Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease and its relationship to diet and exercise. Compare and analyze your own personal lifestyle choices (Portfolio Lab assignments) to determine your risk of the disease and form a conclusion as to what changes you can make to decrease your risk.

Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in the U. S. One reason is the lack of commitment to heart-healthy lifestyle. Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease, it’s also your responsibility.

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This assignment develops the following Marketable Skills:

Critical Thinking Skills

Analyze Issues
Anticipate Problems, solutions, and consequences
Appply knowledge to make decisions
Interpret data and synthesize information

Communication

Summarize Information

Personal Responsibility

Accept Responsibility
READ ASSIGNMENT INSTUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY.
In order to recieve full credit, you must include Parts 1-5 in your final paper.

Written Research Assignment

Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease and its relationship to diet and exercise. Compare and analyze your own personal wellness data (Portfolio Lab assignments) to determine your risk of the disease and form a conclusion as to what changes you can make to decrease your risk. Finally, share information with others in order to encourage healthy behaviors within the community.

Assignment Requirements

· Written paper with a minimum of 350 word in paragraph form.
· You must cite at least 3 credible sources in the text of your paper and in the bibliography at the end. Example: “According to Joe Smith from the Mayo Clinic, individuals are at risk…”, you would then cite the reference in the bibliography with complete source. You can use any style to cite the reference.
· It must be typed.
· Click the link above to submit your paper.

Assignment Topic

Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease and its relationship to diet and exercise. Compare and analyze your own personal lifestyle choices (Portfolio Lab assignments) to determine your risk of the disease and form a conclusion as to what changes you can make to decrease your risk. Finally, share information with others in order to encourage healthy behaviors within the community. The following information will help you with the type of information that should be included. You are not limited to this, it will just give you a general idea of what I am looking for in the assignment.

Part #1 – Research and discuss the causes of cardiovascular disease.

(Use at least 2 credible sources for Part #1- be sure to cite source 
IN THE TEXT and as a bibliography at end).

· What are the causes?
· Why is it a health concern?
· What is the incidence of the disease/how many are affected?
· Is it preventable?
· What is the cost of the disease to the U.S.?

Part #2 – What is the relationship between cardiovascular disease and diet and exercise? (Use at least 1 credible source for Part #2- be sure to cite source 
IN THE TEXT and as bibliography at the end).

· What types of foods contribute to our risk?
· Does physical activity help in prevention?
· How does inactivity increase our risk?

Part #3 – Compare and analyze your own personal lifestyle choices that contribute to YOUR risk of cardiovascular disease. 
Cite the lab assignments that you refer to. Example: “According to my BMI lab assignment, I am at greater risk…” or, “After reviewing my Nutritional Analysis Lab assignment, I realize…”

What are the lifestyle choices you are making that increase your risk?
Look at data from the following assignments:
1. BMI assignment
2. How Healthy is Your Lifestyle? Survey
3. Fast food nutrition
4. Nutritional analysis
5. Food color chart assignment
6. Sugar assignment
Be sure to cite the source of this information. (Example: “According to my Nutritional Analysis I do consume too much…”)

Part #4 – Form a conclusion as to what changes you can make in your own personal lifestyle choices in order to decrease risk.

· Specifically what can you do to decrease your risk NOW.
· How will those changes benefit your future health.

Part #5 – Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility

Hopefully your workouts have allowed you to experience the positive benefits of physical activity. It is now time to share that with others. Physically inactive individuals are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, if every physically inactive person became active, we would save $77 billion in health care costs every year. Only 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 3 children get the recommended amount of physical activity.
Invite at least 2 people (adult or child) to participate in a workout with you. It can be your regular workout or you can do something different (ride bikes, take a free class at gym, try a new workout DVD).
Reflect on this experience and include the following information:
· Who did you invite to workout  with you and why did you choose that person?
· What information did you share to encourage them to participate?
· Did you notice a difference in the individual’s attitudes toward physical activity with regards to their age, ethnic background or socioeconomic background?
· Explain the possible implications on our nation if everyone who is active encouraged others to become active too.
· What other ways could you encourage physical activity in adults and children?

Take this assessment, and take some time to consider the results based on what you have learned so far in this class. This assignment is designed to help you understand your communication style and identify ways to build self-confidence when communicating with others. Your personal values influence the ethical choices that you make, the attitudes that shape your life, and the way that you motivate yourself and others. What did you learn from taking this assessment? What action do you plan to take as a result of this assessment? How can you use this information to improve your human relations communication style?

Take this assessment, and take some time to consider the results based on what you have learned so far in this class. This assignment is designed to help you understand your communication style and identify ways to build self-confidence when communicating with others. Your personal values influence the ethical choices that you make, the attitudes that shape your life, and the way that you motivate yourself and others.
What did you learn from taking this assessment?
What action do you plan to take as a result of this assessment?
How can you use this information to improve your human relations communication style?
Research Paper Instructions:
Write a 1-2 page paper regarding your findings using APA format. Your paper must have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Your paper must also include a reference page, title page, and in-text citations for all listed references in accordance with the APA manual, 6th edition, chapters 6 (citation formatting) and 7 (reference/source formatting). In addition, papers longer than 2 pages will not be read after the second page. As such, please ensure that all questions are answered within the first two pages.
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research and include at least three (3) supporting references or sources (do not use Wikipedia, unknown, undated, or anonymous sources, such as websites).
Reminder:
Please ensure that you review the grading rubric attached to this assignment carefully.

 Article topics might include employee morale, creativity and innovation, ethical scandals, mergers and acquisitions, or company performance. Note these are ideas; please expand within the parameters of topics, as they relate to ethics and corporate culture. If you are unsure about a topic, then contact your instructor. Include the information below in your review. Summarize the main point of the article and the reasons offered in support of the main point. How does this article characterize the impact of corporate culture on ethical decision-making?

 Article topics might include employee morale, creativity and innovation, ethical scandals, mergers and acquisitions, or company performance.
Note these are ideas; please expand within the parameters of topics, as they relate to ethics and corporate culture. If you are unsure about a topic, then contact your instructor.
Include the information below in your review.

Summarize the main point of the article and the reasons offered in support of the main point.
How does this article characterize the impact of corporate culture on ethical decision-making?
What role does corporate leadership have in establishing the culture according to this article? 
How can you apply information in this article to your own field? Identify a real-world situation, and explain how you could apply the information.

What are the main business challenges of PepsiAmericas in the evolving bottling market between the years 1999 and 2009? Divide the years between 1999 and 2009 into main stages (in terms of the maturity of business processes and the IT solutions) – explain your choice. Identify one quotation from the text you find significant and explain your choice.

Case Questions
What are the main business challenges of PepsiAmericas in the evolving bottling market between the years 1999 and 2009?
Divide the years between 1999 and 2009 into main stages (in terms of the maturity of business processes and the IT solutions) – explain your choice.
Identify one quotation from the text you find significant and explain your choice.
Submission Instructions
Present your analysis of the case by answering the questions posted in this Canvas assignment. In your analysis, use and refer to the theory as it applies to the evidence presented in the case. You are expected to apply the concepts and knowledge, gained through understanding the readings, to the actual event that ensues in the case.
These are individual assignments, so your digest must be individual and original.
Your write-up should be a maximum of 2 pages in length (12 point font, 1.5 spacing) for each assignment, but any cover page, images, diagrams, or attached articles do not count against the limit.
If citing an article (other than the case) that is paywalled or otherwise non-public, copy and paste it at the end of your response.
Submit your case study assignment to this Canvas assignment on or before the due date/time.
NOTE – We will also discuss these cases online, but not until after the case digests are due. You may repeat some or all of the points made in your case digest during the online discussion.

Before participating in discussion for this unit, go through the Self-Assessment: Corporate Social Responsibility. Tell us about your Personal Consumer Behavior results. Describe a company you have chosen to do business with and explain how its model of corporate social responsibility led you to that decision.

 
Part I: Before participating in discussion for this unit, go through the Self-Assessment: Corporate Social Responsibility. Tell us about your Personal Consumer Behavior results. Describe a company you have chosen to do business with and explain how its model of corporate social responsibility led you to that decision.
Part II: In your own words, explain the statement “You do business ethically because it pays.” How does the statement relate to different models of corporate social responsibility? Provide an example of in which the company you described in Part I illustrates your interpretation.

Hiring people with a leadership style that will fit well within your organization is an important skill to master. For this activity, you will explore what makes a good leader and how you might identify those traits in potential applicants. This topic is one of four aspects of leadership that you will explore for next week's Leadership Training Webinar assignment. Instructions Describe the traits and behaviors of effective leaders. Explain how you can search for and detect these traits and behaviors in hiring leadership talent.

Hiring people with a leadership style that will fit well within your organization is an important skill to master. For this activity, you will explore what makes a good leader and how you might identify those traits in potential applicants. This topic is one of four aspects of leadership that you will explore for next week's Leadership Training Webinar assignment.
Instructions

Describe the traits and behaviors of effective leaders.
Explain how you can search for and detect these traits and behaviors in hiring leadership talent.

Note: For your assignment due next week, you will need to cite at least three credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. As you conduct your research for this activity, make sure you save any sources you might be able to use for that assignment.

In contrast to John Rawls, Robert Nozick contends that the proper role of government is not to meddle with the distribution of resources so as to produce a “fair” distribution. Instead, the right to self-ownership and the right to hold property, free of government intervention, are paramount. What does Nozick mean by self-ownership and the right to property? How does Nozick’s conception of fairness differ from Rawls’s?

In contrast to John Rawls, Robert Nozick contends that the proper role of government is not to meddle with the distribution of resources so as to produce a “fair” distribution. Instead, the right to self-ownership and the right to hold property, free of government intervention, are paramount. What does Nozick mean by self-ownership and the right to property? How does Nozick’s conception of fairness differ from Rawls’s?

As a marketing consultant, you have been asked by one of the following streaming service companies to provide a one-page memo, casually known in marketing as a “Back of the Napkin” concept. This memo will explain the value proposition from an outsider’s perspective. Consider the internal and external environment as well as the company’s competition to demonstrate your unique selling position.  

As a marketing consultant, you have been asked by one of the following streaming service companies to provide a one-page memo, casually known in marketing as a “Back of the Napkin” concept. This memo will explain the value proposition from an outsider’s perspective. Consider the internal and external environment as well as the company’s competition to demonstrate your unique selling position.  
You will use 150 words or less to create a short memo to management and images to communicate your value proposition. At the bottom of your memo, you will include a “back of the napkin image” to illustrate your value proposition.  This original illustration you create can be added as a picture within your document or using the Word document tools to create a visual aid.  Your memo and illustration will display how your product or service solves a problem for the consumer. You do not have to be an artist. You will need an idea and the ability to summarize. You will submit a single page Word document with the memo and image along with a second reference page. The illustration must go inside the memo document so that only one file is submitted. Be sure that your proposition is clear and concise. Follow the instructions below.   
You will be using this value proposition to develop a message campaign later in the course. 

In 1985, Steve Avery was convicted of rape and sent to prison. After he served eighteen years in prison, DNA evidence exonerated him, and police were shown to have mishandled evidence. He was released in 2003. Two years later, in 2005, two weeks before Avery was planning a $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County, he and his sixteen-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey were accused by local authorities of the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach convicted again in 2007, and sentenced to life in prison. This time, the police were accused of planting evidence and framing Avery, and District Attorney Ken Kratz accused of a vendetta against Avery for the lawsuit. In a well-developed essay, provide evidence to the argument that Steve Avery and Brendan Dassey are likely to be guilty of the murder of Teresa Halbach.

In 1985, Steve Avery was convicted of rape and sent to prison. After he served eighteen years in prison, DNA evidence exonerated him, and police were shown to have mishandled evidence. He was released in 2003. Two years later, in 2005, two weeks before Avery was planning a $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County, he and his sixteen-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey were accused by local authorities of the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach convicted again in 2007, and sentenced to life in prison. This time, the police were accused of planting evidence and framing Avery, and District Attorney Ken Kratz accused of a vendetta against Avery for the lawsuit.
In a well-developed essay, provide evidence to the argument that Steve Avery and Brendan Dassey are likely to be guilty of the murder of Teresa Halbach. Your response should be qualified, but your essay should answer why they should be convicted, based on the information from the series and your own research.
You will be graded on the quality of your writing, organization of ideas, evidence of critical thinking skills, proper APA citation, and grammar.
I will upload files that should help provide evidence to why they are guilty.