In a 3-4 page well-developed 5-Paragraph essay (Introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion), take a position on the question: “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” and write a “persuasive” paper addressed to the public detailing how the company is either “good” or “bad” for America.

Wal-Mart Documentary: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Major Persuasive/Argumentative Essay

In the documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,” the filmmakers present two perspectives regarding Wal-Mart. First, Wal-Mart executives claim that the retail chain provides stable jobs in a family friendly atmosphere while helping local communities and offering affordable products.

On the other hand, however, many economists, as well as communities, argue that the retail giant is hurting the economy by putting local shop keepers out of business by purchasing foreign-made products, and by exploiting overseas workers and store employees.

In a 3-4 page well-developed 5-Paragraph essay (Introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion), take a position on the question: “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” and write a “persuasive” paper addressed to the public detailing how the company is either “good” or “bad” for America.

This essay must incorporate a minimum of “2-3” secondary “scholarly” sources, follow proper essay structure, and exhibit proper MLA format for formal essays including proper in-text citations, parenthetical notes, and a works cited page.

To review the Walmart documentary, please go to the following website:

www.topdocumentaryfilms.com and type in the title of the documentary: Walmart:The High Cost of Low Price

what is the role of the social worker? An advisor? Teacher? Counselor? Broker of services? Case manager? Administrator? Planner? Researcher? Advocate

You will critically analyze an empirically based peer-reviewed research article on an intervention that social workers use.

Your analysis should address the following points:

1. What was the goal of the intervention?

a) What type of client change is expected? Changes in attitude? Change in behavior? Acquire new knowledge or skill? Obtain access to a needed resource?

b) What client populations or situations would this intervention be useful for? Which ones would it not be useful for?

c) Can it be used across the clients cultural or ethnic background and religious values and beliefs? Can it be adapted for use with clients of various backgrounds?

2. What techniques or methods are utilized in this intervention?

a) To what practice modalities does this intervention apply? Ex. Individual, group, family, community, policy?

b) How and why does change occur?

c) what is the role of the social worker? An advisor? Teacher? Counselor? Broker of services? Case manager? Administrator? Planner? Researcher? Advocate?

d) What is the primary medium of communication? Verbal exchanges? Writing? Reading? Expression through art or games? Formal or official communication? Spontaneous and informal exchanges?

3. What were the outcomes of the intervention in the particular application study you reviewed?

a) What is the validity of these findings relative to the results of the research?

b) What are some of the limitations of this intervention?

c) How might the research finding influence your own social work practice?

Classify the selected organization’s approach to coaching as it relates to one (1) of the following: Ad Hoc Coaching, Managing Coaching, Proactive Coaching, or Strategic Coaching. Judge the extent to which the identified coaching model has worked to optimize the organization’s performance management activities.

For this assignment, consider the organization where you currently work or an organization where you may have worked in the past as a point of reference for evaluating the coaching model and team-based performance.

(Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used.)

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Classify the selected organization’s approach to coaching as it relates to one (1) of the following: Ad Hoc Coaching, Managing Coaching, Proactive Coaching, or Strategic Coaching. Judge the extent to which the identified coaching model has worked to optimize the organization’s performance management activities.
Recommend three (3) practices to improve the selected organization’s current performance from Table 4.3: Best Practices for Manager-Coaches in the textbook. Justify each element as it relates to optimizing performance.
Construct five (5) best practices that would maximize team-based performance in the selected organization. Specify the primary manner in which each practice aligns with the organization’s overall goals and vision.
Use three (3) external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Critically discuss the history of capital punishment in your state (or a state of your choice). Is the death penalty still used in that state? If not, when did it stop? What types of crimes can it be / could it have been considered for?

Capital Punishment Criminology

This week you learned about different methods of deterring crime. Punishment is one of those deterrents. There is no other more controversial punishment in the United States than the death penalty. Advocates argue its’ deterrent capabilities, while detractors argue it is cruel and unusual. This week you are going to explore the Grantham Online Library and use it to find information on the death penalty in your state. Being able to use the Grantham Online Library is a critical skill during your coursework. Watch the Online Library Video Tutorial included in your weekly resources. Take this opportunity to try different methods of searching for information. Explore the available databases. Get comfortable navigating between the resources.

In a well-constructed, one-page essay (500+ words, not including references), discuss the history of capital punishment in your state (or a state of your choice). Is the death penalty still used in that state? If not, when did it stop? What types of crimes can it be / could it have been considered for? How many people are on death row in your state (If applicable)? Are there any other important details about the death penalty in your state?

Post a description of a type of loss specific to military families. Explain what you might need to consider in dealing with a military spouse or family members dealing with this type of loss. Provide one coping strategy you might recommend to deal with this type of loss. Cite a scholarly resource to support your response

Discussion 1: Coping With Grief and Loss
In film, there are many depictions of war, loss, and grief, but it in no way can it encapsulate every aspect of loss. Military families are susceptible to loss and multiple losses at that (e.g., loss of a limb, loved one, or a relationship). Therefore, helping professionals need to understand the types and depths of losses military families can experience. In addition, they need to understand how to approach military families who are grieving.

Grief is the response to loss and it can be very intense and very painful; the more significant the loss the greater the grief. Smaller losses also can lead to grief, such as moving or retiring. Military families also can experience ambiguous loss, such as a family member who is missing in action.

For this Discussion, think for a moment about all the changes, experiences, and losses a military family may experience in military life. As a helping professional, consider what you should know about losses for military families and how you can best support them through the lens of your specialization.

Post a description of a type of loss specific to military families. Explain what you might need to consider in dealing with a military spouse or family members dealing with this type of loss. Provide one coping strategy you might recommend to deal with this type of loss. Cite a scholarly resource to support your response.

Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”?

Identifying Research Methodologies
Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”?

When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help you perform your new role.

Over time and with experience, perhaps you recognized aspects of these processes and procedures that you wanted to question further. This is the realm of clinical inquiry.

Clinical inquiry is the practice of asking questions about clinical practice. To continuously improve patient care, all nurses should consistently use clinical inquiry to question why they are doing something the way they are doing it. Do they know why it is done this way, or is it just because we have always done it this way? Is it a common practice or a best practice?

In this Assignment, you will identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. You will also analyze this research to compare research methodologies employed.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Keep in mind that the clinical issue you identify for your research will stay the same for the entire course.
Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least four different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
Review the results of your peer-reviewed research and reflect on the process of using an unfiltered database to search for peer-reviewed research.
Reflect on the types of research methodologies contained in the four relevant peer-reviewed articles you selected.
Part 1: Identifying Research Methodologies

After reading each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, use the Matrix Worksheet template to analyze the methodologies applied in each of the four peer-reviewed articles. Your analysis should include the following:

The full citation of each peer-reviewed article in APA format.
A brief (1-paragraph) statement explaining why you chose this peer-reviewed article and/or how it relates to your clinical issue of interest, including a brief explanation of the ethics of research related to your clinical issue of interest.
A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the aims of the research of each peer-reviewed article.
A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the research methodology used. Be sure to identify if the methodology used was qualitative, quantitative, or a mixed-methods approach. Be specific.
A brief (1- to 2-paragraph) description of the strengths of each of the research methodologies used, including reliability and validity of how the methodology was applied in each of the peer-reviewed articles you selected.

Analyze the impact of ethical issues on IT, and provide an example of an ethical issue that has impacted an organization as well as an ethical issue that might impact you personally.

A Matter of Ethics or Law?

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 15 in the textbook, the Security and Ethical Issues in IT: An Organization’s Perspective (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. article, review any relevant information in this week’s lecture, and research at least two additional credible sources on the topic IT ethics. (Access the MISM Credible Resource Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for assistance with finding appropriate credible professional resources.)

As stated in the text, “people and organizations are responsible for the results, good or bad, of the use of IT” (p. 576). For this discussion you will analyze the role of ethics in IT and business. In your initial post, using an example of your choice, explain the differences between law and ethics.

Analyze the impact of ethical issues on IT, and provide an example of an ethical issue that has impacted an organization as well as an ethical issue that might impact you personally. Explain the potential legal and ethical challenges associated with advancing technology, using at least one example from your research. Explain whether or not you believe the laws have caught up with technology. Support your position with examples from credible sources.

Research and analyse a case study of disruption with global implications that was unsuccessful in achieving its intended objective.

Case Study Review / Visual & Written Presentation
Learning Outcomes:
a. research, analyse and critically evaluate effective disruption practices;
b. critically evaluate global cultural dynamics that impact disruption and engagement;
d. write concise, coherent and informed arguments of how social, cultural, ethical, environmental and sustainability theory applies to digital media practise;
e. deliver a personal perspective on relevant disruption and global engagement practice.
Description:
Research and analyse a case study of disruption with global implications that was unsuccessful in achieving its intended objective. Reflect and write a critical analysis to identify why the disruption was unsuccessful, the impact it did or did not make, including level of engagement, social, cultural, ethical, environmental & sustainability considerations with reference to theory (include citations using Harvard referencing). Describe how you would have approached it differently to deliver the desired outcome. In addition, prepare a self-reflective statement of the personal position on the project process and outcomes. Present as a visual presentation (min. 20 slides) and written presentation (2,000 words).
Details:
Students must cite at least 3 external sources and refer to these using Harvard referencing (in text citations and reference list). Also include a full bibliography.

Critically analyse mobile campaign analytics and the effectiveness of a mobile communications campaign.

a. compare primary types of mobile communications and how they are implemented on different platforms;
b. review how mobile communications agencies function and the effectiveness of their business models.
c. analyse mobile campaign analytics and the effectiveness of a mobile communications campaign.
Description:
Research two recent marketing campaigns that featured a mobile first strategy or component. It could be on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Google or any other mobile platform.
Give a detailed explanation of the function of each campaign, why they suited a mobile first approach and evaluate the effectiveness of both campaigns.

Explain the compute, network, storage, database, and management components of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Include the features and how they may benefit organizations. Include any considerations that may be particularly important for an organization to consider when adopting IaaS

Explain the compute, network, storage, database, and management components of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Include the features and how they may benefit organizations. Include any considerations that may be particularly important for an organization to consider when adopting IaaS.

Describe the distribution of responsibilities between the organization and the service provider.

Identify five common security risks with each component of IaaS, including at least one vulnerability to attack. Describe each security risk and how it would impact the organization.

Explain whether the service provider or the organization is responsible for each security risk you identified. If the service provider is responsible, be sure to identify how the organization would monitor security.