Title: “Creating Safe Spaces: A Proposal to Reduce Overdose Rates in Alamance County, NC”

Essay 2: Policy Proposal:
Policy Proposal:
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Consider an issue facing our community at either
a county or state level
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Give background information on the controversy
surrounding this issue
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Offer feasible solution to the commissioners
Paper Details:
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Purpose: argue for a solution to a local issue
and convince the committee to act on your recommendations
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Audience: Members of the county commission or a
state board
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Structure: Standard essay with an introduction,
body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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Sources: at least 4 sources
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Length- 3-5 pages (not including your references
or title page)
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Formatting and Documentation style: APA
Contents of Paper:
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A well-defined problem: this will be developed
in the first couple of paragraphs after the introduction.
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one pr two clearly described solitons: this is
your call to action
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A convincing argument in support of your
solution(s): you have multiple reasons (and paragraphs) in support of your
solution
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Counterargument: anticipate objections to your
solution and respond to those objections in a convincing manner
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Evidence to back up your ideas: use evidence to
support the validity of your proposal.
Acceptable Sources:
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Scholarly journal articles from the ACC library
databases
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News Article
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Websites ending in .edu or .gov unless it’s a
news source
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Books or ebooks (ebooks can be found in the
NCLive database)
I have chosen my Policy Proposal as HELPING REDUCING THE OVERDOSE RATE IN ALAMANCE COUNTY NC BY CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR ADDICTS TO USE.