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Assignments 3 and 4, combined:  Cause and Effect Analysis, with a Proposed Solution  Summary:  This essay will combine your originally planned 3rd and 4th assignment.  – You will develop a “causal chain,” meaning simply that you will  1. State an existing problem  2. Consider possible effects of this problem  3. Consider possible effects of these effects  4. Propose the best possible solution, or outcome, of the problem  5. Make your case about why your proposed solution is the best possible solution  – Your line of argument must include, in a balanced, fair, and thoughtful manner, opposing viewpoints to any or all of points 2 – 5, above.  It will be your judgment about which of these opposing viewpoints to consider, and how much discussion you should offer to them.  You will be graded in large part on making this judgment, having carefully thought through and researched the issues and the proposal.  – The key to your analysis and proposal being successful is your establishment of the cause-effect-next effect consideration.  This is caused a “causal chain,” meaning simply that it is an analysis of possible/likely effects of a problem, and further effects of those effects, in a predicted sequence of events.  Topic:  Filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy that resulted from the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.  The vacancy is the problem; the possible effects of her vacancy  are the first link of the chain; the possible effects of the effects are the next link; then, your judgment on what/who/how/etc. should be done to fill that vacancy for the best possible outcome of our citizenry.  Helpful Hint:  For additional examples of building a cause and effect analysis, there are a number of useful videos available online.  View these prior to holding a conference with me.  Nuts and Bolts:  – 5-7 pages  – MLA format, as always, including both Works Consulted and Works Cited pages  Sources:  Omnimedia; ie, all forms of media are open to consideration.  As before, your judgment of what is and is not a valid, reasonable resource will be a part of how you are graded