Movie: The Matrix (1999)

Write a 1500 word paper discussing:

1) How the film might have changed popular conceptions on the availability of the technology represented in the film.

2) How the technology in the film (choose a predominately featured one) would affect our society if it became widely available.

NOTE: focus on the Technology, not the plot.

Please re-write paragraphs.

-In the following slides I will be discussing the three different methods that are for determining the requirements for gathering information. I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method, along with explaining the Level-0 Data Flow Diagram, the last thing I will be discussing is the method in which I chose for determining the requirements for the student furniture webstore that the Pine Valley Furniture store decided to plan and implement first.

- The above slide has the three different methodologies listed that are used for requirements gathering. They are the traditional, contemporary, and radical methodologies. I am going to discuss what’s involved in each methodology along with what are the advantages and disadvantages of each methodology.

- The traditional method of doing things is the old way of doing things in which many organizations still use today. I think this method should still be used to some extent because I feel you still get good solid information and feedback from your users. In the traditional way the organization can interview people to see what the ”issues and operation of the current system” and the system coming. (Valacich & George, 2020, p. 148) Traditionally you would interview a lot of different people that have different “needs to find synergies and contrasts among system requirements “(Valacich & George, 2020, p. 148) One of my favorite traditional methods are sitting in on workers as during their daily routine and seeing how they perform their daily tasks and what other tools they need to accomplish them. One last traditional method is to go over old “business documents” so that the organization can see “issues, policies, rules, and directions”. The traditional method also has (examples that are solid that show the use of the organizations data and information). The advantages of traditional methodology are you will get more (solid and correct information from your users when you observe them during their daily work tasks, when the documentation and procedures are analyzed they will give information about the organization as well as identifying the current system requirements, it allows the analyst to work with having the procedures and documentation in front of them to refer back to, the documentation will list everyone who is involved in the current system.)The disadvantages of directly observing employees are that it can be (costly and take up too much time, procedures come up missing, users are repeating what’s already been done, the procedures and documents being analyzed may need to be updated along with they may be hard to find, and one last disadvantage is that the documents and procedures may say one thing about operation but the organization operates in an entirely whole different way.

- The contemporary method is similar to the traditional method. In the contemporary method is where “managers, analysts, users, and other members” that are needed are brought together in a JAD which is a Joint Application Design that is an arraigned process where “very intense meetings” take place to identify and go over the “systems requirements.” (Valacich & George, 2020, p. 159-160) The other thing that happens during use of a contemporary method are (prototypes are developed for the system that clearly define the system requirements are understood in solid terms by showing working versions of system features.) (Valacich & George, 2020) The advantages of the contemporary methodology are in using the Joint Application Design it will allow the users to effectively take place in the process, the organization will have a more solid and precise statement of the systems requirements, and everyone will have a better comprehension of the organizations goals.) ("Prezi", 2020). Some other advantages of the contemporary methodology are in using prototyping because this is where at the (beginning stages of the development prototyping lets the identification of the potential risks involved and to rectify the errors, also when the “developers and testers” are making the prototype they can very easily make it to accommodate what the customer wants and needs with being able to make adjustments when necessary, as well as when showing it to the customer this is the perfect way to do so, and when using prototyping the “developers have a great chance of getting much wanted “valuable feedback” from the users so this will save them a great deal of time, effort, and money down the road. According to "Velvetech"(2020), The disadvantages of using the contemporary method are in using the (JAD) Joint Application Design is the more expensive way to go because there are many more people involved and there is not enough resources available.) ("Prezi", 2020). The disadvantages of using prototypes are that “the initial result of a prototype is never the market-ready product”, (making changes all the time will make so there are many designs and changes within the code, and this will slow down the flow in which the employees are doing their tasks), ("Velvetech", 2020) and sometimes “software vendor that covers for the cost of a prototype.” According to "Velvetech"(2020),

As Reith (1975, pp.13-15) outlines, there are four phases in the evolution of the quest for security.

• The search for collective security.
• The need for rules and laws.
• Individuals would not obey laws.
• The means to compel observance of rules found.

Please consider the questions below as you begin to complete this assignment:

• Private security has existed since ancient times. Identify how the security techniques, strategies, and measures were used in.
• How did private security evolve and develop?
• Did the world wars have an impact in private security?
• Distinguish how private security changed in the early 1990's and again after 9/11.
• Outline the functions of private security from inception to current day times.

How does the motor unit recruitment pattern described in explain the increase in blood lactate which occurs above 50-60% Vo2max? Blood lactate is the buffered form of lactic acid derived from cellular anaerobic glycolysis. (HINT: connect motor unit recruitment order with collective metabolism. And high/low intensity training

My answer so far: The motor unit recruitment pattern described in the lecture materials tells us that when there is low intensity activity (rest to about 50% of Vo2max), minute ventilation (VE) parallels Vo2. We also learn that onset blood lactate accumulation (OBLA) occurs at about 66% Vo2max, and occurs between 50% and 80% Vo2max.

according to the ( discover sociology) text book.

answer these questions.

Structural Functionalism

1)      According to lecture, how did Durkheim consider modern society to be organized differently than feudal society, and why did he call this organic solidarity?

2)      What is anomie, and why is it a problem for society?

3)      What is collective effervesce, and why is it important for people and groups?

4)      Write two sociological questions of your own for peer discussion about structural functionalism. Focus on making them sociological and thoughtful so that they propel discussion. Questions asking about opinions or feelings are not sociological. Questions asking about social behavior, social outcomes, the constructions of institutions in society, or an individual’s agency are sociological.

NVOLVE was incorporated as a not-for-profit voluntary health and welfare organization on January 1, 2020. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the following transactions occurred.

1. A business donated rent-free office space to the organization that would normally rent for $35,200 a year.
2. A fund drive raised $186,000 in cash and $102,000 in pledges that will be paid within one year. A state government grant of $152,000 was received for program operating costs related to public health education.
3. Salaries and fringe benefits paid during the year amounted to $208,760. At year-end, an additional $16,200 of salaries and fringe benefits were accrued.
4. A donor pledged $102,000 for construction of a new building, payable over five fiscal years, commencing in 2022. The discounted value of the pledge is expected to be $94,460.
5. Office equipment was purchased for $12,200. The useful life of the equipment is estimated to be five years. Office furniture with a fair value of $9,800 was donated by a local office supply company. The furniture has an estimated useful life of 10 years. Furniture and equipment are considered net assets without donor restrictions by INVOLVE.
6. Telephone expense for the year was $5,400, printing and postage expense was $12,200 for the year, utilities for the year were $8,500 and supplies expense was $4,500 for the year. At year-end, an immaterial amount of supplies remained on hand and the balance in accounts payable was $3,800.
7. Volunteers contributed $15,200 of time to help with answering the phones, mailing materials, and various other clerical activities.
8. It is estimated that 90 percent of the pledges made for the 2021 year will be collected. Depreciation expense is recorded for the full year on the assets recorded in item 5.
9. All expenses were allocated to program services and support services in the following percentages: public health education, 35 percent; community service, 30 percent; management and general, 20 percent; and fund-raising, 15 percent.
10. Net assets were released to reflect satisfaction of state grant requirements that the grant resources be used for public health education program purposes.
11. All nominal accounts were closed to the appropriate net asset accounts.

Prepare a statement of activities for the year ended December 31, 2020. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Round the intermediate and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

Below is a table of the growth of the Corona Virus in USA and the requests for masks.

Using causal with masks being the dependent variable. Generate a forecast for the number of masks requested based on the number of Corona cases in the USA. Use a linear regression line. Write the equation as y-hat = a + bx. X is the number of Corona cases and y-hat is the number of masks requested.

What is the value of "a"?

What is the value of "b" ? (Three decimals for both answer.)

Problem 14-9 Ayayai Cosmetics Co. purchased machinery on December 31, 2016, paying $55,000 down and agreeing to pay the balance in four equal installments of $56,800 payable each December 31. An assumed interest of 9% is implicit in the purchase price. Prepare the journal entries that would be recorded for the purchase and for (1) the payments and (2) interest on the following dates. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) (a) December 31, 2016. (b) December 31, 2017. (c) December 31, 2018. (d) December 31, 2019. (e) December 31, 2020.

On April 9th 2020, the S&P500 was trading at 2,750, implying a current P/E ratio of 18. The expected cash payout ratio (dividends + buybacks) is 92% of earnings (in perpetuity). Analysts’ consensus annual growth forecast in earnings for the index is 3.5% for the next 5 years. Use a risk free rate of 0.8% and set the long term growth rate equal to the risk free rate. 1) Estimate the implied equity risk premium using a two-stage growth model given the current level of the S&P500 index and expectations of cash flows. 2) All else equal (i.e. for a given level of the S&P500 index), what would happen to the iERP if the COVID crisis led investors to lower substantially their expectations of dividends and buybacks? (Would it go up or down?)

Problem 14-9

Pearl Cosmetics Co. purchased machinery on December 31, 2016, paying $46,100 down and agreeing to pay the balance in four equal installments of $50,400 payable each December 31. An assumed interest of 10% is implicit in the purchase price.

Prepare the journal entries that would be recorded for the purchase and for (1) the payments and (2) interest on the following dates. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)