You are required to provde 800 words or more to answer these questions.As our national seeks to protect us from terrorism, there will always be a trade-off between security and personal liberty.When the two goals or security/safety and personal liberty come in direct conflict which is more important?How do our government and private organizations strike a blance between security and our rights?Is it true that everytime a new security measure is put into place, our personal liberties are eroded?
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Friday, 24 June 2022
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Components:
This project consists of three major activities:
- Conduct secondary research (i.e. library, internet, etc)
- Write research paper computing the financial ratios yourself.
- Make presentation to class.
Due Date and Time:
Papers and presentation are due at the beginning the final class meeting and are to be submitted via the Week 8 Drop Box.
The Project to be addressed by the Paper:
You have just graduated from University’s MBA program and have secured a position as a fund manager for a well known investment banking house.You have been given $25 million to manage/invest in a single stock. The fund is a pension/retirement fund so its perspective is long term with moderate risk of loss of capital and a required return of 9% per annum. Your assignment is to determine if the fund you are managing should invest $25 million dollars in the stock of the company you have selected for your first analysis/investment decision. Select a publicly traded US based company. Do not select a bank or financial intermediary (i.e Investment Bank, Insurance Company, Brokerage House etc). Your decision to invest or not invest will be supported by the research paper and a Power Point Presentation.
NOTE:Most of the data needed for this assignment can be found in Yahoo/finance.Go to Yahoo/finance, select your company, and view the table of contents on the left side of the page.
Your analysis, based on the concepts covered in this course, will address each of the following:
- Business Strategy Analysis:Develop an understanding of the business and
- Accounting Analysis:Do the accounting practices adopted by the company
- Financial Analysis:Analyze financial ratios and cash flow measures of the
- Prospective Analysis:Develop forecasted performance measures and list the
- Conclusion: Will you or will you not invest $25 million in this particular
competitive strategies of the company. Which of the three generic competitive
strategies does the company utilize (low cost provider, differentiation, focus)?This should be covered in not more than three paragraphs.Do not spend time
writing a history of the company.This is an analysis, not a history lesson.
generally reflect an accurate picture of the economic performance of the
company? Did your research find any public announcements of restatement of earnings or other financial statements that would indicate that the financial statements may be of dubious value?This can be done by reviewing the company's 8K filings with the SEC (a mandatory requirement for this paper).These filings can generally be found on the company's website under Investor Relations - SEC filings.
company relative to its historical performance.For purposes of this research paper a 2 year look back is sufficient and required. You must use at least 10 of the ratios noted on page 119 of the text including all four of the profitability ratios.
assumptions associated with your forecast.List your assumptions and reasons for your forecast.You may also cite the works of other analysts who have published forecasted earnings for the time frame you are addressing.(Hint:take a look at Yahoo/finance - analysts opinion
Company? Support your conclusion?Remember a negative conclusion is just as valid and valuable as a positive conclusion.
Conducting Library Research:
- Participate in a research orientation offered by the graduate librarian.
- Conduct a search for sources that offer accurate information on your company. A minimum of six legitimate and valid relevant resources are required.
Note:An excellent place to start is in Keiser University’s library LIRN database.Enter LIRN, go to INFOTRAC, in INFOTRAC enter “Business and Company Resource with PROMT and Newsletters.Enter the name of your company.Under your company you will find items such as “Historical”, “Investment Reports”, “Financial” and other data. You can find Industry Analysis in Standard & Poor’s.Individual company information may be found in Value Line and Morningstar.
Additional information can generally be found on the company’s website under “Investor Relations”.Here you will find SEC 10-K, 10Q, 8K’s and other filings.
You may also wish to visit the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for filings by your company.
- Avoid general Internet key word searches.Wikipedia and other unauthorized
sources are inappropriate for graduate work.Articles noting up to date information is such sources as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s or Business Week may be useful in addressing the appropriateness of current strategies, resource pricing, etc.given market conditions or the status of competitors.
Writing the Paper:
The following are general guidelines for format and organization.
- Format:- Minimum of ten pages (including self prepared exhibits), with numbered
- Typed, double spaced.
- New Times Roman (i.e. business) font, 12 point.
- Margins – 1.25 inches.
- Include boldface headings and subheadings.
- Note source citations as appropriate under APA guideline.
- Organization:- Cover page – Name of paper, your name, course number and name, date
- Introduction – A brief statement of the purpose of the paper and
- Analysis -Address four concepts noted in “The Paper etc” on the preceding page.
- Summary – A brief statement combining the finding arising from the analysis.
- Conclusion/Recommendations – should you invest or not invest the $25 million and why or why not.
pages.No binders please.
submitted.
explanation of its organization.You are welcome to use pseudonyms for the name of the company or individuals addressed in the paper.
Preparing the Presentation
Presents will be made in class during the last day of class.The presentation will be supported by a Power Point slides and will last not less than 12 minutes or more than 15 minutes (Executive Committee length).
https://bit.ly/39Ozrf2
This project consists of three major activities:
- Conduct secondary research (i.e. library, internet, etc)
- Write research paper computing the financial ratios yourself.
- Make presentation to class.
Due Date and Time:
Papers and presentation are due at the beginning the final class meeting and are to be submitted via the Week 8 Drop Box.
The Project to be addressed by the Paper:
You have just graduated from University’s MBA program and have secured a position as a fund manager for a well known investment banking house.You have been given $25 million to manage/invest in a single stock. The fund is a pension/retirement fund so its perspective is long term with moderate risk of loss of capital and a required return of 9% per annum. Your assignment is to determine if the fund you are managing should invest $25 million dollars in the stock of the company you have selected for your first analysis/investment decision. Select a publicly traded US based company. Do not select a bank or financial intermediary (i.e Investment Bank, Insurance Company, Brokerage House etc). Your decision to invest or not invest will be supported by the research paper and a Power Point Presentation.
NOTE:Most of the data needed for this assignment can be found in Yahoo/finance.Go to Yahoo/finance, select your company, and view the table of contents on the left side of the page.
Your analysis, based on the concepts covered in this course, will address each of the following:
- Business Strategy Analysis:Develop an understanding of the business and
- Accounting Analysis:Do the accounting practices adopted by the company
- Financial Analysis:Analyze financial ratios and cash flow measures of the
- Prospective Analysis:Develop forecasted performance measures and list the
- Conclusion: Will you or will you not invest $25 million in this particular
competitive strategies of the company. Which of the three generic competitive
strategies does the company utilize (low cost provider, differentiation, focus)?This should be covered in not more than three paragraphs.Do not spend time
writing a history of the company.This is an analysis, not a history lesson.
generally reflect an accurate picture of the economic performance of the
company? Did your research find any public announcements of restatement of earnings or other financial statements that would indicate that the financial statements may be of dubious value?This can be done by reviewing the company's 8K filings with the SEC (a mandatory requirement for this paper).These filings can generally be found on the company's website under Investor Relations - SEC filings.
company relative to its historical performance.For purposes of this research paper a 2 year look back is sufficient and required. You must use at least 10 of the ratios noted on page 119 of the text including all four of the profitability ratios.
assumptions associated with your forecast.List your assumptions and reasons for your forecast.You may also cite the works of other analysts who have published forecasted earnings for the time frame you are addressing.(Hint:take a look at Yahoo/finance - analysts opinion
Company? Support your conclusion?Remember a negative conclusion is just as valid and valuable as a positive conclusion.
Conducting Library Research:
- Participate in a research orientation offered by the graduate librarian.
- Conduct a search for sources that offer accurate information on your company. A minimum of six legitimate and valid relevant resources are required.
Note:An excellent place to start is in Keiser University’s library LIRN database.Enter LIRN, go to INFOTRAC, in INFOTRAC enter “Business and Company Resource with PROMT and Newsletters.Enter the name of your company.Under your company you will find items such as “Historical”, “Investment Reports”, “Financial” and other data. You can find Industry Analysis in Standard & Poor’s.Individual company information may be found in Value Line and Morningstar.
Additional information can generally be found on the company’s website under “Investor Relations”.Here you will find SEC 10-K, 10Q, 8K’s and other filings.
You may also wish to visit the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for filings by your company.
- Avoid general Internet key word searches.Wikipedia and other unauthorized
sources are inappropriate for graduate work.Articles noting up to date information is such sources as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s or Business Week may be useful in addressing the appropriateness of current strategies, resource pricing, etc.given market conditions or the status of competitors.
Writing the Paper:
The following are general guidelines for format and organization.
- Format:- Minimum of ten pages (including self prepared exhibits), with numbered
- Typed, double spaced.
- New Times Roman (i.e. business) font, 12 point.
- Margins – 1.25 inches.
- Include boldface headings and subheadings.
- Note source citations as appropriate under APA guideline.
- Organization:- Cover page – Name of paper, your name, course number and name, date
- Introduction – A brief statement of the purpose of the paper and
- Analysis -Address four concepts noted in “The Paper etc” on the preceding page.
- Summary – A brief statement combining the finding arising from the analysis.
- Conclusion/Recommendations – should you invest or not invest the $25 million and why or why not.
pages.No binders please.
submitted.
explanation of its organization.You are welcome to use pseudonyms for the name of the company or individuals addressed in the paper.
Preparing the Presentation
Presents will be made in class during the last day of class.The presentation will be supported by a Power Point slides and will last not less than 12 minutes or more than 15 minutes (Executive Committee length).
https://bit.ly/39Ozrf2
ou may use any resources at your disposal. List your sources at the end of each essay. Not all the answers to these questions are directly addressed in your text. Appropriately cite any sources if you are quoting or closely borrowing from an author’s text (physical or electronic). Suggested length is 2 or more pages per question (450 to 800 words).
1. Look at the place of monasticism in European society after 750 CE. Write about the important role of the Benedictines and the subsequent monastic reform groups like the Cistercians, Carthusians, Waldensians, Premonstratensians, etc.
2. Discuss some of the tensions between Church and State after 1000 CE. Make sure to cover topics such as Lay Investiture, Simony, Gregorian Reform, Concordat of Worms and Canon Law.
3. Write an essay about the origin of the Crusades. Trace the history through the first 3 Crusades and address the situation of Crusader Kingdoms and control of the holy places in Jerusalem.
4. Address the rise of the Germanic kingdom and its growth to a place of prominence. Look at several important German kings who rise to the role of Holy Roman Emperor.
5. Discuss the plight of Jews in both Christian and Muslim worlds 1000 – 1300.
6. Write about Scholasticism, Mysticism and the growth of the Mendicant Orders (Friars).
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1. Look at the place of monasticism in European society after 750 CE. Write about the important role of the Benedictines and the subsequent monastic reform groups like the Cistercians, Carthusians, Waldensians, Premonstratensians, etc.
2. Discuss some of the tensions between Church and State after 1000 CE. Make sure to cover topics such as Lay Investiture, Simony, Gregorian Reform, Concordat of Worms and Canon Law.
3. Write an essay about the origin of the Crusades. Trace the history through the first 3 Crusades and address the situation of Crusader Kingdoms and control of the holy places in Jerusalem.
4. Address the rise of the Germanic kingdom and its growth to a place of prominence. Look at several important German kings who rise to the role of Holy Roman Emperor.
5. Discuss the plight of Jews in both Christian and Muslim worlds 1000 – 1300.
6. Write about Scholasticism, Mysticism and the growth of the Mendicant Orders (Friars).
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You may use any resources at your disposal. List your sources at the end of each essay. Not all the answers to these questions are directly addressed in your text. Appropriately cite any sources if you are quoting or closely borrowing from an author’s text (physical or electronic). Suggested length is 2 or more pages per question (450 to 800 words).
1. Look at the rise of the Barbarian kingdoms and explain their place in the late ancientworld. Make sure to mention their interaction with the Byzantines and their adaptation ofChristianity (especially the heresies).
2. Write about the rise of the Frankish kingdom and its growth and achievements through the reign of Charlemagne.
3. Trace the early history of Islam including life in Arabia before the coming of the prophet Muhammad. How does the Ummah (Muslim community) grow and change in the decades following the Prophet’s death ?
4. Discuss the role of the Quran as both a religious and historical source (both in the medieval past and as it pertains today). What is the Hadith? Why is it important?
5. Write about the Sunni and Shia split along with significant developments with the rise of both the Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties.
6. What was the Rule of Saint Benedict? Why was it important to Christianity? Who was St. Jerome? What were his contributions to Christianity in the West? Write about the importance of St. Augustine.
7. Write about the growth of the Byzantine Empire through the 600’s.
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1. Look at the rise of the Barbarian kingdoms and explain their place in the late ancientworld. Make sure to mention their interaction with the Byzantines and their adaptation ofChristianity (especially the heresies).
2. Write about the rise of the Frankish kingdom and its growth and achievements through the reign of Charlemagne.
3. Trace the early history of Islam including life in Arabia before the coming of the prophet Muhammad. How does the Ummah (Muslim community) grow and change in the decades following the Prophet’s death ?
4. Discuss the role of the Quran as both a religious and historical source (both in the medieval past and as it pertains today). What is the Hadith? Why is it important?
5. Write about the Sunni and Shia split along with significant developments with the rise of both the Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties.
6. What was the Rule of Saint Benedict? Why was it important to Christianity? Who was St. Jerome? What were his contributions to Christianity in the West? Write about the importance of St. Augustine.
7. Write about the growth of the Byzantine Empire through the 600’s.
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Describe the physiological connections between calcium blood levels and the actions of calcitriol, calcitonin, and parathyroid hormone. What are the functions of these hormones and what are the dangers if one of these is not working properly?
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GOVT220
Review Watch: Political Structure at the State Level.
Locate the websites for the major political parties in your state. Once you have located the party website, determine the elements of the party platform. Organize the following information into an essay. Include the correct citation of the party's website and any other references you used for this essay using current APA format. Do not write about the Republican Party of Virginia.
1: Examine one of your state’s party platforms.
- Do you agree with the platform?
- Why or why not?
- What biblical principles apply to your position?
2: Examine the voting record of your elected representative to state government.
- Does the person vote in line with the party platform?
- Give specific examples.
3: What views would you like to express to your representative?
4: How can you get involved with politics at the local level to support the candidate of your choice?
Watch: Political Structure at the State Level
Hello. Today we're going to look at the structure of a political party. The purpose of doing this and creating an assignment on us is to let you know the opportunities that are available to people who wish to get actively involved in the political process. Now, that political parties are always in need of help, you can pick whichever one you want. But most people don't understand what they do, how they're organized, or how to get connected. And I hope this lecture and this assignment will help you to gain that knowledge and perhaps put it to use. Now, as an introductory set of ideas, I'll mention that you might want to think about learning more about the political parties by perhaps going to the national website of a political party. And you can see the way it's organized and structured there. But that's just background that won't help you very much at the local level. Political parties have an interesting type of organization. And in fact, political parties are not. And I emphasize not even mentioned in the constitution. It doesn't mean they're unconstitutional. It's simply means that they're not mention there. So there's no regulation or guidance of how a political party should be organized. And in reality, what we have for our major political parties, we really have 50. Democratic Party is one for each state, 50 Republican Party is one for each state. And in many cases, third parties organized at the state levels too. So the political parties are these 50 organizations that come together in an alliance once every four years to run a presidential campaign. But for day-to-day activity, most of what goes on is that at the state and in fact sometimes at the local level. So let's, let's take a look at how that works. I'm going to pick my state, Virginia, and pick one of the political parties and explain how it's organized. Now I'm going to be dealing with Republican Party, but the Democratic Party structure in my state is very similar. And in fact, for the purpose of this assignment, remember you can't use the Republican Party of Virginia because I'm already doing it for you. But this is a pattern that will apply to virtually any party in any state and you just have to find out how yours is organized. Okay? Now in the Republican Party of Virginia, like most political parties at the state level, there's an official document that describes the regulations and structure under which a party operates. Here, we call it the party plan. It may be called in some place the party by laws or some other name, but Party plan is a fairly typical name. And when you're researching state political party, you want to go on their website and look for that document, the bylaws, the party plan, and it will give you the structure for where you live. Now, taking a look at Virginia, the way we have it, we start at the state level and at the highest level, the state level further Republican Party in Virginia. We have what we call a State Central Committee. Now, the State Central Committee is the governing body for the political party in the state of Virginia. Who's on the State Central Committee? Well, the State Central Committee is made up of the chairman of each congressional district political party. I live in the sixth congressional district. We have a chairman for the sixth congressional district, he's a member. But also there are people elected from each congressional district. And they also serve on the State Central Committee. So these are elected a party officials who meet together periodically, usually four times a year, and set policy for the Republican Party. Now, there's also a state party Chairman that's a full time job. Being on the State Central Committee. That's a volunteer thing. You don't get paid for it and and it's not a full time job. You occasionally meet together, but you're strictly a secondary role. You have another job. But the state party chairman and that becomes a full-time job. And in addition, the state party chairman, there's a staff that runs the state party. You have to have people to keep the office open to keep the records, keep them Financial Affairs going, right. And these people are party staff. There are hired by the party and they have a full-time job. Now that lets the structure of the party at the state level. Now, we can go down one notch. And we go to the congressional district level. In the state of Virginia, we have 11 congressional districts. Your state may have more or they may have fewer. But the, the idea is at the congressional district level, you'll have another layer or layer, a party organization. And here you have a chairman. And the chairman of the Congressional District party is elected by the convention, which takes place in the political party in that congressional district once every two years. Now, the District Chairman has the role of both being the chairman of the district or whichever district he's in and serving on the State Central Committee. But you also have a committee. The committee that runs the political party at the district level is made up of the chairman of each individual unit. For example, if you're the chairman of the county political party, you have a seat on the on the congressional district committee. If you're chairman of a city political party, Have a seat there. And so that committee becomes the committee that runs the affairs of the political party at the level of a congressional district. And then if we go down one level further and come down to the local, and this is the entry point for most people. Now, in Virginia, we have what we call a unit committee. The unit is either a county or a city. Now, in Virginia, we have an unusual situation. If you're in a city such as Lynchburg, you don't live in a county. If you live in a county surrounding Lynchburg, for example, I live in Amherst County. We're not in any way incorporated town or city. So you belong either to a county or a city. Most other states don't work that way. But in our system, you're a part of the county political organization, of the city political organization. You have a chairman for the county or the city. And the way the chairman is elected, as we use something called a mass meeting ordinarily. And the mass meeting is a meeting that is open to the public, held every two years typically. And at that mass meeting, several things will happen. Anybody can come. And if you say that you're in accordance with the philosophy of the party, you can ask to be elected to the unit committee and a certain number of people will be elected to the unit committee. You can ask to be seen as a delegate either to the congressional district convention, which would elect the Congressional District chairman, or to the state convention. And in the state convention course, you take care of the business statewide. Sometimes we pick candidates. For example, a state convention could pick a candidate for governor or senator if the party wants to go that way. You can be elected to one of the conventions or both. And you can be you can be elected as a member the unit committee. And at that meeting, you will elect the unit chairman, which will serve for two years. So all of those things are done locally and there's no particular limitation on the mass meeting. Anybody who's in accordance with the beliefs and philosophy of the party can go. And so I would encourage everyone, if you're interested in one or the other of the political parties, attend the mass meeting sometime find out how parties are organized locally at your level. And if you're so inclined, you may wish to become involved with party. The interesting thing about this is that in our system, no matter what political party we talk about, whether it's Democrats, Republicans, or any third party. One thing you can always be sure of. They need more help at every level. And they're always willing to welcome new people to ask you to help. Simply helping putting a yard sign in your yard or putting a bumper sticker on your car make and doesn't on your car doesn't make you a member of the committee. You can volunteer and help. Sure. But you have to be elected to be a member the unit committee. Now that won't be too hard to do if you show an interest in the party. But the parties are there of a welcome new help. And I encourage you if you have an interest in this, please look at that. Why? Because to have a viable functioning republic today, you really need to have active political parties. And political parties always need more help. So if you wish to become interested, involved, and participate, the door is wide open. Entry is not difficult. And I encourage you to at least think about doing that. And at a very minimum understand the structure so that you can do this paper. As a final point, I would encourage you to, if you're still unclear, after looking at the document, contact one of the local party officials and ask them to explain to you in person, give them a call. Ask them how does the party function at our level? And you'd be surprised how much you could learn and hopefully put to use. Thank you.
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Review Watch: Political Structure at the State Level.
Locate the websites for the major political parties in your state. Once you have located the party website, determine the elements of the party platform. Organize the following information into an essay. Include the correct citation of the party's website and any other references you used for this essay using current APA format. Do not write about the Republican Party of Virginia.
1: Examine one of your state’s party platforms.
- Do you agree with the platform?
- Why or why not?
- What biblical principles apply to your position?
2: Examine the voting record of your elected representative to state government.
- Does the person vote in line with the party platform?
- Give specific examples.
3: What views would you like to express to your representative?
4: How can you get involved with politics at the local level to support the candidate of your choice?
Watch: Political Structure at the State Level
Hello. Today we're going to look at the structure of a political party. The purpose of doing this and creating an assignment on us is to let you know the opportunities that are available to people who wish to get actively involved in the political process. Now, that political parties are always in need of help, you can pick whichever one you want. But most people don't understand what they do, how they're organized, or how to get connected. And I hope this lecture and this assignment will help you to gain that knowledge and perhaps put it to use. Now, as an introductory set of ideas, I'll mention that you might want to think about learning more about the political parties by perhaps going to the national website of a political party. And you can see the way it's organized and structured there. But that's just background that won't help you very much at the local level. Political parties have an interesting type of organization. And in fact, political parties are not. And I emphasize not even mentioned in the constitution. It doesn't mean they're unconstitutional. It's simply means that they're not mention there. So there's no regulation or guidance of how a political party should be organized. And in reality, what we have for our major political parties, we really have 50. Democratic Party is one for each state, 50 Republican Party is one for each state. And in many cases, third parties organized at the state levels too. So the political parties are these 50 organizations that come together in an alliance once every four years to run a presidential campaign. But for day-to-day activity, most of what goes on is that at the state and in fact sometimes at the local level. So let's, let's take a look at how that works. I'm going to pick my state, Virginia, and pick one of the political parties and explain how it's organized. Now I'm going to be dealing with Republican Party, but the Democratic Party structure in my state is very similar. And in fact, for the purpose of this assignment, remember you can't use the Republican Party of Virginia because I'm already doing it for you. But this is a pattern that will apply to virtually any party in any state and you just have to find out how yours is organized. Okay? Now in the Republican Party of Virginia, like most political parties at the state level, there's an official document that describes the regulations and structure under which a party operates. Here, we call it the party plan. It may be called in some place the party by laws or some other name, but Party plan is a fairly typical name. And when you're researching state political party, you want to go on their website and look for that document, the bylaws, the party plan, and it will give you the structure for where you live. Now, taking a look at Virginia, the way we have it, we start at the state level and at the highest level, the state level further Republican Party in Virginia. We have what we call a State Central Committee. Now, the State Central Committee is the governing body for the political party in the state of Virginia. Who's on the State Central Committee? Well, the State Central Committee is made up of the chairman of each congressional district political party. I live in the sixth congressional district. We have a chairman for the sixth congressional district, he's a member. But also there are people elected from each congressional district. And they also serve on the State Central Committee. So these are elected a party officials who meet together periodically, usually four times a year, and set policy for the Republican Party. Now, there's also a state party Chairman that's a full time job. Being on the State Central Committee. That's a volunteer thing. You don't get paid for it and and it's not a full time job. You occasionally meet together, but you're strictly a secondary role. You have another job. But the state party chairman and that becomes a full-time job. And in addition, the state party chairman, there's a staff that runs the state party. You have to have people to keep the office open to keep the records, keep them Financial Affairs going, right. And these people are party staff. There are hired by the party and they have a full-time job. Now that lets the structure of the party at the state level. Now, we can go down one notch. And we go to the congressional district level. In the state of Virginia, we have 11 congressional districts. Your state may have more or they may have fewer. But the, the idea is at the congressional district level, you'll have another layer or layer, a party organization. And here you have a chairman. And the chairman of the Congressional District party is elected by the convention, which takes place in the political party in that congressional district once every two years. Now, the District Chairman has the role of both being the chairman of the district or whichever district he's in and serving on the State Central Committee. But you also have a committee. The committee that runs the political party at the district level is made up of the chairman of each individual unit. For example, if you're the chairman of the county political party, you have a seat on the on the congressional district committee. If you're chairman of a city political party, Have a seat there. And so that committee becomes the committee that runs the affairs of the political party at the level of a congressional district. And then if we go down one level further and come down to the local, and this is the entry point for most people. Now, in Virginia, we have what we call a unit committee. The unit is either a county or a city. Now, in Virginia, we have an unusual situation. If you're in a city such as Lynchburg, you don't live in a county. If you live in a county surrounding Lynchburg, for example, I live in Amherst County. We're not in any way incorporated town or city. So you belong either to a county or a city. Most other states don't work that way. But in our system, you're a part of the county political organization, of the city political organization. You have a chairman for the county or the city. And the way the chairman is elected, as we use something called a mass meeting ordinarily. And the mass meeting is a meeting that is open to the public, held every two years typically. And at that mass meeting, several things will happen. Anybody can come. And if you say that you're in accordance with the philosophy of the party, you can ask to be elected to the unit committee and a certain number of people will be elected to the unit committee. You can ask to be seen as a delegate either to the congressional district convention, which would elect the Congressional District chairman, or to the state convention. And in the state convention course, you take care of the business statewide. Sometimes we pick candidates. For example, a state convention could pick a candidate for governor or senator if the party wants to go that way. You can be elected to one of the conventions or both. And you can be you can be elected as a member the unit committee. And at that meeting, you will elect the unit chairman, which will serve for two years. So all of those things are done locally and there's no particular limitation on the mass meeting. Anybody who's in accordance with the beliefs and philosophy of the party can go. And so I would encourage everyone, if you're interested in one or the other of the political parties, attend the mass meeting sometime find out how parties are organized locally at your level. And if you're so inclined, you may wish to become involved with party. The interesting thing about this is that in our system, no matter what political party we talk about, whether it's Democrats, Republicans, or any third party. One thing you can always be sure of. They need more help at every level. And they're always willing to welcome new people to ask you to help. Simply helping putting a yard sign in your yard or putting a bumper sticker on your car make and doesn't on your car doesn't make you a member of the committee. You can volunteer and help. Sure. But you have to be elected to be a member the unit committee. Now that won't be too hard to do if you show an interest in the party. But the parties are there of a welcome new help. And I encourage you if you have an interest in this, please look at that. Why? Because to have a viable functioning republic today, you really need to have active political parties. And political parties always need more help. So if you wish to become interested, involved, and participate, the door is wide open. Entry is not difficult. And I encourage you to at least think about doing that. And at a very minimum understand the structure so that you can do this paper. As a final point, I would encourage you to, if you're still unclear, after looking at the document, contact one of the local party officials and ask them to explain to you in person, give them a call. Ask them how does the party function at our level? And you'd be surprised how much you could learn and hopefully put to use. Thank you.
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Part 1: Reading and Background
Please read Chapters 1-3 in our course text, W. Timothy Coombs’ Ongoing Crisis Communication: Planning, Managing and Responding. The author provides a relatively brief overview of the ways organizational leaders or communication professionals should view crises, basic stages of crises, factors that influence or perpetuate and intensify crises, proactive management functions that relate to crisis management, some fundamentals about the ‘crisis prevention process,’ and other important crisis communication concepts. Once you have completed reading these chapters, consider how the information they contain and what you’ve learned applies to the following. In the recently released Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2021, the United States (U.S.) was cited for “human rights failings” and the “disproportionate impact of COVID-19” on all people of color, not just black Americans. The Human Rights Watch (2021) states, Racial discrimination is a serious human rights problem in the United States that intersects with all of the US domestic issues covered by Human Rights Watch—from over-incarceration of Black and Latinx people fueled by the disproportionately harsh sentences meted out for all categories of crime, including violent offenses, to the failed War on Drugs, to prosecution and 2 bail policies that coerce people into guilty pleas, to surveillance of specific groups, such as Muslims or political activists from other ethnic or religious minorities, to immigration policies that scapegoat immigrants as criminals, or subject asylum seekers and refugees to disparate treatment based on their national origin. Human Rights Watch documents, investigates, and analyzes human rights abuses involving racial discrimination in “purpose or effect,” meaning violations that result in racial disparities even without intent to discriminate, and we advocate for the US to meet its international human rights obligation to end all forms of racial discrimination (para. 1). One explosive example of a human rights failing happened in May 2020, when after being arrested for passing counterfeit money, George Floyd died in police custody. The release of a ‘citizen reporter’s’ personal smartphone video showing a police officer’s knee on the neck of George Floyd produced multiple outcomes, nationally and globally. In April 2021, the police officer involved was convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and two charges of murder. In one video, a shocking number of revelations, accusations, and crisis response efforts faced by individuals and organizations such as first responders and police departments, found themselves face-to-face with charges of racial profiling, racial discrimination, and racial victimization. The George Floyd story is one of many recent similar events whereby organizations have been scrutinized in the media for their shocking, aggressive and misdirected pattern of communication. Likewise, the response to crises that arose from these events have highlighted the need for new crisis communication management protocols. While these kinds of behaviors and the crises many organizations and individuals face in association with them are far from new, the scope and attention recently brought to these issues is unprecedented. It is characterized and has been fueled by (1) the “#DefundPolice” movement, 3 which clearly and dramatically spread throughout the United States; (2) high profile accusations involving news and entertainment industry celebrities and extensive news media coverage of these stories; (3) the organized banding together of black American families who feel victimized in many of these cases and those who have been victimized in some way at some point in their lives; (4) efforts on the part of many entertainment industry celebrities to publicly rally against this kind of behavior, and the criticism of those who support or defend law enforcement officers (#BackTheBlue); (5) advocacy groups of various types tying themselves to and supporting the “BLM,” “DefundPolice,” or “BackTheBlue” movements for a variety of reasons; (6) political parties and candidates aligning themselves with the movement/issues or counter-issues, sometimes for unrelated purposes; (7) an apparent rise in cases of accusations that were later proven to be false; (8) a rise in initial denials in response to accusations that were later proven to be true; (9) businesses and other organizations reviewing and changing their human rights and racial discrimination policies in their workplaces; (10) legislative measures being introduced, considered and to some degree passed at all levels of government in response to one or all of these movements; (11) litigation and settlements related to racial issues; (12) numerous public relations events, marches, demonstrations and other activities fostered by various organizations related to these issues; and, (13) some organizations integrating the cause into their consumer advertising and promotional campaigns. Overall, the #BLM, #DefundPolice, and #BackTheBlue movements started in the United States (U.S.) and have increased awareness of racial profiling, discrimination, and victimization issues related to people of color throughout this country and worldwide. This is in part because of our current media environment and in part because these problems can be found in every culture. Some have noted that in many parts of the U.S. and the world this problem is still dismissed. For those organizations concerned with managing their 4 reputations effectively and involved in planning and responding to crises, these are trends and a cultural climate that cannot be ignored.
Part 2: Reputation Management/Crisis Communication Assignment
As you respond to this assignment, please view this from a reputation management/crisis communication point of view or as if you were a consultant hired to help an organization rather than on the basis of views or feelings you may have about these issues or particular events.
First conduct an Internet search for recent news reports and articles dealing with the happenings and issues listed above. This will further familiarize you with the nature of the current image, reputation, and crisis communication issues that all organizations may now face in some form.
Second, select ONE ORGANIZATION in the United States that has experienced a crisis involving accusations of racial profiling, racial discrimination or victimization on/with persons associated with it. It must have taken place in the past year or so. This could be a national or a local organization and may even be located in the city or town where you live. Once you have chosen your particular organization and locale, conduct another Internet search or search for other sources that focus on the organization you’ve chosen and the particular crisis communication challenges it has faced dealing with these specific issues within the past year or so. (
Third, using Chapters 1 and 2 in Coombs books as a guide, assess the ways you believe the crises they have experienced in the past year or so exemplifies the nature, stages, responses to and influences on crises as discussed in these chapters. Be sure to identify what organizations and stakeholders have been affected in the case of your organization and how such matters as the value of reputations, stakeholder activism, having broader views of crises, failure to plan, and the importance of leadership 5 are exemplified. Also, specifically exemplify how the “effects of the online world on crisis communication” has been at work. After you have responded to this, apply Chapters 3 and 4 in the Coombs book to the next part of your evaluation of this case.
Next, based specifically on what you have learned about the crises your chosen organization may have experienced, discuss specifically what the leader(s) of this organization might have done or might do to be more proactive in their crisis prevention and crisis management. Be specific in applying the Coombs readings to your particular case, even though your information about the internal workings of the organization you chose will be quite limited. Finally, based on your assessment of all communication that has taken place in the case you have chosen, what specifically do you believe has been handled ethically or unethically, using Dr. Timothy Sellnow’s video message and biblical truth as your guide?
Your written response for this assignment should be 500-1,000 words and include links to the key articles you use in your work, in-text source citations from the Coombs chapters, and any other necessary identifying source information.
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Please read Chapters 1-3 in our course text, W. Timothy Coombs’ Ongoing Crisis Communication: Planning, Managing and Responding. The author provides a relatively brief overview of the ways organizational leaders or communication professionals should view crises, basic stages of crises, factors that influence or perpetuate and intensify crises, proactive management functions that relate to crisis management, some fundamentals about the ‘crisis prevention process,’ and other important crisis communication concepts. Once you have completed reading these chapters, consider how the information they contain and what you’ve learned applies to the following. In the recently released Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2021, the United States (U.S.) was cited for “human rights failings” and the “disproportionate impact of COVID-19” on all people of color, not just black Americans. The Human Rights Watch (2021) states, Racial discrimination is a serious human rights problem in the United States that intersects with all of the US domestic issues covered by Human Rights Watch—from over-incarceration of Black and Latinx people fueled by the disproportionately harsh sentences meted out for all categories of crime, including violent offenses, to the failed War on Drugs, to prosecution and 2 bail policies that coerce people into guilty pleas, to surveillance of specific groups, such as Muslims or political activists from other ethnic or religious minorities, to immigration policies that scapegoat immigrants as criminals, or subject asylum seekers and refugees to disparate treatment based on their national origin. Human Rights Watch documents, investigates, and analyzes human rights abuses involving racial discrimination in “purpose or effect,” meaning violations that result in racial disparities even without intent to discriminate, and we advocate for the US to meet its international human rights obligation to end all forms of racial discrimination (para. 1). One explosive example of a human rights failing happened in May 2020, when after being arrested for passing counterfeit money, George Floyd died in police custody. The release of a ‘citizen reporter’s’ personal smartphone video showing a police officer’s knee on the neck of George Floyd produced multiple outcomes, nationally and globally. In April 2021, the police officer involved was convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and two charges of murder. In one video, a shocking number of revelations, accusations, and crisis response efforts faced by individuals and organizations such as first responders and police departments, found themselves face-to-face with charges of racial profiling, racial discrimination, and racial victimization. The George Floyd story is one of many recent similar events whereby organizations have been scrutinized in the media for their shocking, aggressive and misdirected pattern of communication. Likewise, the response to crises that arose from these events have highlighted the need for new crisis communication management protocols. While these kinds of behaviors and the crises many organizations and individuals face in association with them are far from new, the scope and attention recently brought to these issues is unprecedented. It is characterized and has been fueled by (1) the “#DefundPolice” movement, 3 which clearly and dramatically spread throughout the United States; (2) high profile accusations involving news and entertainment industry celebrities and extensive news media coverage of these stories; (3) the organized banding together of black American families who feel victimized in many of these cases and those who have been victimized in some way at some point in their lives; (4) efforts on the part of many entertainment industry celebrities to publicly rally against this kind of behavior, and the criticism of those who support or defend law enforcement officers (#BackTheBlue); (5) advocacy groups of various types tying themselves to and supporting the “BLM,” “DefundPolice,” or “BackTheBlue” movements for a variety of reasons; (6) political parties and candidates aligning themselves with the movement/issues or counter-issues, sometimes for unrelated purposes; (7) an apparent rise in cases of accusations that were later proven to be false; (8) a rise in initial denials in response to accusations that were later proven to be true; (9) businesses and other organizations reviewing and changing their human rights and racial discrimination policies in their workplaces; (10) legislative measures being introduced, considered and to some degree passed at all levels of government in response to one or all of these movements; (11) litigation and settlements related to racial issues; (12) numerous public relations events, marches, demonstrations and other activities fostered by various organizations related to these issues; and, (13) some organizations integrating the cause into their consumer advertising and promotional campaigns. Overall, the #BLM, #DefundPolice, and #BackTheBlue movements started in the United States (U.S.) and have increased awareness of racial profiling, discrimination, and victimization issues related to people of color throughout this country and worldwide. This is in part because of our current media environment and in part because these problems can be found in every culture. Some have noted that in many parts of the U.S. and the world this problem is still dismissed. For those organizations concerned with managing their 4 reputations effectively and involved in planning and responding to crises, these are trends and a cultural climate that cannot be ignored.
Part 2: Reputation Management/Crisis Communication Assignment
As you respond to this assignment, please view this from a reputation management/crisis communication point of view or as if you were a consultant hired to help an organization rather than on the basis of views or feelings you may have about these issues or particular events.
First conduct an Internet search for recent news reports and articles dealing with the happenings and issues listed above. This will further familiarize you with the nature of the current image, reputation, and crisis communication issues that all organizations may now face in some form.
Second, select ONE ORGANIZATION in the United States that has experienced a crisis involving accusations of racial profiling, racial discrimination or victimization on/with persons associated with it. It must have taken place in the past year or so. This could be a national or a local organization and may even be located in the city or town where you live. Once you have chosen your particular organization and locale, conduct another Internet search or search for other sources that focus on the organization you’ve chosen and the particular crisis communication challenges it has faced dealing with these specific issues within the past year or so. (
Third, using Chapters 1 and 2 in Coombs books as a guide, assess the ways you believe the crises they have experienced in the past year or so exemplifies the nature, stages, responses to and influences on crises as discussed in these chapters. Be sure to identify what organizations and stakeholders have been affected in the case of your organization and how such matters as the value of reputations, stakeholder activism, having broader views of crises, failure to plan, and the importance of leadership 5 are exemplified. Also, specifically exemplify how the “effects of the online world on crisis communication” has been at work. After you have responded to this, apply Chapters 3 and 4 in the Coombs book to the next part of your evaluation of this case.
Next, based specifically on what you have learned about the crises your chosen organization may have experienced, discuss specifically what the leader(s) of this organization might have done or might do to be more proactive in their crisis prevention and crisis management. Be specific in applying the Coombs readings to your particular case, even though your information about the internal workings of the organization you chose will be quite limited. Finally, based on your assessment of all communication that has taken place in the case you have chosen, what specifically do you believe has been handled ethically or unethically, using Dr. Timothy Sellnow’s video message and biblical truth as your guide?
Your written response for this assignment should be 500-1,000 words and include links to the key articles you use in your work, in-text source citations from the Coombs chapters, and any other necessary identifying source information.
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