Category: Writing

What did the female whistleblower do to raise concerns about sexual harassment prior to blowing the whistle to Senator O’Neill? Were these efforts consistent with what an ethical whistleblower is expected to do before they decide to blow the whistle to external parties? (500 words
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You have recently started working for an independent Queensland senator who will be sitting on federal parliament’s electricity generation review committee. As an independent, she has no direct allegiances with any political party. The senator is highly aware of the considerable debate around whether coal fired power stations are economically viable and has requested that you analyse and report on the economic viability of a new ultra super critical (USC) coal fired power station to be built in Queensland. Specific details of the task are provided below. Your report will assist the regulators in regulating electricity price and government subsidy.
Task:
You are to provide a detailed financial analysis of an USC coal fired power station under two scenarios used in the Finkel Review (2017). The scenarios are:
1 Business as Usual (BaU) The electricity market remains in a prolonged period of uncertainty due to limited government action on carbon pricing and abatement. The price of electricity is higher under this scenario. 2. Emission Intensity Scheme (EIS) Government to introduce an EIS where electricity generators that emit more than 600 kilograms of carbon per megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity must purchase carbon permits while those that emit less receive permits that they can sell. Permits will need to be purchased for the USC coal fired power station. The electricity price is lower under this scenario.
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“A writer is working on an insurance information brochure and is having trouble grouping the ideas logically into an outline. Using the following information, prepare the outline, paying attention to the appropriate hierarchy of ideas. If necessary, rewrite phrases to make them all consistent.
-Accident Protection Insurance PlanCoverage is only pennies a day-Benefit is $100,000 for accidental death on common-is $100 a day for hospitalization as result of motor vehicle or common carrier accident-Benefit is $20,000 for accidental death in motor vehicle accident-Individual coverage is only $17.85 per quarter; family coverage is just $26.85 per quarter-No physical exam or health questions-Convenient payment—billed quarterly-Guaranteed acceptance for all applicants-No individual rate increases-Free, no-obligation examination period-Cash paid in addition to any other insurance carried-Covers accidental death when riding as fare-paying passenger on public transportation, including buses, trains, jets, ships, trolleys, subways, or any other common carrier-Covers accidental death in motor vehicle accidents occurring while driving or riding in or on automobile, truck, camper, motor home, or nonmotorized bicycle”
150-200 words

Planning: Analyzing the Situation, Selecting Media; Media Skills: Email
· You are the head of public relations for a cruise line that operates out of Miami. You are shocked to read a letter in a local newspaper from a disgruntled passenger, complaining about the service and entertainment on a recent cruise. You need to respond to these publicized criticisms in some way. What audiences will you need to consider in your response? What medium or media should you choose? If the letter had been published in a travel publication widely read by travel agents and cruise travelers, how might your course of action have differed? In an email message to your instructor, explain how you will respond.
4.12. Planning: Assessing Audience Needs; Media Skills: Blogging; Communication Ethics: Making Ethical Choices
· Your supervisor has asked you to withhold important information that you think should be included in a report you are preparing. Disobeying him could be disastrous for your working relationship and your career. Obeying him could violate your personal code of ethics. What should you do? On the basis of the discussion in Chapter 1, would you consider this situation to be an ethical dilemma or an ethical lapse? Explain your analysis in a brief email message to your instructor.
4.13. Planning: Limiting Your Scope
· Suppose you are preparing to recommend that top management install a new heating system that uses the cogeneration process. The following information is in your files. Eliminate topics that aren’t essential and then arrange the other topics so that your report will give top managers a clear understanding of the heating system and a balanced, concise justification for installing it.
Ø History of the development of the cogeneration heating process
Ø Scientific credentials of the developers of the process
Ø Risks assumed in using this process
Ø Your plan for installing the equipment in the headquarters building
Ø Stories about the successful use of cogeneration technology in comparable facilities
Ø Specifications of the equipment that would be installed
Ø Plans for disposing of the old heating equipment
Ø Costs of installing and running the new equipment
Ø Advantages and disadvantages of using the new process
Ø Detailed 10-year cost projections
Ø Estimates of the time needed to phase in the new system
Ø Alternative systems that management might want to consider
4.14. Planning: Choosing the Direct or Indirect Approach
– Indicate whether the direct or indirect approach would be best in each of the following situations and briefly explain why. Would any of these messages be inappropriate for email? Explain.
Ø A message to the owner of an automobile dealership, complaining about poor service work
Ø A message from a recent college graduate, requesting a letter of recommendation from a former instructor
Ø A message turning down a job applicant
Ø A message announcing that because of high air-conditioning costs, the plant temperature will be held at 78° F during the summer
Ø A message from an advertising agency to a troublesome long-term client, explaining that the agency will no longer be able to work on the client’s account”
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