Last Day of Internship

Today was my last day. I finished my report for jim. It was an 8 page report on an action plan that the SNP could take to promote civic awareness among 18-24 year olds. I did a report of the findings of Robert Putnam and then compared it with the statistics that have been found throughout Scotland concerning voter turnout among Scottish young adults. At the end of my report I proposed a motion to be put forward for debate in parliament and the development of a bill. The Motion was this:
Increasing civic engagement – That the Parliament acknowledges the continued decrease in voter turn-out percentages among the 18-24 age group and hereby declares an action point list to increase civic engagement among youth by instilling the following points to encourage and foster political awareness and involvement, Ii) automatic voter registration at 18 years of age, (ii) standard day for elections should be determined preferably the weekend to provide access for individuals with work schedules, and finally establishing Modern Studies courses throughout Scottish educational systems to promote political awareness and interest in the current political situations in Scotland among younger generations.
I sent off the report to Jim and he LOVED it. He loved that I proposed a motion -- he made a few minor adjustments to the motion and then prepared it to go through the right channels to be debated and voted upon. I was so excited about it. You know over the course of this internship there have been busy and slow days and I have had a few long term projects so I haven't felt like I have accomplished much -- but now looking back on what I did I feel like I have done a lot. I built a database of Scottish economic professors, I constructed a survey and sent it out to all of them with a letter written by me for Jim, I read Bowling Alone and wrote a Scottish Action Plan and I did various other clerical things. Not to mention work for Rob Gibson another MSP whom I wrote a report on the transportation system in Ireland. He sent my report out to other MSP's and used it during a debate. All in all I really feel that this internship has been beneficial to be and to those Ihavee worked with. GREAT EXPERIENCE!!