Writing with compassion, these women tackle difficult topics with a purpose. Domestic violence, gender pay gaps, and suicide prevention are all serious issues facing todayÕs society. Focusing on the inequality in school funding, as well as, teen pregnancy and STD prevention, these writers offer their thoughts and solutions. Society and its communication among its members are discussed, while addressing virtual addictions, and the increasing autistic adult population. Gathering their research, they have provided their facts and findings, as well as their own thoughts and ideas, to produce thought provoking articles of persuasion. Under the guidance of their professor, these student writers have taken on the tough social issues facing todayÕs society and in the process produced excellent writing models for future students.