if u wanna moderate, then u should send an application to laz via pm...
all the other mods will then vote yes or no... but it would be good if something can be made to happen in here :)
it is recommended by nearly all teachers that u do sect 4 in report format... and the question u gave would come up in sect 4...
as TIB said, there is no need at all for essays...besides, reports are much easier :D
i guess a good way to flesh it out would be to firstly go through exactly what a marketing plan is, and why it is important for the plan to be efficient... you could put a couple of case studies in here - one that had a good marketing plan and one that had a bad one... then say how understanding...
i dont really think there are reasons of any substance as to why we should become a republic except for the fact that some people want to and some dont...