this is a research essay. You must include citations. APA format when you write the essay. Research the benefits of effective academic writing
Using the information you gather during your research, choose the option you prefer to develop an essay for your course project. Remember, your course project is one fully developed essay that is written in multiple steps. Make sure that your topic is narrowed down so that you can begin to generate supporting ideas about the importance of writing.
Choose one of the learning experiences below and write a 250-word essay response.
1. Perform at least one exercise for each major muscle group on a stability ball. On another day, perform the same exercises in a stationary position (i.e., not on a stability ball.) Report the following. List the exercises you performed. Were you able to use the same weight on the stability ball? If not, why do you think you could not use as much resistance? What populations would benefit from stability ball training? Are there certain individuals who should not use a stability ball? How will this learning experience and the knowledge you have gained from it help you in your future training endeavors?
2. Identify the major surface muscles located in the body and list the following for each:
origin
insertion
intended action
an exercise or movement that utilizes the muscle
A minimum of 15 muscles is required.
After you create this list, define and describe how this information applies to your future training endeavors. (Note: the 250-word minimum applies.)
3. Much has been written in popular magazines about aerobic training and how it is the only way one can burn fat. Explain this belief, evaluate it, and describe why it may or may not be appropriate. Are there other ways to burn fat? If so, what are some of them? How does your knowledge in this area apply to your future training endeavors?
4. Sit in on or participate in a cardio-based aerobics class. Was the class as you expected it to be? What did you learn? How would you rate the instructor? Why? Do the same for a group resistance training class such as strength training, BodyPump, an abs/core class, or any other class specifically designed to improve strength. Describe how what you have learned and observed applies to your future training endeavors.
5. Critically analyze the concept of stretching. Is stretching for improved flexibility? If so, to what extent is flexibility necessary in a general fitness program? In a sports-specific setting? Are there other reasons for stretching besides improving flexibility? Try each of the stretching methods discussed in the text for at least two body parts and briefly explain the differences between them. Describe how what you have learned and observed about stretching applies to your future training endeavors.
6. Find at least five Internet or magazine articles / advertisements that depict an exercise or health myth (an example of a health myth would be an ad that lists a pill or supplement that induces significant fat loss without exercising or consuming a healthy diet). List the source and describe the myth. Why do you think that the media and advertisers are pushing these myths? What would you change about the article / advertisement to correct the misinformation (i.e., what should it say?) How will you approach your analysis of fitness and health claims in the future? How will this help you in your future training endeavors?
7. Have your body fat level checked by a trained individual using at least three of the methods discussed in the text. List the method and the results. Are all the results the same? If not, what do you think is responsible for the variation? Which result or results do you feel are most accurate? How you will incorporate body fat measurements into your future training endeavors?
8. Perform body composition assessments on at least three individuals. Record all measurements and use them to calculate body fat in pounds, total lean body mass, and the percentage of each to total body weight. Discuss the method that you used and what possible deviations could have occurred during testing. Show all measurements or readings for each individual. What are the most important factors in ensuring that you are assessing body composition accurately and consistently? How will you use body composition assessment in your future training endeavors?
9. Visit a physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity. Discuss the steps the physician follows to determine the best treatment. What kind of nutritional advice does the physician give? When does the physician recommend surgical intervention? When does the physician think a personal trainer would be beneficial? How could you, as a trainer, fit into their program? If you cannot gain access to a physician, feel free to do your own extensive research on the topic of obesity and provide detailed analysis of the potential common causes (physiological, psychological, etc.), treatments, prevention strategies, etc.
In response to the book you read for the final independent reading book talk, you will write a 3 page analysis on one of the following aspects of the book:
Language (specific analysis of the use of language, the style it is written in, specific choices that are made, rhetorical devices that appear, etc.)
Imagery (specific analysis of the imagery that is used to support and develop theme, character, plot, language, etc.)
Symbolism (specific analysis of symbolic elements within the story that can deepen the readers perspective, etc.)
While there may be some overlap between these three, you must choose one specifically as your primary focus and develop a strong thesis statement around it. The essay should be written formally with proper formatting, and include an introduction with thesis statement, a well-organized and developed main body text with specific evidence from the text (incorporating in-text citations, direct quotes, paraphrasing, and summary where appropriate), and a short but strong conclusion that does not add any new information but rather synthesizes your argument (not just summarizes, but provides a final perspective). Your essay should not merely summarize elements of the book, but, as always, examine and discuss why they are used, why things are the way they are, how they can affect meaning, how they can be interpreted to create new meaning, etc.
Cover Page and reference page required.
Using the Carroll (2010) assigned reading, respond to the following statement:
Discuss the effectiveness of the Confederate blockade-runners and why they were able to sustain the Confederacy until late in the Civil War.
Please list the statement above, and then write your response to the statement in your submitted homework assignment for Unit IV.
Your response needs to be a minimum of one page.
Using the Neely (2004) assigned reading, answer the following question:
Based upon the reading of this article by Neely, would you say that the Civil War was total war? Why, or why not?
Please state the question above, and then write your response to the question in your submitted homework assignment for Unit IV.
Your response needs to be a minimum of one page. Include both portions of the assignment in one document. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
This assignment is the first step for your Final Paper in this course. Select one advertisement for a global product (i.e., a product that is marketed in more than one country).
In your paper
Describe the four types of segmentation strategies (i.e., demographic, psychograph…
Advertising as an industry has undergone many changes in the last ten years. Read Chapter 1 of your textbook. Then, reflect on the types of changes the industry has faced in the past decade, specifically with regard to globalization and technology. Post your journal to Grammarly(see…
Xinjiang
Chechnya
Burma
Kashmir
Quebec
WRITE A 5 PARAGRAPH COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY ABOUT 3 OF THE ABOVE PLACES. 5 Paragraph Compare and Contrast Essay
(Intro, 3 Body paragraphs, and a Conclusion)
Identify for each region –
Causes of Conflict
Course of the Conflict
Resolution
SITE ALL SOURCES!!!
I NEED A GOOD PAGE OR PAGE AND A HALF..ITS GRADED ON HOW WELL U COVER THE TOPIC.
Choose one of the learning experiences below and write a 250-word essay response.
1. Search online for free medline. You will probably find several websites that offer this feature. Search for research abstracts on cancer and exercise. Review at least six abstracts (articles no more than five years old). Based on the conclusions of these studies, how beneficial is regular exercise for cancer patients? How would you market your services to clients that have cancer? Be sure to cite your work.
2. Research the benefits and risks of exercise and youth. List at least five resources (resources no more than five years old) and summarize the research findings in your own words. Is resistance training safe, effective, and beneficial for young people? Why or why not?
3. Watch a diabetes educator and/or nurse perform a blood glucose test on a diabetes patient. If you have the resources, knowledge, and are comfortable, take your own blood glucose after intense exercise. What is the number? What does it mean for you? What would it mean for a diabetic? How could you incorporate blood glucose results into your exercise practice?
4. Write down three or more special population groups for whom you would use a water exercise therapy program. What types of movement routines would you perform? What types of strength training would you incorporate? What precautions would you take?
5. Identify at least two women who have regularly exercised before and after pregnancy with very little down time. What precautions did they follow? What alterations did they make to their normal training routine? If they were to do it again, what changes might they make? Do these follow the guidelines presented in your course text? How will the information you have gained from this learning experience guide your training recommendations for clients who are pregnant?
6. Seek out a competent sports medicine expert–medical doctor, chiropractic physician, nurse, or physical therapist–and review some of the sports-medicine conditions outlined in the course text. Are these outlines specific enough? Are any sports-medical conditions left out that should be included? What else can you do to better prepare yourself in assisting your clients to seek competent sports-medical assistance?
7. Visit a chiropractor and discuss as many of the therapeutic modalities as s/he uses. Where do you, the personal trainer, fit into the chiropractors rehabilitation practice? Where do you fit in the process of ensuring the continuation of care as well as the prevention of future injury/ailments?
8. Attend a basic first-aid course and explain how the information gathered in the course will be specifically helpful to you as a certified personal trainer. (NOTE: First aid and basic adult CPR/AED are separate topics. Some courses combine both. First aid is the topic of this learning experience. CPR/AED is a co-requisite to earning your certification.)
9. Research the steps involved in launching a new personal training business and develop a business plan. Find out where to obtain your DBA, business checking account, and liability insurance. Create all of the necessary forms for your business including your resume, rate sheets, policies, consent forms, health history questionnaires, and anything else that you deem professionally appropriate. You might design a logo or flyer for the business as well. Lastly, include a desrption of any difficulties you encountered as you navigated the business set-up process. Copy and paste this information into the text box provided as part your response.
tivity #3: Submission
Literature Review
While you may have an original idea, there is likely already an existing body of research that connects to the research topic you have. One of the key questions that is asked about a research topic is how does the topic contribute to current knowledge it could be specific to your specific context or company. For those of you who may go into academic research, this is a crucial step in the publication process. But even for those of you conducting research solely for the purposes of increasing profit for the firm, the literature review helps to convince those funding the research makes a new contribution where existing work is inadequate.
Practice: With the help of google scholar, do a literature review on your topic of interest and see what areas of business research your topic connects to. Write up a two-page review of this literature citing the main findings in these works and the potential limitations. Make sure to use multiple sources and also cite them appropriately.
In doing the literature review what potential contributions does your research bring to a business, or to the area of work your research questions address?
Please submit your activity for Unit #2 Project Milestone Activity #3 to the grade book.
Write a one page explanation about the movie and its historic importance and how it relates to World Civilizations history