Complete the Ecological Footprint Calculator and answer the following questions:

1. (5 pts.) Discuss your results. Answer the following questions in a paragraph. How large is your ecological footprint (number of Earths and area)? Is this number high, low, or medium in range? Could everyone on Earth live at the same standard of living that you do?

1. (5 pts.) What two activities had the highest scores (most consumption)? Why were the scores so high?

1. (5 pts.) Based on your own perspective, what areas would be reasonable for you to improve on?

1. (5 pts.) Based on what you have learned in this course, do you think it is feasible for people to change their lifestyle(s) enough to lessen their impact on the planet in a significant way? Describe two aspects of our lifestyle that would likely have to change. It might be helpful to recall the primary areas covered by the Ecological Footprint Calculator (water use, food, transportation, shelter, energy use, clothing, and stuff I use).

Submit the completed Ecological Footprint Calculator and this document with your answers to the digital drop box.

Chapter 23: Audit of Cash and Financial Instruments

The amount of subjectivity involved in establishing fair value estimates can be complex for management responsible for making the fair value measurements and disclosures contained in financial statements. This is particularly true for fair value measurements for which observable market prices are not available. Auditing standards require auditors to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide reasonable assurance that fair value measurements and disclosures are in conformity with accounting standards, and auditing standards provide guidance for auditing those measurements and disclosures contained in financial statements.

a. Visit the PCAOB’s web site (pcaobus.org) to identify where in the PCAOB Auditing Standards guidance is provided for auditing fair value measurements and disclosures.

b. PCAOB auditing standards require the auditor to obtain an understanding of the entity’s process for determining fair value measurements and disclosures. Identify 5 things the auditor should consider when obtaining that understanding.

c. What should the auditor consider when engaging a specialist to perform substantive tests related to fair value assertions?

d. Briefly describe the three types of substantive tests of fair value measurements that the auditor may perform.

1. Briefly describe this leader’s background – including details such as their current role and organization, work history, educational background, family background if relevant, industry involvement.

2. Describe their approach to leadership, drawing on at least one leadership theory from the academic literature. Provide evidence to support your assessment of their leadership approach. That is, describe two specific examples of actions they have taken that demonstrate this particular leadership approach you have described.

3. What are two key challenges they have faced as a leader? How have they managed this challenge? What could they do differently to be even more effective?

4. What have you learned about leadership from studying this particular leader?

The essay needs to have a clear and coherent structure, be clearly expressed, with few errors. In your essay refer to at least (10) sources of which need to be current academic references no older than 2010. An academic reference is a journal article or academic book. It The academic references could be about the leadership theory you have chosen, about important leadership capabilities that this person has had to demonstrate (such as creating a strong Organisational culture, creating a motivating environment, influencing others or managing change), or about the challenges they face.

Reference List needs to be provided. font – TNR size 12, paragraph and spacing necessary
1500 words

I want to do research about the evolution of Genus Panthera. Like lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, snow leopards. I want to know how they are different from them from the past and present. I plan to do the research by reading article and books. I really like big cats that’s why I want to do it.
Due on the day of the final exam is a five-page paper (or other creative work) on a topic of your choice, which has to do with evolution or evolutionary science. The goal of this assignment is for you to demonstrate to me that you can take some of the big lessons we cover in this course, and use them to think about things that I didn’t explicitly teach you about. See below for details.

If you choose to do a paper, the paper must be submitted in the form of .doc, .pdf, or. odt. If you choose to do a paper, it should be about five pages long, double-spaced. Some form of standard citations are required, including a bibliography or works cited list. I do not care what bibliographic format you use, but your citations and bibliography must conform to some standard format: APA, AAA, Chicago 5th, MLA, etc. If you are not familiar with bibliography formats, then take some time to do some research and understand one of the above formats.

Requirements for other formats besides papers will vary.

After you have posted your topic proposal to this forum, I will approve or disapprove your topic. You won’t get points until I have approved your topic! And you won’t be able to submit a final paper or project either.

Instructions:

Here, in one paragraph, describe your project. At minimum, I need to know what kind of work you want to do and what your topic will be.

What kind of work can I do? You can do anything you want. Most students write 5-page papers, but I accept works of fiction (prehistoric fiction, speculative fiction, science-fiction, etc.), works of programming, games, poetry, musical works, presentations, works of art, interpretive dance (no one has done this one for ANTH 001 yet), and many other formats. I allow you to select your own format because I want to make room for people whose strengths go beyond writing nonfiction prose. This is not an invitation for you to slack! Choose the format in which you think you will produce the best work. If you’re confused, go for a paper.

What can my topic be? Your topic must pertain to evolution or evolutionary science. That is the main thing that I am looking for when I read over your topics. Within the realm of “evolution and evolutionary science” there is a lot you can do. Anything to do with the following topics will work:

Nonfiction paper topics: genetics; paleontology; animal or plant husbandry; eugenics; human evolution; human biological variety; human ecology; critical thinking about the implications of evolutionary theory; the evolution of a favorite plant, animal, or fungus species; political questions around evolutionary theory; political questions around genomic technologies; new advances in medicine; evolutionary understandings of race, sex, gender, class . . .

Fiction is popular, but also a bit trickier. It can be difficult for some writers to demonstrate an understanding of evolutionary theory over the course of a short story, but I have gotten interesting work about: future scientists reconstructing the evolution of a futuristic animal; speculative natural histories of imaginary planets or times (see Dougal Dixon’s After Man or Wayne Barlowe’s Expedition to Darwin IV); stories of human evolution across space; and lots of stories about genetic dystopias and utopias.

Below are some topics I will not accept:

– “The evolution of X,” where X is not a living thing, and therefore not actually subject to biological evolution. I do not accept topics like, “the evolution of video games,” “the evolution of automobiles,” or “the evolution of firearms” because video games, firearms, and automobiles do not evolve — they are technological artifacts that we make to please us, based on historically specific needs and wants.
Exceptions: You may write about stone tools, art, hunting, or anything that might be discussed in the context of the lifestyles of prehistoric humans.

– “The evolution of X,” where X is an individual person. I do not accept topics like, “the evolution of a football player” or “the evolution of a fashion model,” because what you are actually talking about in these papers is better described as, “the training of a football player” or “the development of a fashion model.” Individual persons do change, but that change is only evolutionary in a metaphorical sense. Species and populations undergo evolution, not individual persons.
Exceptions: You may write the biography of a scientist, naturalist, or other scholar who has contributed to our understanding of evolutionary theory. You may write a biography of other important figures in the history of evolutionary research including non-human figures like Koko, Kanzi, Lucy, etc.

– “The evolution of X,” where X is an idea. I do not accept topics like, “the evolution of liberalism in the US” nor “the evolution of corporate structure” because these are ideas or social constructs that do not undergo evolutionary processes. Instead they are subject to historically specific needs and wants among humans.
Exceptions: You may write about how certain scientific, philosophical, political ideas have impacted understandings of evolution, or visa versa.

If you are writing a paper, please take a minute to consider whether or not your topic can be handled in a satisfactory way in a paper of five or fewer pages. Please remember, I read a lot of these!

If you are having a hard time deciding what to write about, see what other students are doing . . .

Create a diagram or illustration addressing the following in a paper. Once you create the diagram you will need to explain the diagram in a paragraph referring to the images you have chosen.

Identify the different cloud types
The elevation, air flow, and atmospheric pressure for each cloud type
How atmospheric pressure affects seasonal changes
You may create more than 1 visual or a series of visuals to address each prompt. Please make sure you use proper APA format with figure numbers, legends, citations and refer to your image when writing about it.

Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming for families. If the stress of caregiving is left unchecked, it can take a toll on the caregiver’s health, relationships, and state of mind—eventually leading to burnout. Families may often be faced with a serious decision concerning the care of their loved ones.
Discuss strategies that are proven to help families deal with caregiver stress and burnout. How can you assist them in making decisions about the care of their loved ones? Include a discussion on handling advance directives with families. Document your discussion with at least five evidence-based references on the topics.

A large number of older adults misuse alcohol, prescription drugs, or other substances, and this number is growing bigger. It has been estimated that almost one in every five older Americans drink alcohol or use medications unsafely (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry). For some older people, any alcohol use can be a problem. It depends on how their bodies respond to alcohol, the medications you may be taking, your current health, their medical and family history histories, and other factors. Discuss how you will monitor for misuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, and others substances in your geriatric clients. Identify at least 5 evidence-based references to support your plan.

The American Geriatrics Society (2003) defines transitional care as “a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location” (Cited in Boltz, et. al., 2012). It also encompasses both the sending and the receiving aspects of the transfer and is based on a comprehensive plan of care and includes logistical arrangements, education of the patient and family, and coordination among the health professionals involved in the transition” (Coleman & Boult, 2003 cited in Boltz, et. al., 2012). Finally, it involves a broad range of services and environments designed to promote the safe and timely passage of patients between levels of health care and across care settings” (Naylor & Keating, 2008 cited in Boltz, et. al., 2012). Therefore, transitional care is an essential component of managing very ill geriatric clients. You will be expected to provide this care.

Select five research articles that address transitional care of the geriatric client and briefly describe at least three strategies you will use in your practice to minimize the negative effects associated with transitional care.

1. Distinguish between normal and abnormal physical and psychosocial changes associated with aging.
2. Identify syndromes and disease states commonly managed by advanced practice nurses in the geriatric population.
3. Critique existing protocols and best practices that address differential diagnosis, pharmacotherapeutic intervention, and resources to manage and evaluate acute and chronic illness in the geriatric population.
4. Plan and implement therapeutic interventions to return the geriatric patient to a stable state and/or optimize the patient’s health.
5. Examine state and federal resources influencing healthcare for the geriatric population.

To conduct a community assessment, you will need to consult directly with different stakeholders in your chosen community to get their input on what they believe is needed to bring about transformative change. Collaborate with your community to identify one or two community problems, and provide an example of what needs to change in order for transformation to take place in at least one of the social determinants of health. Remember: the issue you identify might seem obvious to you, but all of its social determinants might be less transparent. In addressing the determinants, keep in mind that there could be broader social factors that need deeper probing before you see where they originate. Be sure that the issue(s) you select for action are modifiable factors that you and your community can influence.
Describe the process and results of your community assessment in a paper of no more than 2500 words (about 10 double-spaced pages, excluding appendices), using Times New Roman 12 point font. Use the APA Style Guide to format your paper, and be sure to include citations and a reference list.
Address the following points in your paper, and where warranted, include research evidence (citations) to support your answers.
Use one or more of the approaches discussed in the course (medicine wheel, determinants model, or problem tree analysis) to assess your chosen community, and analyse and identify a problem/issue to address.
Use Freire’s problem-posing method to get to the root causes of the problem, and to identify how various social factors affect the issue you’re concerned with.
Describe who was included in the assessment, their criteria for inclusion, and who was involved in deciding the priority issue. Be sure to include those most affected by the problems that exist, as outlined in Assignment 1 (you can include the list of participants in an appendix).
Describe the effectiveness of the methods you use to gather information about the community and the problem (you can include the list of methods in an appendix).
Describe the level of participation of your community members. Try to engage them beyond the level of consultation and informing (rungs 3 and 4 on the ladder of participation).
Apply critical thinking principles to analyse the results of the assessment.
Identify one or two community problems, and provide an example of what needs to change in order for transformation to take place in at least one of the social determinants of health
Identify and discuss the challenges of using a participatory approach to assessing a community and identifying community problems.