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Consumerism and Planned Obsolescence
The purpose of this discussion is to understand the growing concerns of consumerism and how the concept of consumerism is applied to varied contexts. Prepare and post a response to the following prompts:
Describe consumerism. How is it applied in varied contexts?
What is planned obsolescence?
What are your personal beliefs and biases about consumption?
Having separated your personal belief and bias and using your newly honed skills of ethical evaluation, present how you feel about
consumerism and planned obsolescence as a societal issue using ethical theories and concepts.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts by Day 7.
Conglomerates and Market Domination
The purpose of this discussion is to understand the role of corporations in the modern world, and evaluating ethical aspects of corporate market domination. Prepare and post a response to the following prompts:
What is a corporation? What are the defining characteristics of a public corporation? What is a conglomerate? What is the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate?
Describe how media conglomerates are organized in the United States. Use an example of one media conglomerate and examine is various parts. How might these parts work together for mutual advantage?
Consider the ethics of media conglomerates. What are the advantages and drawbacks of allowing large conglomerates to control the mass media? What are alternatives ways the media can be organized? Would the alternatives be more ethical or virtuous? Explain.
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Difference between this bonds YTM and its YTC
: McCue Inc.'s bonds currently sell for $1,250. They pay a $90 annual coupon, have a 25-year maturity, and a $1,000 par value, but they can be called in 5 years at $1,050. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and r..
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Describe the applicable process model
: Can you describe the Applicable process model, and data models - the Analysis Phase.
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Design a clean and normalized database
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How does video brand globalization and resistance affect you
: How does the video "Brands, Globalization & Resistance" affect you? How the logo represents the brand?
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Consumerism and planned obsolescence
: Consumerism and Planned Obsolescence
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Display the invoice number and the invoice date
: Display the invoice number, the invoice date, the customer id, and the customer name for each order in the database
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Risk-free rate-what is the market risk premium
: Porter Inc's stock has an expected return of 12.25%, a beta of 1.25, and is in equilibrium. If the risk-free rate is 5.00%, what is the market risk premium?
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Construct a truth table for the given statement form
: Construct a truth table for the given statement form, then state whether or not the given statement form is a tautology - Determine whether the following argument is valid.
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Considering two bonds-yield to maturity
: You are considering two bonds. Bond A has a 9% annual coupon while Bond B has a 6% annual coupon. Both bonds have a 7% yield to maturity, and the YTM is expected to remain constant.
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