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buy here Essay I:  False Advertising False Advertising:  According to the Federal Trade Commission Act, Advertising must be truthful and non-deceptive; advertisers must have evidence to back up their claims.  Ads are deceptive if they contain (or omit) information which is likely to mislead consumers acting reasonably.  The FTC reviews ads from the vantage point of a “reasonable consumer.”  They look at not only individual words, but whole phrases, images, and the entire context of the ad.  If an explicit or an implied claim in an ad is misleading, the ad is considered false.  (Puffery is allowed:  Smoothest shave, greatest drink, happiest place on earth, funniest movie:  these are considered to be exaggerations, opinions, or superlatives that are obviously exaggerations, opinions, or superlatives to a reasonable consumer.  They are not seen to be misrepresentations since everyone knows “this is the best cereal ever” is not suppose...
Write a research paper on some aspect of Haiti's economy.  Use APA style guide.  The paper should be 3-5 pages of text; double spaced. The paper is due February 24th.  You may work at your own pace between now and then, but bear in mind that this is a substantial amount of work and should be started immediately.  Late submissions will be penalized  2% per day late. You may upload intermediate items if you want to.  If you have not done this before, I would suggest that you send me the following items: (i) your proposed topic, (ii) the sources you intend to use, and (iii) a draft of the paper, before you complete and submit (iv) your final paper.  Please upload the items to this assignment on myBC and email me to alert me to the fact that you have done so.  Please allow at least 3 days for me to review a draft.  I will try and get back to you in one day for the topic and sources. Please familiarize yourself with the rubric before starting the ...