What were the four main themes identified as contributing to disparities in HIV rates? What were the community characteristics identified by the “adults” that foster trusting relationships? Were these among the characteristics your groups identified?

Read the following article from Chapter 10 of your textbook p 268:
Understanding Social Capital and HIV Risk in Rural African American Communities
In 6-12 sentences, answer the following questions:

What were the four main themes identified as contributing to disparities in HIV rates?
What were the community characteristics identified by the “adults” that foster trusting relationships? Were these among the characteristics your groups identified?
How did these characteristics hinder or foster HIV outreach and access to community resources according to the youth?
What part did the linking relationships of religious leaders play in access to HIV-related services and prevention activities?
What were some of the strategies that might be used to address these issues?
What were the community forces that contributed to the increased HIV rates?

 Explore three key historical events that have impacted the AFL. In a well-developed essay, address the following points: Explain how the Haymarket riot, Homestead strike, and Pullman strike helped, as well as hurt, the AFL. Discuss some employer tactics used to prevent or minimize union membership growth prior to the passage of the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act in 1935. Which, if any, of these tactics would be lawful today?

 Explore three key historical events that have impacted the AFL. In a well-developed essay, address the following points:

Explain how the Haymarket riot, Homestead strike, and Pullman strike helped, as well as hurt, the AFL.
Discuss some employer tactics used to prevent or minimize union membership growth prior to the passage of the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act in 1935. Which, if any, of these tactics would be lawful today?
Discuss the evolution of labor relations and human resources. Discuss how the two interrelate and coexist.

Your paper should be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title or reference pages),  adhere to the APA requirements and use a minimum of 4 creditable resources. 

Analyze how historical trends and conditions have affected social, political, and management theories, and how they have influenced the evolution of public administration in theory and practice. Understand how relationships between participants in the policy process (including official and nonofficial actors) influence the policy process. Interpret what public policy is and how it is created. Understand the different policy types, and how policy type influences policy design, policy tool choice, and implementation. Analyze ethical issues and standards that influence public policy.

Assignment 3: Position Paper
Due Week 8 and worth 220 points
 
This is a continuation of the first and second assignments and uses your accumulated research. Imagine you are two different lobbyists, supporting two different sides of the policy issue you wrote about in Assignment 2. 
 
Submit your Assignment 1 and 2 revisions based on your professor’s feedback. You will be graded on your revisions. Then, write 5 pagse paper in which you:

Write a one-page position in favor of the policy.
Write a one-page position against the policy. 
Write a one-page response to the argument in favor of the policy. 
Write a one-page response to the argument against the policy. 
Use at least two (2) of the following arguments from Chapter 10 in your paper: normative, positive, anecdote, and evidence arguments. Clearly label these to receive credit. 
Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as peer-reviewed. 

Note: The Assignment 1 and 2 revisions must flow together with Assignment 3 as one seamless paper.
 
Your assignment must:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. The Assignment 1 and 2 revisions are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze how historical trends and conditions have affected social, political, and management theories, and how they have influenced the evolution of public administration in theory and practice.
Understand how relationships between participants in the policy process (including official and nonofficial actors) influence the policy process.
Interpret what public policy is and how it is created.
Understand the different policy types, and how policy type influences policy design, policy tool choice, and implementation.
Analyze ethical issues and standards that influence public policy.
Use technology and information resources to research issues and in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector. 
Write clearly and concisely about policy for issues in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector using proper writing mechanics.

Where is this policy or program in effect?  Who is in charge or writing this policy?  Who oversees the enforcement of this policy? How long has it been in effect? 

Where is this policy or program in effect? 
Who is in charge or writing this policy? 
Who oversees the enforcement of this policy?
How long has it been in effect? 
What is the goal of the policy? 
Who does it benefit? 
Explain how this policy or program impacts civil rights. 
Does this policy affect one group of individuals more than another? Why or why not? 
Explain any changes you would make to this policy to better improve potential conflicts involving civil rights. 
Provide data to support your suggestions.

Cite?a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed or similar references to support your assignment. 
Include?an APA-formatted reference page.
Format your executive summary according to APA guidelines. 
Submit your assignment.

  Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) is often used in order to improve Reliability. Select a well-known company that produces a product (not a service).  What type(s) of equipment would your company use in producing their product? What kinds of malfunctions or breakdowns might occur with the type(s) of equipment that this company uses?

 
Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) is often used in order to improve Reliability. Select a well-known company that produces a product (not a service). 

What type(s) of equipment would your company use in producing their product?
What kinds of malfunctions or breakdowns might occur with the type(s) of equipment that this company uses?
How could a TPM program be useful in avoiding the kinds of malfunctions or breakdowns that might occur? In other words, what actions can be taken to prevent the malfunctions or breakdowns that might occur?

Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. 

Write an essay responding to this question: Treating this production of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” as a “visual” experience, how does the director Julie Taymor connect the very different elements of the work – actors, singers, dancers, puppets, Japanese ·theater techniques, and Western theater tradition to tell all the various stories involved?  

Assignment: Write an essay responding to this question: Treating this production of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” as a “visual” experience, how does the director Julie Taymor connect the very different elements of the work – actors, singers, dancers, puppets, Japanese ·theater techniques, and Western theater tradition to tell all the various stories involved?
 
SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION AND NOTES.

Review the Congress website provided and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy. -https://www.congress.gov Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this health policy. Post a description of the health policy you selected and a brief background for the problem or issue being addressed. Which social determinant most affects this policy? Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

To Prepare:

Review the Congress website provided and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy.

-https://www.congress.gov
Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this health policy.
Post a description of the health policy you selected and a brief background for the problem or issue being addressed. Which social determinant most affects this policy? Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.
please include 3 references
APA format

Discuss how new e-commerce tech-giants such as Pinduoduo and Shein could surpass established platforms like Amazon and Alibaba, and assess their potential impact on the future of business

  
In the post-pandemic era, online purchasing has become increasingly popular. Customers now demand a wide variety of new products and on-time delivery within one to two days. Traditional e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Alibaba are facing fierce competition from fast-growing Chinese tech giants like Pinduoduo (www.temu.com) and Shein (www.shein.com). 
The main competitive advantage for these new entrants lies in the “direct connection” between factories and consumers. They also fully utilize the digital capability to provide more informed choices via the list of recommendations and optimizations based on their network. This assignment requires you to conduct research to compare and analyse traditional e- commerce platforms with new business models such as Pinduoduo and Shein. Your report should be guided by the questions below. 
(a) Discuss how new e-commerce tech-giants such as Pinduoduo and Shein could surpass established platforms like Amazon and Alibaba, and assess their potential impact on the future of business. (40 marks) .
(b) Review two (2) business processes that would benefit from using advanced prescriptive analytics, such as large-scale computation and optimization. Discuss the benefits of applying prescriptive analytics in these areas, along with the possible challenges in their implementation. (60 marks) .

How organizational theories improve operations?d

Literature Review / How Organizational Theories Improve Operations
You will conduct a literature review on your topic which includes a minimum of eight scholarly resources for the project. In order to achieve a final list of eight scholarly sources in your paper, consider researching at least twenty to thirty relevant articles. Be sure and access the DeVry academic library at library.devry.edu.
Additionally, you will answer the following question
How organizational theories improve operations?
Be sure to carefully consider your research question. Reflect on further defining your research problem (the problem you identified in your selected company.) As well, consider as a part of answering the question, whatever preliminary suggestions that seem relevant as solutions to your stated research question.
This section should be 3 to 5 pages. Please use APA format when writing this assignment.