English organization assignment

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The purpose of the Organization Essay is to apply the tools learned in Unit 3 on Organization to write an organized essay that has both focus and shape.

Here are the details:

Do some brainstorming, freewriting, reaction, etc. to come up with an essay topic. It could be a topic from your Reader Response in the last Unit, or it can be a whole different topic.
When you get a specific topic, create a thesis using the Topic + Claim About Topic = Thesis formula in this unit. Also, consider the tools of audience and expectation for this essay. The audience is going to be your instructor, but you might be thinking of other readers as well. The expectation is this is a formal college essay.
Now that you have your thesis, spend some time thinking of at least 3 points to support the thesis. You should have at least 3 points for an essay this size but no more than 5.
Develop an outline where you have your introduction, the body made up of 3 to 5 points and a conclusion.
Now that you have an outline, you will write your essay. This is just a matter of writing in the details for each of the points that you listed in your outline.
After writing your essay, spend some time revising and editing. Are there points you want to add or go more in-depth with to support your thesis? Did you proofread for mechanical errors?
Give the essay a title.

This essay will be 2 full pages using the MLA Style formatting guidelines that you used on the Personal Narrative in Unit 1.

You do not need to do any research for this essay. You may write on a topic you are familiar with so that you can use your own knowledge and experience to support the thesis. The Research Paper in Unit 7 is where you will have to use research. At this point, you may use all your own knowledge in developing the content of this Organization Essay.

Although you may develop your own thesis, here are some ideas for a potential thesis that you may choose from if you need some help coming up with something. The ideas below give the claim, you would just put your own topic in the blank. These ideas could be modified to suit your needs as well. They are just ideas to help get you started.

1.______________is the most environmentally friendly vehicle in today’s crowded society.

(You could choose a vehicle you consider friendly to the environment and put it in the above blank as your topic. When reading with the claim, you would have your thesis)

2.__________ is the most desirable location to raise a family.

3.__________ is a career path that would provide flexibility in today’s changing economy.

4. ___________ is the most effective method for learning in college.

What might be be consequences (positive and/or negative) of college prison programs?

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Should include a discussion of at least three consequences. This is a casual argument meaning: A causal argument is one that focuses specifically on how something has caused, or has led to, some particular problem. A causal argument answers a how or why question: How did things get to be the way they are? Why did something happen?

A causal argument is an important argument type, as people are often looking for reasons as to why things have happened but may not be sure or have all of the necessary information. In your causal argument, you get the chance to make these things clear.

Double-spaced; times new Roman; 12-point font. More requirements in the attached files.

Marketing strategy

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-follow strictly the individual assignment handbook.
-choose one company from 8. (whatever you find more interesting)(see assignement handbook)
-use theory from ppt where relevant
-harvard style
-READ the ppt before starting the assignment just to have an idea
-do not exceed the word limit
-structure of the assignment: (can be found in assignment handbook)
Cover page: Module name, Company name, student name & ID (not included in the word count)
Table of contents (not included in the word count)
Introduction (200 words): An introduction to the selected company
Market analysis (1000 words): Macro environment analysis, industry competition analysis,
competitor analysis, customer analysis, and SWOT analysis
Evaluation of the current marketing strategies and the identification one or maximum two related challenges/problems (600 words).
Proposition and justification of maximum of two alternative marketing strategies to address the identified challenge(s) (700 words)
Reference list Harvard or APA reference style (not included in the word count)

Accounting

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You recently graduated magna cum laude from Hampton Universitys School of Business.  You are currently working hard at your first job and hope to move up in the firm.  Periodically, you meet with some of your former classmates over lunch and discuss how your and their businesses and careers are doing.  During one of these discussions, one of your former classmates mentions that the firm she is working for is doing poorly and may not show a profit for the current year.  To make the financial statements look better, she recommended to the President of the firm that they switch their inventory costing method from LIFO to FIFO.  By doing this, Cost of Goods Sold will decrease enough for the firm to show a small profit in the current year.  This is more important than the slightly lower ending merchandise inventory.  She also mentions that because the firm will be profitable after the switch, they will have to pay more income taxes than if they did not make the change.  Despite the inventory valuation method used, they will have the same physical items in ending inventory.  Your friend also explains that since the firm enjoys the tax advantages of LIFO, they can switch back next year when the business is more profitable.  Since the firm that you work for is also experiencing temporary economic difficulties and expects next year to be much more profitable, she recommends that you make the same recommendation to the management of your firm and get the pat on the back and possible raise that may result from your excellent advise.

Leaving the lunch, you wonder whether you can score brownie points with your boss by making the same recommendation.  Thinking back to your days in Principles of Accounting, you remember that there are other issues and problems with switching to and from acceptable accounting principles.  You wonder whether the companys auditor will sanction the switch to FIFO for one year and the switch back to LIFO after one year.  Also, being a Hampton University graduate, you wonder whether it is morally correct to switch accounting principles solely to manipulate income. 

Write a memo to your friend addressing your concerns.  Specifically address the following:
Does switching from one acceptable accounting principle to another acceptable accounting principle violate any accounting concept such as the Consistency Principle?  Explain how the principle is violated.
How is the switch reported on the financial statements (remember the Full Disclosure Principle)?  Does making the switch serve the needs of the users of the financial statements?  Explain.
As a Hampton University Graduate steeped in the moral code of the University, are you going to make the recommendation to your boss?