...Part Assignment: Pick a Topic and Persuasive Essay) Part 1: Pick a Topic from the two listed below… 1. Should government raise the minimum wage? or 2. Should government set the price of gasoline? You will need to research for and against arguments based on the topic you selected. Note your sources as you will need to provide MLA citations later. Part 2: Compose your Essay. (80 Points) Write a persuasive argument as an essay or blog entry to address your topic. Use a minimum of 400 words. State your claim clearly with details from reliable sources. 3. Your essay will include no less than four paragraphs: Should government raise the minimum wage? or Should government set the price of gasoline? (1) Introductory Paragraph which contains your position, (2) Supporting Paragraph #1 in support of your claim with three examples (3) Supporting Paragraph # 2 opposing your claim with at least one example and how you challenge it (EXAMPLE: ALTHOUGH….) (4) Closing paragraph restating your claim. Write your essay below. At the end of your essay include your MLA Citations to cite your reliable resources. Visit this website for help composing your MLA Citations: http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-book Suggestions for websites to use: Step 1: Pick a Topic Minimum Wage- For / Against: Shows both sides: http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/demonizing-minimum-wage If you are in favor of minimum wage increase: http://www.huffingtonpost.co...
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...The current debate of raising the minimum wage at a national level is one of the biggest things legislatures are talking about nation wide. Because it has been slightly put down at a nation level, legislators at a state level are trying to push higher wages through. The effects of raising the minimum wage range from inflation to unemployment. Angel-Urdinola, Diego. "The Impact on Inequality of Raising the Minimum Wage: Gap- narrowing and Reranking Effects." LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics & Industrial Relations. Jun2004, Vol. 18 Issue 2, P317-327. Wiley Blackwell, June 2004. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. In this research paper, Angel-Urdinola uses examples from other countries to prove why raising the minimum wage isn’t effective. He says that raising...
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...This essay will talk about the minimum wage laws, I have read a few articles and must decide based on these articles what is best for the economy to raise minimum wage laws or lower them. There have been multiple debates on the minimum wage law debut. Both have good arguments but, based on these articles we read and analyzed I believe we should not endorse new minimum wage laws because the unemployment rate would rise, the demand for things in the world will go down because they are so expensive, and it would also eliminate jobs at the bottom of the ladder who are inexperienced. It will cause unemployment because when you start to raise the minimum wage laws you are paying your workers more even if some are doing more or have a better past...
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...Federal Minimum Wage Proposal Research Essay MDH-ECO210 President Obama has proposed to increase the Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10 as well as increase the Earned Income Tax Credit among other items associated with this. There are those who oppose the increase to Federal Minimum Wage as well as those who support this proposal. What we have to question when looking at this increase is whether or not it will actually help the economy or if it will simply raise costs of everything we buy on a daily basis. It is necessary that “businesses need to have money available to pay for labor, materials, power, and other inputs” (McConnell, Brue, Flynn, 315). It is debated if raising minimum wage will stifle these businesses, by increasing their pay rate for labor. There are many factors to consider when looking at this proposal that has a multitude of pros and cons. If this constant debate continues as it has in the previous instances then the typical result will be that most Republicans will oppose the proposal while the majority of Democrats will be in favor of passing the bill. President Obama is quoted as saying in his State of the Union address that “in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full time should have to live in poverty” (Hassett, Strain, 2013). The case that is made against raising the minimum wage is very simple; by raising the minimum wage it makes it more expensive for businesses to hire employees. Those who retain their jobs will make more money;...
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...Essay Three The president of the Seattle credit card processing company Gravity Payments, Dan Price, recently announced that a cut would be made to profits and his pay in order to raise the minimum wage at the firm up to $70,000 a year. This move by Mr. Price has drawn both applause from some and criticism from others. Among those criticizing the move, suggestions are being made stating the move is counterproductive because it creates an incentive for workers to slack off and be lazy, some insist it is not the right method of operating, and Rush Limbaugh has gone as far as referring to this method as being “pure, unadulterated socialism.” By setting this new minimum wage, Mr. Price is not following the forces that influence wages and rule to maximize profits within the market, instead he is deciding to do what he believes is best for him, his employees, as well as the firm, specifically in the long-term. Mr. Price also suggests that his decision will help reveal the “corrosive effects of income inequality” in society. Another word in is defense was made by an economist at the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, by stating “you get what you pay for” when dealing with the labor market. Only after a few days after Gravity Payments made the announcement, they “heard from more than 3,500 hopeful applicants” and “signed up several new clients.” The decision by Dan Price to increase minimum wage will definitely affect both the demand and supply of labor...
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...Raising the minimum wage to me doesn’t make sense at all because all it does is cause unemployment. My opinion is that people will less likely be hired if they don't have proper education. Raising minimum wage means more people are laid off because companies will not be able to afford having so many workers or they will just build computers to do our jobs for us. High school students will no longer have easy access to jobs,because companies are not going to want to pay a high schooler the same as an adult with more experience. Why would they hire an inexperienced high school student and pay them as much as a highly skilled adult. Also by increasing minimum wage it impact not only job, income gap, but also inflation. The increase would have other ripple effects, such it would raise the price of goods as companies would have to increase the price of their products to offset what is being paid in wages to their employees or this could lead to companies outsourcing more to outside of the country like to India. The audience this essay will be pointed towards are the people protesting about minimum wage without educating themselves on the impact it will...
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...potentially dangerous problem of income inequality. There are constantly debates over the topic of raising the minimum wage, and with good reason: Between 1979 and 2009, the wealthiest 5 percent of American families saw income increases of 72.7 percent, while the lowest income group in America saw a decrease of 7.4 percent in income. Meanwhile, in the same time frame, productivity has increased by 90 percent. These issues combined have caused a huge wealth gap in America. This is primarily due, of course, to the selfish materialism of those higher-ups who prefer to have millions of dollars for themselves while the very citizens that work for them barely have enough to feed themselves. While this conflict has not yet become violent, it could do so quickly. Think of the French Revolution in the 18th century. It was caused by the poor finally rebelling against the rich who oppressed them. Already, in the present, there are some forms of rebellion, albeit nonviolent. The Occupy Wall Street Movement has protested this income inequality. While there are many different viewpoints on the subject, one solution to this issue is simple in theory: Those with more must give to those with less. If the millionaire CEOs, whose incomes have more than quadrupled since the 1980s, would be willing to sacrifice some of their money so that the workers could just afford to live, the conflict could be solved. Raising the minimum wage and allowing workers a higher income is the simplest and easiest...
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...question that your essay will answer. You can use one of the ideas on page 2, or you can come up with your own. The relationship between business and labor is a partnership in the enterprise of making money. What is fair when it comes to work? Labor relations are generally defined as relations between management and workers. They are also called business relations. Workers or group of workers are represented by trade unions. Labor relations may take place on different levels such as regional, national, international. The main challenge for such relation is ability to adapt to emerging changes. The world and technology develops very fast, so do relations between workers and management. Trade unions (also called) labor unions are organizations of workers who united to defend their rights, solving problems in the industry such as wages, working hours, bonuses, Union represented workers and negotiate with the management on behalf of the workers. Such relations are usually accompanied by tensions and conflicts and company owners usually want to earn more and pay less. Workers are willing to work in better conditions for a better salary. Labor unionism in the United States is an expression of the American democratic spirit working itself out in industry is hardly to be doubted. Its beginnings coincided with the period when the free colonies were establishing state governments, and the principles of the federal Constitution were subjects of great political debate. It developed...
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...Primer on Writing an Analytical Essay: If you are at all uncertain how to structure an essay read the following material carefully. Introductory Paragraph: Your first paragraph is the most important part of your essay and should consist of 3 parts: a hook, background, and your thesis: The hook: Grab my attention. Make your first sentence interesting and meaningful Example: If Bill Gates spent $50,000 a minute for the rest of his life, he would still die a wealthy man if he lived for 40 more years. Background: Explain the general issue that you are writing about and the controversy surrounding are assessing, including the title and author’s full name. Example: Many economists lament the growing division of wealth that has marked America in the last two decades. While some this is the basis for America’s economic strength, others feel reversing this trend should be a top priority. In fact, Sue Ackerman in her article “The Rich and the Rest”, suggests that there should be a ten-times rule, whereby the top wage earners could earn no more than tens times the minimum wage. Thesis Statement: This tells me what your position on the topic is as well as how you are going to support it. Example: Her suggestion is ridiculous and should be opposed for three reasons. First of all, it is arbitrary – why should it be 10 times the wealth of the poor and not 8 or 15. Secondly, it is un-American by going against basic...
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...| Essay, Custom Research Paper: Argumentative Essay on Child Labor Laws and Regulations | | | | Child labor occurs along a continuum, with harmful and exploitative work that endangers the welfare and potential of the child at one end of the spectrum and light work and often beneficial training and apprenticeship at the other. National and international labor standard regulations with respect to what constitutes a legally permissible minimum age of employment accordingly depend typically on a range of criteria including (a) the type of work, as distinguished by the degree of hazard a child faces, or whether the child is subject to exploitation, or the worst forms of child labor; (b) the sector of employment, whether in agriculture, manufacturing, or family businesses or the household; and (c) the degree to which child labor work interferes with schooling, depending on the number of hours a child is put to work, say, per week.Though child labor statistics inevitably paint an aggregate picture, the coverage of national and international statistics has improved, reflecting a diversity of activities that come under the umbrella of child labor work. International Labour Organization (ILO) statistics treat any child as economically active with performance of at least 1 hour of work during the week prior to asurvey. The ILO also defines a child laborer as synonymous with (a) an economically active person between the ages of 5 and 11, and (b) an individual between the ages of 12...
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...Commanding the Heights: the Battle of Ideas This essay starts with an introduction of the documentary Commanding the Heights: the Battle of Ideas made by PBS, then conducts the analysis on the two competing economic ideas of Keyes vs. Hayek, and finally presents a detailed illustration of their impacts on the America’s economic policies since 1980. Introduction The PBS-made documentary ‘Commanding the Heights’ is to promote better understanding of globalization, economic development and world trade, featured with specific examples of different countries and interviews with related parties. Episode One "The Battle of Ideas," gives an overview of the battle between two major competing ideas about the world economy over the course of last century. On the one hand, the English economist Keynes believes in the ‘planned economy’ and advocates the government intervention to mitigate the risk during economic recession or depression; On the other hand, the Australian economist Hayek favors the free market mechanism and believes in minimum government intervention as market will eventually take care of itself and the prices system is at the heart of what makes a functioning economy work. The episode tracks the root of these ideas and explains how the world moved toward the government controlled economy during the 20th century in a chronological order summarized as below. The Russian Revolution in 1917 marked the beginning of communism economy, in which government is very important...
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...Hospitality environment • Make recommendations for companies to gain competitive advantage Skills Mapped: As listed in the course handbook. Feedback Assessment Criteria Weight % Actual % Strength Areas of Improvement Explain factors that affect the Macro environment –Overview of the UK Hospitality/Tourism/Culinary Arts Industry in general and application to the chosen industry. 30% Evaluate the impact of the past, current and future issues on a hospitality/tourism/culinary arts industry of your choice 30% Make suggestions to the industry of your choice in relation to how they shou ld react to the current trends and contemporary issues and gain competitive advantage. 30% Self – please see hand in guidelines for reports, essays and presentations below. 10% Deductions: Late Submission Total mark out of 100% 100% Contents Page 1: Introduction; aims and objectives 2: Size and scope of the UK hospitality industry 3: The Michelin starred restaurant sector 1. Size and scope 2.Historic overview 4: PESTEL and the macro/micro environment 1. Past 10 years 2. Current 3. Future 10 years 5. Competitive advantage within the sector 6: Conclusion and recommendations 7. Bibliography 8. Appendices Hospitality Management:...
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...Social Inequality Unit 04 [pic] What are Marxist theories of inequality? Learning targets: • Marxism is concerned for the poor and powerless. • It claims that society is in conflict between the rich who control everything and the poor who must work for the rich and gain little in reward for their work. • The rich are able to maintain their position of power through control of the law, the police and other forms of authority. • The rich also control the manufacture of ideas about society through controlling the media and education so poor people are taught to believe that capitalism is a good thing. Key questions (AO1) What is the Marxist view of society? (AO1) What causes inequality according to Marxists? (AO2) What are the strengths of the Marxist view? (AO2) What are the weaknesses of the Marxist view of inequality? Summary of Key Points Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) was an economist, philosopher and journalist who was motivated by concern for workers who were experiencing terrible poverty while all around was great wealth and power. He was a revolutionary who believed in working for a classless society. Marxism was not a powerful force in sociology until the 1960s and 1970s when it formed the basis of a challenge to functionalism. It offered a better account of the divisions of society at that time than functional sociology did. Marxism also triggered many of the ideas that were...
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...------------------------------------------------- BMAN31090 Comparative Industrial Relations To what extent does the current EU framework provide the basis for the reconciliation of social and economic rights in the areas of EU freedoms, posting of workers and industrial action? Discuss with reference to the situation in at least three of the core countries. Introduction: Since the formation of the European Union in the 1950s, there has been a constant tension between the market aim of the union and social policy. The enlargement of the EU in 2004 and 2007 deepened even further these misalignments and in some respects it can be argued that a tension between new and old Member States started to emerge. Arnholtz and Mailand (2013) argues that the social dimension of the EU is as old as itself. Nonetheless it was not until the early 1980s that the European Union started to gradually develop a genuine social dimension to complement economic integration. This social dimension includes directives that are considered to be 'hard-law' as well as 'soft-law' which deal with aspects such as 'Open Methods of coordination' and the voluntary agreements of social partners. The aim of this paper is to discuss the implications of economic and social policies in the European labour market. In order to get the argument across, the emphasis will be put on four major legal cases that were interpreted by the European Court of Justice and the implications of the rulings on several member...
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...competitive advantage by implementing innovative business models within his operations and finance departments (complex supply chain management and low profit cost-cutting schemes, respectively). Over the next 65 years, Wal-Mart grew to be the largest corporation in the United States with over 5,000 stores and a staggering 1.2 million employees. In fact, Wal-Mart’s staff accounts for 1% of the United State’s working population (Blodget, 2010). Unfortunately, such an enormous presence, combined with negative reviews, has turned Wal-Mart into the country’s most hated retailer of all time (Picchi, 2015). As such, Wal-Mart is constantly investigated, scrutinized, and sued. The following essay analyzes Wal-Mart’s effect on local communities and the corresponding implications the effects may have. In this essay, a community is defined as the combination of local businesses and people surrounding a Wal-Mart store. The analysis is divided into three Parts. Part 1 analyzes Wal-Mart’s effects on local businesses. Part 2 analyzes Wal-Mart’s effects on local populations. Both Part 1 and Part 2 suggest the potential organizational/ethical implications associated with Wal-Mart’s perceived effect. Lastly, Part 3 outlines potential solutions to Wal-Mart’s problems. Part 1: Effect on Local Businesses Wal-Mart reduces the number of small businesses within a community. According to a Hunter College study, local discount stores’ sales decline an average of 10-40% after a Wal-Mart moves in (De...
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