First week of the new semester Homework: Prepare a 5 minute PowerPoint presentation of a possible creative business venture idea. Make it so that it will be easy to present in front of the class. The goal is to demonstrate a creative idea and to demonstrate being a person to work with.

• Problem

• Solution

• How you will sell to customers

• how you make money

• Why you will succeed against competition (and who are they?)

• Why will people want to join your team/idea rather than another person’s?

A case brief is an organized, written summary of the essential elements of a judicial opinion. They are useful tools to assist you in learning to analyze the law. To brief a case, you must first carefully read the assigned cases to gain an overall understanding
of the facts of the case, the decision rendered by the court, and the reasoning behind the court’s decision. You will summarize what the justices said in the case. Write your brief as if you’re trying to explain your case to a classmate.

• Address the following in 1,000–1,250 words:
  

  • Read and brief the following cases:
    

    • U.S. v. Bailey, 444 U.S. 394 (1980)

  • Your case brief should follow the format below:
    

    • Name of the case and citation: Title of the selected case
    • Facts of the case: Summary of the events, court timeline, evidence, and so forth
    • Legal issues: Issues that were present in this case
    • Court’s decision: The court’s decision and the conclusion to the case
    • Rationale: The reasoning behind the final decision (Why did the court rule this way?)
    • Dissenting opinions: Any disputing or disagreeing opinions with an explanation of what they were and why they were raised

• Do you agree or disagree with the Court’s decision? Explain why you agree or disagree with the Court’s decision.
• Your paper should include the definition of escape.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style. Use at least 3 references for your paper.

Background data collection and analysis:

1. Download GDP data for China, India, and Canada starting in the year of the 1980s corresponding to the last digit of your B00 number. For example, if your B00 number ends in 5, collect data starting in 1985; if your B00 number ends in 7, collect data starting in 1987. Find data through the year 2018. Use the series GDP (constant 2010 US$).

2. For China, India, and Canada separately, calculate the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of GDP between your earliest year (selected according to the last digit of your B00 number) and the year 2018. (Note: The formula for CAGR is (end value/beginning value)^(1/number of years) – 1, × 100 to get a percentage.)

3. Construct a figure showing the GDP of China, India, and Canada on the same chart.

4. Download GDP per capita data for China, India, and Canada starting in the year of the 1980s corresponding to the last digit of your B00 number. Find data through the year 2018. Use the series GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$).

5. For China, India, and Canada separately, calculate the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of GDP per capita between your earliest year (selected according to the last digit of your B00 number) and the year 2018.

6. Construct a figure showing the GDP per capita of China, India, and Canada on the same chart.

7. Bosworth and Collins (2008) use three variables to explain why GDP per capita has grown: physical capital accumulation, human capital accumulation, and openness. Download data on each explanatory variable for China and India starting in the year of the 1980s corresponding to the last digit of your B00 number and ending in the year 2018, or the latest year available. Use the series Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP), School enrollment, secondary (% gross) (note: not available for each year), and Trade (% of GDP).

8. For China and India (separately), calculate the correlation coefficient between each explanatory variable and GDP per capita between your earliest year (selected according to the last digit of your B00 number) and the year 2018, or the latest year available.

Essay:

In your essay, describe the growth performance of China and India, both in absolute terms and in per-capita terms. Compare the two countries to each other and to Canada, and discuss whether each explanatory variable helps to explain growth performance. Which of the three variables has the highest correlation with GDP per capita? Do Bosworth and Collins (2008) also find this variable to be important?

Detailed Instructions:

Your essay must have a title, an introduction, and a conclusion. Make sure to define your terms and provide appropriate background information. A suggested essay structure contains five paragraphs:

• a first paragraph that briefly introduces the argument you will make in the essay;
• and a fifth, concluding, paragraph that briefly describes the main points you have made in the essay.

a second paragraph describing and comparing how total GDP has changed over time;

a third paragraph describing and comparing how per-capita GDP has changed over time;

a fourth paragraph describing how well each explanatory variable explains China’s and India’s growth performance, including Bosworth and Collins’ findings;

The maximum length is 500 words plus a two-page data appendix; include a word count at the end of your submission. Include the grading rubric as the first page of your submission. Use Chicago or APA style, and write in 11- or 12-point font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Provide a bibliography listing the references you use, including the class PowerPoints if relevant. You must submit a hard copy (in class) and an electronic copy (on Brightspace) by the deadline. Please note that the electronic copy will be submitted to anti-plagiarism software.

Data Appendix:

The data appendix should include enough detail for the grader to determine that you downloaded the correct data and performed the calculations accurately; if not all of your data fits on two pages, you may decide to include only the first and last years of information. Required charts and figures go into the body of your essay; any supplemental charts and figures should be placed in your data appendix.

Penalties:

• Late submissions: -10 points per day, starting immediately after 4:05 p.m.
• Over 500 words: -1 point for each additional 50 words (e.g., -1 for 501 words, -2 for 551 words, etc).

If you submit only an electronic copy and no hard copy, you will receive a zero on the assignment.

If you submit only a hard copy and no electronic copy, you will receive a zero on the assignment.

No rubric: -1 point.

No data appendix: -2 points.

Data appendix over two pages: -1 point for each additional page.

No word count: -2 points.

Sexual behavior in adolescence can have a wide variety of consequences. In estimation, nearly half of all U.S. high school students have had sexual intercourse; the average age of first intercourse for boys and girls is 15. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 40,000-80,000 new cases of HIV are reported each year; approximately half of the new infections are among people younger than 25. On average, 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) being reported each year and adolescents have among the highest-reported rates of gonorrhea and Chlamydia. Drawing on material from the course, respond to the following questions:

1.) What cognitive and social factors contribute to high-risk sexual behavior in some adolescents?

2.) Should schools have sexual education programs in which they can inform and advise teens about sexual behavior, risk factors, and prevention? Why or why not?

Use the link below and the other readings in this week to help guide your discussion.

www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/sexualbehaviors/index.htm