denying the safety of GMO foods. Or you may choose to focus on a historical negationist claim, such as Holocaust denial, Confederate revisionisConfem (the Myth of the Lost Cause), or denial of war crimes and human rights abuses such as those committed by Turkey in WWI, Japan in WWII, Serbia in the Yugoslav wars, or those of the Soviet Union or China. Alternatively, you could focus on a certain conspiracy theory that persists despite evidence that convincingly disproves it, such as the claims that the moon landing was a hoax, various 9/11 truther claims, the birther conspiracy theory, or some anti-Semitic canard, like the Blood Libel or the Protocols of the Elders of Zion forgery.

Your essay must draw support material from at least 5 sources, and at least two of those must be scholarly sources from academic, peer-reviewed publications. Every body paragraph must introduce some concrete, cited support material from a source. The final draft must be a minimum of 1,600 words long and a maximum of 2,000 words (Works Cited pages are not traditionally included in word count).

Structure:

Introduction: Your hook or attention-getter might be an interesting statistic or fact from a source or an engaging but brief anecdote. Background on your topic may discuss the proliferation of denialist claims and focus in by outlining this specific denialist claim and its main points. Your thesis should express your fact claim and indicate your main supporting points.

Body Paragraphs: Your body paragraphs will likely focus on pieces of evidence that help to prove your fact claim or disprove the denialist claims, each with their own source support and analysis. This is standard argumentation or persuasion structure. You may also choose to focus a paragraph or multiple paragraphs on clarifying and refuting denialists arguments, either by exposing their evidence as false or by demonstrating how their logic is flawed. Remember to use a topic sentence to clarify the focus of each paragraph and to draw on source support in each one. Sources should be clearly introduced before they are quoted or paraphrased.

Conclusion:  You might review your main ideas and express again the fact claim you are making. You might end with a call to action, encouraging readers to do or think something in the future, or with a final thought that connects to your hook, bringing the essay full circle.