Category: Essays

Macroeconomic Analysis of a Pandemic – COVID-19, Economic Growth, and Unemployment

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The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy in an unparalleled fashion. Each step of this three-part core assessment will challenge you to apply key macroeconomic theory concepts to this real-world case study (that we all lived through). In this unit, you are tasked with looking at the global macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 on key indicators such as GDP and the unemployment rate.

Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and identify the four expenditure categories in the equation GDP = C + I + G + Xn; identify the measurement and sources of economic growth.

Describe the business cycle; identify the primary measure of unemployment and define “full employment”; identify the primary measure of inflation and distinguish between demand-pull and cost-push inflation.

Provide a brief synthesis (4-5 sentences) of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacted the global economy.
What was the impact of COVID-19 on the USA’s labor force in 2020?
How did COVID-19 impact consumer and business confidence among the world’s largest economies?
How did measurement problems factor into the economic impact of COVID-19?

 

How bad data will impact information, business intelligence, and knowledge.

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1. Why do you believe that data can be inaccurate?
2. What can a business do to ensure data is correct?
3. Explain how bad data will impact information, business intelligence, and knowledge.
4. Have you ever made a decision based on bad data? If so, please share how you could have verified the data quality.
5. Argue for or against the following statement “It is better to make a business decision with bad data than with no data”.

 

 

Family Violence Offenders

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Addressing family violence is a complex issue. The criminal justice system traditionally focused on enforcing the law and punishing the criminal. For so many years this was the only objective. Fortunately, in recent years there has been more attention on helping victims, But in reading Chapter 9, you can see that this too can be complicated. There are so many things to consider. One of the most frequent tools used in family violence cases is removing the aggressor, at least temporarily, from the home. This can result in additional strain on the family. Abused children are also removed from the home, but often are eventually returned. Elderly victims are sometimes removed from their lifelong residences and placed in care facilities. There are unintended consequences regarding most actions taken to protect victims. Chapter 9 focuses on these issues. So, based on your reading of this chapter, and on your opinions, what punishment do you think should be given to family violence offenders? Should partner abusers, child abusers, and elderly abusers be addressed differently?

 

“Rights of Registered Nurses when Considering a Patient

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After reviewing the ANA position statement on “Rights of Registered Nurses when Considering a Patient Assignment,” discuss the legal and ethical implications of accepting assignments. When delegating assignments to unlicensed personnel, what issues need to be considered? What insurance issues come into play? Analyze the legal principle of Respondeat Superior.

The platinum age of television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead

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Bianculli, D. (2016). The platinum age of television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, how TV became terrific. Anchor.
Mittell, J. (2010). Television and American culture. New York: Oxford University Press

Watch a situation comedy that includes at least one adult working woman in a major role (housework or office or other types of work all can count as work). Consult Bianculli on Family Sitcoms, Workplace Sitcoms, Splitcoms, or Single Working Women Sitcoms.
Here are some good specific choices of classic sitcom episodes that say something about race, class, or gender:
• The Honeymooners, “A Woman’s Work is Never Done”
• Mary Tyler Moore “Love is All Around”
• Seinfeld “The Cigar Store Indian”
• Friends “The One With Five Steaks and an Eggplant”
• All in the Family “Meet the Bunkers”
• The Jeffersons “A Friend in Need”
• The Simpsons “Scenes from the Class Struggle”
• black-ish “Pilot”
After you watch, complete the following for your initiating post:
1. Explain which episodes of which shows you watched, and briefly outline the plot.
2. Please quote and correctly cite the assigned Mittell or Bianculli readings in at least one of your postings.
3. Find a critical online essay from the ESU Library on gender, race, or class and a specific show or genre—and incorporate that into one of your posts. [Link to it using a permanent link.

 

Sports Sociology Changes

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Consider changes over time for women, different levels of socioeconomic status, race, and athletes with disabilities in sport. Answer only THREE out of the six questions below: Your pick.

What changes have you noticed for women in sport?
How does socioeconomic status impact sport opportunities?
How does race still impact contemporary sport?
What challenges and opportunities relate to athletes with disabilities?
Where does power lie in sports?
Evaluate the impact of power in society on sport opportunities and barriers for various groups.

 

RELIABILITY Explained! Failure Rate, MTTF, MTBF, Bathtub Curve, Exponential and Weibull Distribution

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In the above video, there are several different tools described which are used in determining failure

rates. Please select one of the tools presented, research how it applies in particular scenarios,

and present your findings in the discussion.