Writing 2 pages about International Business Mechines Corporation(IBM)

Using APA formula

Here are the requests:

Please use professional references

1.Brief description of the company

a. Corporate history, products, competition, etc.

b. Discuss all major company specific, economic or market news that may have an impact on your company (Attach the news article you collected).

2. Brief bios of top executives and Board of Directors

3. Important events or transactions within the last five years (2015 – 2019)

CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN

(1860–1935)

The Yellow Wallpaper

Please answer the in-depth questions for Gilman.

1. If the basic conflict of this story is that between the attitudes of men toward women and women’s needs and desires, how does the story define those attitudes, needs, and desires?

2. The wallpaper is, as the title suggests, the chief symbol in this story. What does it symbolize, and how does it work as a symbol? What details about the wallpaper seem significant? How does the narrator’s attitude toward and vision of the wallpaper change, and what is the significance of those changes?

3. Clearly, the wallpaper is one facet of the setting that carries great symbolic weight. What other aspects of the setting seem to be symbols, and what do they symbolize? How do these symbols contribute to the intensification and/or resolution of the central conflict?

4. What do you make of the ending of the story? Does the narrator seem to have been utterly defeated, or is there any way of seeing her as triumphant?

5. In what ways does the conflict explored in this story seem dated? In what ways does it seem relevant today’s world?

William Shakespeare  

HAMLET

1. Although the eldest son of the king was customarily chosen to succeed his father, the monarchy of Denmark is depicted in the play as elective. Why was Hamlet passed over in favor of his uncle in the election that preceded the opening of the play? 
2. What are the circumstances of Horatio’s return to Elsinore from Wittenberg? How does the timing of his arrival contribute to the exposition?
3. Describe Hamlet’s behavior, his appearance and actions, before he learns even of the appearance of his father’s ghost. To what action does it prompt Claudius, of which we learn in act 2, scene 2? Why does the king permit Laertes to return to Paris and at the same time refuse Hamlet’s request to return to Wittenberg?
4. Is Hamlet surprised by the Ghost’s revelations? How can you tell?
5. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear, Hamlet correctly interprets the king’s strategy in sending for them. Does he see through other moves made by Claudius? What does this suggest about the relation between the two antagonists?
6. Why are the players introduced? Why is the king in the play-within-the-play murdered by his nephew?
7. The climax of the play occurs when the king stops the play-within-the-play. What has Hamlet learned, and how does it affect his course of action? How is Claudius affected by the events of the scene?
8. What prior actions bring about the death of Polonius? the madness and death of Ophelia? What later actions result from the death of Polonius?
9. What is the purpose in terms of dramatic structure for the scene between Hamlet and Horatio at the beginning of act 5, scene 2?
10. What dramatic functions are served by having both Horatio and Fortinbras alive and on stage at the end of the play?

August Wilson 

FENCES

1. Compare Troy’s storytelling to Gabriel’s illusions. What do you make of Gabriel’s belief that he is the archangel Gabriel? How is that connected to the action in the play?
2. What is the significance of Troy complaining to his employer and union about race-based workplace discrimination? How does this reflect the changing times?
3. What do you think of the relationship between Troy and Bono? What is the significance of them meeting in the penitentiary? Why do you think Bono stops coming around to see Troy as often?
4. What do you think about Troy taking Gabriel’s Army money to buy the house? How is that framed in the play?
5. How are fatherhood and motherhood represented in Fences ?
6. What does this play suggest about the “American dream”?
7. What is the significance of Troy’s infidelity with Alberta? Why do you think Wilson had them both die at the end?
8. What is the significance of the song about Blue?
9. What does this play suggest about false freedom in the North for blacks from post-Reconstruction South?
10. What did you think about Rose’s response to Troy’s infidelity? Her acceptance of Raynell?
11. Why do you think the play ends with Gabriel’s realization? How do you read that moment?

Loyalty Programs

The purpose of this assignment is for you to evaluate frequency/loyalty programs as a viable promotional tool within an advertising program. Since almost all hotels use loyalty programs (frequency programs) as a form of alternative marketing, this assignment focuses on the hotel industry. From the list below, choose at least five hotels to evaluate; assess the hotels’ loyalty programs based upon the overall value to the customer:

Best Western,

Days Inn,

Hampton Inn,

Marriott,

Radisson,

Ritz Carlton, or

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

Use the following criteria to comparatively evaluate each loyalty program:

Explain the investment that is necessary to earn rewards. For instance, consumers may need to invest money, time, or other resources.

Describe the system of rewarding points or awards.

Explain the redemption policies.

Describe any additional requirements with respect to the redemption of awards.

Present your evaluation of the loyalty programs by creating a PowerPoint presentation with at least 10 slides (not including the title and references slides). Critique each loyalty program, and decide which ones are the best. Then, explain why they are the best. Make sure to cite the websites you analyzed, your textbook, and at least one additional source by using correct APA format. Use the “Notes” feature to elaborate on the contents of each slide.

NARRATIVE ESSAY– INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose one of the following topics for your Narrative Essay.

2. Then decide on the Method you will use to relate your narrative.

3. Be sure to use flashbacks and flash-forwards carefully.

4. Use transition words/ phrases between body paragraphs.

5. Use dialogue where appropriate and to break up the narration.

6. Fill out your Planning form before starting your draft.

TOPICS:

■ Your first job interview

■ Moving into your first apartment

■ The event or series of events that led to you take some action, such as quitting a job, ending a relationship, or joining an organization

■ A sporting event you played in or observed, perhaps limiting the narrative to a single play

■ A first date, using dialogue as much as possible to set the tone and advance the narrative

■ An event that placed you in danger

■ An experience that led you to change your opinion about a friend or coworker

■ The events of the best or worst day you experienced in a job

■ An accident or medical emergency, focusing on creating a clear, minute-by- minute chronology

■ A telephone call that changed your life

You may also use a topic of your choice