Working alone you will do research on a sport product or service (Product – apparel, equipment, sports drink, etc.; Service – games, clinics, sports entertainment such as WWE, X-Games, etc.) OF YOUR CHOICE and prepare a “Sales Pitch” trying to convince the instructor as why we should purchase this product/service. The “Sales Pitch” MUST be creative and make this product/service appealing to the audience (instructor). You can accomplish this by providing the following:

Describe the Product/Service

• It’s history (when it was invented, hit the marketplace, etc.)

• Major changes or improvements that have taken place throughout its history

Why is this product/service appealing to consumers?

• What is unique or different about it?

• What sets it apart from other products/services in the marketplace?

Is it a good value for consumers?

• Describe the price/cost

• Compare and contrast to other similar/products and services to determine if it is indeed a good value

Who are these products/services major competitors?

• List and describe its major competitors

• How is it better than it’s’ competition?

• Is this product/service more entertaining, more durable/reliable (apparel), etc.

• Explain why it is

Lastly discuss one recommendation that you would have to make this product/service even a better product/service for consumers

PARAGRAPH: OUTLINE TEMPLATE
Topic: Why I chose to earn a degree from Liberty University

The First Main Point: Liberty University online degree program provides easy access to my degree program

Support for the First Main Point: Liberty University online program allows me the flexibility to work while I attend school online and also, the university is able to work around my schedule; while allowing me more flexible time.

The Second Main Point: Liberty University is military friendly

Support for the Second Main Point: While other schools charge more for tuition, the university charge much less for military personnel and their family.

The Third Main Point: Liberty University has the tool that I need to succeed in my degree

Support for the Third Main Point: The university has a degree program that is suited for me. They career what I do need to accomplish my future goal.

Concluding sentence: Attending Liberty University has made it easy for me to achieve my degree. Choosing Liberty what the best choice that I made in my college search. Liberty is preparing me to sail high up the chain.

You will expand your outline into a fully-developed, single paragraph in a Microsoft Word document. The paragraph must be 200–400 words and include all elements of the Paragraph Outline.

• The rough draft must follow the outline.
• The draft begins with a topic sentence that includes the purpose and controlling idea and ends with a good concluding sentence that summarizes the main points and ends the paragraph in a logical manner.

Delbanco’s book: College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be.

You should focus on answering the following question:

What are the three most interesting, surprising, or thought-provoking insights
about college that I gained from reading Delbanco’s book? Explain why each
insight was meaningful to you.

 You should aim to write approximately 1 to 1 ½ pages on each insight.

 Each of your insights should be accompanied by one or two quotes from

Delbanco’s book. It is preferable to use short quotes that provide a starting point
for sparking your own ideas and insights.
Since this is a response paper, it is important to focus on your response to Delbanco’s book.

You should not simply summarize what Delbanco says in his chapters

Content
Begin your paper with a brief introductory paragraph that clearly states what positions you are going to argue for. State what metaethic you will defend, the issue in applied ethics to which you will be applying it, and the conclusion(s) on that issue that you want to defend.
Next provide a lengthy and detailed explanation of your metaethic. This will likely reflect the metaethic that you argued for in your Discussion Board Three thread and the feedback that you received from the classmate or classmates who responded to your thread. Here you can go into much more detail than you could in the Discussion Board, which was limited to 600 words. If you use half of your paper to develop your metaethic, then it will contain approximately 1100 words, which means that it will be roughly twice as long as your Discussion Board thread was.
Once you have fully explicated and argued for your metaethic, proceed to an application of that metaethic to the applied ethics issue that you discussed in your Discussion Board Four thread. This discussion may end up being twice as long as your discussion board thread was. Add detail, nuance, and argumentation, providing a fairly complete and comprehensive argument for approaching the issue the way that you do. You may illustrate the issue with real-life examples, but please do not fill your paper with anecdotes. You should anticipate possible objections to your approach to the issue and respond to them in an objective and informed manner. (For ideas on how others might object to your approach, a good place to begin would be your classmate’s reply to your DB4 thread, but you needn’t stop there. Your own imagination and the many books and articles that have been published on issues in applied ethics can provide a wealth of possible arguments relevant to every issue.)
Your final paragraph(s) should reflect that you have accomplished your thesis. It should recap what you have accomplished and how you have accomplished it.

Research
This paper is not required to utilize any sources outside of those that were used in the class (the two textbooks, the videos, and the PointCast presentations), but use of additional resources is permitted and encouraged. At the minimum the paper should utilize the resources from the class. All resources used must be listed in the bibliography and any resources quoted, paraphrased, or alluded to must be documented via footnotes formatted according to Turabian.
While your footnotes and bibliography (if you had one) did not count toward the word count for your discussion boards, for this capstone essay both the footnotes and the bibliography count toward the word count. In other words, the 2400 word limit is all-inclusive. You will be penalized if you exceed the limit, so please do not.

Format
Your paper must begin with a title page that includes a paper title, your name, the date, and the course name and number. The second page of your paper must be a table of contents. The last page of your paper must be devoted to your bibliography. The paper must utilize 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one inch margins. It must be double-spaced rather than triple-spaced between paragraphs and there should be only one space after the end of each sentence.
Any documentation in the body of your paper must be done via footnotes formatted according to Turabian. If you are not familiar with how to do this, simply look it up online. There are many websites that explain Turabian formatting. Footnotes should be single-spaced 10 point Times New Roman font.
Your paper must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. If you submit it as a .pdf or anything other than a Microsoft Word document it will not be graded.

Format Example
Title Page
Table of Contents
Body of Paper:
• Introduction
• Metaethic
• Application
• Conclusion
Bibliography

Miscellany
Proofread your work before handing it in! Errors of spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation will affect your grade. This is a university-level writing assignment. Please write accordingly.
The deadline for this assignment is 11:59pm on Friday of Unit 8. Submit your finished paper via the SafeAssign link on Blackboard. SafeAssign is a program that checks your work for plagiarism. Plagiarism is immoral, unchristian, and will not be tolerated. The consequences for plagiarism are significant and SafeAssign makes it easy to detect. If you are not sure what plagiarism is, it is your responsibility to find out. Ignorance is no excuse. Do not plagiarize!
This assignment contributes to achieving and assessing the achievement of all four of the Course Learning Outcomes.

Write a three page double-spaced paper (excluding title and reference pages), addressing the following:

Distinguish the roles of Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans in the healthcare delivery system.
Assess the similarities and differences between Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans by comparing (a) strengths, weaknesses, and incentives; (b) commitment to access; and (c) risks to the consumers.
Synthesize two recommendations for improvement, including your justification, of each managed care plan. (You should have a total of four recommendations for both Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans.)
The Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care Plans assignment

Must be three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include an introduction and conclusion (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. paragraph.
Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or other credible sources in addition to the course text

Assignment Instructions: The Interview
Writing Exercise: Interview Summary/Synthesis
For this assignment, you will submit on the FINAL copy as there is no DRAFT option. This assignment is designed to help inform a topic that interests you, and the information your gather here will be used in your Proposal Letter assignment.
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For this assignment, you should be interviewing a person who has expertise about a topic you are interested in. Please note that you should be conducting an actual interview; you should now be summarizing an interview conducted by someone else.
Part #1: Choose a Research Topic and an Interviewee
You do not need to submit this portion in writing, but you do need to accomplish this in preparation for your research assignment.
In preparation for your research proposal letter in the next topic, you will need to choose a topic for your proposal. This research proposal letter will be directed to an audience who can create change (Congressperson, business administrator, or other similar audience). In the proposal, you need to suggest a change or a solution to a current problem. Examples of strong proposal topics would be things like funding ideas for an animal shelter, starting a recycling program in a community, suggesting a better plan for public transport, or another idea that interests you. You will be proposing solutions for these issues. Choose a topic that you are passionate about and for which you will be able to develop at least one solution. While this information should be enough for your to choose a topic, please consult the assignment sheet within Topic 7 if you have more questions about this assignment.
Once you choose a topic, it’s time to choose a credible expert to interview on that subject. In other words, you should avoid choosing an interviewee who is a close friend or family member unless that person truly is an expert in the field. This credible expert should have 10+ years of experience in his or her discipline. Choose an interviewee who not only could offer some specific details about the problem but one who may also be able to offer suggestions of a plausible solution. use the information contained in the lesson presentation to secure and conduct a successful interview.
Part #2: Summarize and Synthesize Your Interview
When you summarize and synthesize, you take the smaller pieces (the sections of the interview) and develop them into one cohesive piece. Doing this exercise will help you prepare for the research proposal letter, where you will need to incorporate at least a few ideas from the interview.
To successfully summarize and synthesize, you might find it helpful to follow this sequence for your essay:
1) Provide Background Information:
In your introductory paragraph, introduce your audience to your interviewee. What is his/her name? What is his/her experience? if relevant, where is the interviewee employed?
2) Summarize the Interview:
While you want to avoid the all-too-predictable question and answer format, you should provide information about what you learned from the interview. Take a look at your original questions, group them into categories, and use those categories to build your body paragraph(s). Also, you may note the interviewee’s reactions in your summary as well. Was the interviewee nervous about answering a question? Did he/she seem knowledgeable in the subject matter? Make this summary work for you by including whatever details and responses you feel are important and will help you when you write the research proposal.
3) Synthesize the Interview:
In the conclusion, synthesize the interview. To synthesize just means that you should consider all of the information you gathered from this interview and draw conclusions. What did you learn from the interview? How did the interviewee and/or the interview help you gain a deeper understanding of your topic? Other findings?
No source citations are required for this assignment, but please review the rubric to get a better idea of how you will be assessed.
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The guidelines for this assignment are as follows:
Length: This assignment should be a minimum of 350 words.
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:
• Your first and last name
• Course Title (Composition II)
• Assignment name (Interview Summary)
• Current Date
Format:
• MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited1
• Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page
• Double-spacing throughout
• Standard font (Times New Roman, Calibri)
• Title, centered after heading
• 1″ margins on all sides
• Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txt

Write a literary short story. It shouldn’t be strictly autobiographical, though it might emerge from something that you witnessed or experienced yourself. Remember, though, that you are creating a way to connect with your readers by telling them a story they’ll remember. Create notable characters and decide on a point of view for the story. Try to make every detail serve the overall purpose of the story. Be aware of the elements of fiction, like plot, characterization, detail and description, dialogue, setting, point of view, etc.

Total of 7-10 typed double-spaced pages, using Times New Roman 12-point font. MLA format

Then, I’d like you to attach a 1-2 page analysis to the end of your story telling us a little about your process of writing it. How did you get your idea for the story? What were you trying to reach in the reader’s mind when you created the details and the plot of the story? What was most difficult? Which part of the story do you think turned out the best? How does writing a short story help you understand the stories we’ve read in new ways

Assignment Requirements: Please visit https://www.ontario.ca/search/data-catalogue and
select three (3) data sets. You must choose data sets that are unique to you, so the first
step is to identify and “claim” the three sets on the class Blackboard site. Sets that have
already been claimed by classmates will not be accepted (so make sure no one else has
chosen your three sets).
For each data set, complete the sections below (A, B and C). The information in the Section
A should be available on the Ontario government site, while the information for Second B
and C require that you download the data set and view.
Complete the following subsections for each of the three (3) data sets you have claimed
(this also provides a structure for your report). You must use these headings in the report:
Section A: Data Set Details
• Name of data set.
• Describe the format of the data.
• List the time-period captured in the data.
• List when the data set was added to the Open Data portal.
• Describe terms of use (if any):
Section B: Exploring the Data Set
• Describe what is contained in the data set.
• Consider and describe the potential limitations of the data set.
Section C: Reflection on the Data Set
• Discuss how this data could be used.
• State at least one interesting fact or insight about the data set.
Evaluation: Your answers regarding the three (3) data sets will be evaluated based on
accuracy (is the name, time period, etc accurately reported accurate? have you described
what is part of the data set and what the limitations might be?) and the quality of insight
and reflection (is your suggested use of the data set reasonable? Is the suggested use
possible given the specific data set? Is the insight you’ve stated thoughtful and
appropriate?)

Instructions: You are to write a 4 to 5 page paper using the readings provided. You paper should be formatted in APA style and include a title page and reference list. As a general guideline, papers should not simply re-hash or summarize the readings, but should integrate the important elements of theory within your discussion.

Paper Topic:

Your paper should be organized around the following themes from the supplied readings:

Discuss the influences of leadership and power on organizational culture.

P.S. ; I posted several articles that can be used in the completion of this assignment. You may chose which articles are the most useful to you and make sure that all in text citations are used properly.

Write a 500 word reflective piece on what the student has learnt about types of academic writing and why academic writing styles are important for university purposes.

First answer this question- ‘What are the key academic writing styles and why are they important’? (Approx. 350 words)

Than write a brief introduction to their topic of interest, which the student will be investigating over the course of the semester (approx. 150 words).

Please follow below 2 books……
Key initial* reading and resources Recommended Reading
Core text –
• Cottrell, Stella. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education, 2013.
• Punch S., Marsh, I., Keating, M. and Harden, J. (2013) Sociology: Making Sense of Society 5th edition. Harlow: Pearson Education – Available as an Ebook

Guided reading –
• Bryman, A (2016) Social Research Methods. Oxford. OUP,
• Bauman Z. & May T. (2001) Thinking Sociologically Malden MA: Blackwell Publishers.
• Graziano, A,M. and Raulin, M (2014) Research methods [electronic resource] : a process of inquiry
• Jones P., Bradbury L., & Le Boutillier S. (2011) Introducing Social Theory 2nd edition, Cambridge: Polity
• May, T (2011) Social research [electronic resource]: issues, methods and process. Maidenhead : Open University Press
• Neuman, W. (2014). Social research methods [electronic resource]: qualitative and quantitative approaches. Harlow, Essex : Pearson
• O’Byrne D. (2011) Introducing Sociological Theory Harlow: Pearson
• Rosenau, P,M. (1992) Post-Modernism and The Social Sciences

Independent study – to receive high grades you will need to demonstrate your wider reading. The following journals provide useful background reading for the material in this unit:
British Journal of Sociology
Current Sociology
Developments in Sociology
Identity – An International Journal of Theory and Research
Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies
Journal of Social Issues
Sociological Research Online
Sociology: The Journal of The British Sociological Association
Sociological Review
Work, Employment and Society

Key initial* reading and resources The reading will be provided for this assignment on a week by week basis and will be covered and discussed in class. To get the highest grades available you will also undertake your own further reading. The key minimum resources that will be used and drawn from are:

Arnett, J. (2004) Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Arnett, J. (2000) ‘Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties’, American Psychologist, 55, 5, pp. 469-480. Online journal

Arnett, J. (2007), ‘Suffering, Selfish, Slackers? Myths and Reality About Emerging Adults’, Journal Of Youth & Adolescence, 36, 1, pp. 23-29. Online journal

Cieslik, M. and Simpson, J. (2013) Key Concepts in Youth Studies. London: Sage.

Hendry, L, & Kloep, M. (2010) ‘How universal is emerging adulthood? An empirical example’, Journal Of Youth Studies, 13, 2, pp. 169-179. Online Journal
Kehily, M. J. (2007) Understanding youth: perspectives, identities and practice. London: Sage.

*Students should note that reading and referencing only these key suggested sources is insufficient for a good grade in an assignment.
Specific assessment guidance on presentation, content or structure
1. Word processed, double spaced, Arial 12 Font and number the pages. You must also include a word count.

2. Ensure that you write the assignment in essay format with an introduction, main-body and conclusion. A key feature of an essay should be a continuous narrative throughout your writing. In that, you will not use headings and sub headings to break up the information that you are discussing (as would be the case with a report).

3. An introduction that details the construction of the essay and informs the reader of what to expect to find within the essay

4. A conclusion where you draw the threads of your discussion together and show how you have addressed your aims and objectives.

5. As a minimum requirement you are expected to draw on 10 academic sources (if you do not use 10 ACADEMIC sources, you will lose marks and risk failing this assignment)

What constitutes an academic source?
1) Books found in the library
2) E-books – that are specific to the subject of sociology/the topic you are discussing
3) Journals
4) Official web pages that end in .ac .org .gov
5) Policy papers
6) Papers found on Google scholar

What does not constitute an academic source?
1) Online sociology/ criminology blogs/webpages/essay writing sites/online student rooms
2) General pages found on google (unless they are policy papers/.org/.ac/.gov
3) Articles from the tabloid newspapers (the Sun/the mirror/the Daily Mail)
4) Un-official web pages that are general discussions without being peer reviewed/from a university / from an academic source

You cannot just rely on the core text books; you will need to search for other books/ journals/articles to help you answer the question. You will need to source articles in the library, especially journal articles, as they will provide you with the latest research evidence/arguments.

• You must use the Harvard referencing system to identify the source of all the information used in your assignment. You will find a copy of the latest referencing guidelines on the unit’s BREO site. Also read the section headed ‘Plagiarism and Bad Academic Practice’ in your handbook. For guidance on referencing sources go to the following webpage: http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/guides/a-guide-to-referencing.