YourOwn"ModestProposal"

Chooseanycontemporarysocialproblem(local,national,orworldwide),andprovidea"solution"
inthemannerofJonathanSwift.Imitatethesatirictoneandstructureoftheoriginalessayas
outlinedbelow.
Youressayshouldbeatleast1.5pages,doublespaced,MLAFormat,size12,CalibriFont
Useatleastoneoutsidesourceinyouressaythiscanbeabook,magazine,Internetsite,video,
etc.Properlyciteyoursource(s)attheendofyouressay.
Outline:
I.Describeproblem,invokingyouraudiencetosadnessorire,thenargueyourpointandsolution
II.Usefacts/statisticstodescribetheprobleminmoredetail
III.Presentyour"solution"andplansforitsimplementation
IV.List"collateralbenefits"toyourplan
V.Anticipateobjections
VI.Sumupplan'sadvantages
VII.Present"real'solution.thendismissit
Example:
I.Problem:Airportsecurityandterrorismconcerns
II.Referencesto9/11,AirportSecurityAct
III:Solution:Everyonefliesnaked,eliminatingtheneedforsecurityscreening
IV:Collateralbenefits:Airportssavemoneyonmetaldetectors,travellerswon'tfacelongdelaysat
theairportandwillsavemoneyonclothes,peoplewillbemoremotivatedtogetinshape
v.Objection:Nuditymakessomepeopleuncomfortableandencouragesimmorality.Answer:
Animalsarenudeallthetimeanddon'tseemtomind!Plus,Americansingeneralhaveanegative
bodyimageandthiswillhelppeoplegetoverit.
VI:Nomoreterrorismthreat,moregovernmentmoneytogotoschoolsandunderfedchildren,
happiertravellers
VII.Realsolutions:redesigningairports,hiringmoresecuritypersonnel,investinginbetter
securityscannersflyingnakedischeaperandmuchmorefun!
OtherExamples:
Problem:Gunviolenceinschools
Solution:Giveeverystudentagun
Problem:Breastcancer
Solution:Everywomanhasherbreastsremoved
Problem:HomelessnessandrisingenergycostsinSeattle
Solution:Thehomelessarerecruitedtorunongiantundergroundtreadmillsthatprovidecheappowerfor
thecity