Write an essay of at least 1000 words answering the following question. Define common-pool natural resources relative to both private goods and pure public goods, and provide an example. In detail, discuss what sort of rules might prevent the commons (common-pool resources) from being overused.
Read the case below and answer the two questions. (a) Comment on the weakness of the corporate governance framework of Dysoft Global. (b) Do you agree with the decision of the Chairman in the light of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (2021)? Explain your reasons based on the Chairman's responsibilities to the company. Case: It was 30 June 2021 and furniture manufacturer Dysoft Global Bhd was having an Extraordinary General Meeting. Ali is the single largest shareholder with a 25% stake in Dysoft Global, and he is also the non-executive Chairman. The second largest shareholder is Baharudin with a 10% stake; he relinquished his position as Executive Director and President in March 2021. Other than these two directors, the board consists of three independent non-executive directors. Cecilia is the managing director of Dysoft Global but is not a shareholder. She was first appointed as an independent director three years ago, re-designated as an executive director four months later, and then re-designated as managing director a year after that. Cecilia revealed during the EGM that Dysoft Global had received letters a few weeks earlier from minority shareholders claiming unlawful activities and wrongdoing in the company. The letters alleged that Ali and Baharudin had misappropriated RM150,000 and RM120,000 collectively for their own salary advances from January to July last year. Baharudin allegedly had also misappropriated a total of RM200,000 for his travelling expenses, allowance, and office rental advances over the same period; he authorised the payment vouchers and signed the cheque as one of the signatories. Cecilia claimed she was forced to sign the cheque and issue the payment to Ali and Baharudin, fearing removal from her position if she did not comply. The letters also revealed that Baharudin had created a false valuation report for the company's office premises to allow him to charge the company an unreasonable rent. Baharudin owns the fourth floor of the building and Dysoft Global is located on the third floor, but the rents for both floors were grossly inflated and charged by Baharudin's own company to Dysoft Global. When these matters were brought up during the EGM, the Chairman decided that no further action would be taken.
Define a sequence of real numbers a_0, a_1, a_2, ... by a_0 = 0, a_1 = 0, a_2 = 1, and a_(n+3) = -a_(n+2) + 4 a_(n+1) + 4 a_n for all n. (a) Write down a 3x3 matrix A such that the column vector (a_(n+1), a_(n+2), a_(n+3)) equals A times the column vector (a_n, a_(n+1), a_(n+2)) for all n. (b) Without computing any eigenvectors, explain why A is diagonalizable. (c) Diagonalize A. (d) Use the previous parts to derive a non-recursive formula for a_n in terms of n. (e) Is A orthogonally diagonalizable?
Let A be the matrix with rows (-3, 2, -2), (2, -3, 4), and (4, -5, 6). (a) Compute the eigenvalues of A. (b) For each eigenvalue lambda of A, compute a basis for the eigenspace E_lambda. (c) Prove that A is not diagonalizable.
Write a well-researched, well-argued, and referenced essay of 1000 words (+/- 10%) that draws on relevant brand theories and is supported by at least 6 relevant academic references (the required core reading plus 5 or more additional academic sources, such as peer-reviewed marketing journals, conference proceedings, edited book chapters, or books; you may use 1-2 sources from other academic fields and 1-2 serious non-academic outlets, but websites, blogs, and social media do not count as academic sources). Question: Since the birth of the film, music, and sports industries, celebrities have been managed as brands in themselves, so-called human brands, to appeal to and meet the personal dreams and desires of their audiences. Using one celebrity or famous person of your choice (a film or TV star, rock or pop star, athlete, model, politician, or renowned social media influencer) as an example, discuss the four dimensions of a human brand's polysemic consumer appeal (Wohlfeil et al. 2019) and thereby explain how and why the same human brand offers a different personal attraction to each individual consumer.
Write a 6-8 page essay on a text, film, or cultural artifact of your choice. Your task is to analyze your chosen object of study using one or more of the poststructuralist theoretical paradigms you have studied. You are free to draw on the basic theories with which a literary theory course typically begins (New Criticism, Reader Response, and Structuralism), but the essay must show sustained engagement with the subsequent theoretical approaches. You may write on a primary text from class or choose something entirely different: a novel, a film, a poem, a painting, or an interesting object. Title your essay and number the pages.
Develop a coherent response to one or more of three critical paradigms: New Criticism, Reader Response, and Structuralism. Focus on an aspect that intrigued you in the reading or readings you select. Do not write an extended summary of one or all of the methods; instead, select a moment, an extended quotation, a conceptual turn, or something dissonant in a reading, and spend a few pages developing a coherent response to that element. Be specific, cite your texts judiciously, and let your mind play with the ideas raised by the readings (2-3 pages, double-spaced).
Write a 4-5 page essay on one of the following works, making use of one or a combination of the theoretical methods you have examined so far. Be specific, make a clear and cogent argument, and avoid lists and unnecessary plot summary. Choose from: Adrienne Rich's poem "Diving Into the Wreck"; Roman Polanski's film Chinatown or Alfred Hitchcock's film Marnie; Jorge Luis Borges's story "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote"; John Keats's poem "This Living Hand"; E. T. A. Hoffmann's story "The Sandman".
The unconscious, Lacan writes, is the discourse of the Other. What do you think he means by this? Drawing on your understanding of Freud, Lacan, and Zizek, pursue the implications of this statement, using textual or filmic examples as appropriate. You will need to decide how to focus your paper. You could, for example, examine the question of the subject (the speaking voice or intending self) in its relation to the structures that surround it, or focus on Lacan's sense of how language works, or choose a different emphasis (4-5 pages).
What is the relationship between structuralism and post-structuralism? Another way of asking this question is: how should we make sense of the "post" in "post-structuralism"? Since this is a broad question, you might specify it further. For example, you might compare how the idea of the text and of intertextuality is construed, implicitly or explicitly, in structuralist and poststructuralist theories. Or you might begin by considering the different ways in which the prefix "post" functions and develop this into an analysis of the "post" in post-structuralism. Be specific and use examples. Think about the different poststructuralist theories you have read and how the term applies to each; you need not address all of them (4-5 pages).
