The concept of race is only about 300 years old. Is that shocking to you? When would you have guessed it was created?

Things to consider:

1. If race is a fairly new concept, developed in the same century as the pressure cooker and the discovery of bacteria, does that give you hope for the future? Why or why not?

2. If race does not exist as a biological reality, does that mean racism does not effect peoples lives? Explain.

3. Consider the two other examples in of social constructions in lecture: national boarders and time zones. These are things we would never discover in nature. Does that mean they cannot impact you? What would happen if you showed up to work late with the excuse that time zone’s are a social construction? Would you boss accept this excuse?

4. If race and ethnicity are different things, they certainly come together in complicated ways. One important way they come together is through Afro-Latino/a identity. As was demonstrated in the video in lecture 15.2, many slaves were taken to Latin America. There are many people who identify both as coming from Africa and being Latino/a. Does this complicate the idea that Race and Ethnicity can be separated? What do you think?

Consider the following video of people discussing their Afro-Latino/a identity:

https://youtu.be/joh6vUsHiq0

1.Quite naturally, there are stark differences in service and manufacturing businesses. You’ve either chose one or the other for your plan. You may have components of both. In two to three paragraphs, describe your own characteristics that make you better fit for either a service or a manufacturing business. What characteristics do you have and what characteristics do you need to improve to be better at your choice?

2.Wallie’s Western Wear is a retailer of western style clothing that produces all of its own products. Wallie and Wanda, the owners, want to incorporate a system to solve quality problems and understand they need to start with their customers. What suggestions would be helpful for this process?

Week 6: Interactive Learning Activity

6.1 Learning Outcomes:

Explain the characteristics of the emerging Social Age.

Use blogs, forums, and other social tools for effective communication within organizations.

Create blogs and other social posts for effective external communications.

6.2 Action Required:

Chapter 7 & 8 in BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: Developing Leaders for a Networked World, Peter Cardon, 4th Edition McGraw-Hill Education

Watch the short videos at the following link:

8 Email Etiquette Tips – How to Write Better Emails at Work – YouTube

6.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Chapter 8, you learn about the social media age. Compare between User 1.0 and User 2.0.

6.4 Instructions

Answer the question in the test your knowledge section.

Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week 6:Interactive learning Discussion)

By the end of the war with Mexico, many would say that the dream of Manifest Destiny had been fulfilled. Consider the impact that this has had on the government of the United States and all of the people that live within her borders (up until 1877). In this essay, I want you to make an argument that the fulfillment of our Manifest Destiny has been fundamentally good or fundamentally bad. Clearly, it has been both, but you must focus on one side of this argument and present evidence (examples of events, laws, people, etc.) to back up or support your position. Be specific with your examples (evidence), and be sure to explain exactly how your examples help to prove your point. Your argument (that Manifest Destiny has been fundamentally good or bad) must have at lease THREE supporting examples (your evidence)

Read this article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290891

And then this article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289622

For this assignment and all assignments, to receive an A, you need to:

Show evidence that you read the readings and/or watched the videos.

Type your answers in complete sentences with good grammar and no errors.

Then answer the following questions:

1. Why is ethical marketing important?

2. The first article lists 5 steps to creating ethical marketing. After reading the second article, list one more step to creating ethical marketing and list why it should be on the list.

3. The second article seems to take a left hand turn and starts talking about why long articles is so important. Do you agree with the argument that a lot of content is a key to developing trust? Why or why not?

4. Think about the brands you are loyal to. Pick two brands you trust. After some self-examination, why do you trust them? Now list one brand that has lost your trust. Explain why you don’t trust them any longer. Include a few sentences for this answer. Don’t just answer in one quick sentence.

5. People were offended by this ad. Social media erupted about it in a super negative way. The ad was pulled immediately. The brand apologized.

This YouTube link seems to keep breaking. If it doesn’t work for you, try this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dove+chocolate+commercial Then watch the commercial entitled

• While living in Kansas, Roger Simmons bought a pickup truck on which Boeing Wichita Credit Union (BWCU) held a security interest. The state of Kansas issued a certificate of title for the truck listing BWCU as a lienholder. Simmons then moved to Colorado and, without BWCU’s knowledge, surrendered the Kansas title to apply for a Colorado title. A Colorado title was issued that, for unknown reasons, did not include the BWCU lien. Simmons then moved back to Kansas and applied for a new Kansas title. This title did not show BWCU’s lien. When Simmins went through bankrupcy, BWCU claimed it had a perfected lien on the truck. Did it?
• In one year, Oral F. Sekendur filed two Chapter 13 petitions within days of adverse decisions in nonbankruptcy cases. They were dismissed because Sekendur failed to report all his assets. He was ordered to pay one opposing party’s attorney’s fees, and munites before a hearing to consider sanctions for his failure to comply with that order, he filed another Chapter 13 petition. He never paid the filing fee. Sekendur admitted he had no income and there was no change in circumstances following dismissal of his earlier Chapter 13 cases. he was warned that his Chapter 13 case might be dismissed for having been filed in bad faith, so he moved to convert his case to a Chapter 7. On his own motion, the court moved to consider dismissal for Sekendur’s failure to pay filing fees. Sekendur did not show up at the hearing. The court dismissed the case for unreasonable delay prejuducial to creditors–that the case was filed in bad faith. Did Sekendur file in bad faith? [In re Sekendur, 334 B.R. 609 (Ill.)]

This assignment will allow you to practice algorithmic thinking and basic Python programming with several small-scale problems. As you solve each problem, follow the steps of algorithmic thinking as outlined below. NOTE: you only need to provide an algorithm, flowchart and test cases for part 2 (no algorithm/flowchart/test cases are needed for part 1).

• Step 1: Algorithm Description. Use an algorithm and a flow chart to develop and express your algorithm that accomplishes the given task. Remember, you have to be very explicit and clear to make sure one can actually accomplish the task following your directions. Describe the input(s), output(s) and the process of the algorithm.
• Step 2: Program Code – Implementation: Implement the algorithm in Python using the basic structures we covered in class (ONLY USE CONCEPTS COVERED IN CLASS):
• User input
• Variables
• Operators
• Conditional execution
• For/while loops
• Data structures
• Functions and modules
• Pandas
• **Step 3: Program Testing: **Create a Test Plan with two or three test cases that demonstrate your code works as intended. Explain how you used these test cases in your comments.
• Step 4: Program Documentation: Be sure to comment thoroughly so that it is clear that you understand what every line of the code is intended to accomplish.

Part 1: Data Analysis and Visualization

You will work with a dataset that contains information on a coffee shop’s sales. The dataset is below. DOWNLOAD THE DATASET AS A CSV FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE LINK BELOW AND READ IT IN PANDAS FROM THERE. DO NOT READ IT FROM THE LINK BELOW.

Dataset: https://drive.google.com/file/d/141afTVoF0J2FjpLI-VfERyJM7aWUQ8az/view?usp=sharing

Variables:

transaction_id – transaction id

transaction_date – transaction date

transaction_time – transaction time

sales_outlet_id – sales outlet (A, B, C, D, E, F or G)

staff_id – id of the staff member

customer_id – ID of the customer

instore_yn – whether the sale was in the store (yes or no)

product_id – id of the product

quantity – quantity purchased

unit_price – price per unit (item) in USD

promo_item_yn – whether the item was on promotion (yes or no)

Question 1.

Import the csv file in pandas and save it as a dataframe. Then, write a code that returns: (1) the first 10 and last 10 rows; and (2) the number of rows and columns in the data set. Discuss what the code shows you about the data set.

Question 2.

Write a code that returns: (1) the distribution of sales outlets (including a count of each outlet type and a bar chart); (2) the minimum and maximum transaction_id; (3) the minimum, maximum and average customer_id; and (4) the distribution of products in bought in store (yes or no) using a pie chart.

Question 3.

You discover that the variable unit_price was incorrectly recorded. Create a new variable unit_price_corrected where you add 1.50 to unit_price for the first 100 items, and you subtract 1.50 from the unit price for the remaining items in the data set. Then, calculate and compare the average of unit_price and unit_price_corrected.

Question 4.

The coffee shop’s management wants to find out which of the outlets has the highest revenue. Calculate the total revenue for each of the outlets. Remember that total revenue will be unit_price_corrected multiplied by quantity. Also, present your calculations using a line graph. Explain what you found and what the chart shows.

Question 5.

The coffee shop’s management wants to find out how the staff are doing in terms of sales. For each of the staff ids, calculate the total product units sold and the total revenue sold. Provide two bar charts (one for total product units, one for total revenue) by staff id, and interpret your findings.

Question 6.

Develop one question yourself that can be answered with the information included in this dataset. Write the code to answer the question, and include a visualization.

Question 7.

Develop one question yourself that can be answered with the information included in this dataset. Write the code to answer the question, and include a visualization.

Part 2

You are hired to develop an online management system for a cafe. This program will be used by the café admins and will help them manage online orders. Use a function to develop a program with the following features:

1. Allow the café admin to enter the menu items until the user enters quit to stop. The list should include a minimum of 10 items. For example: main_categories = [Americano, Espresso, Cheese sandwich]
2. Use the main menu list you created in step 1 to create a dictionary that should contain the price of each of the menu items with their respective cost. For example: items_price= {“Americano”: 13, “Espresso”: 9, “Cheese sandwich”:15}
3. Use the main menu list you created in step 1 to create another dictionary that should contain the quantity of each menu item. items_quantity={“Americano”: 50, “Esspresso”: 30, “Cheese sandwich”:10}
4. Use the main menu list you created in step 1 to create another dictionary that allows the cafe admin to record the rating received from customers on menu items. The ratings are scored on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 indicating the maximum customer satisfaction. For example: items_rating = {“Americano”: 4, “Esspresso”: 1, “Cheese sandwich”:5}

Your function should return the following data structures separately:

1. The dictionary that includes all entries.
2. A list named satisfied_item, which includes the items with satisfaction of 3 or higher.
3. A list named highprice_item, which includes the items with price above 10 .
4. A list named few_items, which includes the items with quantity less than 5.

Explain the main assumptions of C.W. Mills’ power-elite theory and his arguments about which social groups dominate U.S. society and how. Explain how Mills’ assumptions relate to the main assumptions of conflict theories generally and Max Weber’s perspective on the state and political conflict in particular. Critically evaluate the strengths and/or weaknesses of Mills’ power-elite theory. Be sure to (1) cite course readings using ASA style and (2) explain and provide reasons or examples to support your evaluation of Mills’ theory.

What are the key economic problems in the 1970s?

• What do the oil crisis of the 1970s and the loss of the Vietnam War tell us about the limits of power of the United States abroad?

• Why didn’t our military might because America clearly possessed the most powerful and technological Advanced military in the world in the 1970’s help us?

• Do we face similar limits of power as the lone remaining superpower today?

You will attend a live or virtual concert and write a paper of at least 600 words describing the music you heard and the experience you had. Please include the following:

Attach a copy of the program, if there was one.

Name of the artist(s), location, date.

What was the genre of the music?

What influences from the past do you hear in the music?

Why did you like or dislike the performance?