Smoke free campus

Thought essays are designed to provide students with an opportunity to work with the course material outside of the context of the class lectures and discussions. For this thought essay, you will be asked to identify and explicate the Stock Issues concerning a proposition of your choice.

Directions:

First, choose one of the following propositions:

• Resolved: Animal testing should be banned
• Resolved: All college campuses should be smoke free

Then, in a 2-3 page thesis driven essay, answer the following questions:

1. What is the ill? What is the problem in the status quo that you feel needs to be addressed? How many people are affected by this problem? How are these people affected by the problem?
2. What is the blame? What causes the problem? What is the current policy regarding this problem? Why does this current policy fail or not work?
3. What is the cure you propose? What specific actions are you proposing? (If you have not already, define terms such as “animal testing” or “smoke-free”)
4. What ground/support do you have that the proposal will reduce the problem?
5. What are potential costs to the cure you propose? Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?

Requirements:

• 2-3 pages
• At least two outside sources needed (credible & current)
• Essay format (Intro, Body, Conclusion)
• Double-spaced
• 12pt. font
• Times New Roman or Calibri font
• Standard margins
• In-text citations and Works Cited page required
• MLA or APA format