Debate Paper 5-6 pages APA format resources

The debate paper is a 5-6 page paper (see writing requirements above) that will focus on your research into this topic and how and why you have come to the conclusions you have. This means that you must support your argument with the law. Only factual findings are pertinent to this project. Your personal thoughts and beliefs will certainly guide you, but you need to use the law to argue the best outcome for your chosen side. Please read the scenario below and then choose which side of the debate, (A) or (B), you want to research and argue. You will also need to submit a 5 - 6 page paper arguing your position on this topic. Both sides of the debate have valid arguments so don't feel like you need to choose the "right" side of the argument. The important thing is to support your position with reasoned and thoughtful discussion, backed by research from pertinent sources including scholarly publications, media reports, and legal resources. Also, you must follow all aspects of APA! Dr. Edward Powell is a pediatric nutritionist and is recognized as one of the country's leading experts on the effects of nutrition and exercise on childhood obesity. He has conducted many years of research on the negative effects of obesity on the health and well-being of children and has been a leading advocate of national policies to encourage children to maintain a healthy weight. Dr. Powell is currently the head of a university research center on the topic of childhood obesity. The center is called The Research and Advocacy Center for Healthy Habits in Children and Adolescents. Recently, Dr. Powell and the Center have undertaken a large, nationwide research study to analyze and document the positive effects of exercise in mitigating the negative effects of unhealthy eating habits in children. The basic premise of the research study is that through a daily regimen of strenuous exercise, children can maintain a healthy weight although their eating habits and nutrition may be poor. Given the large scope of the research study, it will involve tracking the eating habits and exercise routines of hundreds of children across the country in different demographic categories. The study will involve more than 25 professional researchers and many more lab assistants, information technology specialists, and data analysts. Many of these individuals will be required to travel for large parts of the year, incurring expenses for transportation, lodging, and per diem. The study will be the most expensive of its type ever conducted, with the total cost expected to run over $2 million. Dr. Powell's university has offered only limited financial support for the study. In order to underwrite the huge costs of the research study, Dr. Powell has sought sponsorships from major US corporations. Recently, it has come to light that the two major corporate sponsors of the study are The Kiddie Kola Corporation (the largest US producer of sugary sodas marketed to children) and The Burger Shack (the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the United States, also with a predominant customer base of children). There has been a growing amount of criticism within the university and in the scientific community against Dr. Powell and the Center for accepting funding for the research study from these two corporate sponsors. These critics argue that sponsorship money from Kiddie Kola and Burger Shack will undermine the legitimacy of the study and tarnish the reputation of the Center and the university. Dr. Powell has responded that the university declined to provide adequate funding for the study and that he searched for many months for corporate sponsors not involved in the food industry, but none would agree to underwrite the costs of the study. A) It is entirely unacceptable for Dr. Powell and the Center to accept sponsorship money from Kiddie Kola and Burger Shack. This sponsorship money will undermine the objectivity of the research and the legitimacy of the results. The only reason Kiddie Kola and Burger Shack are willing to pay the research costs is because they want to dictate the results in advance -- namely, that it is perfectly okay for kids to eat fast food burgers and sugary sodas as long as they get enough exercise. or B) This is an unprecedented research study of major importance and benefit to the health and well-being of children in the United States. The results of this study will help inform national policy in the years ahead. Academic researchers need to cooperate with and build bridges to major corporations or important research studies will be left unfunded and undone, to the detriment of the public. Moreover, Dr. Powell is a leading expert in the field with decades of scientific research behind him. He is more than capable of ensuring that the funding provided by the corporate sponsors has no effect whatsoever on how the study is conducted or how the data is analyzed. He and the Center will publish whatever results the research uncovers, even if the results are harmful to the fast food and sugary soda industry.