3. Why did the United States become an imperial power at the end of the nineteenth century? How did they acquire their empire? What were some of the consequences of imperialism?   Essay question

Provide an overview of kinship-related demographic changes in the United States and Canada. How have kinship arrangements changed? How do these changes relate to other cultural changes in society?

Discuss any significant cultural and corporate governance differences between the United States and the countries that the majority of the positive global diversification activities occurred

counyries like china,japan and brazil

What is community policing? How does it differ from traditional policing? Does community policing offer a real opportunity to improve policing services in the United States? Why or why not?

You are the editor of a publishing company and are careful to register all of your books with the U.S. Copyright Office. One of your star authors, Jackie Yolan, just published his latest crime mystery, “Seven Ways to Get Away.” The new book is popular in the United States, and you are interested in distributing the novel abroad. You soon learn that a company in India is publishing a very similar book in the Hindi language. You believe the book will be as popular in India as it is in the United States. You believe that the Indian publication would violate your U.S. copyright rights, but are not sure about your international rights. Discuss whether your publication is protected in India and why.

Medical Billing and Coding:  

Respond to the discussion question with a substantive post.

Cost of Health Care in the US In the news, there has been discussion regarding the cost of health care in the United States. Conduct research on this topic and provide the reasons and rationale for what drives health care costs in the United States. What can be done to control the cost of healthcare? What can health care facilities do to manage the cost of health care? Do you think that the government can legislate cost control measures that will be effective, why or why not? What role does a coder play in the management of the costs associated with delivering health care? Provide supporting documentation for your opinions.

Suppose that in the United States 4 worker-hours are required to produce each unit of clothing and each unit of food. In Canada, 1 worker-hour is required for each unit of clothing and 2 worker hours are required for a unit of food. Show your work.

A. Which country has an absolute advantage in each good?

B. Which country has a comparative advantage in each good?

C. If the labor force of the United states increases by a factor of 20, will anything happen to the pattern of trade? You do not need to provide numerical details. Will the gains of trade for the U.S. be higher or lower than when the two countries have the same labor force?

1. Please examine the following information for New Zealand, the United States, and The USD/NZD exchange rates:

New Zealand United States 3-month Eurodollar deposit rates 2.33% 2.7375%

Expected Inflation rates (annual) 1.90% 1.95%

USD/NZD spot rate .6907

USD/NZD 3-month forward rate .6917

a. According to Interest rate parity are the spot and forward rates in alignment? If not, use covered interest rate arbitrage to show a profitable trade

b. One year from now, according Relative Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), what is your expected USD/NZD spot rate?

Did economic, political and social developments in the Gilded Age make people living in the United States more or less free? In answering this question, you need to explain what economic, political and social developments occurred in this era; you need to consider how these developments altered life, for better or worse, for various populations in the United States (think here, for example, about nonwhite populations, ethnic Mexicans, southern and eastern European immigrants, women across racial and class lines, the working class broadly, business leaders, urban and rural populations). The best possible answer will consider the era prior to the Gilded Age, and the lingering effects of Gilded Age transformations.

DISCUSSION WEEK 3

Please write a paragraph for each question (total 3 paragraphs)

• Answer ALL PARTS of each question to earn a full points.
• Support your response with the appropriate citation from your textbook.

Discussion Topic:

1. How does the ANA’s Code of Ethics address a nurse’s responsibility to health care quality?
2. Describe why the nursing shortage is a major national issue in the United States. How could a nursing shortage in other countries around the world affect the nursing shortage in the United States?
3. Did California take the right approach in passing the law that mandated minimum nurse staffing ratios? Explain your answer.