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See Rubric Attached. Essay needs to be on a actual proposition or bill that has been made about climate change in California. Needs to be 5 pages long and use at least 8 sources.

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ENG 102: First Year Composition 15852 | Spring 2017|MWF|LL 270|8:35 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. Project #5: Problem and Stakeholder Analysis For this assignment, you'll be asked to choose one of our urban or environmental issues-framed as an open question. Many of our readings represent a controversy of sorts—and presents open questions you to use in framing that issue. Your analysis will heavily depend upon identifying stakeholders and their values. In this second unit, we've built on top of Ruszkiewicz' and Lundsford's discussion of ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos by discussing a new rhetorical concept: The enthymeme. You'll now use that concept to go into your readings on the given issue and identify unstated premises that inform the argument. These are likely going to be value statements. Then, once you've identified the unstated values, you'll explicate them to investigate “who has something to lose/gain in this situation?" and "what resolution are they seeking?" This can oftentimes be complex, and in your given issue-area, you'll identify at least two stakeholders or stakeholder groups. It's possible (and very likely) that these issues have many. We are, in fact, dealing with whole cities and urban systems, and in some cases, global problems. Why People Write Problem Analyses Problem analyses show up in lots of kinds of writing, including white papers, briefs, root-cause reports, and some literature reviews. Many of the scholarly reports you'll write in college will include at least sections of problem analysis. This type of writing is so prevalent because controversies—that is, issues on which reasonable people disagree-are inherently complex. In the heat of the controversy, it is often difficult to determine the details underneath who the key players are and how their positions relate to one another. When that's the case, writing offers a dispassionate way of making those relationships visible to readers and explaining why those relationships matter. Audience and Purpose for this Assignment This assignment puts you in the shoes of an advisor for an individual or group who needs to make a decision on a controversial issue. It asks you to craft a ocument that maps stakeholders' positions in der to show the complexity of an issue or controversy—and why, to your mind, the complexity of that significance. Consider that a stakeholder is anyone with a particular interest-or stake-in the matter at hand. So all stakeholders are involved in and care about that issue. But different stakeholders come to the issue from different perspectives; likewise, what they're trying to protect is likely different, as are their reasons for getting involved. Figuring what's at stake and to whom on a given issue is the point of this assignment. So rather than arguing your position on the issue at hand, you'll be building an argument to convince readers to take seriously your analysis of this contested terrain so that they can make an informed decision down the road. In this way, your analysis will be a coherent and compelling argument in its own right. Figuring Out How to Map the Conversation Drawing on concepts from our textbook, consider the following: What's the backstory? Why have stakeholders been drawn to this controversy? . Major projects adapted from Prof. Elenare Long's 2016 Gawarack Last Updated on March 27, 2017 Syllabus_DeVineS18 17 . Identify the stakeholders. Who is arguing on this topic? On what bases do they establish their credibility and trustworthiness or ethos? (Note stakeholders likely do this in different ways. Your job for this paper is to identify patterns in and across the set of stakeholders' arguments, and to interpret for readers what these patterns illuminate about the controversy itself. Analyze the relationship among the stakeholders. That is, how are stakeholders grouped in this controversy? What alliances do they form across positions to forge or suggest common ground? What efforts do they (or perhaps just some of them) make to distinguish themselves from other stakeholders? What's at stake in this work? That is, why does this jockeying or positioning matter? To whom? What are the sources of the controversy? That is, about what do the stakeholders disagree most? e.g. Is a source of disagreement over how to define or frame the problem? Over who is responsible for causing it or solving it? Over worth or values? Now take a step back and review your responses to the above questions. What patterns do you see across your responses? What do these patterns suggest about the stakeholders' relations to one another and about the controversy itself? Drafting Your Analysis Now design your analysis to help the reader understand the stakeholders' positions. Develop this analysis in order to make the complexity the issue or controversy accessible to your readers. Be sure to include textual support to illustrate the key points you make. Try your hand creating at least two graphics to illustrate the most significant aspects of the relationship between/among stakeholders' positions. Drafting Your Analysis Now design your analysis to help the reader understand the stakeholders' positions. Develop this analysis in order to make the complexity the issue or controversy accessible to your readers. Be sure to include textual support to illustrate the key points you make. Try your hand creating at least two graphics to illustrate the most significant aspects of the relationship between/among stakeholders' positions. . Evaluative Criteria (formal criteria will be developed around the following elements): the clarity of the analysis's purpose. the strength of the open question or thesis to announce the key finding that holds the stakeholders in relation to one another and to preview the analysis to follow. the rigor of the analysis to identify key similarities and distinctions. the capacity of one, two or more graphics to illustrate key claims. the sufficiency of textual evidence to support the analysis. the adequacy of the conclusion to emphasize what's most significant about the analysis. the use throughout of standard academic conventions (including MLA). . . . Format & Conventions You must use MLA conventions to cite your sources; develop at least a 5-page analysis, and include at least 8 sources.
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Problem and Stakeholder Analysis: California Cap and Trade Bill
Introduction
The need to cut greenhouse gas emission has become an issue of contention in the United
States. The emergence of global warming has become a threat to the current and future
generation, and the government and environmentalists are seeking ways to reduce the
greenhouse gas emission which are primary causes of the global warming. Given the amount of
money business people make from fossil fuels and the employment they create, business people
and some government officials are not happy about some legislation aimed at reducing
greenhouse gas emissions. One such bill is the Californian cap and trade bill which has attracted
both acceptance from some stakeholders and opposition from other quarters. The paper explores
the bill from the view of stakeholders and the source of controversy.
The problem
The cap and trade bill of California seeks to reduce carbon emissions (cap) by requiring
polluters to have permits. Some of these permits are traded or given away while others are
auctioned, both which generate money for the state. The bill was proposed and passed in 2013
and extension of the programs under the bill to 2030 passed in 2017 (Arrieta-Kenna). The bill
made California the world’s second-largest carbon market after the European Union. Although

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the programs under the bill have helped the state reduce its carbon emission far ahead of other
states, it has been approved and opposed by some stakeholders. On the side of the opposition are
the majority of the state’s Republican and some environmental justice groups. On the
proposition, side is the majority of states Democrats, business community and many
environmental groups.
Stakeholders, Their Interests and Issues
Environmental Groups
While many environmental groups both in the state and nationally support the bill, some
have issues with it. The environmental groups believe that the programs under the bill will
largely help ensure clean air in the state by discouraging polluters from excessive carbon
emission (Perkins). That, according to them is a big step towards reducing global warming. ...


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