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Global Societal Problem, Argument and Solution - Minimum Wage
Prepare: The topic of your essay needs to be a
global societal problem from the following list: adult illiteracy,
funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools,
minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming the digital divide,
refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises, species
extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick one),
airport security, or wealth disparity. Review this GEN499 Sample Final Paper
Guide for additional guidance on the expectations of this assignment.
Reflect:
Based on the topic that you have chosen, you will need to use critical
thinking skills to thoroughly understand how this topic can be a global
societal problem and determine some logical solution(s) to the problem.
Write:
This Final Argumentative Essay will present research relating the
critical thinker to the modern, globalized world. In this assignment,
you need to address the following items in separate sections with new
headings for each:
- Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph and conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solution(s) to the problem. For guidance on how to construct a good introduction paragraph, please review the Introduction Paragraph Guideline (Links to an external site.) from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence. Show why this is a societal problem, and provide perspectives from multiple disciplines or populations so that you fully represent what different parts of society have to say about this issue.
- Construct an argument supporting your proposed solution(s). Be sure to consider multiple disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will benefit from this solution. Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
- Interpret statistical data from at least three, peer-reviewed scholarly sources. Do this by discussing the validity, reliability, and any biases; identifying the strengths and weaknesses of these sources; and pointing out limitations of current research and attempting to indicate areas for future research. You may even use visual representations such as graphs or charts to explain statistics from sources. Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution. Be sure to provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution, and explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes. It’s important to consider all of society.
- Develop a conclusion as the last paragraph(s) of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your argument. For guidance on how to write a good conclusion paragraph, please review the Conclusion Paragraph Guideline (Links to an external site.) from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
The Final Argumentative Essay
- Must be 3,300 – 3,900 words in length (approximately between 10 – 12 pages; excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Must include a separate title page (Links to an external site.) with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Running header with page numbers
- Must include in-text citations (Links to an external site.) from at least 10 scholarly sources. Be sure to integrate your research (Links to an external site.) rather than simply inserting it.
- Must document all sources in APA style as outlined here (Links to an external site.) and here (Links to an external site.).
- Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. Reference list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
- Must include a separate reference page (Links to an external site.) that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Source Document Requirements:
- Multimedia sources (such as videos) may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. If multimedia sources are used, they must be authored and distributed by credible sources, such as universities, law schools, medical schools, or professors, or found in the Ashford University Library.
- Government sources may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. Examples include whitehouse.gov, state.gov, usa.gov, cdc.gov, etc. These websites can be used to make a stronger point about your proposed soluation within the argument.
- Where print documents are used for source materials, those must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles, and academically published books. Popular media sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows, etc.) must not be used. Materials from advocacy groups (e.g., Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign, National Organization for Women, etc.) must not be used.
- Sites such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia must not be used.
- Religious texts must not be used.
Good Critical Thinking Tips:
- Your paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
- Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
- Your paper should place the various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.
- Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.
- Writing Tools:
- Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review the The Grammarly Guide: How to Set Up & Use Grammarly tutorial (Links to an external site.), set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed.
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Running head: MINIMUM WAGE AS A GLOBAL SOCIAL PROBLEM
MINIMUM WAGE AS A GLOBAL SOCIAL PROBLEM
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Minimum wage as a global social problem
Recent years have seen intense and more robust debates concerning minimum wage in
the American systems. Stakeholders from different sectors of the economy have been having
discussions with regards to the manner in which the different minimum wage laws, policies and
practices have been impacting the American people, especially with regards to their social and
economic positions in the societies. There are circumstances when then issue has resulted in
protests from workers, leading to reduced productivity in industries. For example, on September
14th 2014, there were protests across major American cities in which employees of fast food
establishments were involved in sit-ins and protests while demanding the minimum wage to be
increased to $15 per hour. There are a lot of arguments that have been put forward regarding the
issue. Seemingly, there are a lot of social and political aspects that must be considered to find
solutions to the problem. Like it happens in different States in America, regions across the world
have different regulations regarding the minimum wage. Besides, it is a fact that there are some
countries that do not have provisions of minimum wage in law and as a result leave the
employees to the mercy of their employers. In America, Washington is a shining light with
regards to minimum wage since it has a provision of $ 9.19 an hour. However, there are others
like Wyoming and Georgia that are still trailing far behind at $5.15 an hour. Globally, the costs
of living keep rising and it is necessary for governments to have provisions for minimum wage in
their systems. When costs of living soar high up but there is no equivalent pay rise to the
employees, the effects would be devastating on the affected parties. Most importantly, economic
factors such as inflation must be put into consideration when determining the minimum wage to
in a state or country. There must be a balance to make sure that organizations are not adversely
affected by the minimum wage policies that may be put in place. The development of people
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within a society hugely depends on the ability of the wage system to responds to the needs and
circumstances of the time. In that regard, consistently reviewing the minimum wage among
different countries is one of the approaches that can be used to improve the living conditions of
the people and reduce the social challenges that come with poor remuneration. The solution of
minimum wage as this global social problem calls for the establishment of a global minimum
wage rate that should be in line with set standards and circumstances. Thus, an increase in the
minimum wage will result in several benefits for the low-income earners and the minorities and
will reduce the revenue inequality gap which currently exists in the United States
Background information
The labor market is rigged. A lot of people will agree with that. In an environment where
the owners of capital may want to maximize their profits, there is a desire to reduce the costs of
operations. One of the ways of attaining this goal is to make sure that the wages that are offered
to the employees are as low as possible. In this regard, the expenses would be down and the
profits would be up. That is a central feature in capitalism. There is a problem with the manner in
which the global labor market works. The neoliberal economic policies that were proposed by
scholars of economics many years ago have been responsible for the wage problems that the
world is currently undergoing (Miller et al, 2010). When companies start undergoing financial
difficulties, it is always important to adopt austerity measures to tackle the challenges. However,
in the process of coming up with these policies, the salaries of the employees would be the first
target.
While wealthy nations like the United States have made provisions that bar companies
within the country from proving wages below some standards, there are developing countries
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that still do not have these laws. The reason for this is simple. All companies are looking for
economic environments that would allow them to thrive. These environments are always
characterized by low taxation and wages. As a result, some countries would make sure that their
wage systems are as flexible and as low as possible to attract the investors. If the wages are low,
the manufacturers are in a position to bring goods to the market that are likely to be much more
profitable than in environments where the minimum wages are regulated. It is important to note
that the problems in the developing countries are necessitated by the fact that there is a cut-throat
competition for foreign investments and the governments ar...
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