liabilities

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liabilities

  1. Define the term “liabilities.” Be sure to include the three crucial factors/characteristics of liabilities.
  2. What is capital stock, and on which financial statement would you find information about it?
  3. What is the difference between common stock and preferred stock?
  4. What is the difference between “authorized stock” and “issued and outstanding stock”?
  5. What is the difference between a par value stock and nonpar value stock?
  6. What is meant when stock is issued at par? At a Premium? And at a Discount?
  7. What is the difference between a stock dividend and a stock split?
  8. What is the difference between cumulative preferred stocks and non-cumulative preferred stocks?
  9. What is a cash dividend?
  10. What are the journal entries for 1) declaring and 2) subsequently paying a dividend?

Chemical and Behavioral Addictions

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Chemical and Behavioral Addictions

 Scholar Practitioner Project:

Many individuals who seek treatment for a chemical addiction may have an unidentified behavioral addiction as well, or it might be the other way around. It is not uncommon for individuals to experience chemical and behavioral cross-addictions, replacing one addiction with another. Some treatment approaches may be appropriate for both chemical and behavioral addictions, but some may not.

For this Assignment, review this week’s Resources. Reflect on the characteristics of chemical and behavioral addictions. Examine the similarities and differences between chemical and behavioral addictions. Consider challenges in treatment for chemical and behavioral addictions.

Assignment:

In a 2- to 4-page APA-formatted paper, address the following:

  • Select two chemical addictions and two behaviors of addiction and describe the symptoms of each.
  • Explain the similarities and differences between the chemical and behavioral addictions that you chose.
  • Explain how these similarities and differences pose a challenge for addiction professionals in making treatment decisions.
  • Explain any insights you gained as a result of analyzing the similarities and differences between chemical and behavioral addictions.

References:

Gavriel-Fried, B., & Lev-el, N. (2022). Negative Recovery Capital in Gambling Disorder: A Conceptual Model of Barriers to Recovery. Journal of Gambling Studies, 38(1), 279–296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10016-3

Khasmohammadi, M., Ghazizadeh Ehsaei, S., Vanderplasschen, W., Dortaj, F., Farahbakhsh, K., Keshavarz Afshar, H., Jahanbakhshi, Z., Mohsenzadeh, F., Mohd Noah, S., Sulaiman, T., Brady, C., & Hormozi, A. kalantar. (2020). The Impact of Addictive Behaviors on Adolescents Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Peer Support. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 181(2/3), 39–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2019.1700896

 

Special education process

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Special education process

As an elementary-level general education teacher, you are the person most likely to alert other professionals about a student you suspect may have a disability. For this reason, it is important that you know and understand the laws and policies that govern the process involved with special education.

This 2-part assignment provides you the opportunity to take a deep dive into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as well as the rights of learners and parents, and the responsibilities of teachers. Complete Parts 1 and 2 below.

Part 1: Special Education Resource 

Create a 375- to 525-word informational resource that addresses the following topics in relation to special education:

  • Special education process
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to include the Child Find mandate
  • Disability categories for special education eligibility

Part 2: Rights, Responsibilities, and Standards of Practice Presentation 

Research the following topics in relation to special education:

  • Federal and state involvement
  • Legal structures that govern programs
  • Laws that address learners’ and parental rights
  • Teacher expectations and responsibilities
  • Professional standards of practice

Note:

  • Create a 6- to 8-slide presentation using a presentation tool in the Technology Resource Library.
  • The tool must be approved by your instructor.

Address the following in your presentation:

  • Laws or policies related to learners’ and parental rights in special education
  • Teacher expectations and responsibilities for working with students with disabilities
  • Professional best practice strategies for the following:
  • Advocating to meet the needs of all learners
  • Promoting learners to meet full potential
  • Demonstrating respect for learners as individuals with differing personal and family backgrounds and various skills, abilities, and interests
  • Demonstrating collaboration with learners, families, and colleagues

Include the following elements in your presentation:

  • Title or introduction slide
  • Slide style that complements content
  • Minimum of 2 functional components (e.g., audio clip, visual graphic, or link)

The auditing firm

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The auditing firm

You are the manager of a local auditing firm. Concerned about your current customer base, you consider the factors that might affect the attractiveness of your auditing firm. You realize you need to conduct business research. You know that service quality and the fees charged by auditors are two well-known factors, and you realize that the reputation of an auditing firm also needs to be included as an independent variable. As illustrated by the dramatic effects of recent auditing scandals, you know that reputation is especially important for large auditing firms.

You also believe that proximity of the auditing firm to the customer is another independent variable you will need to include as it likely affects the frequency of client visitations.

Get started by doing the following within your report:

  1. Identify the problem, considering your own context.
  2. Create research questions.
  3. Identify the dependent, independent, moderating, and mediating variables.
  4. Sketch a diagram representing the theoretical model.
  5. Develop a minimum of four (4) testable hypotheses.

Note

In a 2-3-page, APA 7th edition style paper, review the following case and then provide detailed answers to the listed questions. Your answers should be clear, well-organized, and specific. Provide a concise, cogent argument and include details to support your response. Always properly identify, cite, and reference your supporting information.

Advocacy

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The Importance of Advocacy and Advocacy Competencies in Human Service Professions

Read the article below and then follow the instructions underneath it to complete the assignment.

  • Link to Library Article:
  • Snow, K. C. (2013). The Importance of Advocacy and Advocacy Competencies in Human Service Professions. Journal of Human Services, 33(1), 5-16.
  1. Summarize the main points of the article.
  2. Describe the competencies for advocacy as a Human Services Professional.
  3. Explain how these advocacy competencies will apply to your future work as a Human Services Professional.

Note

In a 2-page paper, using the standard APA guidelines format and proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

Risk consequences

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Risk consequences

Note

  • Apa format 500words
  • Include at least one biblical example from the text in your answer.

Chocolate

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Chocolate

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vfbv6hNeng

  1. What was your overall reaction to learning this material?
  2. Were you previously aware of how cacao was harvested.
  3. How might this Fair Trade system address some of the problems documented in the film?
  4. Do you think this documentary will change your consumer buying patterns?
  5. What measures can we take to put pressure on the chocolate industry to end the use of child labor and trafficking in their supply chain?

Note

  • Post your initial response to the above question(s). Cite your learning resources and external resources (eText, videos, other readings, blogs, etc) to support your response.
  • APA FORMATTING STYLE

 

Endocrine system

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Endocrine system

All of your answers should be written in your own words, using full sentences, correct terminology, and proper spelling and grammar.

  1. Explain the anatomical concepts associated with the endocrine system.
  2. Explain the physiological concepts associated with the endocrine system.
  3. How will you apply the concepts you have learned about the endocrine system in real life and in your future career?
  4. Which topic within this module has been the most valuable to your learning experience and why?
  5. Which topic(s) within this module did you struggle to understand and why?
  6. (Optional) Do you have any suggestions for your instructor on how they could help you connect with the difficult topics you’ve noted?

Note

Summarize this module’s key points in 5-6 sentences.

Microbiology

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Microbiology

1.In a one to two page paper, explain what septicemia is to someone as if they were your patient and  unfamiliar with microbiology

  • Explain what body systems septicemia affects
  • Include how you would discuss the severity of this condition
  • Use professional language and terminology

Organizational Policy

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Organizational Policy

Write a 2-3 page paper outlining either an opportunity that you had implementing an organizational policy or being the recipient (client) of an organizational policy being implemented.

If you have not had this experience, please interview someone that you know in an organization who has had either of the two experiences. Although the premise is from a personal experience, the writing should reflect a third person account.

Be sure to support your thoughts with outside scholarly sources.

  • Identify the type of policy that was implemented. Explain the reasons supporting the implementation of the policy.
  • Explain the positives and negatives of the implementation process. This section could include feedback received from the clients using the policy.
  • Identify challenges or successes of the policy being implemented.
  • As a human resources consultant involved in the implementation process, what changes or different strategies would you recommend to the implementation process.

GUIDELINES:

1. Approximately 2-3 pages and double-spaced (not counting a title page or references page).
2. Student should follow the APA Style Manual for referencing and citing sources in the paper.
3. Paper should be written in third person – not first person.
4. All sources must be properly cited, according to APA style. In essence, you need to use in-text citations (no footnotes or endnotes in this paper whatsoever).
5. The paper must contain the following elements:
a. Title Page
b. Introduction
c. Body
d. Summary/Conclusions
e. References section
f. Appendix (if tables or charts or necessary)