Please read the essay, "Navigating Genres" by Kerry Dirk, and post your responses to the discussion prompt before the deadline listed in the course calendar.In a fully developed short essay (minimum of eight paragraphs in length), please answer all of the questions below and post your essay to the discussion forum. Your work should include an introduction, a body of supporting evidence, and a conclusion.Questions for Analysis:1) What is Dirk saying about the nature of rhetorical genres? Cite the essay specifically in formulating your answer.2) Which genres do you follow most closely? Using at least two different genres, cite some specific examples from these genres and comment on their rhetorical features. What are the hallmarks of these communication types?3) What, in your view, are the important components of the advertising genre? What about the contemporary speech or verbal address?Where applicable, feel free to use hyperlinks to connect your essay to a resource or two in support of your answers.

A brief description of a government or non-profit organization with which you are familiar within your state or nation. Then, explain how you might apply at least two basic finance and/or budgeting concepts or theories to the organization. Be sure to provide brief descriptions of each concept or theory and specific examples of how you might apply them.Be sure to support your posting and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources using APA formatting.Note: Throughout the course, you apply concepts, theories, and principles of finance and budgeting to an organization with which you are familiar. This could be a government or non-profit organization for which you currently work or have worked, know about from others, or have learned about through academic resources and/or the media.You may use this and any other  relevant resources for your work.ReadingsMikesell, J. L. (2014). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.Preface (pp. vii–ix)Chapter 1, "Fundamental Principles of Public Finance" (pp. 1–34)Chapter 3, "Federal Budget Structures and Institutions” (pp. 90–143)Chapter 4, “State and Local Budgets” (pp. 152–173)Becker-Medina, E. (2013). Annual survey of public pensions: State- and locally-administered defined benefit data summary report: 2011. Retrievedhttp://www2.census.gov/govs/retire/2011summaryreport.pdfChantrill, C. (2014). Government spending in the US. Retrieved fromhttp://www.usgovernmentspending.com/local_spending_2010USrnDocument: Final Project Guidelines (PDF)MediaLaureate Education (Producer). (2008c). Introduction to finance and budget administration [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.eduNote: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.Optional ResourcesNet Industries. (2014). Taxes and government spending - Overview. Retrieved fromhttp://www.libraryindex.com/pages/1309/Taxes-Government-Spending-OVERVIEW.html