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Entrepreneurship For this week’s assignment, address the following questions: Given that most entrepreneurial start-ups fail, why do entrepreneurs found so many new firms? Why are (most) governments interested in promoting more start-ups? Describe two ways in which foreign firms suffer from liability of foreignness. Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 1 – 2 pages)…
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Ethics Your former high school buddy invites you to join an entrepreneurial start-up that specializes in cracking the codes of protection software, which protect CDs, VCDs, and DVDs from being copied. He has developed the pioneering technology and lined up financing. The worldwide demand for this technology appears to be enormous. He offers you the…
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Assignment 1: Examine Potential Topics and Describe Your Preparedness for the Journey Instructions Background The required reading and videos this week serve as the foundation for this course and those moving forward. It is important that you not only begin examining the research in your area of interest and identify possible topics but that you…
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In response to a disaster, NGOs can be valuable in providing basic needs, food, clothing, healthcare, clean-up, long-term recovery support, etc. Explain the pros and cons of NGO assistance. What ways do NGOs contribute to the successful recovery? Are there ways that NGO assistance can be harmful during recovery? How does the length of time…
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Prepare two posts each addressing one of the three following questions. Posts should be limited to 500 words (+/- 10%). Ensure all references are cited. Use at least two additional authoritative sources (government, research, etc.) in addition to the course texts and additional resources provided in the Week 3 Resources section. 1) Disaster can strike…
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n an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation describing the four to five stages of the business lifecycle. What are the characteristics of each stage? What might the organization experience at each stage? Provide examples to support your description Prepare an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation; no less than 8 slides of content. Use Speaker Notes for explanations…
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Before the advent of modern imaging techniques, scientists and clinicians relied on autopsies of people who suffered brain injury with resultant change in behavior to determine how different areas of the brain were affected. Reread the case of Phineas Gage and the descriptions of the four lobes in module 3.4. In a minimum of 200…
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Identify at least three Hindu scriptures and show how they demonstrate basic Hindu religious concepts. Discuss the influences of the caste system on the lives of contemporary Hindus and provide a specific example. Identify two of the most important turning points or milestones in the history of Hinduism described in module 3.6.
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How do you believe today’s adolescents are different from past adolescents because of these factors?
Today’s families are largely affected by divorce, re-marriage, single parenthood, and poverty. How do you believe today’s adolescents are different from past adolescents because of these factors? What parenting advice would you give to a friend with an adolescent child going through divorce?
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This assignment requires you to write essays in response to all of the following: Part 1 Provide an overview of the Hindu caste system. Give examples. Part 2 Describe and differentiate the concepts of productivity and displacement as they are applied to human language. Give examples. Part 3 Describe the nature and consequences of male…