Write a paper proposing a solution to a problem discussed in your causal essay. This essay is a persuasive
document with a specific targeted audience. Your plan should include at least two outside sources. Any use of
outside sources in the body of the essay should include in-text citations. You should choose a topic from this
list:
Critical Essay Topics
Health Care Reforms, past or present
Social Media (i.e. How online friendships are made or how they differ than in real life, effect on marketing or
culture, relationship to news, or other options you may check with me about).
Topics about cultural diversity or bilingualism
Racism or other specific forms of discrimination
GMOs or other topics in agriculture
Environmental safety practices (such as oil or mining) or environmental pollution
Evaluate or analyze an art form
A current government policy (besides health care)
How the media influences stereotypes, insecurities or commerce
The reason behind the design of an American monument or other form of meaningful architecture
Physical fitness or wellness
A new technological advancement
An addiction or disease
Gaming
Future trends in careers or employment
Common Debates
You may write on one of these common debates, but the focus should be on finding a unique point of view that
is explained in terms of where it fits among other arguments on the same topic. A few examples of common
debates are: gun control, Roe vs. Wade or climate change.
Your proposal argument should include:
Introduction to the Problem (background, history, causes, effects)
Proposal Plan: argument provides a solution to the problem (must be complete – what is the plan, how will the
plan be executed, etc.) You should be specific about the details of your plan by including a step by step
description of how the plan should be carried out, and what are its targeted results should it be put into effect.
Provide a counterargument to the plan, then refute this (one or more) alternatives with evidence as to why your
plan is the most effective.