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Please answer the following questions after reading the attached files:
1. How would you compare the Gossamer Journals representation of love and marriage with the varied representations of the love relationship in Ise? (for this question about Ise is the pictures attached named from 50 to 80)
2. How would you compare Gossamer and Pillow Books view of flirtation and romance? Do their representations of love (flirtation, romance) and marriage overlap, or are there substantial differences?  Do the texts share the same degree of emphasis and focus on marriage? If so, how? If not, match up the resonating similarities and chart the differences.
3. After reading The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon how would you characterize Sei Shonagons taste and sensibility? Can we define her judgment and basis for appraisal? Do we agree with her judgements? Disagree? Where and when (cite specific pages and passages)  Do you think she would be fun to hang out with?

Carvana

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The company being used for the calculations and analysis is CARVANA which is a publicly trades comapny.

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the financial condition and performance of the firm you and your CLC group members have selected for analysis.

Refer to Tables A-1 through A-5 in Appendix II of the text for the operational definitions of and formulas for numerous common financial ratios, including profitability, liquidity, leverage, activity, and shareholders’ return. Using these formulas, complete at least one ratio from each of the five categories, though you may apply as many of the ratios for which you can find the required information in the firm’s financial reports. On your calculations page, specify for which formulas you are solving.

In an assessment of approximately 750 words, address the following:

    Determine which of the ratios provide the most key insights into the firm’s current level of performance. How can you assess whether the results of your calculations are positive or negative? Explain which of the ratios give you reason to be concerned with the organization’s current strategy and why.
    The Organizational and Operational Plans assignment references the possible benefits and risks of forming a strategic alliance. What would be the risks of forming a strategic alliance in terms of the firm’s profitability ratios? Which of those five ratios is most likely to reveal immediate information for analysis of the alliance’s effectiveness?
    Considering today’s financial climate, how likely is it that the organization could acquire the capital necessary to support an aggressive value-enhancement strategy? From where would that capital originate? Compared to current interest rates, what do you believe is a realistic interest rate the firm might incur? Which of the liquidity ratios will be impacted by the influx of capital, if borrowed?

Submit your calculations with your written response.

You will be required to incorporate instructor feedback from this paper into the Assessing and Managing Risk assignment in Topic 7.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

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response to Kim Iryop, see general information for grading criteria.
(Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun: Essays by Zen Master Kim Iryop)
description of assignment:

Students will critically engage the readings in four response papers (minimum length of 300 words). A minimum of two sources is required. For each response paper, choose one quote from the course reading, give the full citation of the quote, explain the quote and its relevance for the respective topic. Develop a coherent argument from your sources and try to articulate an insight that came to you in the process of your reading.

A good paper focuses on one main thesis, which it introduces in a separate introduction and systematically develops in the main body of the paper. If you have any questions consult the instructor or a writing manual at the reference desk of the library. Academic citation of quotations and a separate bibliography are required.

First drafts and revisions PRIOR to the due date are encouraged.

Grading: Assuming that the response paper fulfills the formal requirements of academic work, following criteria apply: (1) format, (2) content (the paper is factually correct and relates to the reading in question), (3) development (the paper develops one idea systematically), (4) the paper formulates one insight (an application or an illustration of the idea of your choice). A: 4/4, B: 3/4, C: 2/4, D: 1/4.

Achievement Gap

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The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study (EEOS), also known as the “Coleman Report,” was commissioned by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1966 to assess the availability of equal educational opportunities to children of different race, color, religion, and national origin.  The report found glaring inequalities in education. Please answer the following prompts in complete sentence essay form.

. Prompt 1 – What is achievement gap? explain this concept
Prompt 2 – It has been over 50 years since the report was published – has the education gap increased or decreased? – support your answer by some data.
Prompt  3 – Do you agree that schools perpetuate class inequalities – If yes, why? If no, why?  – use concepts from chapter 16 to answer this question.  Discuss the issues in education and show how these issues might either increase or decrease inequalities.  Example – how have programs such as “Head Start”, “Busing”, “No Child Left Behind”  have affected schools.  Have they helped or hurt the education gap.
Prompt 4 – From your own personal experience, what is the biggest challenge the education system in the US faces?  How can it be improved (what is the solution?