Follow all instructions: Here are the 2 assignments. News Article 4: News Article Review Instructions You are required to submit brief essays which discuss current news articles that relate to public policy. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to evaluate current public policy issues and their treatment in the media in light of the concepts covered in the readings and discussions occurring in the course. The news articles you select must illustrate a real-world application, or, where appropriate, a lack of application, of one or more of the concepts covered in the readings of the same module/week. Your essays must be critical reviews of the articles, meaning that you must provide your own analysis regarding the articles, rather than simply summarizing them. Review the News Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your essays and be sure to adhere to all of the specific guidelines described below. News Article Selection Guidelines The articles or news stories that you choose must be: found in a newspaper, on a news program, or from another reputable media source (including reputable Internet sources); published within the last month; and clearly illustrative of the application, or failure to apply, one or more of the concepts covered in the course during the module/week of the assignment. Each article review must cover different topics. Refrain from using follow-up pieces or multiple perspectives of the same topic. For example, if you find an article discussing a new government regulation in The New York Times , you cannot use a follow-up piece put out a few days later in the same newspaper or a different article in a different newspaper discussing the same topic. Essay Guidelines Your essay must be ½-1 page, double-spaced. In the essay, you must summarize the article in order to demonstrate your comprehension of the content. Additionally, you must identify key elements discussed in the article and relate those elements back to concepts discussed in the course. Discuss whether the situation described in the article implements any of the concepts discussed in the course or if there are possible ways that concepts from the course could be implemented. At the end of the essay, provide the complete citation for the article (including the publication date). If possible, you should include the actual article either by pasting it at the end of the document or by providing a link to the article. Format the essay and citation in current Turabian style. Next: Research Paper 2 Instructions In conjunction with Module/Week 8 of this course, you will be required to draft 1 medium-length research paper. The paper must be 7–10 pages (not including the title page and bibliography), in current Turabian format, with default margins and in 12-pt. Times New Roman font. Each paper must include citations to adequate sources supporting and/or illustrating your positions. A minimum of 5 sources are required. Ea.

1. Follow all instructions: Here are the 2 assignments.
News Article 4:
News Article Review Instructions
You are required to submit brief essays which discuss current
news articles that relate to public policy. The purpose of this
assignment is to encourage you to evaluate current public policy
issues and their treatment in the media in light of the concepts
covered in the readings and discussions occurring in the course.
The news articles you select must illustrate a real-world
application, or, where appropriate, a lack of application, of one
or more of the concepts covered in the readings of the same
module/week. Your essays must be critical reviews of the
articles, meaning that you must provide your own analysis
regarding the articles, rather than simply summarizing them.
Review the News Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the
quality of your essays and be sure to adhere to all of the
specific guidelines described below.
News Article Selection Guidelines
The articles or news stories that you choose must be:
found in a newspaper, on a news program, or from another
reputable media source (including reputable Internet sources);
published within the last month; and

2. clearly illustrative of the application, or failure to apply, one or
more of the concepts covered in the course during the
module/week of the assignment.
Each article review must cover different topics. Refrain from
using follow-up pieces or multiple perspectives of the same
topic. For example, if you find an article discussing a new
government regulation in
The New York Times
, you cannot use a follow-up piece put out a few days later in
the same newspaper or a different article in a different
newspaper discussing the same topic.
Essay Guidelines
Your essay must be ½-1 page, double-spaced. In the essay, you
must summarize the article in order to demonstrate your
comprehension of the content. Additionally, you must identify
key elements discussed in the article and relate those elements
back to concepts discussed in the course. Discuss whether the
situation described in the article implements any of the concepts
discussed in the course or if there are possible ways that
concepts from the course could be implemented.
At the end of the essay, provide the complete citation for the
article (including the publication date). If possible, you should
include the actual article either by pasting it at the end of the
document or by providing a link to the article. Format the essay
and citation in current Turabian style.
Next:

3. Research Paper 2 Instructions
In conjunction with Module/Week 8 of this course, you will be
required to draft 1 medium-length research paper. The paper
must be 7–10 pages (not including the title page and
bibliography), in current Turabian format, with default margins
and in 12-pt. Times New Roman font. Each paper must include
citations to adequate sources supporting and/or illustrating your
positions. A minimum of 5 sources are required. Each paper
must include a title page and bibliography in current Turabian
format.
This paper is an exercise in the application of the material
covered in the course to a real world public policy. One of the
most debated public policy issues currently facing the nation is
that of the “Individual Mandate” provision of the 2010 Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). For this paper,
analyze the “individual mandate” issue in light of the concepts
covered in this course.
Your Research Paper must include, but not be limited to,
discussions of:
the worldview bases for the “individual mandate,”
the worldview bases for the various oppositions to the
“individual mandate,”
the conflicting views of the role and limits of government, with
respect to the “individual mandate,” and
the ideas and worldviews that shaped those conflicting views.

4. As with many public policies that affect fundamental issues, the
“individual mandate” issue impacts more than the surface
question of the best way to provide health services. Better
papers will demonstrate an understanding of the broader real-
world implications as well as the secondary and tertiary public
policy goals/consequences of the “individual mandate” and the
ideas/worldviews supporting and opposing it.
Criteria
Points Possible
Points Earned
Content/
Development
0 to 200 points
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive
way.
Content is comprehensive, accurate, and/or persuasive.
Major points are stated clearly and are supported by
professional literature or logic.
Meaningful use of source material and analytical reasoning to
elaborate upon the topic or theme.
Research is adequate and timely for the topic.
Adequate quality and quantity of cited sources is provided to
support positions.
The context and purpose of the writing is clear.
Organization
0 to 50 points
The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic
and previews major points.
Ideas flow in a logical sequence.

5. The structure of the paper is clear and easy to follow.
The paper’s organization emphasizes the central theme or
purpose.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and direct the flow of
thought throughout the paper.
The conclusion logically derives from the paper’s ideas.
The conclusion reviews the major points toward the appropriate
audience.
Format
0 to 50 points
The paper includes title page and 7–10 full pages of content
The paper is laid out effectively and uses reader-friendly aids
(e.g., section summaries, tables of contents, indices,
appendices, etc.) when appropriate.
The reference page(s) contain(s) at least 5 complete, properly
formatted citations for all support utilized.
The paper follows current Turabian format guidelines.
The paper is written in 12-pt. font, Times New Roman, double-
spaced and 1” margins.
The work is original, giving credit to all borrowed ideas and
quotations.
Grammar/
Punctuation/
Spelling
0 to 25 points
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
Spelling is correct.
Readability/
Style
0 to 25 points
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Sentences are well-constructed with consistently strong and
varied structure.

6. Sentence transitions are present and direct the flow of thought.
Words used are precise and unambiguous.
Authoritative, persuasive, statesmanlike voice.
Total
Research Paper 2 Grading Rubric
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