1 1 1 Writing Assignment #4 Research-Based Report to a Decision-maker Summary of assignment · Task: You write a report that does the following: · defines a problem persuasively and accurately · proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue · presents that solution to a decision-maker or group of decision-makers who can implement the recommendation · Topic: You will choose the same topic on which you wrote the memo for writing assignment #3. · Length: 2000-3000 words · Format: Your sources will be cited and listed in APA format. · Writing Process: You will submit a first draft of the report to the assignment folder. The first draft will be given comments by the instructor. After receiving comments from the instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will be graded. If you do not submit a second draft, the first draft will be graded. · Components of the report: · title page · letter to the decision maker (this can be a business letter OR a memo) · executive summary · table of contents · introduction · body of the report to include headings and subheadings · conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation of the solution · References page, with references listed in APA 7th Edition format · Any appendix (or appendices if there are multiples) Secondary Sources ONLY SECONDARY SOURCES are to be used for the WRTG 394 research report. If you complete The complete report should also cite at least NINE secondary sources. At least FIVE of these secondary sources should come from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. As noted above, your secondary sources will be integrated into the paper to explain the problem, to provide evidence of the problem, and to support the solution. You might have taken WRTG 393 at UMGC. In WRTG 393, the final paper is a white paper. This assignment is different from the white paper in WRTG 393. In this paper for WRTG 394, you are writing to a specific decision-maker about a specific problem in your workplace or community. The audience is much more focused than that for the white paper in WRTG 393. Graphics (Photos, Charts, Graphs, or other Visuals) Your report might benefit from graphics. As mentioned above, pictures of your workplace or community situation might help illustrate the problem you are trying to address. Graphs, tables, or charts might help show trends that will persuade your decision-maker that the problem exists. Please do not incorporate a graphic for the sake of incorporating a graphic. Include a graphic only if it helps communicate a message in your report. Due Date Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write a first draft, your instructor will comment on the first draft, and you will submit a second draft using the comments as your guide. Guides to Help You in Writing this Assignment: · Victoria University of Wellington · Colorado State University Topic Selection: For this report, you will ...

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Writing Assignment #4
Research-Based Report to a Decision-maker
Summary of assignment
· Task: You write a report that does the following:
· defines a problem persuasively and accurately
· proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue
· presents that solution to a decision-maker or group of
decision-makers who can implement the recommendation
· Topic: You will choose the same topic on which you wrote the
memo for writing assignment #3.
· Length: 2000-3000 words
· Format: Your sources will be cited and listed in APA format.
· Writing Process: You will submit a first draft of the report to
the assignment folder. The first draft will be given comments
by the instructor. After receiving comments from the instructor,
you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will be graded.
If you do not submit a second draft, the first draft will be
graded.
· Components of the report:
· title page
· letter to the decision maker (this can be a business letter OR a

2. memo)
· executive summary
· table of contents
· introduction
· body of the report to include headings and subheadings
· conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation
of the solution
· References page, with references listed in APA 7th Edition
format
· Any appendix (or appendices if there are multiples)
Secondary Sources
ONLY SECONDARY SOURCES are to be used for the WRTG
394 research report. If you complete
The complete report should also cite at least NINE secondary
sources. At least FIVE of these secondary sources should come
from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
As noted above, your secondary sources will be integrated into
the paper to explain the problem, to provide evidence of the
problem, and to support the solution.
You might have taken WRTG 393 at UMGC. In WRTG 393, the
final paper is a white paper. This assignment is different from
the white paper in WRTG 393. In this paper for WRTG 394,
you are writing to a specific decision-maker about a specific
problem in your workplace or community. The audience is
much more focused than that for the white paper in WRTG 393.
Graphics (Photos, Charts, Graphs, or other Visuals)
Your report might benefit from graphics. As mentioned above,
pictures of your workplace or community situation might help
illustrate the problem you are trying to address. Graphs, tables,
or charts might help show trends that will persuade your
decision-maker that the problem exists.
Please do not incorporate a graphic for the sake of incorporating

3. a graphic. Include a graphic only if it helps communicate a
message in your report.
Due Date
Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write
a first draft, your instructor will comment on the first draft, and
you will submit a second draft using the comments as your
guide.
Guides to Help You in Writing this Assignment:
· Victoria University of Wellington
· Colorado State University
Topic Selection:
For this report, you will write on the same topic on which you
wrote the memo for writing assignment #3. In addition, it
should be related to the topic on which you wrote writing
assignment #2. The secondary research you conducted for
writing assignment #2 should be usable in some form for this
report.
You must contact your instructor for approval before changing
your topic from writing assignment #3. In addition, if you do
so, you must re-submit a memo for writing assignment #3.
Submitting the assignment:
You will submit a first draft of the essay to the assignment
folder. The first draft will not be graded. The instructor will
provide comments on it.
After receiving comments from the instructor, you will submit a
revised draft. The final draft will be graded.
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Summary
of
assignment
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5. Task:
You write a report that does the following:
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defines a problem persuasively and accurately
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proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue
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presents that solution to a decision
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maker or group of decision
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makers who
can implement the recommendation
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Topic:
You will choose the same topic on which you wrote the memo
for writing
assignmen
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Length:
2000
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3000 words
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Format:
Your sources will be cited and listed in APA format.
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Writing Process:
You will submit a first draft of the report to the assignment
folder. The
first draft will be given comments by the instructor. After
receiving comments from the
instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will
be graded.
If you do
not submit a second draft, the first draft will be graded.
•

7. Components of the report:
o
title page
o
letter to the decision maker (this
can
be a
business letter
OR
a memo
)
o
executive summary
o
table of contents
o
introduction

8. o
body of the report to
include headings and subheadings
o
conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation of
the
solution
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References
page, with references listed in
APA
7
th
Edition
format
o
Any appendix (or appendices if there are multiples)

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Writing Assignment #4
Research-Based Report to
a Decision-maker
Summary of assignment
• Task: You write a report that does the following:
o defines a problem persuasively and accurately
o proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue
o presents that solution to a decision-maker or group of
decision-makers who
can implement the recommendation
• Topic: You will choose the same topic on which you wrote the
memo for writing
assignment #3.
• Length: 2000-3000 words
• Format: Your sources will be cited and listed in APA format.
• Writing Process: You will submit a first draft of the report to
the assignment folder. The
first draft will be given comments by the instructor. After
receiving comments from the
instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will
be graded.
If you do not submit a second draft, the first draft will be
graded.
• Components of the report:
o title page
o letter to the decision maker (this can be a business letter OR a
memo)

10. o executive summary
o table of contents
o introduction
o body of the report to include headings and subheadings
o conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation of
the solution
o References page, with references listed in APA 7
th
Edition format
o Any appendix (or appendices if there are multiples)
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Poverty and Income Inequality
Students Name
University of Arizona Global Campus
GEN 499 General Education Capstone
Instructor: Dr. Patricia Mouton
June 28, 2021
Poverty and Income Inequality
Poverty and Income Inequality is the worldwide socioeconomic
problem that I have chosen for my final paper, with a special
focus on the United States. The necessity of digging further into
this issue will give a wealth of information on prior rates of
inequality and how the United States has been influenced over
time. This will assist me in becoming a better global citizen by

11. allowing me to see how social issues affect others, even if they
do not touch me. Human trafficking, drug trafficking, societal
strife, and violence are only some of the ethical consequences
of poverty (Bardazzi et al., 2021). These concerns are essential
because when ethical difficulties become more prevalent, it
leads to more violence in a certain region, resulting in a never -
ending cycle of poverty. Combating the problem can assist
reduce violence and crime, resulting in lower poverty rates.
Poverty and income inequality may be addressed in a variety of
ways, one of which is to propose a more progressive tax
bracket. Allowing for higher tax rates would allow the wealthy
to pay more and the poor to pay less, resulting in a more
balanced economy. When it comes to poverty rates, the greatest
way to combat them is to expand educational possibilities and
make them more affordable, while also raising minimum wage
rates (Ma et al., 2019). Global people may continue to fight and
conquer the challenges of poverty and income inequality
through these and other approaches.
Poverty and income inequality have an influence on a certain
demographic of people who are affected since they are the ones
who suffer, particularly the lower class. The wealthy are now
untouched by the issue; but, if tax brackets are altered to be
more progressive, the wealthy will notice a difference (Park &
MERCADO, 2018). The issue impacts younger generations, as
they grow up in poverty and have only known poverty their
entire lives. As a result, unskilled employees and low salaries
emerge, unable to meet the demands of society's members.
References
Bardazzi, R., Bortolotti, L., & Pazienza, M. G. (2021). To eat
and not to heat? Energy poverty and income inequality in Italian
regions. Energy Research & Social Science, 73, 101946.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621
000396
Ma, B., Cai, Z., Zheng, J., & Wen, Y. (2019). Conservation,
ecotourism, poverty, and income inequality–A case study of

12. nature reserves in Qinling, China. World Development, 115,
236-244.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X18
304236
Park, C. Y., & MERCADO JR, R. O. G. E. L. I. O. (2018).
Financial inclusion, poverty, and income inequality. The
Singapore Economic Review, 63(01), 185-206.
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217590818
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Poverty and Income Inequality
Caryn L. Hayes
University of Arizona Global Campus
GEN 499 General Education Capstone
Instructor: Dr. Patricia Mouton
June 27, 2021
Poverty and Income Inequality
Introduction
The world is suffering from several societal issues, but poverty
and income inequality are the most daunting among all of them.
This paper highlights the correlation between poverty and
inequality and discusses the impacts of income inequality on the
poorer segments of society. Some suggestions for the
elimination of these inequalities and making the world an

13. inclusively safer place to live in are also discussed. The
widening gaps between the rich and poor are causing much harm
to the economic growth of different nations. The income
inequalities based on gender, race, class, and religion have
exposed the unjust distribution of resources in the 21st century.
Poverty and income inequality have a directly proportional
relationship. When there exists a wage gap in society, it leads to
poverty. Consequently, people's living standards are affected
badly, the education system becomes fragmented, the healthcare
facilities are given based on nepotism, corruption becomes the
order of the day, and criminal tendencies find a way to grow in
society. Hence, poverty and income inequality are the most
important social issues as they contribute much to people's
problems. Income inequality is an evil that has caused harm to
the impoverished class of society and has made the world more
biased, unjust, and discriminatory.
Thesis Statement
Poverty and inequality are the two major societal issues that
need to be highlighted to assess their negative impacts on social
justice and figure out how to eradicate them for the sake of an
inclusive and safer world.
Annotated Bibliography
Ainous, R. (2018). Macroeconomic, Income Inequality, and
Poverty Relationship: A Review of Research Perspectives. The
Review of Black Political Economy, 45(2), 123–146
This article explains the causes and impacts of income
inequality on the poor sections of society. It also views the
macroeconomic indicators that are affected by income
inequality. The purpose of choosing this article is to discuss
how income inequalities pose a threat to the wellbeing of
citizens in general and the state in particular. It shows the lack
of financial equilibrium among different strata of society lowers
the living standards of people. When people are not getting
equitable resources to fulfil their needs, they get to indulge in
the problems of food insecurity, malnutrition, child labor, and

14. illiteracy. It further leads to the bad performance of countries
on the Human Development Index. This paper will contribute to
the final assignment because it comprehensively analyses the
negative impacts of income inequalities. It also draws a
roadmap for reducing the widespread inequalities all around the
world. It suggests that discrimination can be reduced by
creating an inclusive environment in the technological sector. It
also states that pro-poor policies should be made to counter the
evil of income inequality at the state level. It also says that
institutions should be strengthened to make the world an
inclusive place. Hence, this article will go a long way in
resolving the deep-rooted societal issues of poverty and income
inequality (Ainous, 2018).
Berman, Y., Ben-Jacob, E., & Shapira, Y. (2016). The
Dynamics of Wealth Inequality and the Effect of Income
Distribution. PLOS ONE, 11(4)
This article provides a clear insight into the long-lasting
impacts of income inequality on poverty. It reveals that when a
handful of the population controls more than half of the national
resources, it creates a sense of rebellion among the
impoverished segments of society. This article is helpful for the
research of my topic as it draws a relationship between income
inequality and crime. It reveals that when people are not treated
equally in finance matters, they adopt some criminal tendencies.
It also gives evidence that there is equal distribution of
resources in Scandinavian countries where there is equal
distribution of resources (Berman et al.,2016). On the other
hand, in third world countries like Iraq, where there is a wide
gap between rich and poor, the crime rate is very high there. It
depicts that when people do not get enough money to fulfil their
basic needs, they get indulged in malpractices like snatching,
theft, and bribery. Hence, this article is a useful addition to the
research of this topic as it shows new dynamics of inequality.

15. Lakner, C., Mahler, D. G., Negre, M., & amp; Prydz, E. B.
(2019). How Much Does Reducing Inequality Matter for Global
Poverty?
The purpose of choosing this article is to highlight the
importance of reducing inequality in the world. This article
describes that reducing income inequality can become the
panacea for several other socio-economic issues that the world
is confronted with. It says that if income inequalities are
diminished, there are brighter chances for gender equality in the
world. When women would be financially independent and
would get equal wages, they would live a blessed and happy
life. Likewise, the fair distribution of resources can enhance
national unity, and the internal chaos can be eliminated from the
countries. Moreover, the eradication of income inequalities can
also alleviate the fragmentation in the education system. If
people are getting equal pay, there would not be any difference
in the literacy rate of the poor and rich. All people would be
treated equally in the hospitals as well. Hence, this article is a
valuable addition to this research as it raises awareness about
the benefits of reducing inequality in the world ( Lakner et al.,
2019).
Peterson, E. (2017). Is Economic Inequality a Probl em? A
Review of the Arguments Social Sciences, 6(4), 147;
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6040147
This article talks about the relationship between poverty and
income inequality. The purpose of choosing this article is to
draw a clear connection between the two most important social
issues. This article explains that both societal issues are
interconnected. It has been mentioned here that Income
inequality leads to poverty. When people are not treated equally
in the matters of payment for their services, it creates a sense of
deprivation among them. When males are awarded more wages
for the same job than women, it creates a sense of isolation
among them. Women consider themselves inferior human
beings, and it also adds much to their financial woes. This
article draws a comparison between the rich and poor nations

16. and shows that the countries having fewer income inequalities
are also less affected by poverty. It has been discussed here that
the lack of equal wages causes frustration among the excluded
segments of society (Peterson, 2017). This article also says that
income inequalities should be reduced by taking pragmatic and
decisive actions on the state level to make the world more
inclusive and equal for all.
Torry, M. (2018). Reducing poverty and inequality. Why We
Need a Citizen's Basic Income, 81–92978-1447343172
The motive behind choosing this article is to discuss the
usefulness of equal income for individuals and states. It
describes that reducing poverty and inequality is imperative for
the economic growth of a country. It states that when there is a
fair distribution of financial resources, people would be more
eager to contribute to the wellbeing of their nation. The living
standards of people can be raised by reducing poverty and
inequality. It can also contribute to enhancing the per capita
income of the citizens. This article also says that justice would
prevail in the countries if all people are treated equally. It
shows that when all people are treated equally, there are fewer
chances of corruption (Torry, 2018). People would not adopt
corrupt practices for gaining more wealth if their needs are
already fulfilled with their salaries. However, this article is
very beneficial as it suggests multiple advantages of reducing
poverty and inequality in the world.
References
Ainous, R. (2018). Macroeconomic, Income Inequality, and
Poverty Relationship: A Review of Research Perspectives. The
Review of Black Political Economy, 45(2), 123–146.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0034644618794684
Berman, Y., Ben-Jacob, E., & Shapira, Y. (2016). The
Dynamics of Wealth Inequality and the Effect of Income
Distribution. PLOS ONE, 11(4).

17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154196
Lakner, C., Mahler, D. G., Negre, M., & Prydz, E. B.
(2019). How Much Does Reducing Inequality Matter for Global
Poverty? https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8869
Peterson, E. (2017). Is Economic Inequality a Problem? A
Review of the Arguments. Social Sciences, 6(4), 147.
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6040147
Torry, M. (2018). Reducing poverty and inequality. Why We
Need a Citizen's Basic Income, 81–92.
https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447343158.003.0006