Assignment 4: Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution and Advantages
Due Week 7 and worth 200 points

Using feedback from your professor and classmates, revise Part 1 and develop the solution and identify the advantages of the solution. Note: The disadvantages or challenges with your answers will be in Part 3.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Provide Part I: Revision of A Problem Exists (3-4 pages)

1. Revise, using feedback from the professor and classmates, your Persuasive Paper Part I: A Problem Exists. 

Develop Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages (3-4 pages for 6-8 pages total)

2. Include a defensible, relevant thesis statement clearly in the first paragraph. (The thesis statement may need to be modified to reflect added information and purpose of this part.)

3. Explain a detailed, viable solution that supports your thesis. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

4. State, explain, and support the first advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

5. State, explain, and support the second advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

6. State, explain, and support the third (and fourth if desired) advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

7. Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

8. Provide a concluding paragraph / transitional paragraph that summarizes the proposed solution and its advantages.

9. Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.

10. Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain advantages. 

11. Support advantage claims with at least three (3) additional quality relevant references. Use at least six (6) total for Parts 1 and 2. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Note: Submit your assignment to the designated plagiarism program so that you can make revisions before submitting your paper to your professor. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement. 
• Recognize the use of summary, paraphrasing, and quotation to communicate the main points of a text.
• Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations.
• Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English. 
• Prepare a research project that supports an argument with structure and format appropriate to the genre.
• Revise drafts to improve clarity, support, and organization. Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Incorporate relevant, properly documented sources to substantiate ideas.
• Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.  
• Use technology and information resources to research selected issues for this course.

Read other students’ posts and respond to other students.

To receive full credit you must start your post using the name of the person you are responding to.

Evaluate and positively critique each of the 2 selected posts and assign a grade of 1(lowest) to 5 (highest) and explain in detail the elements of the post and criteria used in assigning your grade. Criteria considerations are: correctness of information, clarity of explanation, ability to convey information briefly or succinctly, proper spelling and grammar, etc.

Each reply posting is worth up to 2.5 points (Max 5). No late postings are given credit.

5 Responds from these discussions

1.The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) or also called the “truth in securities act”, was created in response to accounting scandals within corporations. This act is intended to regulate corporate governance and to set regulations within corporations. The act contains 11 sections and was signed in to legislature by President George Bush. The primary creators of the act were Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley.

The creation of SOX has put a mandated expectation on companies for the following key items addressed by the act:

Reports provided by signing officers must be reviewed by them and certified that they are accurate. The signing officers are also responsible for internal controls within their companies to make sure that the data they are providing on the report is accurate. Signing officers cannot transfer their duties outside the U.S

Financial reports are to be published and must be transparent and accurate.

Corporations are required to publish information about internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Corporations are also required to publish publicly right away any changes in the financial health of the company. All disclosures must be transparent and easy to understand.

Violations of the act can impose penalties and fine and/or up to 20 years in jail for altering, destroying, mutilating, concealing, and falsifying records. Also, accountants who certify false information can face penalties and fines and jail time for up to 10 years and the in-ability to perform certification duties for up to five years.

Additional information about this act can be found at https://www.sec.gov/about/laws.shtml.

Unfortunately, there are times even with the act in place where companies continue fraud on financial reporting. An example was in October of 2013, where Clean Diesel was found in violating the whistleblower protection provisions when the CFO reported a conflict of interest of finances to the company’s Board of Directors and was fired for it. Please see link below for more on the article.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=24915

 

Response should be between 150 and 200 words

For your initial post, comment on the following questions.

• What is the current macroeconomic situation in the United States?
• What should the Fed do about it?
• What monetary policy tools should the Fed use to achieve the results you recommend?

Is 4% sales tax on a $250 Item greater than, less than, or equal to 4% commission on a $250 sale