In this essay, you will be making a proposal argument through a claim of policy. This is a problem/solution
essay where you find a local (State, Region, County, City) social “problem” and propose a solution to “fix”
it. An example of this might be where one addresses the growing concerns of water pollution in regards to
our local waterways. You would first prove that the problem exists by showing the cause of the pollution as
well as its impact on our community. The second task of your essay is to craft a solution for that problem
through the tool of the creation of a non-profit organization, grass-roots political group, or college club
that informs the public and that lobbies for enforcement of current policies or legislative change to enact
them. Here you will essentially be inventing and developing an organization that will directly address the
issues of that local social problem with the goal to both increase awareness of it and provide a solution in
order to solve it. Your proposal must be highly detailed including addressing concerns of costs, staffing,
production, feasibility and implementation.