Share at least 2 short personal stories or give some quotes from individuals living with Schizophrenia. How does living with this disorder impact an individual? What should friends and family know? Response should be relevant in the UNITED STATES ONLY PLEASE.

Discuss the pros and cons of a railroad lobbying for the building of roads that allows freight to move by motor carriage rather than rail in the United States. (Note: this prevents railroads from increasing revenues but also reduces their infrastructure costs.) Why promote the roads and not the railroads?

• Why did people want to move to the United States?
• How did the industrialization of the US help establish itself as a world power?
• How did the Industrialization of the US help change the class structure in the country?
• What advancements did it have in technology and labor?

United States regulatory agencies such as FAA and TSA have the ability to enforce regulations through administrative law. Discuss the Administrative Law procedures. How would a violator respond to a warning? A Fine? Discuss the appeals process. Respond to at least one of your classmates.

The Japanese government was pressured by the U.S. government to place limits on the number of vehicles exported to the United States by Japanese automobile producers in 1981. This is an example of

A. tariff rate quota

B, Specific tariffs

C. Voluntary export restraint

D. Ad valorem tariff

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States

“One need only examine the evidence which we have discussed . . . to see that Congress may . . . prohibit racial discrimination by motels serving travelers, however ‘local’ their operations may appear.”
—Clark, Justice

The Heart of Atlanta Motel, located in the state of Georgia, had 216 rooms available to guests. The motel was readily accessible to motorists using U.S. interstate highways 75 and 85 and Georgia state highways 23 and 41. The motel solicited patronage from outside the state of Georgia through various national advertising media, including magazines with national circulation. Approximately 75 percent of the motel’s registered guests were from out of state. The Heart of Atlanta Motel refused to rent rooms to blacks.

Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made it illegal for motels, hotels, and other public accommodations to discriminate against guests based on their race. After the act was passed, the Heart of Atlanta Motel continued to refuse to rent rooms to blacks. The owner-operator of the motel brought an action in U.S. district court, Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, to have the Civil Rights Act of 1964 declared unconstitutional. The plaintiff argued that Congress, in passing the act, had exceeded its powers to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited discrimination in accommodations were constitutional as a proper exercise of the commerce power of the federal government. The U.S. Supreme Court stated,

The power of Congress over interstate commerce is not confined to the regulation of commerce among the states. It extends to those activities intrastate which so affect interstate commerce or the exercise of the power of Congress over it as to make regulation of them appropriate means to the attainment of a legitimate end, the exercise of the granted power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, 379 U.S. 241, 85 S.Ct. 348, 1964 U.S. Lexis 2187 (Supreme Court of the United States

Why was this case so important? Why did the U.S. Supreme Court develop the “effects on interstate commerce” test? Is most commerce considered “interstate commerce” that can be regulated by the federal government?

Park Equipment Leasing purchased a new milling machine for $1.8 million. They depreciate it using MACRS (5-year property). They lease it to Valles Global Industries for $600,000 a year for eight years. Under the Park-O-Matic leasing option, Valles Global owns the machine after the eight years. Park Equipment leasing uses an After-Tax MARR of 12% and pays 38% income tax. Is this a profitable deal for Park Equipment leasing?

Some Internet booking sites operate by letting guests bid for hotel rooms at whatever price the guest is willing to pay. In such cases, guests may not know the hotel they will be reserving at the time of their bid. If the guest’s bid is successful (i.e., if a hotel is willing to sell a room for the suggested bid price), a nonrefundable reservation is made. If you were managing a front office, would you want your hotel to participate in such an arrangement? Explain your reasoning.

For a live play like The Tempest or any play similar hat does the performance suggest about the role of theater in contemporary culture?