Problem+Solution

Problem-Solution Essay Based on Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and // John // Dewey's work about problem solving, Alan Monroe created this sequence for informing and motivating listeners about particularly important social issues. Although this was created in the 1930’s, human nature has not changed, and the order still works today.

[|Monroe suggests the following layout]:

Attention can be very brief, so once you have it, you need to move on quickly. Attention-grabbing should also move them towards interest.
 * Attention **

[|**Need**] The next step is to trigger a need that the [reader] has. A stimulated need leads to the person seeking a solution.

This is not about creating satisfaction, but proposing a way in which satisfaction may be gained by meeting the need that you have just stimulated.
 * Satisfaction **

Now that you have proposed a solution, the next step is to move the listener to see it as the right answer for them to meet their need. Help them visualize the solution in place, such that it is complete and successful. If it involves them doing something, get them to see themselves in action.
 * Visualization **

Finally, you need to prompt the person into action, implementing the solution that you both now know is the right thing to do.
 * Action **

Your Task:
 * Choose a problem from the ones listed below.
 * Write an essay explaining a current problem and a possible (and serious) solution
 * Use no less than three NON-internet sources.
 * No length minimum or maximum.
 * Use the model for layout shown above.

Topic Options:

BUSINESS - Abusive Marketing, Bankruptcy, Corporate Whistleblowing, Foreign Import Concurrency, Job Opportunities, Unemployment, Subversive Advertising, Thwarted Career Goals, Unjustifiably Large Incomes, Work Environment

EDUCATION – Usefulness of Standardized Testing, Lack Of Educational Opportunities

ENVIRONMENT - Acid Rain, Alternate Energy Sources

FOOD AND HEALTH - Dangers Of Food Additives, Food Labeling, Problems Of The Mentally Ill, Survey Of Diets, Cloning, Vegetarianism

GLOBAL AND POLITICS - Food Shortages, International Threats, Overpopulation, Subsidizing Farms

LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL - Drunk Driving Accidents, Gun Control, Hate Crimes, Illegal Immigration, Safety And Security

SOCIAL - Airbags, Cigarette Advertising, Domestic Violence, Family Breakdowns, Forced Retirement, Gambling, Internet Spam, Minimum Wage Level, Social Security, Teenage Runaways, Problems Of The Elderly, Problems Of The Homeless, Problems Of The Hungry, Underage Drinking