...Webster University Integrated Studies 6000 Title: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Submitted to Meet the Requirements of Integrated Studies 6000 Submitted by: Kirk L. Williams Jr. On Sunday, July 19, 2015 To Dr. Ronald J. Hunady Table of Contents Topics Page I. Introduction 3 II. Project Purpose 3 III. Project Methodology 3 IV. Body of the Paper 4 V. Conclusions 13 VI. References 14 I. Introduction I am a retired Army combat Veteran diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In addition, I am a survivor of Renal Cell Carcinoma commonly known as kidney cancer. Transitioning into the civilian sector made me curious about how civilians deal with American with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a civil rights law that protects employees with disabilities. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals with physical and mental disabilities and the chronically ill. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first law to prohibit the discrimination of disabled in federally funded activities. This law did not protect the disabled under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Therefore, in 1990 Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act to protect this class of citizens. II. Project Purpose To learn the applicable laws and protections afforded employees under the ADA. III. Project Methodology I will research the...
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...Version 1.2 The Blue Sky Software Consulting Firm Case for Management and Leadership Program Assessment The Blue Sky is a fifteen-year old software-consulting firm. It was founded by Max Blue, who was until last year its CEO and Chairman of the Board. Blue has stepped down from the CEO role, but remains Board Chairman. The new CEO is Jim Willis, who joined the company as VP for the HR software division five years ago. Before coming to Blue Sky Willis was an executive with a major accounting/consulting firm. Blue Sky is divided into three divisions: Machine Tool Software—This division develops machine tool software used in the auto industry. Some of the software is utilized by the major manufacturing companies, but mostly they serve suppliers of parts and components. HR Software- This division has developed Human Resource Management software to be used in the retail industry. Their major client has been the Best Dollar Retail Chain, which sells upscale style, but affordable clothes for teenagers. They have retail locations in most parts of the country, except for the mid Atlantic and New England states. Most of their stores are in medium to small cities. Heath Payment Software- This division has developed software for state governments to help manage their Medicaid provider payment systems. They provide this software for 15 states scattered across the country. Each division is headed by a Vice President: Machine Tool—Michael James- was one of...
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...is the sky blue? Have you ever wondered why our sky is blue? The molecules in our atmosphere are made up of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, .7% argon, and a small amount of trace gases. White light from our sun is made up of all the colors in the rainbow from red to violet. When the light hits our atmosphere the molecules scatter blue light more than red or green etc. so we see a blue sky! Let's do an experiment to see the effect of scattering, and some other properties of light. Get as many of the following materials as possible: A 1 liter beaker or 1 qt glass jar (a 12 oz glass will do), some milk, a laser pointer or other low power laser, a prism or diffraction grating and some lenses, and a lab notebook to record your observations. Fill the beaker with cold tap water and shine your laser through it. Mix 2-3 drops of milk into the water. Take the mixture into a dimly lit, or dark, room. Shine the laser through the side of the beaker and look through the top of the beaker, jar, or glass. What do you see? The mixture you made is called a colloidal suspension. Now shine the laser up through the side of the beaker toward the center of surface of the suspension. [Physics FAQ] - [Copyright] Original by Philip Gibbs May 1997. Why is the sky blue? A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colours because the blue light...
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...Final Blue Sky Management and Leadership Question 1 In the past, Blue Sky leadership led from an autocratic leadership style. An autocratic leadership is similar to a dictatorship where only one person has the authority over the followers or workers. The autocratic leader decisions are to be taken as the final authority and should never be questioned. This leader plans out all of the companies agenda and demands that subordinates work according to their rules. The former CEO but still remained the Board Chairman, Max Blue, believed that meeting was not necessary therefore planning was considered a wasted of time. None of his employees seem to question his authority. This leadership style led to very passive employees at Blue Sky because they were unable to make decision caused them to lack passion about their jobs. Although the past CEO leadership style was autocratic, there were several different leadership styles among the various departments. The structure of the organization was divided in to the CEO, VP of the division, director of marketing, CFO, and the regional directors, who were consider upper management level. With the regional directors being younger and being with the Blue Sky for relatively a short period of time, they were more aggressive wanting to expand different product lines and clientele. However, the younger regional directors were presented with many challenges from the older managers that were mainly in vice presidents roles. These managers wanted...
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...almost solely from our personal involvement and observations of said world. It was this line of questioning I followed to my true problem with his theory: does all knowledge begins a posteriori; and can there truly be a form of a priori knowledge? Immanuel Kant's proposed classification of what it is that establishes a priori knowledge, knowledge of a subject with no previous experience or observations, seemed to impress upon me that all our perceived a priori knowledge must have originally streamed from, or been reasoned out from a previous a posteriori knowledge. Even a simple suggested "a priori knowledge" such something as trivial as “the sky is blue” is dependent on experience. When we think of the statement “the sky is blue” our subconscious minds unknowingly affirms this bit of information with prior memories associated with the sky or colors, which all originated through first-hand experience. Consequently, as time passes on, the grouped recollections and memories that have become linked with the prior statement have amassed, and because of this they in turn, become tightly associated and assimilated into our brains unique awareness of the greater world around it, so much so that once this incorporation commences, it becomes no longer compulsory for our subconscious mind to recall particular occurrences, or times where it has...
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...particulars, while Platonic realism suggests that universals can exist as entities separate of their particulars. However, with regards to the problem of universals, this distinction is negligible because both forms of realism use the same essential logic to attempt to prove the existence of universals. Realism hinges upon the idea that in order for certain phrases and ideas to be true, universals must be considered distinct entities. For example, consider the statement “the sky is blue.” There is a known entity, the sky, that, in all senses of the word, can be accurately described as being blue. This much is indisputably true. But why, of all the possible colors that could be have been used to describe the sky, was “blue” chosen? By itself, the word blue is inherently meaningless, nothing more than a random jumble of letters. Yet, the word is allowed to have meaning because somewhere along the line it was assigned to a property that appears in the physical world. The same property that is exemplified by the sky, a...
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...Third Pass Value CHAPTER 7 PART 2 5 The Time Value of Money 6 Valuing Bonds 7 Valuing Stocks 7.1 Stocks and Stock Markets 7.2 Market Values, Book Values, and Liquidation Values 7.3 Valuing Common Stocks 7.4 Simplifying the Dividend Discount Model 7.5 Growth Stocks and Income Stocks 7.6 There Are No Free Lunches on Bay Street 7.7 Market Anomalies and Behavioural Finance 7.8 Summary 8 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria 9 Using Discounted Cash Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions 10 Project Analysis Valuing Stocks LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 Interpret stock trading information found on financial Web sites. Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and future stock price. Use stock valuation formulas to infer the expected rate of return on a common stock. Interpret price-earnings ratios. Explain what professionals mean when they say that “there are no free lunches on Bay Street.” bre0089X_ch07_219-261.indd 219 31/01/12 11:32 AM Third Pass At the Toronto Stock Exchange and many other stock exchanges, all of the stock trading is done electronically, using computers. © James Leynse/Corbis. A corporation can raise cash to fund its investments by borrowing or by selling new shares of common stock to investors. If it borrows, it has a fixed obligation to repay the lender. If it issues shares, there is no fixed obligation, but the new...
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...Gold, orange, and yellow have predominated the eastern facades while blue glasses are dominant on the western facades. Orange and blue could be termed as one of the most decadent combination. The aluminum frames hold the colored glass, sandwiching clear inner glass. An insulating space also exists between the inner glass and the outer glass. One can link the use of orange and blue color to be inspired by the aspects of skies and the earth since the earth is more of orange while the use of blue color that varies in tone represents the sky. In addition, if one looks at the building at different times during a day, the colors of the glass facades will be somehow different. Since the glass materials they use are reflective, it changes color when light changes. If one sees the building on a sunny day, it reflects the sunlight, and the color will be very bright which corresponds to the sky. If one sees the building on a cloudy or raining day, it just stays the orginial color it has. If one sees the building at night, the streetlights hit the glass will give people a different feel from the previous cases. The building also has one of the most escapade lop-sided crowns in the New York skyline. The architect slowly shifts from a symmetrical approach to syncopation. Lights rhythmically recess from the vertical arc to create a blast-off...
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...friend, everyone else just pitied me because my mother was murdered and the case was never solved. I was also short tempered, didn't talk much and was too factual for my classmates, but Steve understood me and did not judge me for who I am. Steve was the complete opposite of me, he was patient, popular and intelligent. Our friendship was as solid as rock and as transparent as glass. We would do anything for each other. I became the biggest technology tycoon in Florida, so I don’t have to worry...
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...Between Edward and Peg, in the back seat, the top of Peg's blue Avon case can be seen, above that the beige leather back seats are visible. Above the back seats, reaching to the same level as the rear-view mirror, is the black back dash shelf of the car, while pieces of the view from the rear windshield are seen above it, interrupted by the rear-view mirror, Peg and Edward's heads, and the chassis outline of the car (window and door frames). To far left and right hand side the view of the town outside the car can also be seen, interrupted at points by the door and window frames. Most of the colors in the outside view are bright pastels, except for the grey asphalt and bright green grass in the lawns. Several people are shown walking, with dogs, or playing in the background as the car drives by. Parts of peoples' houses, cars, and nearly identical mailboxes are also visible, including a house that is covered in a blue and orange striped fumegation tarp. The rear windshield, windows, backseat top edges, and front seat top edges create several “frames within a frame” and emphasize the frame's depth of...
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...1 while technically true doesn’t provide an answer to Socrates original question: hat makes a pious act pious? Therefor solution 2 is the only route left. One way Euthyphro could have answered this is by stating that there must be an underlying reason for the love. Like human love, the feelings of love that God has on certain acts can be caused by numerous reasons. In the same way humans can love when someone cooks for them in a different way he or she loves when a loved one accomplishes a life goal, God can love a sacrifice differently than the way God loves you trialing your father for murder. In both the case of the human and God, one action is loved because something happened in their favor or honor while the other is loved based on some feeling of pride for the loved one’s accomplishment or the sense of unbiased justice by the man trying his father. In both cases all acts are loved because they are seen has having some perceived value to the human or...
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...comfortable doing business with business personnel that they already know (Mongolia, The Land of the Blue Skies; 2006). The mediator brings assurance to the Mongolian party that is negotiating with the American. All parties that will be attending the meeting are advised to be punctual; however it is not uncommon for the host to be late (Meszaros, 2011). This may be hard for Americans to become accustomed to, due to the sense and value on time within the western culture. Americans will need to remain calm and not worry about the business negotiations being awkward or bad. Mongolian business people are quite busy like Americans and it is not uncommon for a Mongolian to answer a phone call while engaged in the middle of business negotiations (Mongolia, The Land of the Blue Skies; 2006). They are less likely to ignore the call which may offend American business people. If the Mongolian host is present when the American arrives at the conference room, the American is strongly advised to formally greet the host with a handshake (Culture Crossing, 2013) and ask where to be seated (Meszaros, 2011). Americans also do not need to be disturbed by Mongolian citizens within the building poking their heads in the conference room while negotiations are conducted. Here in the United States a closed door is a sign that whatever is going on requires privacy. That may not necessarily be the case in Mongolia. B Data shows that the senior citizen population percentage over the age...
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...All mortals on the desolated planet of Vor lived in unison and harmony. This was unquestionably not the case for the immortal gods that inhabited this planet. The two gods Helios and Selene had both been inseparable duo ever since their birth . All life on this remote planet was created by the almighty god Zeus to be peaceful and content as the two were for nearly their entire life. Although they had a well bond they also had occasional disputes. Helios being the irresponsible person he is, normally forced Selene to every so often have to do his job of carrying the sun across the sky in the chariot. One of these times ended up to a colossal mistake that nearly killed of the entire population of their planet. “ Another day, another dollar”, Helios said as he awoke from his slumber....
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...of thoughts about death and she is almost obsessed with it. Death is the focal point and theme in this short story. It raises questions such as what happens when we die? And what is death really? The story tells about our short time on earth and how fear of death can stand in the way of living life fully with all the experiences the current moment offers. This essay will focus mainly on setting and the father’s outlook on life. Furthermore this essay will also include an analysis of the symbolism in the short story. At the beginning the description of the nature in Alaska is a vivid portrayal followed by a number of incidents where people have been killed in or by this nature. Piper’s father is one of these people, he “falls out of the sky.” (p. 1, l. 10) Her father with the name Red lived his life like it was an adventure. The description of the landscape appears in the same way - like a never-ending adventure. The tundra is a big and open landscape. The mountains, the glaciers and the snow continues into infinity. The same infinity that Piper’s father wanted to experience. The tundra is described when Piper sees it from the airplane: “as far as she can see in any direction the earth is made of rust-coloured flatlands broken up by odd-shaped, glistening slices of water.” (p. 1, l. 28). The open landscape with its odd-shaped slices of water is the never-ending adventure. After the description of the tundra, “the pilot changes altitude (…) the...
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...The world of nature is colourful and bright and human ingenuity cannot hope to match it. Right from the sky above to the sea below, nature abounds in the richness of colour. The human eye and the human mind respond to this world of colour and identify themselves with it. When a person is cheerful and bright we refer to him as a 'colourful personality', similarly the different colours are used to indicate human moods and attitudes: blue is associated with depression, white is likened with serenity, green with jealousy and red with rage. Colour is also used to relieve tension. Psychologists have investigated the effect of colour on the working ability of workers and have come to the conclusion that certain colours are more conducive to Positive thinking than others. The power of colours cannot be denied, more so, as it is the soul instance of life on earth. Although sight and the human brain has helped in identifying colours and their delights, it's interesting to note what colours mean to us in totality. The power of colours and their meanings has been enlisted below. RED: More than half the globe loves this colour. We sure agree. Red is the second-most favorite colour on earth. Be it the Ferrari red or a svelte red dress, red is an intense colour, and defines many emotions and moods. The most important being, the colour of love, passion, seduction, and desire. It also defines enthusiasm, power, and heat. This colour also represents anger, violence, and aggression. Red...
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