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Capitalism and Food & Agriculture

Instructions 

Answer the question for your final exam. You are not expected to do any research to answer the questions, and responses are not meant to be formal essays. Where you use references, indicate them correctly in the text, and include a reference list at the end, which is not included in the word count. Much references are not expected.

 

Question1

In what ways are food and agriculture central to capitalism and capitalist expansion in the Global North and/or Global South? Discuss using examples.

Capstone project

(Unit 6) Required readings: journals are in the uploaded files
Singer, A. E. (2010). Integrating ethics and strategy: A pragmatic approach. Journal of Business Ethics, 92(4), 479-491.

Holme, C. (2008). Business ethics – part one: Does it matter? Industrial and Commercial Training, 40(5), 248-252

Holme, C. A. (2008). Business ethics – part two: Making it part of your strategy. Industrial and Commercial Training, 40(6), 303-309.

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics//

Write the Business Law, Social Responsibility,Ethics/Ethics issues, Operations Management and Information Systems and Technology, Health Care Management related topics section of the project paper.

1. Analyze organizational systems in the areas of operations management and information systems.
2. Demonstrate the use of concepts learned in Health Care Management related topic
3. Compose a values/ethics statement for PayPal organization.
4. Justify the benefits of social responsibility for PayPal organization.
5. Analyze how a code of ethics could impact day-to-day operations.

Paypal Company Recommendations and Conclusions

(Unit 7)Complete the last two sections of the project Recommendations and Conclusion on PayPal Company analysis.
Detailed Instructions:
1. Company analysis – Recommendations Based on your analysis, recommend to an investor if he/she should or should not invest in the company. Give specific reasons for your recommendation. If the recommendation is to invest – what should the investor look for in the future – will the company grow? Is it a risky investment? How will the investor know when to sell the shares? If the recommendation is to not invest – what would have to change for the company to become a good investment? The recommendations section should be 300-500 words be sure that you anticipate questions and provide answers in this section.
Write a Conclusion The conclusion should remind the reader of the purpose of your paper and give the information that you said you were going to give when you wrote your introduction – the first place to begin is to review the introduction – does it still make sense? Does the conclusion you are writing “close the loop” for the reader?
Purdue OWL resources:

Writing a Conclusion for a Research Paper


Part 2. Please submit power point separate from the paper.
Complete a PowerPoint presentation
Create a 3-5 minute PowerPoint presentation
Using PowerPoint, create a 3-5 minute presentation based on your research and findings. For the PayPal company analysis – you have 3-5 minutes to convince an investor to either invest or not invest in the PayPal company. Do not use too many slides – 5-6 maximum. Do not try to give too much information – the investor also has the paper to review. Remember – less can be more so keep the slides simple, don’t use animations or fancy backgrounds – you want the investor to focus on the information and to make the decision that you suggest.

Poverty

For your third and largest paper, you will revise and add to your previous analyses and evaluation, constructing a carefully researched argumentative essay in which you ultimately argue for a solution(s) to the political or social problem about which you’ve been writing. This is your chance to display how far you’ve progressed as an academic writer by making conscious choices about rhetorical strategies, development, evidence incorporation, and structure. To reach the minimum page requirements—which, as you can see, are substantial—you must go far beyond merely stating fact after fact. Instead, you must use those facts as part of a concerted effort to convince the audience that your argument is right.

Your essay should include three main sections:

1) A revised analysis of the problem’s causes and effects

2) A revised evaluation of solutions that have already been tried and proven ineffective

3) An argument in which you explain a solution or solutions to the problem and convince readers to agree with your approach.

Your essay will be evaluated by the following characteristics:

It must display a formal, sophisticated writing style that avoids casual language; direct references to the writer, reader, and/or essay (first and second-person references); trite expressions and clichés; etc.

It must include properly formatted MLA in-text citations and works cited page citations. Severe grade penalties will result if proper citations are neglected.

It must include properly incorporated and introduced evidence—quotes, statistics, facts, etc.—that support the argument but do not dominate it. Original thinking and explanations are of paramount importance. An over-reliance of quotes and/or paraphrasing will garner severe penalties.

It must make an actual argument, an attempt to convince the audience of an argumentative stance. It must not simply summarize the issue or the possible approaches to it.

It must be mechanically correct, avoiding significant errors in grammar, punctuation, and syntax. It must also utilize transitional devices and sentence variety to create a sophisticated, clear, and fluid writing style.

It must avoid committing logical fallacies, including oversimplification and slippery slope errors.

It must display proper MLA formatting.

It must include a substantial introduction and conclusion that both meet the goals discussed in class.

It must maintain a logical structure in which paragraphs are cohesive, well-organized, and purposeful.

It must display depth of analysis: the ability to make connections among ideas and effectively explain content, as well as the ability to move beyond summary and subjective judgments.
Please note that you will not be graded on your opinion or the suggestions you select. You will instead be graded on how well you express your argument, persuade your audience, and employ the rhetorical techniques and strategies we’ve been studying. You will also be evaluated on how well you revised and edited the two previously written sections of the paper.

Argue either pro or con: eliminate government funding of Planned Parenthood

Write a 7 page persuasive essay on the topic. The essay is a research essay. You should cite a minimum of 7-10 sources. Don’t forget to number your pages, double space, spell check. A work cited page is absolutely necessary.

Education

Reviews:

Reviews should include a bibliographic entry for the book or article reviewed and 700-800 words of text (these numbers will be strictly enforced!) that briefly outlines your assessment of the purpose, organization, and usefulness of the material or research article. An accurate word-count should appear at the bottom of the review. You must review two books with ESL activities (look in the Curriculum Lab at the Library or start building your own resource library) and one journal article (from a 2010 or more recent issue of any journal whose focus is on Applied Linguistics. Some options are: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Research, Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, TESOL Quarterly, Language Learning, English for Specific Purposes