Week 5 real estate law

1. you are examining title to a parcel of property and notice that in 1987 George and valerie Green sold the property to Brian dearborn. No marital status for Brian is indicated. Brian sold the property in 1993 to Monica Fairbanks, a single woman. From there on, all documents indicate the marital status of buyers and sellers. Does the lack of indication of Brian’s martial status create a title defect. why or why not

2. you are representing the seller in a real estate closing. the buyer is a corporate, ABC,inc. As part of your preclosing tasks. you have requested a verification of corporate statue to determine if the corporation is in good standing in its state of incorporation, and you also have requested a copy of the corporate resolution authorizing this transaction and setting forth the officers authorized to act on behalf of the corporation in this matter. the buyer provides these documents to you three days before closing. you have reviewed the resolution and notice that the president is authorized to act on behalf of the corporation. the contract for purchase and sale was signed by the vice president of the corporation. what should you do?

3 Martha Patton and Audrey Edwards, two elderly sisters who are both widowed, have decided to purchase together a house listed with Hanson realty. The sisters have not obtained an attorney to represent them. Brent Hanson, the real estate broker in charge of the listing, offers to complete the contract for sale and purchase by filing in the blanks on an approved, standardized contract form commonly used for residential transactions. if Brent completes the form, is he guilty of the unauthorized practice of law?

     Brent has been a real estate broker for twenty years and has, over the course of the years, become familiar with the legal consequences attendant upon the manner in which title is held. He suggests to Martha and Audrey that they take title to the house as joint tenants with right of survivorship, since this would allow the unit to pass to the survivor upon the death of the other without the imposition of state death taxes. Is Brent engaging in the unauthorized practice of law by making this suggestion?

Resources for english language learners

you are to find at least six online resources that would benefit all students but especially our CLDE (culturally, linguistically, diverse, exceptional) learners.  You can include articles but also include websites that offer fun and educational games for students, lesson plans or cultural activities.   Look for resources that provide practical strategies that will help the student, his or her family and/or the teacher. You can simply list the website link with a description below (at least 7 or 8 sentences each). Please read the instructions in the syllabus and let me know if you have any questions.

What would happen if the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic were to appear again

Requirements:  Corn (Zea  mays) is one of the leading crops grown in the United States – if not the leading crop. Along with the obvious use of corn as food for both humans and animals, corn is also found in adhesives,fabrics, plastics, along with a host of other materials. Of course, corn-based ethanol is also widely known for anyone who regularly visits a gas station.

Given the enormity of corn’s role in the American economy as well as the global economy, prepare a detailed research paper on: What would happen if the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic were to appear again, either from natural causes or because of purposeful human intervention (e.g., agroterrorism)?

This paper will obviously call for research on the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic and the impact of the blight on food supplies and financial systems. As the paper is prepared, be sure to consider:

1. Size, or acreage of the United States corn crop
2. Ubiquity, or the number of states where corn is a major crop
3. Value of the United States corn crop
4. Economic impact of corn
   • Domestic production, consumption, and other uses
   • International trade
5. Causes (e.g., vector) of Southern corn leaf blight
6. Background on the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic and why it was so severe in 1970
   • How was Southern corn leaf blight first noticed?
   • Once Southern corn leaf blight was noticed what were the immediate reactions by individual farmers, by County Extension Agents, by Land Grant University personnel (e.g., in Florida, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agri- cultural Sciences (IFAS) serves in this capacity), by federal officials from the United States Department of Agriculture, by representatives from industry such as seed companies, ?
   • What was the immediate impact of Southern corn leaf blight on the nation’s economy? What was the long-term impact of Southern corn leaf blight on the nation’s economy? How did the stock market react to the blight, both short-term and long-term?
   • What immediate actions, if any, were taken to recover and salvage the 1970 corn crop among those impacted by the blight?
   • What long term actions, if any, were taken to recover from the devastation of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight so that the blight would not reoccur? Who put these actions into effect and how were they accepted by the farming community – those immediately impacted by the blight, by seed companies, and by the overall food industry?
7. How Southern corn leaf blight could be purposely introduced into the United States corn crop
   • Research labs
   • Seed production and distribution
   • Field
8. How the occurrence of Southern corn leaf blight would be discovered and monitored
9. Mitigation (if possible)

1. Actions to prevent any future occurrence
2. Now, more than 40 years after occurrence of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight, what is being done to monitor and prepare for the possibility of another equally damaging blight, virus, insect infestation, or other destructive pathogen that could have wide-ranging impact on American agriculture?
   • What is the role of Land Grant University agricultural experimental stations, seed companies, andbreeding programs to prevent these calamities?
   • Given our current readiness infrastructure, what government agencies would likely respond, today, to a wide-spread threat to our nation’s crops? How would the response be structured?

Other topics of a more a personal interest will be considered for this paper, but they would need to match the national scope and magnitude of the 1970 Southern corn leaf blight pandemic

Gratitude: Write a gratitude letter

Gratitude: Write a gratitude letter (pp. 31-34 in textbook) and share it with the person it was intended for. You do not have to share the letter with your group, but you must write a 500 discussion sharing the experience of reading it. Include reflections on how this relates to this week’s readings.  

What is the influence of entrepreneurship in health care?

Please answer in 700 to 900 words.

What is the influence of entrepreneurship in health care? This is an opinion, so resources are not necessary; however, be sure to provide references if you use specific examples or resources in your answer.

Include the following:

• The positive and negative ways that entrepreneurship has affected the health care field.
• An example of a recent health care business that you are familiar with that has changed the way health care staff perform their jobs or the way patients receive services.

Review the attached Grading Criteria.

Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2vdvbEqPA

Watch the following video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2vdvbEqPA 

Answer the following quesions based on the video

 1.   What is the premise of the story, and what is Miss Milly’s interest in Mr. Adams in order to get the story going?

2.  How does Miss Milly defend her working relationship with Mr. Adams?  3.  What moral problem occurs between Miss Milly and Mr. Adams?

4.  Is Mr. Adams’ work ethic based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Mr. Adam’s work ethic is NOT one of the other moral theories. 

5.  Is Lucas McCain’s personal ethics based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Lucas McCain’s personal ethics is NOT one of the other moral theories.

6.  Is Miss Milly’s work ethic based on utilitarianism, duty, virtue, power or Aristotle’s mean? Choose only one of these and provide support for your answer by writing how Miss Milly is NOT one of the other moral theories.   

7.  In this story, Hattie Denton is the foil. How is Hattie Denton the foil to Miss Milly, and how does this literary device help teach a moral lesson that Miss Milly needs to learn? 

8.  The Marshall seems fair and understanding, but firm. What ethics system does he belong to, just name one, no need to write a support for the choice:  Duty, utilitarianism or virtue?

9.  Some people will argue that there are no ethics in business. Either make a case in favor of this position and use an example from the film to support your argument, or, make a case against this position and use an example from the film to support your argument.

10. In Plato’s “Myth of Er,” he discusses one being either good or bad at his/her craft. The importance of the craftsperson is as the supplier of the city.  If someone is a bad supplier, then that person corrupts the city with bad supplies, and the city cannot function correctly.  List one of the story’s characters’ comments about how the store should be run in terms of who would be considered a good craftsperson and who was a bad craftsperson based on one of the five questions found in the Peter Drucker video.

Why might ethical companies benefit from a lower cost of capital than less ethical companies?

Part 1: Beta

Visit the following web site or other websites:

Yahoo Finance

1.  Search for the beta of your company (Group Project)

2.  In addition, find the beta of 3 different companies within the same industry as your company (Group Project).

3.  Explain to your classmates what beta means and how it can be used for managerial and/or investment decision

4.  Why do you think the beta of your company (individual project) and those of the 3 companies you found are different from each other? Provide as much information as you can and be specific.

Part 2: Capital Budgeting

Before you respond to Part 2 of discussion 6 review the following information on Capital Budgeting Techniques

Capital Budgeting Decision Methods

CAPITAL BUDGETING (PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES)

To avoid damaging its market value, each company must use the correct discount rate to evaluate its projects. Review and discuss the following:

• Compare and contrast the internal rate of return approach to the net present value approach. Which is better? Support your answer with well-reasoned arguments and examples.

• Is the ultimate goal of most companies–maximizing the wealth of the owners for whom the firm is being operated–ethical? Why or why not?

• Why might ethical companies benefit from a lower cost of capital than less ethical companies?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels, in terms of addressing the challenge of sustainable development?

Politically controlled supply and limited availability of non-renewable energy sources have prompted many nations to seek alternate renewable energy sources. Clean, renewable biofuels are environmentally friendly and contribute to sustainable growth and energy security. Countries should take extreme care in implementing biofuel policies because more pollution may occur and  resources may be misallocated when subsidies are provided and sectors are protected.

Questions to be answered:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels, in terms of addressing the challenge of sustainable development? 
2. Should bioethanol production from corn be encouraged, given that corn is used as a basic cereal in many societies? Should bioethanol production be subsidized in the United States, and also be protected against competition from Brazil sugarcane-based bioethanol?

Requirements of the assignment:

• All papers must use a minimum of 3 sources.   The textbook is an acceptable source.
• All papers must follow all APA requirements. (10% deduction if not)
• Two Page Minimum and Maximum.
• Title page and reference pages are required.  However, they do not count towards any page count.
• Writing should reflect an understanding of the chapter’s basic concepts, thorough research, and logic and critical thinking skills.
• The introduction is attention getting with sufficient background information to establish the topic and a clear thesis statement.
• The conclusion summarizes the main points and leaves the reader with a strong comprehension of the paper’s significance and the author’s understanding.
• Grammatically correct – No spelling, grammar, or mechanics errors.

Final project | Ethical Hacking

Securing IoT Devices: What are the Challenges?Security practitioners suggest that key IoT security steps include:

1) Make people aware that there is a threat to security;

2) Design a technical solution to reduce security vulnerabilities;

3) Align the legal and regulatory frameworks; and

4) Develop a workforce with the skills to handle IoT security.

Final Assignment – Project Plan (Deliverables):

Address each of the FOUR IoT security steps listed above in terms of IoT devices.Explain in detail, in a step-by-step guide, how to make people more aware of the problems associated with the use of IoT devices. 

In your view, what is the most damaging type of cybercrime and why.

Assignment Criteria:

1 – 1 ½ pages, 12 font, double spaced, all work that is not your own original ideas must be cited properly using the APA format (listed in the course syllabus in Content Section). You should be citing in the body of your paper as well as on the source page

**Only use the course textbook “TRUSTED CRIMINALS” and videos as your sources.Work not properly cited will be treated as plagiarism according to the school policy as listed in the student handbook. ONLY Use Information given

– **Your paper should also have a Source Page listing sources used.

https://docplayer.net/49481595-Trusted-criminals-white-collar-crime-in-contemporary-society-fourth-edition-david-o-friedrichs-university-of-scranton.html

Assignment Question (s):

1. First, in your view, what types of businesses do you think criminals would most likely use to launder money? Why?
2. How would you as a member of law enforcement investigate money laundering? What could banks do to deter money laundering?
3. In your view, what is the most damaging type of cybercrime and why.

Money Laundering Videos, Cyber Security Videos/Malware