November 6th Proposal Assignment

Savannah Ballard
Eng 101-17
Nov 6-14

Question 1)
The difference in a policy proposal and a practical proposal are:
          -in policy proposals the writer offers a broad plan of action to solve major problems that are social, economic or political affecting the common good. An example would be that universities should allow healthy foods to be purchased on meal plans from a store on campus.
         - in practical proposals the writers point is narrow, local and concrete. They use very specific information of how a solution will affect the problem. An example would be NAS because it has very specific solutions to limit the cases reported yearly.

Question 2)
The three main phases are:
1) description of a problem- must convince the audience a problem exists
2) proposed solution- show ways or a single way to solve the problem
3) justification for the proposed solution- look for the best "pressure points", some arguments require lots of development and some require minimal amounts.

Question 3)
Topic 1-- High schools should pass out free contraceptives
Clause: Because this would promote safer sex, leading to fewer unplanned pregnancies.
Topic 2-- Marijuana should be legalized
Clause: Because the state could heavily tax it making money which can be used to benefit the common people. Things such as roads and bridges could be repaired with the money.