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Unit IV Case Study
Read the case study below, and follow the instructions provided to complete the assignment in its entirety.
On September 13, 2014, you were appointed to your fire service organization (Fire Department) Fire Prevention Division (FPD). You have been with the department for 10 yearsfour have been as captain assigned to a fire suppression
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company. You were selected from among six candidates because you earned a college degree in fire administration and management. In terms of seniority, you are number three, with two above you and three below you.
However, seniority was a qualification that was given low priority for appointment as the primary qualification was education and training. Prior to your appointment, the FPD was staffed by the senior-most captain of the department, who often did not have any formal education or training in fire codes, standards, or regulations. Rather, that person learned from on-the-job experience. The Chief of Department has decided to turn-a-new-page and appoint the captain having the highest degree of education. In addition to your college degree, you have also taken the initiative to obtain a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) certification as a Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS).
The outgoing Fire Prevention Officer (FPO), who held the position for nearly 20 years, bids you good luck. As he turns to leave the office, he offers these cryptogrammic words, dont rock any boats kid! You settle into your new position with ease, though the division secretary is a bit uneasy having a new boss. You have assured her that there will not be major changes within the division. Your first two weeks are filled with routine inspections and re-inspections, where you find no surprises or anomalies. In fact, most of the owners/operators of those occupancies that you re-inspected found you to be highly knowledgeable, relaxed, and very personable. They gave you high marks and look forward to having an opportunity to meet you again.
On Wednesday morning of your third week, you have a scheduled appointment for an annual inspection of a small industrial occupancy that is owned and operated by a highly respected member of the community. The firm has been in operation since the 1980s, and the owner is a member of nearly all the local business civic organizations as well as major contributor to charities. You cannot recall any negative press about this man nor his business. You arrive at the firm at the appointed hour of 9:00 a.m., only to find that the front door to the building is locked, and it appears that no one is on the premises.
As you end the call, her words are somewhat disconcerting, leaving you with an onerous feeling that something is not quite right. You return to your vehicle deciding to wait a bit longer. While sitting in your vehicle, you review the historical file on this occupancy. Much to your surprise, you find that there has never been a single violation and that the company is a firm utilizing chemicals for cleaning automotive parts. In nearly 30 years of annual inspections, there is not even the slightest issue in the record. This is very unusual for a firm reported as storing large drums of volatile chemicals.
At around 10:15 a.m., a car enters into the parking area, parks near the front door, and a man in his mid-fifties or early-sixties emerges and walks to the front door. You exit your vehicle, walking toward the man who has not taken his eyes off you and whose facial expressions indicate that he does not recognize you. As you approach the man, you introduce and identify yourself as the newly appointed FPO of the department. He shakes your hand and asks, Well now, what can I do to make your day run a bit smoother?
You inform him that you are onsite to conduct the annual occupancy inspection. He sneers and states, There isnt a need for that! After all, I run a well-respected business here. Didnt the other inspector tell you about me? He never had any issues with my firm, and he and I got along just fine. The place is clean, so why dont we just call it a day and log me in as having passed the inspection? What do you say? You cannot believe what you have just heard. You maintain your professionalism and inform the owner that you have to conduct annual inspections of all industrial occupancies and an appointment was made for today.
The owner scoffs at the appointment, telling you that the former inspector made the appointment as a matter of record as he had done for years, but didnt bother to come here, unless of course he had gotten complaints, which he never did! So why bother? You inform the owner that this is your obligation and responsibility to inspect the firm as it is known to store highly flammable liquids, which abuts a residential area. For the safety of the firm and those who live nearby, an inspection must be completed.
The owner becomes indignant, and his demeanor changes from sociable to confrontational. He insists that his company has an excellent track record without incident or complaint by neighbors. Still, you apprise him that under local ordinance and state codes, you must conduct the inspection to ensure that any and all hazards are in compliance with established rules and regulations. After a bit of bantering back-and-forth, he concedes and allows you to enter into the premises. In short order, you commence your inspection of the occupancy.
What you find is not only alarming, but unimaginable. There are open 55-gallon drums of petro-based liquids that, to the best of your ability, you identify as highly flammable and toxic. The ventilation system is inadequate for safe removal of vapors that are generated by the 15 cleaning process stations. You find that the local fire alarm system has been tampered with, so that interior early-detection devices are rendered inoperable. There is not an automatic fire sprinkler system, despite the fact that fire codes have required such a system in all industrial occupancies since 1975, and this
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building was built in 1982. You find only three handheld portable fire extinguishers, which are all dry chemical, that are outdated by four years.
As you continue your self-guided inspection tour, the owner continues his commentary that he has never had any complaints from workers or neighbors about how he has run his business. You are cautious and do not share your findings as of yet. Upon completion of your inspection, you have noted well over 45 violations of standards and codes applicable to this specific occupancy and operation. As you leave, you inform him that his firm is in violation of numerous regulations and that it may become necessary to shut the firm down until the occupancy is brought up to code. The owner of course becomes highly irate and states, Thats what you think! I am well connected in this city! I put people into high places, and you arent about to close me down! We shall see who has the final word here!
Shaken, yet very confident the law is on your side, you return to our office to prepare a series of documents necessary to begin the process of addressing the list of violations. You reconfirm that all violations can be cited by chapter and section of all applicable laws, regulations, and codes. You are now set to write the necessary documents, which will be distributed to individuals in both the public and private sector.
For the first part of this assignment, you will need to pick one of the following options, and draft a letter. Please click here to see an example of how a letter of this nature may be formatted.
A letter of notification must first be sent to the owner of the firm, informing him of the individual violations and the required remedy for each violation. In addition, you must inform him that until all violations have been remedied, the firm is to remain closed and no one is allowed to enter the building.
A letter of notification must be sent to the mayor of the city informing that office that you have ordered operations be halted at this firm due to your findings. (This letter is part of a city ordinance requirement).
For the second part of the assignment, you will need to pick two of the following options, and draft two memos. Please click here see an example of how a memo of this nature may be formatted.
1. A memo of notification must be sent to inform the Chief of the Department of your findings and the action you have taken.
2. A memo of notification must be sent to inform the Chief of Police that the firm has been closed due to violations found during your inspection. You are also advising that patrol officers should take notice to report any activity around or inside the building, as the building has been placed off-limits until all violations have been remedied.
3. A memo of notification must be sent to inform the City Building Inspector of the order to cease operations, citing your finding of numerous violations, though you do not need to itemize all violations.
There will be a total of one letter and two memos, all of which should be included in one Word document. Each letter should be written in a professional tone on a single page that is clear and concise to the reader. Each letter should have the name of the person to whom the letter is addressed, your name and title of Fire Prevention Officer shall be affixed to the bottom. Your letters should be written in APA format.
Each letter is to be written in left-aligned block format and without paragraph indentations. It is understood that the inclusion of violations need not be cited; therefore, in-text and reference citations are not necessary.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Write (ten interview questions)
For this major assignment, you are going to construct an imaginary interview with the author Rita Dove
The Writers on Writers essays, spread throughout the textbook, may provide inspiration in that one writer is reflecting on anothers work.
You are to compose ten literature-related questions for your author, and you will provide answers as if you are the author.
In addition to reading the authors headnote in our text, you may also read other biographical materials on the author. This will help you formulate an idea of how the author would respond to criticism on their work.
Of your ten interview questions, at least two must ask a question and thus provide an answer about at least two secondary sources who have written about one or more of the authors texts.
These secondary sources must be criticism found in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
You will retrieve the articles from Warners databases.
Remember, criticism is not a negative thingit is merely the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works.
Imagine how the author would respond to this criticism. Write a solid response paragraph (6-8 sentences) for each question. Example:If I were interviewing Gwendolyn Brooks, I could ask her about where she grew up and its influence.Me: Ms. Brooks, how did growing up and living on Chicagos South Side affect your writing?Brooks: There were many influences to my writing career: my parents and our church were majors ones, but location was another. My first book of poetry A Street in Bronzeville was heavily influenced by the people, places, and events I witnessed in that area of Chicago. One poem in which this influence is seen is We Real Cool. I was driving past The Golden Shovel, a pool hall, in the middle of the day and saw these young men playing pool while they should have been in school. The poem became a commentary on truancy and how it can affect someones future. Living and working in Chicago kept me in touch with the people who lived there and allowed me to tell their unique stories to the world. I made it my lifes work to reveal how the material conditions of their lives affected them.
Example of question engaging a secondary source:If I were interviewing Charlotte Perkins Gilman and asking her about theories on mothering, I could reference Catherine Goldens article Light of the Home, Light of the World: The Presentation of Motherhood in Gilmans Short Fiction and ask the following question:Me: Ms. Gilman, Catherine Golden argues that your work establishes motherhood as a collective political action. Ms. Gilman: The narrator experiences intense personal struggle because she lacks the collectivist culture that mothers desperately need. The narrator is suffering from post- partum depression, but her condition is made worse because of a rest cure that isolates her from others and prohibits her creative impulses. If she had women in her life who she could confide in and ones who did not fear subverting patriarchy, she would not have felt so entrapped. She might have been able to speak up for herself, knowing she had support. Together, she and these women would have changed their small sphere of influence. Inthis light, I agree with Goldens assertion about my work because political action grows from small pockets of people working toward a larger social or political goal.
Format the page as follows:
Your NameProfessors NameENG 2041Date
Interview with [Authors Name]Begin each question by italicizing who is talking. Write Me or your last name. Single space each question and answer, and skip one line between each question and answer set. Number the questions 1-10. Use Times New Roman, 12 point font. After your tenth question and answer set, go to the Insert tab in Word, and insert a page break. Write References with no quotation marks at the top of the page, and cite in APA format any sources your consulted or cited. You do not need in-text citations, but follow the example, naming the author and article youre referring to in each question as appropriate.

Using your readings from Chapter 8 in your textbook, Unit 6 of the Handbook, and reviewing the article on the timeline and evolution of retirement in the U.SPreview the document., and the article on the future of Social Security,Preview the document discuss the following issues: and 2) what might this type of discrepancy have on the future of Social Security? 3) what can we anticipate in the future regarding social security and its availability for elders?The following content is partner provided

– Big data, AI, and its implication on credit risk analysis of SMEs
– New technology and its impact on trade finance, supply chain finance, and money transfers
– Alternative funding tools, including crowdfunding and P2P lending for inclusive growth
– Fintech challenges for financial regulation
regions workforce and GDP. But commercial banks have regarded loans to SMEs as too risky. The project will identify and develop ideas on how to utilize new technology (including distributed ledger technology, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence) for SME finance, and encourage financial institutions and investors to further develop credit risk analysis, increase finance, and encourage sustainable growth for SME sectors. The project will also explore how policy makers and market participants can maximize the benefits and mitigate potential risks arising from the new digital era.
FINANCE RESEARCH PAPER STRUCTURE
Finance researchers commonly structure research papers as follows:
I. Introduction
Introduces the research theme and brief findings of a few articles related to your topic and
specifies the gap or hole in this line of research that your research paper addresses.
II. Literature Review (or called Related Works)
Details the findings of published and working papers that comprise the body of knowledge
for the line of research that have led to your research question or theme. The number of
papers referenced ranges from 15 to 50 or more articles and depends upon factors such as:
newness of the line of research and the availability of data required to extend the research
among other factors.

Identify a gap in public policy (an issue the government has not addressed yet for example mental illness or anything else), and develop a legislative policy (bill) to fill that gap. Select an issue needing policy attention by the government.

Book name and the author: Desmond, Matthew. 2016. Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City. 1st ed. Reference book:Royce, E. 2018. Poverty & Power: The Problem of Structural Inequality. 3rd Ed.
The writing assignment should be about 6 pages-long, Century Schoolbook, 12 pt-font, 1 inch all around, double-spaced and APA format (check APA Style Guides with Purdue one).
The paper should be presented in an organized and well-thought manner.
THOSE ARE NOT EASY ASSIGNMENTS. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THOROUGHLY
Those assignments are NOT summaries of the readings but analyses! (WARNING)
The goal of this paper is to read and answer the questions by evaluating and analyzing the common points and differences ACROSS the readings using your SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Do NOT write about each article one after another
When referencing articles, make sure to quote correctly with page number
Long quotations (3 lines or more) are NOT recommended but if you do use some, make sure they are single-spaced
Read Evicted book from pp. 111-203 and answer the following 3 questions:

Question 2: Using your sociological imagination, explain how poverty is structured around ethnicity and age.
Question 3: Select one particular story and analyze it first without using your sociological imagination, and then again with a sociological imagination.
For the first 2 questions, this is how your answers should be structured:
Introduction of a common theme identified in the stories
Explain this theme using your sociological imagination
How does this theme help us understand the issues faced by people in poverty?
Provide in-depth analysis around this theme and how it is linked to poverty
Be sure to provide sources to support your claims (refer to Power & Poverty)
Provide short examples from the stories
Repeat for 2nd theme
The first 2 questions should be roughly 2 pages each and the last question should not be longer than 1 page.
Check the organization of your paper, spelling and grammar.
Don’t rely too much on the stories and on Evicted. You needed to use P&P for analysis.
2 sources are book name I have written on the top

Study the readings for this week, making sure you read the footnotes as well which contain much relevant material for this assignment. In this response paper I want you to critically think about how Greek mythological stories about the gods and goddesses are not static, but change over time according to social and political circumstances.
Use examples from your readings which show a much more complex history within which these divinities and their relationship developed. In this response I want you to pay special attention to the kinds of evidence (ex. archeological, ritual, literary, historical political contexts) noted in your readings that help scholars understand these complex myths and religious worship. End your response with something about their relationship and/or character that you find strange. (350-500 words)

How personality influence well being. Illustrate your answer by focusing in more detail on the functions of one particular personality type.

A given research project has been provided including the figures and legends which needs to summarise. this should be written in an abstract format and it should be a SUMMARY of the data provided and should reflect on ALL Methods and Results provided to you (Please refer to the attached files) this abstract needs to extremely concise and clear to understand.

Your essay should have two parts: one in which you explain the document itself, and another in which you connect the document to the context of the time period:The document itself: As you explain the document, remember to answer the questions we ask of all documents we read for class: Discuss what is being said, and also: Who is writing? To whom are they writing? Why? How are they making their point what’s the genre (a letter, a speech, etc.) and/or what are the techniques they use to convince their reader (emotional appeals, logic, scientific language, etc.)?
The context: Explain how the document fits into the story of American history as weve discussed it in class. The information about context will come from the modules or from your textbook reading. Document option:
1. From Chief Joseph Speaks, Chief Joseph (1874-1877): The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect all rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases. If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect he will grow fat? If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented nor will he grow and prosper. I have asked some of the Great White Chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.I only ask of the Government to be treated as all other men are treated. If I cannot go to my own home, let me have a home in a country where my people will not die so fast. I would like to go to Bitter Root Valley. There my people would be happy; where they are now they are dying. Three have died since I left my camp to come to Washington.When I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.I know that my race must change. We cannot hold our own with the white men as we are. We only ask an even chance to live as other men live. We ask to be recognized as men. We ask that the same law shall work alike on all men. If an Indian breaks the law, punish him by the law. If a white man breaks the law, punish him also.
Does the person include at least one specific example from what the document says?
Does it sound like they understand what they are talking about?Example: Wilson’s War Message argues that the U.S. needs to join World War I and that it needs to join the war against Germany. One of the reasons Wilson states for joining the war is Germany’s submarine warfare, which Wilson says “put[s] aside all restraints of law or of humanity.” Wilson uses the idea of Germany as a lawbreaker to set up a division between right and wrong and to position the U.S. as a champion of the rule of law in the world. Author/Purpose/Audience:Is the author identified with more than just their name? Is there at least one piece of identifying information to explain something relevant about how the author affects your analysis?
Purpose: Is there a clear purpose stated? Is evidence given that supports the purpose?
Audience: Is there a clear and specific audience stated? If “general public”, does student defend why they have chosen such a broad audience?Example: Wilson’s War Message was written by Woodrow Wilson, who was a president during the Progressive Era. He led the U.S. into World War I, and that connects to the point of this document. This was a speech he gave to Congress to convince them to declare war on Germany and their allies during World War I. It also had other audiences – in various paragraphs he addresses issues that would be important to Americans at home, especially German Americans, and to allies and enemies during the war. I can tell that Congress was the primary audience to this document because it begins with the words: “Gentlemen of the Congress.” It’s common to start out a speech with a greeting, and the greeting names the audience.In a later paragraph, he states “We have no quarrel with the German people.” Given what I read in the textbook, I’m guessing that this has to do with getting the support of German Americans, who were a large segment of the population. One of the reasons the U.S. delayed getting involved was because we were afraid of divided loyalties in a diverse nation. We are declaring war on Germany, but we want to tell people we aren’t really going to war against their relatives back in the old country. (Since I’m the professor, I could go on and on and on here…. but this gives you the idea! :)) Context:Does the person identify a “when” and “where” for the document?
Do they include at least one specific example of events from the textbook or modules that help us to understand the document?
Make sure you include info from outside the source.Example: Wilson’s War Message was given in a special session of Congress, which is to say it was given in the heart of decision-making power of the country in Washington, DC. The speech was given in April 1917, four days before we officially joined World War I. The war had been going on in Europe since 1914, and the U.S. had stayed out for these three years. Wilson had even won reelection in part because he kept the U.S. out of the war! But a variety of factors pushed us toward this moment, where Wilson had to declare war. (You would go on to explain some of those factors.) Analysis/Conclusions:Does the student comment on how believable the source is, or how it should be understood?
Do they do some type of analysis of the way that the source was composed and how that should affect our interpretation?Example: Wilson’s War Message is a strategic document. That means that we can’t interpret it as Wilson’s honest voice – it doesn’t speak to his personal opinions. Instead, it is a document that is supposed to accomplish things: get Congress to declare war, get Americans to support the war, position the US as a moral leader on these issues, and send messages to allies and enemies about our values and plans Even though this doesn’t necessarily reflect his true opinion, however, it can tell us how he wants to be perceived. Many of the things he says fit in with what the textbook tells us about his foreign policy, for example. He says that we are fighting because “The world must be made safe for democracy.” This may not be true, and is almost certainly not 100% true. However, it fits with the philosophy of moral imperialism, which the textbook says was the way Wilson thought about global politics – that it wasn’t right to be imperialist, but that everybody should be a democracy, and we could show them how. While this speech may not say exactly what Wilson believes, it is an expression of his views about the way the world ought to work.