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Apix Printing, Inc. is a private, domestic United States printer of periodicals, newspaper inserts, and advertising materials that accompany distributions of Sunday and weekday circulations of large metropolitan newspapers. The company, headed by chief executive officer (CEO) John Matthews, generates $450 million in revenues from three product lines (periodicals, inserts, and advertising) and has long-term contracts with several large U.S. retailers to produce weekly sales flyer inserts as well as metropolitan newspapers to produce Sunday magazine inserts and coupons. Its printing presses are characterized by offset print technology and are capable of high-capacity output; in addition, the company recently migrated to water-soluble inks, which considerably reduces manufacturing emissions.

The company’s executive team, employees, and above all, its vice president (VP) of Production, Luke Stewart, are committed to environmentally-sustainable manufacturing practices. Presently, the only substrate Apix uses is paper, specifically newsprint of various weights. Trim and waste are recycled in accordance with the company’s sustainability commitment. Manufacturing divisions are geographically aligned with customers’ locations to minimize logistics costs and response time to customer requirements; however, a centralized corporate entity administers functions such as human resources, information technology, and financial reporting. The VP of sales and administration, James Simeon, oversees administration and quality compliance among the various divisions. There are presently five manufacturing divisions: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.

Currently, Apix is only marginally profitable, and as such, the chief financial officer (CFO), Mary Francis, has indicated that external financing will be required to support a company expansion into a new segment of the printing sector: food packaging. This endeavor will require new investments in equipment as well as substrate inventory; promotional costs will also increase. In addition, Timothy Russell, the new Audit Committee Chair, has pointed out that the company’s compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) will also cause administrative costs to increase. Following the requirements is paramount to successfully file a registration statement and to issue equity to shareholders in an initial public offering (IPO).

As the newly hired VP of finance, you report to the CFO. In this capacity, your responsibilities include preparation of financial statements, comparative analysis and benchmarking to sector performance, and the assessment of new business investment opportunities to grow Apix’s expansion endeavors in a challenging market.

 

Literature
Write a 250-word (minimum) response to each writing prompt below. You must meet the minimum word count for each response to get full credit.
3.Use only the assigned readings unless otherwise instructed.
4.Your responses must include quotes from each text used to get full credit. Be sure to quote, cite, and reference from the text(s) using appropriate

APA format. For assistance with APA citations, review the “APA Format” link (go to “Start Here” and then “Course Resources”).

5.Put all writing assignments in ONE Microsoft Word document, and identify your work by using your last name in the file name (example:

LastnameWeek1.docx). Upload it by clicking on the “W1 Writing Assignments” link below and upload the file as an attachment.

***Submissions that are not in accepted file formats or cut and pasted into the comments section of the submission area will not be accepted. Please

check to be sure your file has uploaded correctly. It is your responsibility to verify that you submitted the assignment successfully. Do not wait

until you see a zero in the gradebook!

 

 

This Week’s Writing Assignments

1. Franklin and Red Jacket both support and defend the Native Americans. What arguments do they make in common? What prompted the writing of each

piece? Do you find both authors reliable? Why or why not?

 

2. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is an argumentative essay. What argument is Paine making? How does he structure his argument? What do YOU think is his

most persuasive point and why? NOTE: You MUST include the exact quote that you found the most persuasive.

 

Religious studies
Assignment Requirements
Part 1: Project Plan
Submit a Project Plan, to include the following:
 Topic – Choose one: Moses, Miriam, Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden Calf.
 Thesis – What is the central message/argument of the paper? See the APU Writing Center resource Thesis Statements for help.
 Resources – The paper must reference:
o The Drama of Scripture.
o The accompanying topic article found in the course from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch.
o Two additional sources from the APU Library; see the APU Writing Center’s Research Tips and Resources for suggestions about finding good

resources.
o NOTE: In APA style, classical works – including the Bible – are not listed in the References page. Embed biblical citations within the text as

follows: “Then Moses turned and went down the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands” (Exod 32:15, NRSV). Only indicate the

Bible version in the first citation; it is not necessary to identify each citation as NRSV.
 Outline – Organize the paper to address the following four assignment questions:
1. How does the topic (Moses, Miriam, Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden Calf) connect to the larger themes of creation, fall, and redemption

within the overarching story of the Bible?
2. What is important to know about the history, culture, and/or theology surrounding this person or concept?
3. What was the original meaning of this concept or significance of this person within Exodus/Deuteronomy?
4. What insights gained could be meaningful for our context today?
Assignment Expectations
 Submit the assignment in Times New Roman 12-point font.
 The Project Plan is 2 pages in length.
Please follow instructions on attached file for part 1
 Outline identifies the introduction/thesis statement, at least four main ideas, and 3-4 sub-points beneath each main idea.
 List references in APA format.
-Topic of choice is Moses

 

Individual Written Assignments and Activities
• Written Assignment 1: Book Report

1. Required reading: Choose one of the titles listed below. You may purchase the book or not. You will need access to one of the books long

enough to do the assignment.
Books

# Books
1 What to Eat by Marion Nestle
2 Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle
3 Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the WorldFat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser
4 Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eatby Sarah Murray
5 The Omnivore’s Dilemma : A Natural History of Four MealsThe Omnivore’s Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals by The Omnivore’s Dilemma : A

Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
6 In Defense of Food : An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
7 Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matterby Peter Singer, Jim Mason
8 The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply–And What We Can Do About It by Thomas F. Pawlick
9 Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto–The Promises and Perils of the Biotech HarvestFood, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto–The Promises and Perils of the

Biotech Harvest by Peter Pringle
10 Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They GrewOrganic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew by Samuel Fromartz
11 The Raw Food Diet MythThe Raw Food Diet Myth by Ruthann Russo
12 The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American AppetiteThe End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American

Appetite by David Kessler
13 The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our WorldThe Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our

World by John Robbins and Dean Ornish
14 Lords Of The Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, And The Future Of FoodLords Of The Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, And The Future Of Food by Dan Charles
15 The Antioxidant Miracle: Put Lipoic Acid, Pycnogenol, and Vitamins E and C to Work for You (Paperback) by Lester Packer , Carol Colman
16 Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food (Paperback) by Pamela C. Ronald, Raoul W. Adamchak
17 Sustainable Food: How to Buy Right and Spend Less (Chelsea Green Guides) (Paperback) by Elise McDonough
18 Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes by Mark Bittman
19 Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on the Food Industry, 2nd ed. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007. byBelasco WJ.
20 ___. Meals to Come: A history of the future of food. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006.
21 The Food Wars. London: Verso Books, 2009. Bello W.
22 All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America? New York: Seven Stories Press, U.S., 2008. Berg J.
23 Food Fight: The inside story of the food industry, America’s obesity crisis, and what we can do aboutiIt. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004.

Brownell K, Battle Horgen K.
24 Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. US: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2011. Estabrook B.
25 Mendel in the Kitchen: A scientist’s view of genetically modified foods. Washington DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2004. Fedoeoff N, Brown NM.
26 Food Justice. Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2010. Gottlieb R, Joshi A.
27 Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All. New York: The Perseus Books Group, 2011. Hesterman O.
28 Food Fight: The Citizen’s Guide to a Food and Farm Bill. Boonville: Watershed Media Press, 2007. Imhoff D, Carra R.
29 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. US: Harper Perennial, 2007. Kingslover B.
30 Hunger-Proof Cities: Sustainable Urban Food Systems. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, 2000. Koc M, MacRae R, Welsh J, Mougeot

L. For
31 Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America, Revised Edition. California: University of California Press, 2003. Levenstein

H.
32 School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America’s Favorite Welfare Program. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010. Levine S.
33 Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Paarlberg R.
34 Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. US: Melville House Publishing, 2008. Patel R.
35 Sweet Charity?: Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement. US: Viking Books, 1999. Poppendieck J.
36 ____. Free For All: Fixing School Food in America. California: California University Press, 2011.
37 Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. US: Iq Publishing, 2009. Richardson J.
38 The End of Food. Old Saybrook: Tantor Media, Inc., 2009. Roberts P.
39 Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Harper Perennial, 2005. Schlosser E.
40 The Way We Eat: Why our food choices matter. Emmaus PA: Rodale Press, 2006. Singer P, Mason J.
41 Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty. Boston: Beacon Press, 2009. Winne M.

 

2. The Book Report is both a writing and research assignment. It is an opportunity for you to show your reading comprehension and writing skill

using a very interesting and informative book. The assignment is to be no shorter than 3.5 pages and no longer than 4 pages. If you do not adhere to

the writing and formatting requirements listed in this paragraph above, the highest grade you will receive on this assignment is 89.
a. You are going to read the book.
b. You will have a two-fold purpose in writing this assignment:
i. First, I want a clear and coherent summary of the issues presented in each chapter; One to two sentences may be enough if there are many

chapters.
ii. Second, I want you to pick an issue and take a position. You can be either on the same side of the issue as the author or on the opposite

side.
iii. In either case, you will need to support your argument using three references outside of the book.
iv. Those references are to be attached to your report.
v. The references are to be from legitimate sources.
vi. The best references are refereed journals but others may be acceptable. Newspaper articles and internet summaries are not acceptable. ONLY

PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH JOURNALS are acceptable references. The journals found in PubMed are examples of peer reviewed journals.
vii. Be sure to footnote or endnote your references your three sources.
viii. Be sure you include all the full text articles
ix. If you are unsure about the acceptability of your references please check with me. You may use standard footnotes or endnotes to reference

your sources. You can use the following series book to help write your position paper on the issue you selected. Clashing Views on Controversial

Issues in Food and Nutrition (Taking Sides Series) by Marion Nestle, L. Beth Dixon.

 

watch film “Sentenced Home”

compose a one-page, single-spaced essay of about 3-5 paragraphs in which you address the discussion question

• Many Uch points out that many Cambodian refugees did not understand the importance of citizenship or know how to prepare for it. Who is responsible to

provide that kind of information? In your community, where could a refugee go to get information about citizenship or help related to their legal

status?

 

The Nurse’s Role in the Accountable Care Act

Discuss the advanced practice nurse’s role in the Affordable Care Act.

How will health care improve, using advance practice nurses under the Affordable Care Act?

 

A Just Society

Over the course of the semester we are given serious consideration to various ethical theories and how they help us to understand some ethical issues we encounter in our daily lives. Thinking more broadly, a well-considered theoretical basis is essential for a moral society, something we call the Just Society. The concept of a Just Society is perhaps simple in conceptualization: how should people behave in order for a given society to be considered as fair as possible to all members of that society? In order for us to determine proper behavior, we of course must have some way to measure that behavior, and that ‘some way’ is one of the ethical theories we’ve taken
up this semester. So for the final essay I’d like you to discuss what the Just Society appears like to you. To explain and support your vision you should deal, in depth, with the following questions: how shall people
treat each other? How shall we judge proper (i.e. ethical) behavior? What specific issue or two can you provide to very specifically illustrate how humans will behave ethically? The last question allows you opportunity to (i.e. you must) bring in at least one, though two is better and more is yet better still,, applied topics to your essay. Finally, what behavioral standard would illustrate an unjust society? Your essay should be at least six full pages in length, double-spaced, 12-point font and 1-inch
margins. You must provide citations, however a works cited page is not necessary if you are only using material from the text. However, if you use other sources, you must provide a works cited page. Using outside sources is not a requirement, however; you can certainly write an
excellent paper relying only upon “Reason & Insight” by Timothy Shanahan and Robin Wang.

 

Read Langston Hughes’s “Salvation.” Compose a short essay of about 350-450 words, in which you consider this unit’s focus on the nature and

function of literary texts.

How might you explain what literary texts are and how they function? What makes them “literary” and distinguishes them from non-literary texts?

Using textual evidence from Hughes’s “Salvation”, explain the features of a literary text. Be sure to also include unit concepts (like Griffith)

and cite secondary sources appropriately. You will be graded for how well you incorporate theory and apply to Hughes’ text in explaining how we

might understand the nature of literary texts.
link:
http://spiritwatch.org/firelangsave.htm

FCS 3150 PBS Website Reflection Paper
There are two parts to this reflection assignment. First, after visiting PBS independent lens:

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/newamericans.html, chose 2 families from the 5 families described in the New Americans website.

After reading about the families, compare and contrast them by answering the questions given below. Second, take the quiz from the web site and

write your observations about the quiz and the results you got. The reflection paper should be 3-5 pages long not including the reference

sheet. The paper will include the following:
a. Use double-spacing, Times New Roman font in 12 pt. Include references at the end of the paper.
b. Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
c. Answer each question. Be succinct in your response. Use one or two paragraphs per question.
d. Connect the paper to at least 2 Readings: textbook or class articles. (Remember to also reference the PBS website in the reference

section). Highlight the concepts in yellow or any visible way to differentiate the concept.
i. When using the book or any other referenced material, you must reference it using APA style:
Example of a citation within text:
In an article about family ecology (Bronfenbrenner, 1986, p. 739), it is explained that “…” or
Bronfebrenner (1986) explained in an article that family ecology is …
After reading about 2 of the families form the New Americans website, please answer the following questions (You can list the questions before

answering them):
1. How similar or different are the lives of the two families before arriving to the US? How many family members? Language, customs, living

conditions?
2. What were the reasons they left their country? What were they expecting to find in the US?
3. How were they able to get to the US?
4. Where did they arrive? What are their living conditions in their new home and country?
5. How did they adapt to living in the US?
6. What challenges did they face? What coping methods did they use, if any? Who did they rely on for help?
7. Outcome of their lives after moving to the US? How different or similar are the experiences of the 2 families?
8. Applying your major or the career you wish to have in the future, what would you do to help this family adapt to the challenges they are

facing?
9. After taking the quiz, what is your reaction to your score? What did you learn from it?
Grading Criteria
a. Complete and comprehensive summary of the families based on the 9 questions (4 points each)- 36 points
b. Integration of at least 2 concepts form the book or article- 6 points
c. Citation and referencing in APA style- 4 points
d. Writing quality (e.g., spelling, grammar, sentence/paragraph construction, clarity and organization)– 4 points
e. In class Peer Review- 5 points
Total 55

Explain which of the four strategies for responding to social responsibility best reflects Theo Chocolate. Support your opinion with examples.
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