Considerthe following: Many products, diets, and services are marketed to parents as beneficial to infant or toddler development. In order to increase sales to parents and caretakers, some companies use marketing strategies that make exaggerated, unfounded, or unrealistic claims about the effects of their product(s) on child development.
Select one claim that yoususpectto be exaggerated or false (your research may in fact show the claim has validity). Describe in detail what the advertised product, diet, or service is supposed to do. Some examples include:
Educational videos related to language developmentEffects of classical music on cognitive developmentBenefits of soy diet or organic food diet on physical and cognitive developmentService promising to teach your 18-month-old how to readAny other claim made by a manufacturer or service provider, aimed at enhancing infant or toddler developmentWritea 800 -1,050-word paper addressing the following:
What area or areas of development does the product, diet, or service claim to enhance?Use the University Library to investigate the claim. What does the published literature say about the issue you are investigating? What does the research reveal about how to promote healthy development in this area? What does this reveal about the necessity and actual benefits of the product, diet, or service?Is there any evidence to support the claim? Why or why not?Imagine that a licensed psychologist in your state publically endorsed a product with no empirical evidence supporting its claims. It was later discovered that the psychologist was receiving a percentage of money from the sale of the product to parents. Is this a violation of the APA Code of Ethics? Explain. Be sure to cite the appropriate section or sections of the Code in your response.

Assignment #2
Assignment II — 50 points

Choose 2 of the 3 stories we read for Week 2. Then choose 1 of the ideas below

Religion

Social class

Cultural conflict

Communication

Social change

Colonialism

What does each story show us about this idea? How are the stories related?

The best way to start this paper is to re-read the two stories you want to write about and highlight quotations that you think pertain to the idea you choose. Remember that you are not summarizing the stories: you are explaining one of their major themes and comparing/contrasting how each story deals with the theme.

Below are grading criteria: note that there is a difference from the previous week:

•Quality: A good paper will have a purpose that will interest the reader and will not be totally obvious. It will go beyond class discussion and show evidence of your own thought.
•Organization: Your paper must have a discernible beginning, middle, and end as well as logically connected paragraphs. There must be a reason for the ordering of the information in your paper.
•Format and Editing: Put your name/English 102/Assignment 2 in the top left. Give your paper a title, centered, correctly capitalized. The paper must be spell-checked and carefully proofread. You must have a reasonable command of the conventions of formal academic writing and I must be able to understand what you are saying. Name your file Lastname,Assn 2.
•Accuracy and Clarity: You should not distort the story or conveniently leave out evidence that doesn’t fit your purpose. While varying interpretations are possible, you must be correct about the factual details of the story. Additionally, I must be able to understand what you’re saying.
•Handling of Evidence: You must refer to the text by direct quotation and paraphrase in order to back up your assertions. If you are unsure about how to do this, see these URLs: https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/ for a lengthier more detailed treatment.
You must incorporate quotations gracefully into the paper and comment on their significance. Remember that the quotation doesn’t speak for itself – you are the interpreter.

•Use of Sources Other Than the Texts: You are not required to use additional sources other than the stories, but if you do, you must acknowledge them in the text and attach a works consulted list. Even paraphrases of other ideas must be acknowledged. See links available in Week 1, Paper 1, for more information on how to do this.
•Minimal Length: 500 words (about 2 double spaced 12 point pages) minimum, though longer is better.

Rubric
Quality: A good paper will have a purpose that will interest the reader and will not be totally obvious. It will go beyond class discussion and show evidence of your own thought.

Organization: Your paper must have a discernible beginning, middle, and end as well as paragraphs. There must be a reason for the ordering of the information in your paper. Your introduction must give an overview of your paper, mentioning both stories that you will write about.

Format: and Editing: Put your name/English 2/Assignment 2 in the top left. Give your paper a title, centered, correctly capitalized. The paper must be spell-checked and carefully proofread. You must have a reasonable command of the conventions of formal academic writing. Name your file Lastname,Assn 2.

Accuracy and Clarity: You should not distort the story or conveniently leave out evidence that doesn’t fit your purpose. While varying interpretations are possible, you must be correct about the factual details of the story. Additionally, I must be able to understand what you’re saying.

Handling of Evidence: You must refer to the text by direct quotation and paraphrase in order to back up your assertions. If you are unsure about how to do this, see these URLs: https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/ for a lengthier more detailed treatment.

You must incorporate quotations gracefully into the paper , introducing them and commenting on their significance. Remember that the quotation doesn’t speak for itself – you are the interpreter.

Assignment #2
Assignment II — 50 points

Choose 2 of the 3 stories we read for Week 2. Then choose 1 of the ideas below

Religion

Social class

Cultural conflict

Communication

Social change

Colonialism

What does each story show us about this idea? How are the stories related?

The best way to start this paper is to re-read the two stories you want to write about and highlight quotations that you think pertain to the idea you choose. Remember that you are not summarizing the stories: you are explaining one of their major themes and comparing/contrasting how each story deals with the theme.

Below are grading criteria: note that there is a difference from the previous week:

•Quality: A good paper will have a purpose that will interest the reader and will not be totally obvious. It will go beyond class discussion and show evidence of your own thought.
•Organization: Your paper must have a discernible beginning, middle, and end as well as logically connected paragraphs. There must be a reason for the ordering of the information in your paper.
•Format and Editing: Put your name/English 102/Assignment 2 in the top left. Give your paper a title, centered, correctly capitalized. The paper must be spell-checked and carefully proofread. You must have a reasonable command of the conventions of formal academic writing and I must be able to understand what you are saying. Name your file Lastname,Assn 2.
•Accuracy and Clarity: You should not distort the story or conveniently leave out evidence that doesn’t fit your purpose. While varying interpretations are possible, you must be correct about the factual details of the story. Additionally, I must be able to understand what you’re saying.
•Handling of Evidence: You must refer to the text by direct quotation and paraphrase in order to back up your assertions. If you are unsure about how to do this, see these URLs: https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/ for a lengthier more detailed treatment.
You must incorporate quotations gracefully into the paper and comment on their significance. Remember that the quotation doesn’t speak for itself – you are the interpreter.

•Use of Sources Other Than the Texts: You are not required to use additional sources other than the stories, but if you do, you must acknowledge them in the text and attach a works consulted list. Even paraphrases of other ideas must be acknowledged. See links available in Week 1, Paper 1, for more information on how to do this.
•Minimal Length: 500 words (about 2 double spaced 12 point pages) minimum, though longer is better.

Rubric
Quality: A good paper will have a purpose that will interest the reader and will not be totally obvious. It will go beyond class discussion and show evidence of your own thought.

Organization: Your paper must have a discernible beginning, middle, and end as well as paragraphs. There must be a reason for the ordering of the information in your paper. Your introduction must give an overview of your paper, mentioning both stories that you will write about.

Format: and Editing: Put your name/English 2/Assignment 2 in the top left. Give your paper a title, centered, correctly capitalized. The paper must be spell-checked and carefully proofread. You must have a reasonable command of the conventions of formal academic writing. Name your file Lastname,Assn 2.

Accuracy and Clarity: You should not distort the story or conveniently leave out evidence that doesn’t fit your purpose. While varying interpretations are possible, you must be correct about the factual details of the story. Additionally, I must be able to understand what you’re saying.

Handling of Evidence: You must refer to the text by direct quotation and paraphrase in order to back up your assertions. If you are unsure about how to do this, see these URLs: https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/ for a lengthier more detailed treatment.

You must incorporate quotations gracefully into the paper , introducing them and commenting on their significance. Remember that the quotation doesn’t speak for itself – you are the interpreter.