Sartre famously says, “Existence precedes essence.” What does this mean? Explain how he uses the example of a paper cutter to help illustrate his point. What does this then require of human beings? Demonstrate that you have the right answers to these questions by directly quoting from Sartre’s essay.

Describe the networks that might be used to support a small manufacturing facility that supplies widgets to a large international manufacturing firm. The organization uses automation in their production, employs a small management staff (accounting, materials procurement, human resources, etc.), and receives their orders for widgets via electronic communications with the larger firm.

. You are working in Human Resources for a large corporation. The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) mentions to you that the cost of providing employee benefits continues to trend higher, and is seeking solutions. What are some possible changes that can be made to the employee benefits package that would help keep costs under control?

1. What functions would the website and smartphone app of the information system need for food delivery and business operation? Provide necessary function names and their specifications. 2. What technical (hardware and software) and non-technical (human and material) resources would need to run the food delivery business smoothly?

Infectious Diseases. Please explain.

1. What causes infection, and how does the body protect itself from infectious disease?
2. How can infectious diseases be prevented?
3. What are the ways in which a pathogen can enter the body?
4. Infectious diseases can be considered diseases of “human behavior.” Explain that statement.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of human traits that follow an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern?

Group of answer choices

more males than females are affected

more females than males are affected

it is passed from father to all sons

affected sons must have an affected mother

• the Family and Medical Leave Act
• the Americans with Disabilities Act
• the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act
• the Uniform Parentage Act

Among gorillas, chimps and humans, chimps have the largest testes and the most vigorous sperm in terms of swimming speed and endurance, gorillas have the smallest testes and least vigorous sperm, and humans are in between. What does that tell us about female mating behavior now or in the relatively recent evolutionary past?

A) Gorilla females mate relatively often with multiple partners; chimps are nearly monogamous; and on occasion, human females may have multiple partners during a reproductive cycle.

B) Trick question! Only males have testes and sperm, so testes size and sperm vigor cannot tell us anything about female behavior.

C) During a reproductive cycle, chimp females mate relatively often with multiple partners; gorillas are nearly monogamous; and on occasion, human females may have multiple partners.

D) Chimp females mate relatively often with multiple partners, but like humans, gorillas are nearly monogamous.

Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

Firms conducting international business need to be particularly concerned with human resource management issues – including selection, training, and development – to better prepare their personnel for overseas assignments.

Answer the following questions:

1. What selection criteria are most important in choosing people for an overseas assignment? Identify and describe the four that you judge to be of most universal importance and defend your selection?
2. What are the major common elements in an expatriate’s compensation package? Besides base pay, which would be most important to you? Why?
3. What kinds of problems do expatriates face when returning home? Identify and describe four of the most important. What can MNCs do to deal with these repatriation problems effectively?
4. What should your organization do to meet the needs of expatriate employees both in preparing them for their overseas assignment and their eventual return home?

the addition of fermented foods to the diet is becomeing increasingly popular as people seek out ways to make their diet healthier. fermentation is a process undertaken by many different microbes to create energy. humans are able to take advantage of this process to develop many food and beverage products by including different types of bacteria that go through the process of fermentation. for this unit discussion, you will learn more about fermented foods, and their potential impact on human health.
1. locate a recipe for a fermented foods that you would actually prepare and eat. share the recipe with the class. provide an overview of the recipe including the name of the finished food the recipe the ingredients and preparation steps
2 a diet comprised of food is touted as benefical to human health. after reearching this topic, list at least 3 benefits to eating fermented foods.
3 given what you have learned would you recommend including fermented foods to your friends and family? why or why not?