While Al Capone was clearly the leader of his organization and benefited extensively, what enticed others to participate in his illegal activities?

Al Capone

Read the following articles or other related articles regarding the Al Capone case and then answer the questions below:

Sources: Jo

hn Madinger’s “Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigations” (CRC Taylor and Francis, 2006), pp. 117–134.

The Associated Press, “Capone Dead at 48; Dry Era Gang chief,” January 26, 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what crime was Al Capone convicted?

2. For income to be taxable, Should it be derived from legitimate sources, illegal sources, or both?

3. Why was Al Capone not convicted of money laundering?

4. What was the business that Al Capone admitted to having owned?

5. How much money did the Capone organization earn in the 1930s? In terms of current U.S. dollars, how much did the organization earned (i.e., convert the 1930 amounts to today’s dollar amount)?

6. How long was Al Capone sentenced to serve and in what famous prison?

Discussion Questions

1. Why is it difficult to convict organized crime leaders?

2. While Al Capone was clearly the leader of his organization and benefited extensively, what enticed others to participate in his illegal activities?

3. In Al Capone’s time, why would judges and law enforcement and other responsible parties ignore and condone his activities? Do persons in authority act similarly in today’s society (examples)?

search the Internet and explain why some organizations are accepting and other organizations are rejecting the use of Bitcoins as a standard form of currency.

search the Internet and explain why some organizations are accepting and other organizations are rejecting the use of Bitcoins as a standard form of currency. Your paper needs to identify two major companies that have adopted Bitcoin technology as well as one that has refused accepting Bitcoin as a form of currency. Be sure to discuss each organization, how they adopted (or why they won’t adopt) Bitcoin, and what recommendations you have for them to continue to support Bitcoin (or why they should support Bitcoin).Your paper should meet these requirements:

Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the speech. What specific threats did these nations pose?

McCarthyism and Anti-Communist Campaigns
The Cold War brought about an irrational fear of communism and communist activities in the United States. As we are learning this week, one of the most vocal instigators of this paranoia was Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy delivered a speech about the imminent threat of communism on February 9, 1950. Perform a search on the internet and locate and read Joseph McCarthy’s speech given in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, 1950. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “Joseph McCarthy, Wheeling, West Virginia.” The speech is also referred to as “Enemies from Within.”
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:
Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the speech. What specific threats did these nations pose?
Assess if Senator Joseph McCarthy charges were accurate.
Analyze anti-communist sentiments during the Cold War era, were these sentiments valid. If so, how? If not, why not?
Explain if there are other examples of events similar to the Red Scare that have occurred throughout history and modern day.
Examine what happened to people who invoked the Fifth Amendment, refused to appear or were found in violation of the law as defined by the Congressional Committee.

Given that each facility will have unique locale considerations, what are some best practices that could be used to implement an effective local environment security design?

Topic 1: Local Environment Security Management
Local environment security management must be handled in a manner specific to the facility’s locale.
Questions to ask include what the local crime rate is, how vulnerable the locale is to natural disasters
such as floods or earthquakes, whether the utilities are reliable, and even whether the facility is located
beneath a major flight path. Given that each facility will have unique locale considerations, what are
some best practices that could be used to implement an effective local environment security design?
Topic 2: Business Continuity Management
Business continuity management is intended to mitigate the effects of a disaster that makes the
company’s physical and/or digital assets unavailable. There has been a growing trend for businesses to
use disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) as a primary business continuity safeguard. However,
DRaaS is a cloud-based service, so what would happen if the business did not have access to a
reliable Internet connection? Under what circumstances would a DRaaS solution be appropriate, and
what are some alternative continuity management solutions that could be deployed if DRaaS is not
available?

Where should we change our system first?

As discussed in class, unfortunately, our political situation in the United States is far from healthy. The existence of opposing ideas are totally fine. Yet, no real discussions with significant and clear gaps between two big camps are not. Presidential system with SMDP works probably the worst in this kind of social setting. Unfortunately, unlike a computer, we cannot restart from scratch. We have to work with what we have. Also, let’s put one condition so that our discussions will not end up like Scientific Fiction: No revolution or civil war option. Keep the violence incurring change to the minimum.

Where should we change our system first? Is there any liklihood that we can change? Electoral college? Maybe, from a local to state level? Whatever you think works can be a good starting point. Should we stay united as the United States? Can’t we be like an EU? Use your knowledge learned from this course (and others if relevant).

What kind of policies (under Fiscal policy) might you suggest to the government? Mention three

An economic policy advisor to the United States
Congratulations! You have been appointed an economic policy advisor to the United States. You are
told that the economy is significantly below its potential output and that the following will happen next
year: World income will fall significantly and the price of oil will rise significantly, and the U.S. is an oil
importer.
a) What kind of policies (under Fiscal policy) might you suggest to the government? Mention three.
b) Consider the economic principle held by Classical economists: The economy always returns to its
potential in the long run. What are Keyness criticisms of this economic principle?
Use as many economic principles (from the textbook and other sources) as you can in answering the
questions.
As a guideline, each of the10 pointswill be derived from the following:
1. Post your answer (400-500 words) to the posted DQresponding to the matter asked, instead of
repeating the question or not attending to the question. Substantive answers include making
comments using concepts found in the assigned reading materials or offering examples from your
experience. Hence merely providing a brief yes, I agree or no, I do not agree postings are not
adequate posts
2. Write in correct grammar; any errors will translate to a deduction in points.
3. Check for the spelling; any errors will deduct points.
4. Your responses must be substantive that include your own thoughts, supported withresearch(at least
two external sources other than textbook, and you must quote these sources).
5. You get one point when you respond to one of your classmates posts, also with substantive
comments (100-200 words).
6. One more point when you respond to another classmates post (100-200 words).
7. One point for collaboration. It is intended that your involvement in discussions be of a collaborative
nature. Collaboration spirit is quite different from confrontation.
8. Deadline: due date for each DQ will be onMonday night 11.55pm, but you are free to make your
comments prior to Monday night. One point will be deducted for each day of late submission.
9. Creativity: offer a creative solutions or ideas or impact on other fields, in addition to the obvious
socio-economic impacts of each topic.
10. Offer a future recommendation or alternative options for the future with regard to the topic in
question.

Identify and discuss two aspects of therulemakingprocess that the School House Rocks video correctly identifies.(defend/explain your answer)

Learning Module regarding the Rulemaking Process
Review how a bill becomes a law (rulemaking), that was also popularized in animated form by the
School House Rocks video”I’m Just a Bill.” For this assignment you may wish to utilize the supplements
provided in the “Chapter 12” Learning Module regarding theRulemakingProcess, as well as the
transcripts forI’m Just a Bill.
1. Identify and discuss two aspects of therulemakingprocess that the School House Rocks video
correctly identifies.(defend/explain your answer)
2. Identify and discuss two aspects of therulemakingprocess that the School House Rocks video fails
to discuss.(defend/explain your answer)
3. Given your response from #1 and #2 above, how helpful do you believe videos such as “I’m Just a
Bill” are as a learning resource for understanding government and politics.(defend/explain your
answer)

Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best

A health care organization or network case study
Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States
(United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care
organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next
decade.
Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to
ensure readiness. Include the following:
1. Describe the health care organization or network.
2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource
management, and patient satisfaction.
4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues
may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this
organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

How can facial recognition technology be used in retail settings? Who could benefit?

Facial recognition technologies and collecting biometric data
Questions to begin your discussion. These are not exclusive.
1. How can facial recognition technology be used in retail settings? Who could benefit?
2. Why are retailers reluctant to reveal that they are using facial recognition technologies and collecting
biometric data about customers?
3. What privacy concerns are raised by the use of facial recognition technology in retail settings and the
development of biometric databases?
4. What are the human resource implications of implementing facial recognition technologies in retail
settings?
5. Is it legal for retailers to collect biometric data about customers without obtaining consent? Is it
ethical?