Assignment OverviewFor this paper, choose a different story from our Week 2 assignment. It should be different from the story you wrote about for Paper 1.Then, consider the following question: What does this story have to teach us about empathy for others?The article "Does Reading Fiction Make Us Better People?" examines the idea that reading fiction enhances our compassion and empathy—that is, our ability to identify with other people’s experiences and relate to what they feel and think in their “interior lives” (Hammond). An interior life refers to the thoughts and feelings that aren't always shared publicly. In literature, the narrator usually has access to these thoughts and feelings that aren't said aloud.In responding to this question, your focus will be on the themes that arise from your close readings of the story. You will develop an argument on what the story teaches us about empathy and how it is conveyed. It is helpful to ask:Which characters does the author want you, the reader, to empathize with?Are there any characters that you dislike, but still empathize with? Why do you think that is? In addition, you will use evidence from at least one of the following articles to support your argument: Schmidt, Megan. "How Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding." Discover Magazine. discovermagazine.com. 28 Aug. 2020. Hammond, Claudia. "Does Reading Fictions Make Us Better People?" BBC. 2 June 2019. Castano, Emanuele and David Kidd. "Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind." Science. www.sciencemag.org. 18 Oct. 2013; 342 (6156): 377-80. Coleman, John. "The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals." Harvard Business Review, 2012. https://hbr.org/2012/11/the-benefits-of-poetry-for-pro Thorpe, J.R. "Why Reading Poetry Is Good For Your Brain." Bustle, 20 Apr. 2017. https://www.bustle.com/p/why-reading-poetry-is-good-for-your-brain-51884 Most of the articles in this list were referenced in the Week 1 Insights (see above). You should also refer to "Week 6 Insights: Integrating Sources Using Your Own Voice" for guidance on working with your chosen article. CRAFTING YOUR THESIS FOR PAPER 2 For Paper 2, your analysis of the story's theme will focus on how your reading of the primary source (the story) and secondary sources (the article) cause you to think about empathy. Sample thesis structure: [Story X] helps us to understand [theme/issue Y] by promoting empathy through [warrant 1], [warrant 2], and [warrant 3] Sample thesis statement: The conflicts between male and female characters in Susan Glaspell’s story "A Jury of Her Peers" helps readers have more empathy for the oppression of women through its depiction of Mrs. Wright’s marriage, the women’s roles, and the inequality between men and women in the story. OUTLINE FOR PAPER 2 Refer to the work you did and feedback you received from Paper 1. The outline is a straightforward way of listing and organizing the ideas connected to your claim and three warrants for your five-paragraph essay.  Next, you will convert the bulleted items from your outline into well-crafted sentences, and then combine those sentences into well-organized, logical paragraphs.  The paper will have three to four body paragraphs, each one led by a topic sentence that includes the explicit warrant. The rest of the paragraph will contain statements with the supporting evidence from both the story and the article. The essay will be structured as follows: Introduction: Create a context for the thesis by explaining the BBC article (two to three sentences). (Cite in the text.) Provide a brief overview of the story (2 to 3 sentences) State the thesis: [Story X] helps us to understand [theme/issue Y] by promoting empathy through [warrant 1], [warrant 2], and [warrant 3] Body paragraph #1: Warrant 1 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the concern? Body paragraph #2: Warrant 2 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the issue? Body paragraph #3: Warrant 3 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the issue? Conclusion Return to the thesis Reflect on the connection between the article and the story. What have we learned from your analysis? Does fiction really promote empathy? Hints: Remember that your reader has read the story and is familiar with it; your audience is your peers. But you want to convince them to consider your side. Summary vs. Analysis: Be aware that a paper analyzing a piece of literature is not a plot summary.  Summary should provide only brief details necessary to identify parts of the story required to develop the paper.   Length and Format:  Five-paragraph literary analysis paper   1000–1200 words for the paper (approximately 3–4 pages, double-spaced)   MLA style for document format. See this MLA Style Demo video for how to set up your document.  

Instructions Instructions: Read the scenario and access the data worksheet below. Review the rubric which provides some tips on how to organize your team process. Then, as if you were a member of a team, respond to the items below. Requirements: This part of the assessment represents the primary steps of understanding the nature of cash flows in a business. Year-to-year comparative balance sheets are used in the analysis. After review and analysis of the data, you will prepare a business memo to outline the sources or uses of specific account cash flows and how these outcomes support your reasoning for approving or denying the loan. The analysis is based upon year-to-year changes of these specific balance sheet sections: Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Accounts Payable, Wages Payable, Plant Property and Equipment, and Long-term Debt. You will: Analyze financial data and present the rationale for what your loan committee (you as a member of a team) wants to do on the loan renewal request, and submit supporting documents. Scenario: You are required to conduct an analysis of specific financial data of Bob Smith, Inc. Bob is an existing bank customer. When the loan to Bob was originally made in 2016, the bank required Bob to increase the YE 2016 cash balance to at least $70,000 to qualify for the interest rate that the bank used for the original loan. This cash balance was required for the bank to make its target yield on the loan created. The Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet show an actual YE 2017 cash balance of less than $34,000. You will need to complete the 2017 Cash Flow Statement. In addition, you will also prepare the “Common Sized Financial Statements” for the 2 years shown. This information allows you to substantiate the 2018 loan denial or renewal request. You are acting as the loan committee of the bank and you will address an internal memo to the loan officer in charge of this loan facility giving the committee’s decision on whether to approve the loan as is, renew the loan with modifications, or deny the loan request. Be sure you move away from definitions to analysis. Additionally, you do not need to give definitions of balance sheet accounts. The Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements provided in the data worksheet below will assist you in your analysis. From these documents, and from the ones you produced, discuss the following:  The operating cycle of the company The covenants within the CC&Rs that the company did not comply with. The Common Sized Financial Statement (CC&Rs) The Cash Flow Statement What did management do to fall short of the minimum cash requirements? Was the company’s failure to meet cash balance requirements a result of the company being unable to meet the requirement or because of management actions? What could be managements motivation for not complying with the loans CC&Rs? Where was the major portion of the company’s working capital used? What could management have done to comply with the CC&Rs they agreed to? Finally, what does your loan committee want to do about the renewal of this loan? In this area, you can: Renew the loan without changing the loan conditions. Renew the loan and modify the conditions to what is now required by the bank to receive loan approval. Decline the loan                  Remember that banks approve or deny loans based on the 5 Cs of credit, which are: Character Capacity Capital Collateral Conditions Consider these when deliberating what to do with this loan and include an overview of this discussion in the memo to the company’s loan officer.In your memo:  Include a strong thesis statement, introduction, and conclusion. The main points of the response should be developed and explained clearly in the memo with appropriate financial and accounting terminology. Support all arguments (no errors in logic) based upon the Statement of Cash Flows data. Exhibit strong higher-order critical thinking and include appropriate judgments, conclusions, and assessments based on the team’s analysis of the Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows. Provide proper classifications, explanations, comparisons, and inferences based on the cash flow representations. Your submission should include recognition of accounts, and the team’s work should be reconciled back to the financial data provided. Prepare this part of the assessment in a memo format, in a minimum of two single-spaced pages, and using size 12-point font. You must also submit the cash flow statement, and the common sized financial statement. Access the CC&Rs Access the data worksheet Checklist:  In a Microsoft® Word® document address the following as if you were a member of a team (although you alone are responsible for the deliverable) based on the scenario provided above: -Provide the goals, resources, and timelines for the team project.-Explain the communication protocol for team members.-Explain how you resolved the problems Complete the memo; a minimum of 2 single-spaced pages, using 12-point font. As the loan officer, you must pass along the news in a business memo that is professional and written in an objective manner. Please use values in the memo whenever possible. Access the data worksheet and complete it. Using analysis of the data sheet, explain in your letter why you are approving the loan as is, renewing the loan with modifications, or denying the loan request Submit the three completed documents: (1) the Microsoft® Word® document explaining your team process, communication, and problem solving from bullet #1 (label as part a); (2) include the memo (label as part 2b) and (3) the data worksheet (label as part 2c)