Description
Topic:Should Texas raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour? ( minimum of 1000 words)
- W1 -- Three sentences: one thesis sentence and two topic or reason sentences. You will not include any quotations in these three statements.
- W2 -- Two body paragraphs: each body paragraph will begin with one of the topic sentences you identified in W1. The paragraph that follows the topic sentence will provide support for the statement.
- W3 -- A complete four-paragraph essay: an introductory paragraph, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
W1
1. Read a few online articles on the assignment prompt: Should Texas raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour?
2. Take a stand: The minimum wage (should/should not) be raised to $15 an hour in the United States. Keep your thesis simple.
3. Decide on two clear reasons to support your thesis. Write your reasons as complete sentences, not as phrases and not as questions. (These reasons will become the topic sentences for W2.)
4. Write your thesis and topic sentences, and label them as such.W1,W2,W3
- Thesis sentence: (Do not include any reasons in this statement. Simply state whether or not you believe the minimum wage should be raised to $15 in the US.)
- Topic/Reasons sentence one: (Write your first topic/reason sentence)
- Topic/Reason sentence two: (Write your second topic/reason sentence)
W2.
1. Write two paragraphs that support the thesis in the W1.
2. Begin each body paragraph with an underlined topic sentence. The topic sentence is a clearly stated reason in support of your thesis. It cannot be a question or a quotation. Reminder: A topic/reason sentence has two jobs: to serve as a reason in support of your thesis, and to announce which reason will be discussed and supported in the body paragraph that follows. Again, each topic sentence should be a reason in support of your thesis, not simply an introduction to the paragraph.
W3
1.Write a four paragraph essay based on the thesis and topic sentences for the W1 and W2.
2. Following the topic sentence, provide support from your readings on the topic: you must use and cite at least two sources in W2, at least one source in each paragraph.*
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: THE MINIMUM WAGE
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Should Texas raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour?
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THE MINIMUM WAGE
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Introduction
The minimum was brought in during the Great Depression in 1938 under the tenure of the
then head of state Franklin Roosevelt (ProCon, 2019). At first, it was fixed at 0.25 dollars an hour
and has been raised by national legislative body twenty-two times. For instance, a decade ago, it
rose from 6.55 dollars to 7.25 dollars an hour (ProCon, 2019). Unfortunately, in 2017, about two
hundred thousand employees, approximately 3% of Texas, earned at or below the $7.25 per hour.
Certain Professions, like bartenders, are excluded from the federal minimum wage decree and may
get less than $7.25 per hour, with bonus making up the difference. Notably, Texans take pleasure
in working and being self-reliant. However, too few employees and their households receive
enough to escape poverty. (W1) I support the raising of the minimum stipend to $15 an hour for
the Texans. (W2)The raising of the minimum wage will lead to improvements in labor
productivity. (W3) Besides, it will reduce income disparity among the Texan people.
W2.
The raising of the minimum wage will lead improvements in labor output. The minimum
wages not only aid in reducing salary distribution and to direct proceeds into higher earnings,
however they can also add up to higher work rate at the firm level and the cumulative economicwide stage. For instance, at a firm level, employees in Texas can be inspired to work harder.
Notably, a significant number of researches have backed the theory conceptualized by Akerlof in
1982 that workers constantly offer higher exertion levels in reaction to more earnings (efficiencywage method). A majority of the researches have concentrated on pay level...
