For Unit 3, you will submit a project that includes a demonstrated prewriting technique, a topic sentence outline, and a draft essay that resulted from your prewriting and outline. Completing this assignment is part of a final capstone paper which will be submitted during Unit 5.

Specifically, you will complete the following:

• Select a topic question from the topic list. Click here for the topic list.
• Identify and use at least 1 invention or prewriting strategy (mind mapping, brainstorming, listing, freewriting, etc.).
• Develop a thesis statement and 3 strong supporting subtopics.
• Create a topic sentence outline (scheme strategy).
• Prepare a first-draft essay.

Note: Your submission should be double-spaced with 12 point font and 1″ margins and include your prewriting, outline, and 500-word-minimum first-draft essay.

Please see Figure 2.3 below from page 33 of your textbook for an outline example.

Figure 2.3 Outline Example

Website for topic List:

https://classroom.aiuonline.com/LCMSFileShareCommon/5f6/0aa/468/c91/484/d8a/65a/ec2/83b/a27/d6/ENGL106_Part1_Topics.pdf

500 word Essay

There are many areas of employment covered by laws that direct behavior by employers. They include the following:

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• The Civil Rights Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Sexual harassment issues
• The Equal Pay Act
• The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA)

Research 1 of these laws, and develop a PowerPoint presentation of 5–7 slides with speaker notes of 200–250 words per slide (excluding Title and Reference slides) that addresses the following:

• Explain the background and fundamentals of the law.
• Describe the various methods that employers can use to ensure that the company is in compliance with it.
• What are the potential penalties the company will face if the law is violated?
• Discuss how an organization can ensure compliance with the law.

Note: You must use a minimum of 2 scholarly references.

Focus of the Final Paper

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietor, and the owner has never changed the entity.  The company makes and sells fireworks. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large retailers about the company’s ability to fill large orders on a regular basis. The owner told the retailers that the company could fill such orders, and a price per unit was agreed upon. No other details were discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired but is worried that if the large orders do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new employees.  The owner is now considering changing the business entity but does not know what entity to form or how to form it.

The owner has asked you to do the following:

• Explain potential personal liability for injuries to consumers caused by the product.
• Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the retailers applying the five elements as discussed from Week Two to the hypothetical facts.
• Analyze how different employment types could be used with application of hypothetical facts.
• Recommend a new business entity. Provide a rationale to support your recommendation.

For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. That is, what is your response to the content, either positive or negative, and then defend your position. If multiple options/alternatives/positions are present and are being rejected you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must include at least five sources, two of which must be from the Ashford Library, in addition to the text.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.