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For this essay, your goal is to identify and explain a social problem, discuss several different possible solutions to the problem, then argue that one solution to this problem is preferable to or better than all the others, and address counter-argument to your solutions. Being able to identify a problem, think through the implications of that problem, propose possible solutions, and explain why different solutions are more or less practical than others is a valuable set of skills to possess, and they tie together a lot of the analysis, argumentation, and rhetorical concepts we have discussed this semester.

There are a couple of things your essay must include or accomplish. These are:

A clearly defined thesis statement: Your introduction paragraph must have a thesis statement, in which you reveal the problem you are addressing and the several possible solutions you will propose, ending with your best solution. Your thesis MUST state that one particular solution is definitely better than the others.

A clear summary of the problem you will be addressing: You should tell your audience why the topic you are discussing is an important problem to address. As you begin to plan your essay, be sure to think about who your audience is and what they know about the problem. Consider who can actually put your solution into practice; a general audience or “I’m writing to anyone” is not acceptable. In some cases, you may have to argue that the problem you are addressing really does exist and really should be solved.

Discussion of the solutions you will propose: Each solution should be separately developed and distinct from the other solutions. You should propose at least 3 solutions to the problem and make sure all of the solutions are practical and realistic in relation to the problem at hand. Each solution should be discussed in its own paragraph. Oversimplified or impractical solutions are not acceptable, nor are solutions that could not actually happen in the real world.

You are to argue why one solution is better that all the others: By the end of your essay, your reader should know beyond any doubt which solution you feel is the best way to deal with the problem, and why. In choosing the “best” solution, you need to decide what makes a solution better. Is the solution cheaper? Less risky? Quicker? More likely to help the most people? Does it require fewer resources? You need to let your reader know what criteria you are using to decide why you think one solution is the “best” solution.

You must have clear counterargument and refute: A counter argument is a claim or argument that seeks to prove another claim or argument is wrong. If you tell me something is a possible solution to the problem, for instance, the counter argument could be all the things that are bad with that solution. You want to cover the good and bad aspects of each solution as you discuss them, and if a solution is not the best solution explain why the downsides of that solution outweigh any possible positive aspects. When you reach the best solution, you will want to offer refutes – reasons why the counter argument can be overlooked, ignored, or is otherwise handled in such a way to make one solution preferable to the others.

You must consider your audience: For this essay, I will not be giving you any direct instructions regarding who your audience is. Each essay’s audience will depend on the problem being discussed, but you should keep your audience in mind as you write your essay. It is not necessary to assume your audience is currently affected by the problem at hand. In fact, depending on the problem you are trying to solve you may need to choose an audience who is not affected by, or does not know the problem exists, to help you fully explore the different solutions available and which one you think is the best. THE AUDIENCE IS NOT THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR!!! Neither is your audience the general public. You will need to think outside the box and decide who needs to hear your message, and who can actually put your best solution into practice.

You must consider how to organize your ideas: How do you want to present ideas in this essay? Do you want to lay out each possible solution, discussing its pros and cons, then explain why you think one is the “best” solution?” Do you want to start with the “best” solution, then discuss other less desirable solutions as a way to support your claim that one solution is superior? This is a decision you, as the composer, must come up with based on the solutions you are arguing for/against and the audience you are trying to reach. With that said, I will give you this piece of advice: when discussing “alternative” solutions – that is, the solutions that are not your “best” solution – you should spend significantly more time talking about the reasons why they won’t or can’t work than you do talking about how they might work under perfect conditions.

You must use outside sources: For this essay, I am expecting you to use a minimum of five (5) sources. These should be the same sources you found in your Annotated Bibliography Assignment. If you think your sources are not useful to you, that’s because you did a poor job researching them to begin with. You should use your research sources to support your main ideas, not to replace them. I will be looking to see that you’ve made effective use of quotes and paraphrases, that they support your ideas, that you have synthesis among and between sources, that you do not “pad” your essay with long quotes to meet the length requirement, that you use research from reputable and reliable sources, and that your sources are relevant to your topic.

Topics:

You will be sticking with the same general topic for the remainder of the semester, so you want to pick something you are interested in talking/writing about in a variety of contexts. Your topic must be a social issue, something that seriously affects the lives and/or livelihood of people in the community. "Community" here can mean any number of things: Howard County, the HCC campus, the individual town or city where you live, or a cultural community to which you belong.

Although I am willing to approve a wide range of topics, I do have certain topics that are off limits. These topics will not be approved, and any assignments written on these topics will automatically receive a 0/0%/F grade. Some of these topics are not appropriate for the scope of our class; some of them have just been done to death and there is nothing new to be said about them; others cannot be argued in a detached, neutral, objective way; and others have never resulted in good essays and I'm frankly just sick of reading about them. Off limit topics are anything related to abortion, capital punishment/death penalty, anything related to gun control and/or the second amendment, immigration, nuclear weapons/power, anything of an overtly religious or spiritual nature, advocating for or against war (current or past), advocating for or against a political candidate or party (foreign or domestic), allowing high school students to become professional athletes, concussions or other injuries in professional sports, performance enhancing substances, legalizing marijuana or any other drugs, or lowering the drinking age.

I know this probably sounds like I’m putting all the good topics off limits, but believe me, there is still plenty you can talk about. Examples of topics you may want to discuss include obesity, the opioid epidemic, food deserts, environmental destruction, human sex trafficking and slavery, gentrification, the objectification of women in the media, fracking, various types of pollution, the cost of education, and so on. These are just examples, you don’t have to pick any of them, but they give you a sense of what’s available. I suggest thinking about what issues impact you in your day-to-day life, and think of a way to address one of these issues in your work.

NOTE: Here are some additional topics that were brainstormed in class on March 29: homelessness, unemployment, home foreclosures, wage stagnation, electronic addiction, cost and access of public transportation, single use plastics, plastic pollution in the ocean, deforestation, air pollution from car exhaust, second hand smoking, anorexia.

Formatting Guidelines:

All formal essays for this class, including this one, must follow MLA-style formatting guidelines. This includes 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, a title (something more catchy or interesting than Analysis Essay or Formal Essay #1), your last name and page number in the right heading of each page and an MLA header with your name, the professor's name, the course title and the due date in the top left corner of the first page. You must also include a Works Cited page with correctly formatted bibliographic listings, and proper quote conventions within the body of your essay. None of this should be unfamiliar to you at this point; if it is, you're in big trouble.

The essay should be no less than five (5) full pages. I am happy to read more than this, but anything less than five pages will not receive a passing grade.

Your essay should be written in a formal, academic tone. Strive to achieve a detached, neutral, third-person perspective; first-person "me" and "I" statements have no place in this essay.

You will write two drafts of this essay: a First Draft and a Final Draft. As you write the Final Draft you should strive not just to "correct errors," but to understand how your own writing functions and work to make revisions that reflect a deeper understanding of the task, your writing skill, and a larger understanding of your writing process.

Annotated Bibliography of six sources separately

For this class, you will be writing Annotated Bibliography entries for research sources found for Essays #2: Argument Essay and #3: Proposal and Solutions Essay. You will be submitting two Annotated Bibliography entries to me for each assignment due date. This means you will need to research, read, and evaluate two sources every week, and write an Annotated Bibliography listing for that source, which you will then submit to me. Your submissions should include/do the following for each source:

A correct MLA bibliographic citation for EACH SOURCE (as would appear on a works cited page in a formal essay).
A brief 3-4 sentence summary of the source, including the thesis and conclusions the author draws. I do mean BRIEF here: summaries are what the source is about or what the author attempts to communicate in the writing, but do not contain a lot of specific details.
An evaluation paragraph of 5-8 sentences that indicate the value this source might have – or not have, as the case might be – to one of your formal essay assignments, and why. How do you see the source helping you in one of your formal essay projects? If you ultimately determine the essay is not helpful, what about the source is not useful? To put it another way, think of this paragraph as an extension of the Rhetorical Analysis essay earlier this semester, think of this paragraph as attempting to answer the “why” and “how” of the source.
Identify and provide three quotes from the text that you feel may be useful, either to help substantiate a point you are trying to make in one of your essay projects or that you think could be used to help build a counter argument/claim. Be selective with your quotes.

PLEASE USE SYNTHESIS WHEN WRITING THIS ESSAY IT IS COMPULSORY !!!!!

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“Cassie” “Cassie” Jeffrey Moore ENGL-121 January 2, 2018 Managing the Opioid Crisis Opioid abuse and addiction and their associated overdoses have skyrocketed in the United States during the past two decades, reaching epidemic proportions and finding an effective, long-standing solution has become more than vital. There are several possible solutions to the problem. These include the restriction of opioid use for pain control, opioid contracts, and the adoption of prescription drug monitoring programs. However, the best solution to the opioid epidemic problem is prescription drug monitoring programs. The opioid abuse problem has become the worst public calamity to affect the country in decades with tens of thousands of deaths being caused by overdoses each year (Bendix). This is having a deleterious effect on many households of various ethnic backgrounds, age groups and social and economic conditions in the United States. The ubiquity and the serious nature of this crisis makes this topic significant to almost anyone living in the United States as it has the potential to affect almost anyone and should therefore receive the attention it deserves. The problem has become so severe and related high-profile deaths have become so prevalent that the opioid epidemic may appear to be both unstoppable and incurable (Bendix). In his article titled "The Opioid Epidemic, Deadly Sins, and the Soul”, Dennis Sansom states that in 2016, there were over 42,000 deaths caused by opioid overdoses with some 40% of these deaths involving a prescription opioid. To put these numbers into perspective, Sansom explains that there was an “Cassie” estimated loss of thirty-six thousand US military service men in the three-year Korean War and some fifty-eight thousand soldiers in the Vietnam War, a war that lasted some 20 years. Even more shocking is the fact that deaths caused by synthetic opioids have increased by 540 percent over the past three years and that 175 Americans die from opioid overdoses each day (Prashad). Addiction, however, is a manageable chronic disease that can be managed with enough time and money, as well as a change in the mindset of politicians and the public at large (Bendix). One solution to the opioid problem could be the restriction of opioid use for pain control. Doctors can play a major role in combating the opioid epidemic by going back to the traditional strict criteria for prescription of opioid drugs by employing a multimodality approach to managing chronic pain that doesn’t involve opioids (Lockwood). In 2016, a Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that "Nonpharmacologic therapy and non-opioid pharmacologic therapy are preferred for chronic pain" (Rothstein). The guideline also recommends that treatment goals be established with the patients; risks and benefits be discussed with them; their prescription drug history be reviewed; the amount and potency of medicine prescribed to them be limited; urine drug tests be used prior to starting therapy and once a year thereafter; and alternatives be found such as physical therapy or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Rothstein, Bendix). However, this solution is not without its drawbacks. Restricting opioid medications for some new patients may be justified, but this may pose as a problem for patients who have been receiving long-term opioids (Rothstein). In his article titled "Ethical Responsibilities of Physicians in the Opioid Crisis: Currents in Contemporary Bioethics” Mark Rothstein says “Unfortunately, the reaction of many physicians goes beyond weaning to immediate and total nonrenewal policies, sometimes adopted and implemented literally overnight. Such policies go too far and jeopardize the health “Cassie” of patients in two ways. First, sudden withdrawal from opioids followed by a relapse greatly increases the risk of a fatal overdose. Second, withdrawal of opioids eliminates the patient's primary source of pain control”. In addition, many doctors would prefer not to spend the time needed to explain the dangers of these drugs and trying to convince them to go to physical therapy as they would rather get as many patients in and out as quickly as possible (Bendix). Another solution to the opioid addiction problem is the so-called “opioid contracts”. These are documents that must be signed by the patient in order to obtain his/her opioid prescription (Rothstein). Rothstein explain that “Opioid contracts vary, but they generally provide that the patient pledges to follow certain terms, such as agreeing to take the drugs only as prescribed, consenting to urine drug testing, promising not to seek opioids from other prescribers, and vowing not to divert the drugs”. In his article "Opioid Crisis: How Physicians Can Help Patients, Community” Jeffrey Bendix explains that these contracts also ensure the patient isn’t going to sell or give away the opioid medications. Rothstein explains, however, that there is not much evidence that opioid contracts are beneficial to patients or that they promote more responsible opioid use. In fact, he says they only benefit the physician as they are one-sided documents that usually present the physician with no responsibilities. He goes on to say that these contracts may just be an easy way for physicians to deny their patients opioid medications to reduce their professional/legal liability and for them to end the doctor-patient relationship without arguments. He adds that some doctors justify ending this relationship with patients who have addictions by their lack of training or experience in treating opioid dependent patients. Rothstein, however, strongly disagrees with this stance. He says, “I believe that a lack of expertise is an insufficient reason for not providing essential medical services to this extremely vulnerable group of patients. Because of the widespread nature of opioid addiction there is an “Cassie” ethical obligation for physicians, especially those who prescribe opioids, to become knowledgeable about addiction medicine and to continue treating their patients”. However, the best solution to the crisis is the adoption of prescription drug monitoring programs. These are basically electronic databases used to track the prescription and dispensing of controlled prescription drugs, allowing physicians to find out which prescription drugs a patient had filled in that state (Bendix). Every state in the US, with the exception of Missouri, has adopted a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) to combat the opioid abuse problem. These programs are designed to prevent patients from “doctor shopping”, “pill mills”, and other harmful practices by people seeking drugs (Rothstein). There is a general consensus that since these programs were adopted, there has been a marked decline in the prescription of Schedule II opioids (Rothstein). But there has been debate as to whether or not these programs constitute a violation to patient privacy. Although there are federal laws set in place to advance these programs, some states have taken action to combat the practice in recent years (Bendix). According to Rothstein “In 1977, the Supreme Court considered whether the records generated and stored by these programs violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures”. However, having access to statewide data related to the drug use of patients is a very valuable tool in helping to combat drug abuse of controlled prescription drugs (Gallegos). There is also opposition against these programs from physicians who find them to be “burdensome incursion into clinical practice” (Rothstein). The widespread opposition and objections from prescribers against these tighter controls is due to the possible punitive consequences, such as the loss of their licenses or even jail time (Goozner, Rothstein). In her article titled "Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Systems Improve, But Challenges Remain”, Alicia Gallegos explains that although the early version of the bill required reporting “Cassie” for not only standard controlled substances but also for non-opioid controlled drugs, and recommended penalties for doctors violating the regulations, the removal of these two provisions from the final bill has been advocated. The new regulations also mean more time will be needed to manage patients with chronic pain because of the time it will take to access and review the PDMP. However, Gallegos says the increased time would allow doctors to provide higher quality evaluation and management services. She adds that physicians can also delegate many of the tasks to their assistants to minimize the impact of the rules. Most importantly, Gallagos says that data shows that PDMPs are effective against opioid abuse and over-prescribing. She goes on to say that PDMPs have also changed doctors’ prescribing habits and altered their decisions on patient care. Rothstein adds that according to one study in which the prescription practices in 24 states were monitored from the year 2001 to 2010, there was more than a 30% reduction in opioid prescription. He states that “another study of Medicaid data suggested that mandatory prescriber registration with state PDMPs led to decreased prescribing of Schedule II opioids”. The data indicating their effectiveness against opioid abuse and over-prescribing, as well as the marked reduction in the prescription of Schedule II opioids prove that PDMPs have been very effective and beneficial in the battle against the opioid epidemic. Therefore, it is obvious that PDMPs are the most effective solution to the opioid problem. In conclusion, the opioid epidemic is a serious public health and social problem that requires an effective solution. There are different solutions that can be used to address this problem, including the restriction of opioid use for pain control and opioid contracts. However, the best and most successful solution to the problem is the adoption of prescription drug monitoring programs which have proven to be effective against opioid abuse and the over “Cassie” prescription of controlled opioid drugs. Therefore, physicians across America should accept and implement these programs in these practices. “Cassie” Works Cited Bendix, Jeffrey. "Opioid Crisis: How Physicians Can Help Patients, Community." Medical Economics, Informa, 2017, pp. 14, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A507862189/HRCA?u=colu91149&sid=HRCA&xid =824d568e. Gallegos, Alicia. "Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Systems Improve, but Challenges Remain." Internal Medicine News, Frontline Medical Communications Inc., 2017, p. 1. http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A513195256/AONE?u=colu91149&sid=AONE&xid =6b3e4a90. Goozner, Merrill. “The Iatrogenic Roots of the Opioid Epidemic.” Modern Healthcare, Crain Communications Inc., 2016, Vol. 46 Issue 7, p26, http://libproxy.howardcc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=tr ue&db=cmedm&AN=27078923&site=ehost-live Lockwood, Charles J. "Why is There an Opioid Crisis? Like the Road to Hell, the Road to the Opioid Crisis was Paved with Good Intentions." Contemporary OB/GYN, UBM Medica, 2018, p. 6, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A531242598/AONE?u=colu91149&sid=AONE&xid =e7f07e68. Prashad, Vijay. "The Opioid Crisis.” AMASS, Society For Popular Democracy, vol. 22, no. 2, 2017, pp. 32, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A520460397/HRCA?u=colu91149&sid=HRCA&xid =bbbada6f. “Cassie” Rothstein, Mark A. "Ethical Responsibilities of Physicians in the Opioid Crisis: Currents in Contemporary Bioethics." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, SAGE Publications Inc, 2017, pp. 682, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A528197856/HRCA?u=colu91149&sid=HRCA&xid =9b3fe514. Sansom, Dennis L. "The Opioid Epidemic, Deadly Sins, and the Soul." Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics, vol. 34, no. 1, 2018, pp. 37, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A528710524/HRCA?u=colu91149&sid=HRCA&xid =98771a45.
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a) Introduction
Unemployment is that financial circumstance whereby individuals that earnestly seek for
jobs do not succeed but remain jobless. It is a situation where one is capable of working but lacks
the opportunity to work. Unemployment is a vital topic as it is a global realism. Both the
advanced and the advancing nations are affected by unemployment, and it is even worse with
current worldwide economic catastrophe. There are various agents of unemployment such as
population enlargement compared to the occupations accessible, accelerated high-tech
adjustment hence workers getting replaced by machines, preference of some organizations to
recruit few employees, and inadequate education or knowledge plus expertise. Unemployment
results in individuals not being able to meet their day to day financial responsibilities due to lack
of income which brings about poverty (Cavan, 139-146).
There are various outcomes of unemployment, and one financial effect of unemployment
is one not being able to purchase food, attires, or pay for shelter resulting in homelessness
(Hyman, 282). The social issues of unemployment are that individuals get more than enough free
time plus the stress that comes with the matter thus turns to alcoholism, drug exploitation, as well
as household assaults. There is also the addition of marriage disruptions, discrimination in the
community, self-murder, and offenses against the law particularly with the youths.

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Unemployment also affects an individual's psychology as many analysts have disclosed that the
majority of the unemployed individuals have low self-esteem and are not confident which results
in despair. There is also that addition of tension as well as stress bringing about psychosomatic
ailments, individuals’ uselessness, and ineffectuality (Dooley, & Catalano, 1-12).

b) Solutions

Various solutions can bring down the increasing rate of unemployment, and one of the
answers is education. It is clearly said that knowle...