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1. Prepare a competitor analysis, which should include relevant financials if they are available (refer to Exhibits 5 and 6), and your view on their competitive position in the marketplace and their top four (4) strengths on the corporate innovation radar (a grid view / spreadsheet / diagram or combo of those should help). How would you define Whole Foods’ industry? Who are Whole Foods competitors and why? 2. How would you describe Whole Foods’ strategy? What is their own position within the 5-forces versus the industry as a whole / how are they competing? What individual value chain activities (where they create the value) in the case support your point of view? (Be specific.) 3. How attractive is Whole Foods’ current market position? Is it sustainable, why or why not? (Be specific about their position and why, using financial data to support you viewpoint for or against the case — and “throw the book at me,” when it comes to sustainable competitive advantage, VRIO, innovation radar.) 4. What do the financial ratios in Exhibit 4 tell you about the past performance of Whole Foods? How informative is the historical ratios for Whole Foods’ prospective performance? (2 pages maximum) 5. Examine Exhibit 7 in detail and answer the questions listed below (use this Exhibit 7 Final Spreadsheet and expand upon the spreadsheet with your own calculations to support your point of view — my clue is: % (percentages): How important are each of the underlying financial assumptions in the ROA and financial forecast? (Look at the trend lines, what do you believe is relevant?) What assumptions play the biggest role in driving the anticipated improvements in ROA? (Assumptions such as: margins, asset turnover, growth, Ebit, stores.) Are the assumptions reasonable, why or why not? Look at files for more instructions. https://www.readyratios.com/sec/industry/5411/ https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/051915/which-industries-tend-have-most-inventory-turnover.asp https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865436/000086543613000134/wfm10k2013.htm https://www.investopedia.com/articles/company-insights/092816/how-sustainable-whole-foods-competitive-advantage-wfm.asp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH2_UV2CTU4&feature=emb_logo Please watch this lecture it is crucial to the professors expectations

Return to the criminal justice problem you selected for Assignment #1 and walk it through the entire 7-Stage Model. This must be a detailed account of the problem and include all seven stages. NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO FOCUS ON ONE PROBLEM OR ONE POLICY RELATED TO YOUR TOPIC Analyze the problem Set goals and objectives Design the program or policy (for this paper you only need to select one).  Develop an action plan Design a monitoring system (including a Gantt chart) Evaluating Outcomes (you only need to identify what type of evaluation method you might use to evaluate your program). Discuss how you will reassess and review your program or policy.  Your paper must be detailed. Use the Appendix at the end of the textbook as your checklist to ensure you have covered all aspects of all seven stages. The paper when completed should be a minimum of 6-8 pages in length (more if needed). Use the textbook and at least 4 outside sources to support your key points. Use the APA style of referencing to cite your sources.

Now, in the final week, your job is to revise, compile, and edit these reports into a summary report of no more than 1,200 words (5 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, excluding figures and references list) that captures your most salient points and significant research.  As you have generated between 2,000 – 3,000 words (8-12 pages) through the process of writing your earlier reports, this step will require careful synthesis of your most significant points. Please review your feedback and comments for your earlier reports as you undertake the process of compiling your final report.  Evidence, Claims, and Sources   The claims in your final report should be supported by a minimum of 10 sources that meet the following criteria: Use scholarly sources (i.e., journal articles, books published by university presses, etc.), government websites and reports, or publications from any of the organizations the American Association of Geographers: list of leading climate change organizations  (Links to an external site.) .  You may not use popular sources, including news media, unless you can make a case for the information being otherwise unavailable (e.g., a highly local and well-respected newspaper); however, you may find that newspapers, documentaries, and television news coverage found on YouTube may give you a good illustration of your scenario.   Report Structure  The report will use the Description, Analysis, Projection structure, a common framework used in technical writing:  DESCRIPTION: Describe the evidence for the prediction that your community is vulnerable to the disruption. Explain the related systems as they are supposed to function. E.g., Climate scientists predict frequent and severe storms that will disrupt fuel supply chains and take down transmission and distribution lines. Households are dependent on electricity for a variety of functions.  ANALYSIS: Identify the points of vulnerability, and the current ways the system is resilient or weak. E.g., Describe the backup systems and repair response systems that utilities have for small and moderate disruptions. Describe the key points of vulnerability and limits to their systems. Use historical reports from the media to document your findings. Point out political, economic, and cultural factors that underpin the strengths and weaknesses of current systems.  PROJECTION: Make your recommendations for vulnerability reduction and disruption response. Describe how you might work within existing political, economic and social spheres to implement your recommendations, and the barriers you may face. Describe several community-based social marketing techniques that could be effective for creating the changes you are recommending. E.g., Distributed energy (more off-grid solar systems) might be less vulnerable to outages than our current centralized system. Utility companies have put up legal barriers to off-grid systems. How might we incentivize decentralized solar systems while addressing the legitimate concerns of the utility companies?  Note: You may find this CBSM toolkit  helpful with this section of your report.  Final Report Evaluation  Evidence for the prediction that climate change may lead to the disruption chosen for the project Description of related systems   Identification and description of vulnerabilities and strengths in existing systems and connections to social/cultural, economic, political factors that contribute to them Identification of ways vulnerabilities could be reduced, considering potential social/cultural, economic, and political barriers Identification and description of how a community should plan to respond, including connections to specific community-based social marketing strategies  In-text citations: APA formatted citations are present throughout the report, whenever outside information is included?(evaluated in the professionalism rubric)  Writing mechanics (spelling, grammar, and coherency) (evaluated in the professionalism rubric)  Organization and structure (evaluated in the professionalism rubric)

Write a two-page paper, plus the title page and a reference page on the topic of the political nature of the Federal Budget process. Research and describe how the process might be different if the Executive branch and Congress are controlled by the same party. How is it different if they are from different parties? Should it matter? Reflect upon the prior government shutdowns. Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting. Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two-page paper. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

1> You will be doing part 2 of the project document. You will choose a community on second life related to any BTS fandom (kpop band) to research. You can find any community of your choosing to write this. You will then follow the proposal guide as is. you must include anthropological theories that relate to the community you are talking about.  2. you will have to create a basic resrecah question that focuses on a central issue that effects the community that relates to gender, identity, race, age etc. (does not have to be all of these could be 1 or multiple) the reproach question must answer who, what, where, when and why. YOU MUST have a direct question like “how has a persons off-line identity changed after being apart of the BTS second life fandom” you must then talk about the specific group you will observe, for example, make and females between the ages of 18-25 on second life PARTICIPANTS MUST NOT BE UNDER 16! KEEP IN MIND you are not conducting any interviews you are only discussing the approach to how you will conduct interviews, that’s what you are proposing. You must include all these sections  Sections to Include: Each section should be set off with a section heading/sub-title. The total proposal should be between 2400-3000 words, not including the bibliography. Title – Your title should be concise. It can be divided into two sections before and after a colon (:). Rather than being cute or witty, you should aim to include all or most of the key words that pertain to your proposed research. Introduction (/20)- This section, which should be one- two comprehensive paragraphs that will first introduce your topic and community and provide some background information about your chosen community. It should provide enough information about the chosen topic and community that any general reader can understand exactly what the project is about. It should peek the reader’s interest and clearly outline why it is focused on anthropology. There should also be at least one sentence explaining how anthropological theories will be used to support the main argument. Clarify the purpose and rationale for your research. Be brief, and concise, and do not devote a long stretch of time to explaining the details. At the end of the introduction you should state your research question in one sentence. In this one sentence you need to inform your reader about who, what, where, and why your research is significant. This should be a refined version of the question that you wrote for your Site Selection assignment. There are links to articles on how to write a research question below, but if you are still having trouble formulating your ideas I would suggest contacting the Writing Center at York. Review of Literature and Theory (/60)- This section will be approximately 4-7 paragraphs in length. It needs to contain a more in-depth explanation of your research objectives by contextualizing it within a body of scholarly literature. Given what has already been written on the topic, why is your research important? What will it contribute to our knowledge, within the discipline of anthropology? To answer these questions, you must place your research within a theoretical and conceptual framework and review the work of other scholars. All of the sources you have listed in your bibliography should be mentioned here (even if some are only mentioned briefly) In your discussion, make sure to outline the theories that are most important to you, and discuss how other anthropologists or scholars have investigated this or similar issues. Understanding your theoretical and conceptual framework will require a lot of thought, so don’t try to write this part in one night! Take time to think about how your research will complement or refute extant scholarly writings.   If you have never written a literature review before you need to do some research to figure out how this is done. The biggest mistake students’ make is writing an annotated bibliography for this section….there is a big difference between the two. You will receive 0 if you submit an annotated bibliography. A literature review is written in formal essay-style and should clearly summarize what other authors have said about your particular topic and community. All authors listed in the bibliography should be mentioned here. It also needs to answer the question: How will this research add to the anthropological literature on the chosen topic? Anthropology theories must also be summarized and outlined in terms of how they apply. As a fourth -year student you are expected to know how to write a short literature review. If you have never written one, I would highly recommend contacting the Writing Center at York. There are also links to articles below that might get you started. Also, the best way to learn is to read others literature reviews which usually follow the introduction in all anthropological articles. Methods (/60) – This section should answer the questions of where, who, how, and when: 1) where will your field site be? 2) What methods will you use to investigate the problem you have posed? 3) What schedule do you plan to follow to accomplish all of your goals? This section should clearly outline the methods used, why and how they will be used? Where the research will take place and a bit about the demographic involved. It should also include a brief timeline as well as references to anthropological theories about your chosen methods and methodologies. Remember: your methods must conform to the Generic Protocol and our ethics clearance rules. In summary include: 1) Describe the digital place/places you will conduct your research and offer important information regarding its social importance and users etc. 2) What methods will you use to investigate the problem you have posed? You need to explain how you will contact the participants and develop a relationship with them. Make sure you explain in detailed how the methods you have chosen (and need to use due to ethics clearance) will work for your particular project, are anthropological, and will benefit the creation of a digital ethnography. You need to cite anthropology sources here. Also, explain the amount of time you will spend, if you are doing any reviews of digital documents (including review of newspapers, historical archives, etc.); and if you plan on taking photographs or videos etc. Discuss your research procedures in down-to-earth, precise language. What are your strategies for collecting information? How do you plan to organize your field data: will you keep a field log? Will it be written by hand or typed on a computer? How will you contact your participants? 3) What schedule you plan to follow to accomplish all your goals? The “Method” section should end with a timetable or timeline (which can be in chart form) that outlines when you intend to complete each step of your research and writing up. List of Interview Questions (/20_–The whole class will focus and use the basic interview question list provided (11 in all) but you also need to create 5-10 open ended questions that are more specific for your particular project focus. Make sure they are “open-ended” and not close questions. We discussed the difference in Week 7. Bibliography (/20) – This should include the sources you have or should consult, which link up with your Literature Review. For the proposal you need a minimum of ten sources (80% anthropology) you   found outside of the course material, plus any sources from the course you would like to use. Do not rely on course materials for your research project. Most of these should follow from your Site Selection. Your mark here will be based on the correct formatting, and appropriate choices (all anthropology or related to anthropology), closely related to your topic (as explained in the literature review), fairly recent (most after 2000). Remember your project is focused on “Digital Ethnography” so make sure most of your sources are as well. The more current the sources the better! All references cited in the proposal should be included in the bibliography. Use the “Author-Date” Chicago Manual Style only. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html Spelling, Grammar, Style, Presentation in-text citations etc. (/20)

As for all forum questions, please use the forum question to guide your discussion and write your post in a paragraph(s) format. You do not want to repost the question and then insert your answer. Using references to support your work is important that correct APA format uses in-text citations. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ We learn parenting skills from many places. Perhaps our biggest influence on our attitude towards parenting is from our parents and how we were raised. We also are influenced by media, science, religion, and other sources. Our question is, what if a license was required to become a parent, as suggested by David Lykken in our week one readings. What do you think should be required to obtain that license? At first blush you may think this could never happen, and it may not. But the point is to think of why a license could be needed; think of the benefits, what would be needed to overcome objections. How do values enter in to the discussion? Use one theory from this list and apply it to your argument of license or not. Erikson’s Lifespan Theory of Development Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory of Development Jean Piaget’s Constructivist Theory Socio-Culture Theory of Lev Vygotsky

SUBJECT OF THE SCIENTIFIC ESSAY The Swedish Language in transformation. The influence of the English language on the Swedish language. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: – How has the english language affected Swedish society? – How do we notice the impact of the English language on the Swedish language today? Essay template: 1. Summary 2. Introduction 3. Purpose & questions 4. Background (previous research in the field) 5. Method 6. Results 7. Discussion 8. References (harvard or oxford, you decide) About 3000 words

The Resilinc 2018 Annual Report evaluates global uncertainty. Identify and explain three types of uncertainty found in the report. Min 275 words

Please write a complete essay about one of the following questions. Remember to follow the following format: Introductory Paragraph Introduce your topic using archaeological concepts and approaches. Include a clear thesis statement in which you state what your essay will be about, ensuring that you answer the essay question. Body Paragraphs Support your thesis statement with clearly organized points. Make sure that archaeological concepts and approaches are used in analysis in each paragraph. Support these points with concrete examples, information, data from the articles (and text and lectures where pertinent). Concluding Paragraph 1. We have seen in this course that although archaeology is a science, it is not free of politics. What kinds of conflicts around artifacts and bones have archaeologists and Native Americans encountered? How have they been resolved? What are your recommendations for successful research in the future? Refer to the articles (Frozen in Time, Pueblo Indians Receive Remains, and Africa Rejoices) and the lecture. Or 2. For urban, state level societies to develop, agricultural intensification was necessary to produce more food. What are some techniques of agricultural intensification? Does this intensification require state level organization? How might archaeological understandings of intensive agriculture help in food production today? Please refer to Secrets of El Dorado and Footplows and Raised Fields for data and evidence.

In this discussion, we will explore some of the minerals vital to human health. Among the most abundant of the essential minerals in the body are: Calcium Phosphorus (or the polyatomic phosphate anion, if you prefer) Sodium Potassium Magnesium Chloride Select a mineral that is critical for human health, either from the list above or another mineral of your choice. Then, respond to the prompts below. In your post, please address the following topics: State which mineral you have chosen. In what ionic state is the ion active within the body? In approximately one paragraph, summarize the physiological role of this ion. In approximately a sentence or two, please identify and briefly describe a disorder associated with a lack of or surplus of this ion in the body. As an example, watch this Khan Academy video that explains how the calcium ion is necessary in muscle contraction, specifically heart muscle contraction.