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Report and Recommendation, with the following seven sections. A subtitle to this report would be useful to focus the topic. For example, if I am proposing a dog/cat rescue service, my subtitle might be: A Plan for Dog/Cat Rescue in Portales, New Mexico. The samples in Chapter 17 of your text will be useful, although we are not following every element of those models. These are the six parts of our report:

A number of nonprofit organizations and foundations are interested in investing in your community.  They are interested because your community (or part of it) has been identified as distressed in some way.  Perhaps the schools are poor, or there are few public parks and recreation areas, or perhaps there are few cultural events planned for the population, or perhaps there is a drug or alcohol problem that has become very obvious.  Perhaps there are many homeless people in your community, or a high illiteracy rate.  Perhaps there is a problem with the number of stray dogs and cats which live on the streets.  Perhaps you have no public library facilities.  Perhaps there is an environmental problem which needs to be cleaned up.  You create the situation and the project; these can be fictional.

Before you begin this assignment, define a project which you can pretend that your City Council is considering.  The Council has asked you, as a member of the Council and the community, to prepare a report regarding its likely success.

Assignment:

Prepare a formal report, entitled  Report and Recommendation, with the following seven sections.  A subtitle to this report would be useful to focus the topic.  For example, if I am proposing a dog/cat rescue service, my subtitle might be:  A Plan for Dog/Cat Rescue in Portales, New Mexico.  The samples in Chapter 17 of your text will be useful, although we are not following every element of those models.  These are the six parts of our report:

Abstract      [this section summaries the entire report, including the Recommendation;                 see “Informative Abstracts,” p. 285]

Discussion      [the main part of the report]

Recommendation

References
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References:

In your References section, use APA style; details are in Appendix A in your text.  Your project may be fictional, but you should be able to locate documentation that supports your findings.  For example, I may be proposing a fictional new juvenile wing to our library, but I have an actual report from educators at the University of New Mexico which gives data about the value of young people’s libraries.

Additional details:

Please include at least two of the following:  tables and/or charts.  These can be fictional, but carefully consider their appearance and placement.

Remember that visuals – including photos or other objects – are also appropriate, and might add a valuable element to your report.

The six sections of your report should total a minimum of seven pages.  That means that your Discussion section will be a minimum of two pages.  Obviously, other sections will be shorter.  For example, the Abstract is a short section, but plan to spend some time on it since it summarizes your entire report.  Your final document should feature an attractive, formal appearance, and should be free of first-person perspective and casual language.

compare and contrastTheodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson principles based on their writings

Using the primary sources below, compare and contrast the two men’s principles based on their writings, and then, using the textbook and at least one secondary source from the library’s JSTOR or Project MUSE databases, compare each presidents’ political principles with his actions while in office—how well did their actions match their rhetoric?
use one of these souces
Bull Moose Party. (1912, Aug. 7).  Platform of the Progressive party. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-progressive/
Roosevelt, T. R. (1910, Aug. 31).  The new nationalism. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-nationalism/
Wilson, W. (1913, March 4).  First inaugural address. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-woodrow/
Wilson, W. (1913).  What is progress?. In The new freedom: A call for the emancipation of the generous energies of a people (Chapter II). New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14811/14811-h/14811-h.htm#II

African Americans

Select six specific events or developments that span the years covered by this course, based on their impact on the topic and write a thesis. Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you drew while researching your topic and that you will support by creating a logical argument based on evidence (sources). In your paper, make sure to connect each of the events or developments you have chosen back to your main thesis
For example, a paper about African Americans might choose the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Power Movement as two of its events. In that case, the paper would provide basic information about the two movements. It would explain what each one revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in, respectively, the 1920s and the late 1960s, explain how and why the roles of African Americans in the 1920s differed from their roles in the late 1960s, and explain how events in the 1920s may have contributed to developments in the later decade.
Must use at least eight scholarly resources, including a minimum of two primary sources (such as those that are linked throughout the course) and four secondary sources from the Ashford Online Library.
http://library.ashford.edu/databases_a_z.aspx
my online book https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUHIS204.11.2

legalize marijuana for recreational use and tax it

Is there any justice? Report critiquing legislation. Plenty of people complain about their state legislators, but few are
specific about their complaints. Here’s your chance.
Your task: Write a long formal report about a law that you believe should not have been enacted or that should be
enacted. Be objective. Write the report using specific facts to support your beliefs. Reach conclusions and offer a
recommendation at the end of the report. As a final step, send a copy of the report to an appropriate state official or
legislator.
Your audience: Your legislators (House and Senate). Write to the Representative in the District in which you live, as well
as the state senators, regardless of whether you are a Florida or U.S. citizen.
Beginning questions: Who are your legislators? What law do you want to see changed and why? If you don’t want to
change a law, what law you want implemented and why? What is the status of the topic in the House and Senate? Has
anyone presented a bill on the type of law you want implemented or changed? What do your legislators think about this
topic? Do they have any motivations for or objections against this topic?
Range of paper: If the topic is currently being discussed in the legislature, then you will need to chose a different law.
Type of law: Federal or statePalm Beach State College
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Type of report: Unsolicited proposal (follow sample on pages 400-413 of textbook)
Length of report: 7-10 single spaced pages
Number of sources: No less than 7 credible sources
Language: Persuasive and objective
RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES (All page references are to EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION):
1. Font — 12 Times New Roman (Bold and Capitalization as shown in sample beginning on p. 400)
2. Margins — One (1) inch, except as shown on pp. 400 and 404 (2 inches from top of page)
3. Page Numbers — No page numbers on Title, Memorandum (letter), Contents, Executive Summary, and Introduction
pages; lower case Arabic on contents and executive summary pages centered on bottom at .5 margin; Roman numeral
on upper right corner on remainder of pages at .5 margin.
4. Citations — Pursuant to RESEARCH MATTERS.
5. Evaluation and Analysis — Pursuant to RESEARCH MATTERS.
6. “I Language” — Prohibited, except as shown in last two paragraphs of memorandum on p. 401.
7. Call to Action — Must have contact information (different than sample on p. 401).
8. Tone — “Thank you” instead of “Thanks” in memorandum sample on p. 401.
9. Cliché — Avoid (change Herculean in second to last paragraph on memorandum sample on p. 401)
10. Word Choice — Use correct instead of right, if applicable, in second paragraph on memorandum sample on p. 401.
Avoid “real” — last paragraph of sample memorandum on p. 401.
11. Paragraphs — Eight (8) lines maximum. Analytical paragraphs are required before and after every list and illustration.
12. Figures — As shown in sample on pp. 405-406. Analytical paragraphs are required before and after every figure
(change from textbook).
13. Lists — Analytical paragraphs are required before and after every list (change from textbook).
14. Quotes — Limited in business communication. Analytical paragraphs are required before and after every quote.
15. Spacing — As shown in sample on pp. 400-413.
16. Introduction — Four (4) paragraph minimum. First paragraph states the problem. Second paragraph summarizes the
problem. Third paragraph states the purpose of the proposal. Fourth paragraph states the research process.
17. Executive Summary — States and summarizes the problem; states why a solution is necessary; summarizes the
solutions; states reasons for these solutions.
18. Documents — Executive Summary, Memorandum (letter), and Report Body are separate documents, despite one
submission. Each can be read separately from the other, so each must clearly state the problem and solutions in
different ways.
19. Abbreviations — On first reference in each separate document, full form of word(s) must be used. The abbreviation
must be put in parenthesis immediately next to the first reference and used consistently throughout each document.
20. Direct Method — The direct method must be used as this is a solicited proposal. All phrasing must be direct and
concrete.
21. APA Format — Use “REFERENCES” instead of “WORKS CITED.” In Word program, change style to APA (under
References tab).
22. Length — Expected 7-10 pages of body single spaced. Title, Executive Summary, Contents, and Reference pages are
not included in required length. Business Writing is complete, rather than a given length.
23. Group work — While class discussion and research may be done in groups, all proposals must be written and
submitted individually. Because each student thinks and writes differently than others, written work will be unique.
24. Submission — Research project must be submitted as a Word 2007 (or earlier) document via Email and hard copy.
25. Errors — Only one (1) minor error per page is allowed. No other errors allowed.
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27. Word program — Students must be familiar with how to use Word.
28. Title page — must have appropriate audience, rather than professor’s name. Prepared for and prepared by sections
are in four (4) line format. Prepared by must follow this format:
Prepared by
Student Name, Student
Palm Beach State College
Bachelor’s of Applied Science Program