Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Read:

1) Mosley: Death of a Salesman. (Attached)

Watch:

1) Arthur Miller. Death of a Salesman. Dir. by Volker Schlöndorff(Movie)

(Must acquire access to a copy)

In detail and addressing the novel as well as the Dream, defend one of the following thesis statements. Be sure to support your response with relevant and specific quotations (take care to not string your quotes and to avoid block quotation). Be as specific and detailed as possible. In your response go beyond a rehashing of factual details, spending time explaining “Why?” and “How?” the information conveyed is important and what are “Implications” regarding the Dream. Please address the readings and learning modules as part of your response. Avoid phrases such as: “I think,” “to me,” “in my opinion,” and “I agree.” Simply present your argument with supporting material from the course. Please cite your work using the MLA format, and provide a properly formatted Works Cited page. 12-point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch Margins, single-spaced. Minimum 1250 words.

Special note: brevity will not be rewarded! Be specific and detailed in your response. Don’t waste time making general assertions—get to the point.

BE SURE TO PROVIDE TEXTUAL SUPPORT OF YOUR POINTS!

Option A: Hemingway

In Hemingway’s evocation of the Dream, no party is held harmless, and the reader must sympathize with the most unlikely of characters while lamenting that, on the whole, the American Dream collapses upon itself.

Option B: Hurston

Janie’s American Dream is a Dream fundamentally linked to her realization of selfhood and an organic union with another in a period when women, especially women of color, are forced to accept traditional expectations of womanhood both confining and subservient.

NOTE:

In your response use a thesis driven approach. Be sure to use details from the narrative/reading to support your points. Make the connection between your points and the examples given.

For every thought/sentence/idea remember:

How so?

In what way?

For example?

Implications?

The final project for this course is a Research Paper. The first two assignments will help you find the tools needed to prepare and gradually build your final research paper. The research paper for this course will be argumentative. The argumentative research paper requires you to take a position on an issue and support the position with persuasive facts and statements.

First, select a Research Paper TOPIC that can be assessed using health care economics principles.

1. Please choose from the following topics the issue you are going to discuss.
2. A history of Medicare cost containment policies

Not-for-profit versus for profit

State children health insurance programs

Medicare prospective payment program

• Medicare and Medicate dual eligibility
• Health maintenance organizations
• Long-term health care insurance
• The managed care backlash
• Impact of obesity on healthcare costs
• Impact of diabetes on healthcare costs
• Impact of smoking on healthcare costs
• Nursing shortages
• Cost of Pharmaceuticals
• Second, provide your research paper with the following OUTLINE (Your final paper assignment should include a detail explanation of this outline):
• a. Introduction -Your introduction should give a brief overview of the topic you are going to discuss. The last sentence of your introduction section should be your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should start with – The purpose of this paper is to…..
• b. Body of paper – The body of your paper should organize how you plan to address each required section of the paper. Each supporting item is then broken down into smaller supporting items.
• An overview of the issue

Why is this issue a concern from a health care economics perspective?

1. Who are the major parties involved in this issue?

Which market forces have an impact on this issue?

How is demand illustrated in this issue?

How is supply illustrated in this issue?

How has the affordable care act impacted this issue?

How are health disparities demonstrated in this issue?

How has this issue been improved in other global markets?

• What is your recommendation for making improvements based on economic principles?

• 1-     While both the supply chain and the operations are vitally important, both may be underestimated by staff and managers who aren’t involved with the day-to-day operations in those areas.  How would you explain the economic value of the supply chain and/or operations area of your organization (or one that you know of) to those outside of those respective areas? 
• 2-     Organizations are looking for personnel who understand operational issues. These companies also value those who know and understand financial issues and how the work of their departments/units impacts the bottom line.  Drawing on your knowledge of financial statements, draw some general guidelines on how one might use financial statements to manage either the supply chain area or an operations area if they are in a domestic organization vs. a global organization.  
• 3-    Given worldwide distribution and inventory, discuss how foreign currency might be advantageous (or not) to use as a tool.  Discuss:  ·      –   What factors should be taken into the decision.  ·       –   What action might be taken after the decision is made  ·       –   What are the anticipated the results of the action(s). 
• 4-     Consider cost-benefit analysis as a practical way of assessing the usefulness of projects in both public and private companies, you will argue in favor of cost-benefit analysis.
• 5-     Find a news article about a company that has had to reduce in inventory significantly. Critique the outcomes, if those are known, to customer service. If these are unknown, project the likelihood of the impact to customer service based on information readily available. 
• 6-     We currently live in a global village, and it is reasonable to expect that there could be some competitive advantages for our organizations to source globally. Based on personal or professional experience, discuss the costs associated with sourcing domestically vs. globally and the risks associated with each type of sourcing. 

Instructions

Preparing a CANVA Infographic

CANVA is a free platform to create documents that are used to illustrate and present concepts and information. You can use words and images to convey ideas to create the desired information piece. This link will take you to the website with instructions on how to develop your document: https://www.canva.com

For this task, explore the use and abuse of drugs taken for chronic pain (known as analgesics) and compare narcotic analgesics (those prescribed by a physician) with OTC analgesics. You will create an infographic that includes the following:

• The category of the prescription pain medication
• The risks associated with the specific medication
• The routes of administration for these particular drugs
• The manner of absorption
• The site of action
• The prime effects including effective on mood and emotion as well as side effects of these drugs
• The effects of OTC pain relievers
• The risks of developing a substance use disorder and description of how it typically occurs
• The age groups most likely to abuse this substance
• The recommendations that would be made to professional groups including the medical profession

After you have created your infographic, write a summary that uses your critical thinking skills to discuss whether these drugs are sufficiently controlled by current law and what can be done to prevent or minimize addiction to prescription drugs.

Length: The infographic should be 3-5 pages, including the summary.

Resources: Your infographic should be supported by reference to at least 3 articles published in peer-reviewed journals in the past 5 years. You may also find additional information at the NIDA InfoFacts website. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Your infographic should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

I need help with this homework. I need it done by tomorrow afternoon. its supposed to be a draft essay. 

Essay 1: Thesis-Driven Comparison and Contrast Essay

PROMPT: In an essay of at least 750 words, construct an insightful argument that employs comparison and contrast. Your argument should be about a choice you’ve made between two majors or careers. You should choose one option over the other based on a clear standard or standards.

In other words:

Compare and contrast two majors — one that you chose not to study and one that you did

Compare and contrast careers that you’ve considered — which one did you choose (or which one do you prefer right now)?

In writing this essay, you will:

Demonstrate analytical skills

• Construct an appropriately sophisticated thesis-driven essay

Understand how to utilize pre-writing and revising techniques

• Explore a topic that’s potentially significant in your life

Requirements

Your essay should include:

an introduction that

offers important contextualizing information (a little background about your choice)

• ends with a strong thesis statement

strong body paragraphs that

• offer clear main ideas supporting or illuminating the thesis

offer carefully chosen evidence (at least one citation from the Occupational Outlook Handbook and detailed anecdotes from your experience)

• offer analysis that supports and illuminates the thesis

a conclusion that offers your own take-away claim or explores the larger implications of the analysis that you’ve doneInstructions
In one document, include an introductory paragraph, a body paragraph, and the main ideas for the rest of your body paragraphs for Essay 1.  See the previous pages of this module for details about Essay 1, or check out the Essay 1 instructions (Links to an external site.) here. Here’s an example of an On-Ramp Activity Download an example of an On-Ramp Activity so you can see the format I’m looking for.