Position Paper Due Week 8 and worth 220 pointsThis is a continuation of the first and second assignments and uses your accumulated research. Imagine you are two different lobbyists, supporting two different sides of the policy issue you wrote about in Assignment 2. Submit your Assignment 1 and 2 revisions based on your professor’s feedback. You will be graded on your revisions. Then, write a 4-5 page paper in which you: Write a one-page position in favor of the policy.Write a one-page position against the policy. Write a one-page response to the argument in favor of the policy. Write a one-page response to the argument against the policy. Use at least two (2) of the following arguments from Chapter 10 in your paper: normative, positive, anecdote, and evidence arguments. Clearly label these to receive credit. Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as peer-reviewed. Note: The Assignment 1 and 2 revisions must flow together with Assignment 3 as one seamless paper.Your assignment must: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. The Assignment 1 and 2 revisions are not included in the required page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Analyze how historical trends and conditions have affected social, political, and management theories, and how they have influenced the evolution of public administration in theory and practice.Understand how relationships between participants in the policy process (including official and nonofficial actors) influence the policy process.Interpret what public policy is and how it is created. Understand the different policy types, and how policy type influences policy design, policy tool choice, and implementation.Analyze ethical issues and standards that influence public policy.Use technology and information resources to research issues and in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector. Write clearly and concisely about policy for issues in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector using proper writing mechanics. Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

In 2003, clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) was sued by current and past members of its sales force as well as by applicants who were denied jobs, all of whom claimed racial discrimination. The plaintiffs, in a class action lawsuit that grew to include 10,000 claimants, alleged that A&F favored whites in a variety of ways in order to project an image of A&F’s “classic American” look. Plaintiffs alleged that people of color were discouraged from applying for positions visible to the public and were instead steered to stockroom jobs. The suit was eventually settled in 2005 for $40 million, providing at least some evidence of a lack of diversity in the retailer’s operations. This lack of diversity consciousness is similarly relevant to the decisions A&F made in 2002 before the lawsuit was filed. A&F opted to produce a line of T-shirts designed to poke fun at particular ethnic groups. More recently, A&F was sued by a young Muslim woman who was denied employment because she wears a headscarf because of religious beliefs. The case rests on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which makes it illegal to "fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual ... because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." In June 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the job applicant, noting that A&F had violated provisions of the Civil Rights Act in failing to hire an otherwise well-qualified applicant because of her religious affiliation.In a paper of at least 2,100 words (exclusive of title, abstract and reference pages), analyze the case of Abercrombie & Fitch. Begin by conducting an Internet search for news articles about the 2003 lawsuit, the offensive t-shirts, and 2015 case before the Supreme Court. Then, address the following questions:What patterns do you see in A&F’s treatment of individuals from non-majority backgrounds?What ethical issues are associated with A&F’s behavior? Explain which ethical principle or principles the company has violated and which ethical theory or theories you think makes for the best analysis of the situation.The 2003 lawsuit against A&F was legally well-founded (in terms of the outcome), but was the lawsuit ethically well-founded? Why or why not? How about the 2015 court case? What legal and ethical principles are involved in this more recent lawsuit involving the right to wear a religious head covering?What has A&F done to respond to the lawsuits and to the other challenges to its corporate practices related to treatment of minority groups? To what extent do you believe A&F’s actions have been sufficient? What evidence can you find that A&F has changed its corporate practices?Would diversity training based in deontology or utilitarianism or virtue ethics help to prevent such insensitivity from happening in a company such as A&F? Why or why not?In addition to required readings and any websites from which you access information, reference at least four additional academic sources (academic journal articles) to support your analysis, evaluation and recommendations. The following websites may be useful as you begin your research.http://www.abercrombie.com/shop/ushttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-abercrombie-and-fitch-2013-7?op=1http://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/abercrombie-fit...http://www.snopes.com/racial/business/tshirts.asphttp://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2015/02/25/388999509/supreme-court-looks-at-abercrombie-fitchs-hijab-discrimination-casehttp://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/abercrombie-fitch-loses-headscarf-case-supreme-court