Financial and Operational Performance analysis

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Scenario
You are equity investment analyst in a major investment bank in the city of London. Your are part of the team specializing in Energy sector and more

precisely in the Oil and Gas Group. As part of your job at the bank, you regularly carry out financial and operational performance analysis of

companies listed on the London and Global Stock Exchanges in order to recommend to potential clients whether they should buy, hold or sell shares in

companies with heavy exposure of Oil and Gas.
Required:
Carry out a detailed analysis on two listed PLCs 1) British Petroleum Plc and 2) Shell Plc.. the period of analysis should be 2012-2013.

A) a discussion of the relationship between the firm’s objectives, its budget, budgeting control, including issues of cash flows forecasting and

capital investment appraisal. You are expected to examine key factors such as the prices of given energy commodity such as Brent, WTI, Sahari, LNG,

Benzine, LPG, Jetfuel, Diesel, Gasoline, etc that contributes to a firm’s survival discussing the firm’s goals, growth strategies , budgeting

planning, employee motivation, etc. (1100 words)

B) Risk and Return measurement via CAPM and the financial Stability of the two companies BP and Shell Plc. You are expected to carry out the

calculation of the relationship between the risk of the company shares, the market price and the expected return to the investor using of the Capital

Asset Pricing model (CAPM) [Rs=Risk free rate +(market risk premium)*beta ] as a financial tool. Your ar expected to assess the business (commodity)

and financial risks of the two companies BP Plc and Shell Plc.You should also compare them by measuring the volatility of their returns on the asset

and sensitivity to market and Oil and (or) Gas price fluctuations.(650 words)(calculations in excel sheet)

Topic: Rhetorical Analysis for Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

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Vriting 1 Fall 2014

Essay 3 Ozima

Essay 3: Rhetorical Analysis

For essay three, you Will be analyzing Tortilla Curtain by TC. Boyle for Boyle’s presentation of illegal

immigration. There are many facets to illegal immigration and to this end, you will need to pick one facet of

illegal immigration presented in the novel: illegal migrant working conditions, citizens: opinions, illegal migrants

health conditions, the building of walls, the laws surrounding illegal immigration, the legal precedent Boyle is

responding too. Keep in mind this is only the beginning to the potential areas of focus available to you, so I

suggest spending some time researching and understanding the issues surrounding immigration. When

researching, choose credible sources that initiate and understand the complexity to both sides of the argument.

You will need to stay away from sources that have a single political agenda

What is rhetorical analysis?

To begin, a rhetorical analysis is NOT a summary of a literary work or scholarly article. Also, this is difi‘erent

fiom analyng a section or character from literature in which you were required to summarize or paraphrase plot

or story line. Trying to understand the meaning or interpretation of a work or summarize a story is NOT the goal

of a rhetorical analysis! Arhetorical analysis is not a book report!

Now that we have a quasi-working definition, a rhetorical analysis requires you to apply your critical reading

skills in order to “break down” a text. In essence, you break off the “parts” from the “whole” of the piece you’re

You use the presentations of information (characters, theme, symbols, etc.) as a way of generating an

argument about how well the writer captures the essence of their overall purpose. The goal of a rhetorical analysis

is to articulate HOW the author writes, rather than WHAT they actually wrote. To do this, you will analyze the

theoretical strategies the author uses to achieve his or her goal or purpose of writing their piece. Keep in mind that

writers of difl’erent disciplines often use varying writing strategies in order to achieve their goals. Since you are

required to rhetorically analyze literature, you will be using theory as an approach for understanding how well the

writer demonstrates their overall purpose via a theoretical lens.

How to rhetorically analyze?

1. What is the thesis, what is the overall argument/purpose the author presents?

2. What symbols does the text use?

3. How does the writer use diction? (Word choice, arrangement, accuracy, is it formal, informal? Technical
versus slang?)

4. Does the writer use dialogue? Quotations? Why?

5. What is the sentence structure of text? Are there fragments, run ons? Is it declarative, imperative,
exclamatoiy? What efi‘ect does this have?

6. How does the author use the actions of characters to indicate his argument?

7. How does the author use the perceptions of the characters to create his overall argument”purpose?

These are general questions to help you begin to understand how to approach a rhetorical analysis. Again, you are

arguing how well the author uses theory to create a stronger connection and presentation of the characters and plot

line to indicate his argument stance. When analyzing for the argument, keep in mind that this is largely going to

be based on your interpretation of the text, so read carefully! You will need to use your evaluation skills learned in

essay two to better begin your rhetorical analysis of the text.

Rhetorical Analysis Sample:

Note: the sample below is a rhetorical analysis of how well the writer Howe uses the theory of New Historicism

to create textual organization for his research book while creating a solid foundation for his argument.

Although he does not connect migration mythmaking to the beginning of anAnglo-Saxon sense of
nationalism the focus of Nicholas Howe’s book= Afigration and Afliz‘hmaking in AngIo-Saxon England, does
elucidate the impact of migration mythmaking on the imagination of literary texts. Using historical and political
events: Howe argues that studying myth “is to examine both a culture’s reordering of its past and also some of the
finest expressions of its imagination” (6). This New Historicism approach allows Howe to analyze the impact of
earlier writings and authors, for example Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica, on writers and poets such as VVulfstan and
the Exodus poet. In an illuminatingly clear and concise manner= Howe explores the intricate relationship between
Anglo-Saxon literature (both prose and poetry) and the historical events that shape the development of an Anglo-
Saxon migration myth.

Through an association between migration mythmaking and moments of crisis, Howe illustrates the
reliance that figures and texts had on past historical events, focusing mainly on events such as the Viking raids.
He begins with the “infusion of history” into the current events of Bishop Wulfstan’s Senna ad Anglos (8).

The Rhetorical Situation
Using either WEB Du Bois’s “Double Consciousness and the Veil” or Michel Foucault’s “Panopticism” as the
foundation for theoretical discussion, analyze how well Boyle makes an argument concerning illegal immigration.
For this rhetorical analysis assignment, you will need to begin by reading Boyle, Du Bois, and Foucault. Alter you
have read all three pieces, you will then need to isolate what you believe is Boyle’s overall argument on the issue
of illegal immigration.
Prompts (choose one):
1. Analyze how well one of Boyle’s characters demonstrates the theory of either double consciousness or
panopticism.
2. Analyze how well one of Boyle’s symbols (such as the wall or the coyote) demonstrates one of the ideas from
either theoretical text.
3. Analyze how well Boyle captures the double consciousness of either the illegal migrant or the white citizen
4. Analyze how well Boyle uses the system of checks and balances (for this you will need to use the theory of
panopticism) to create his argument concerning illegal immigration
5. Create a rhetorical argument of your own and make sure to clear it with me.
Requirements and Skill Sets:
Read with the eye of an evaluator and generate a strong stance for rhetorical analysis.
Quote from your texts and make sure to integrate the quotes.
a Summarize with purpose-use the summary of the text to illustrate your rhetorical analysis and explain how the
summary supports your analysis.
Thesis driven analysis argument.
Must use Boyle and either Foucault or Du Bois.
Must use ethos, pathos, and logos.
MLA: both manuscript and citation format (in-text and works cited).
Length: 4 to 6 pages.
Attend conference
Turn-in Procedures
0 Upload to Turnitin link via BB on before class.
0 Bring the following to turncin via your essay packet:
Hardcopy of essay
Rough, rough draft
Peer Review handout and drafts
Conference draft

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