3 Page paper pick a problem and come up with a solution

4th Essay: Proposal (Problem/Solution)

Your last essay will require you to research a problem and suggest a solution, which will also be supported by research.

Example proposal: Problem: There is not enough space on earth to accommodate for future population growth. Proposal: Develop a colony on mars to terraform the planet and ready the way for future Martian settlers.

Choose a topic that’s contemporary, so that you can find sources more easily. Choose a topic that’s interesting to you, so that you don’t get bored.

Local problems work for this assignment as well. For example, research suggests that Baton Rouge has some of the highest per capita rates of HIV infection in the nation; over the past few years, the murder rate in Baton Rouge has skyrocketed; traffic congestion in Baton Rouge is some of the worst in the nation; Louisiana Public School Systems are consistently rated as some of the worst in the nation; Recent studies show that Baton Rouge is the 4th most polluted city in the nation.

National problems are fine to use, too. Some examples of national problems might be: School Violence; Growing slippage in international science and math education rankings; local business owners struggle to keep afloat in an increasingly global, digital market; spikes in beehive depletion around the nation forecast troubled times for American agriculture.

Your problem could also be global. For example: Trouble in American agriculture spells doom for underdeveloped countries that depend on American exports; sex trafficking is becoming an increasingly global phenomenon; etc.

You will need at least six sources for this project, three minimum for the problem and for the proposal, so you will need to pick a topic that’s more sophisticated than proposing a problem to the warm drinking fountain on the second floor of the Governors building. You need to make sure that you pick a topic you’ll be able to research adequately through the school’s databases:

http://mybrcc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=503&Itemid=486

and through googlescholar:

http://scholar.google.com/

Information pulled from random websites won’t constitute for research here. Using the school’s databases page and or google scholar ensures that the material you’re getting will be valid and usable research.

You obviously do not need to use one of the problems suggested above, but you are welcome to use one of these topics if you would like.

For Friday, read: 205-213: Proposals; 322-456 (research guides) from your text and have a proposal in mind.

Keys for Success

1. Every essay you write will need to contain at least 6 paragraphs.

2. Every paragraph you write should be 8-12 sentences long.

3. Every sentence you write should be as specific as possible-no b.s./empty sentences.

4. Every sentence you write should be free of the following types of grammatical error:

A. Subject-verb Non agreement: (He / she go to the store. INCORRECT)

B. Comma splice: (I hate the Ohio State Buckeyes, they are the worst team in football. INCORRECT)

C. Run on: (I hate the Alabama Crimson Tide they are the worst collegiate program in the nation. INCORRECT, grammatically speaking.)

D. Tense shift: (I am going to the store because it was hot today. INCORRECT)

E. Incomplete sentence: (Moving to the left. INCORRECT)

F. Point of view (pov) shifts: (I am going home because we’re tired. INCORRECT AND KIND OF CREEPY.)

5. You need functioning and smooth transitions (known-knew contract) between ideas within paragraphs and between paragraphs.

6. Your introductory paragraph should always 1. Begin with 2-4 sentences of context, and 2. Provide a clear and unified (one sentence), restricted, thesis.

7. Your conclusion should never begin with the words, “In conclusion,” and it should never simply regurgitate the intro.

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NO FIRST PERSON IF I SEE THE WORD YOU IN YOUR PAPER AUTOMATIC FAIL.