Shanna Nelson wrote a short writing sample about her experience as a student in a government class where she analyzed the economic issue of the lack of affordable housing in Flagstaff, Arizona. For her final project, she interviewed the mayor and a city council member, conducted a public opinion poll, and created a website to display her findings on the housing market and affordable housing issues in Flagstaff over the course of 8 months. This experience encouraged her to major in political science and showed her a lot about local government and economic problems in her community.