...Initially minimum wage was set at $0.25 in 1938 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It has been increased 22 times by congress, when I went from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour. Many people who are working for a higher minimum wage claim that $7.25 is not enough to live off of and they believe that if it were to increase, it would help create more jobs in the community and grow the economy. Although there are some with other opinions, and say that some businesses cannot afford to pay more and might have to lay off workers, reduce hiring, or even close down due to low expenses. Increases have been shown to make it more difficult for low-skilled workers with little or no work experience to find jobs or become upwardly mobile. In 1939 the Women's Party of Connecticut argued that while the minimum wage law covering women and minors was designed to protect them, it was actually harmful and the conditions placed on their employment made them less employable than men. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), the first piece of legislation that attempted to establish a federal minimum wage, was passed by congress and signed by President Roosevelt in 1933. NIRA was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1935 as it was deemed an "unconstitutional delegation of legislative power." Elements of the NIRA, such as minimum...
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...Our minimum wage is not enough. There are hard-working people who can’t make ends meet. People work 60 hours a week at one job and then 20 at another. I know jobs that pay minimum wage require little skill, but people work hard and should be compensated accordingly. If someone is struggling to take care of themselves, they would definitely have a hard time providing for a family even on their 60 hour work week. If someone worked 160 hours in a month (4 40 hour weeks) they would only make $1160 before taxes. On average the cost of an apartment in our area is between $600-$1300 per month. Even if you paid the minimum $600 that’s still 51% of someone’s check, excluding utilities, food, car, etc. Chris Lu of Time.com explained how a $15 dollar...
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...Last year, the New York Department of Labor Wage Board voted to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers. Effective December 31st, 2015, the tipped minimum wage was increased from $5.00 an hour to $7.50 an hour. Local restaurants say this move by the labor board will cause them to lay off workers & increase prices. "I've been in business for 40 years on Market Street, and in these 40 years, this is as disappointing as I've ever been in New York state," said Mike Sorge, Owner of Sorge's Restaurant in Corning. Joined by Asseblyman Christopher Friend, Asseblyman Philip Palmesano, Senator Thomas O'Mara, the New York State Restaurant Association and the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association, area business owners were able to voice...
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...Nearly three-quarters of middle-income families say their earnings are causing them to fall behind on the cost of living. For example, in Texas, a single person will have to make around $31,000 to cover all their expenses. The minimum wage will only cover half of that, assuming you work 40 hours a week consecutively. Imagine you are the sole provider of a family, making the minimum wage. It's not the same thing! The minimum wage in Texas should be raised from $7.25 to at least $15 an hour to support living in Texas. Inflation has put an economic burden on everyone in the United States, including Texas. Inflation hits low-income families the hardest because they have to spend more money on necessities, with some not even being able to afford those necessities. This causes people to go into "survival mode," which is when they have no spare time or cash to do anything leisurely. This can cause people to feel like they aren't living, just surviving. The feeling of waking up and working repeatedly can send someone into the limbo of just being there. Activities and fun are what make life feel like “life” and remind people they are human. Without these, life feels rather depressing and more like a burdensome chore....
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...(2 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...
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...My grandmother changed my life by teaching me to stand up for those who are persecuted for whom they love, or for what their skin color is. She found ways to educate me on the importance of social justice even before I turned seven years old, when she died. Nothing in the world was more important to my grandmother than equality. Now nothing is more important to me than a future where everyone can be who they are without fear. When I visited my grandmother’s house she would always give me a new pin. On the pins were various phrases such as “Straight not narrow”, “No war!”, “Equality for all.” After she gave me a pin she would talk to me about her personal experiences in fighting for equality. My grandmother told me that the first house my mother...
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...Persuasive Essay – Motivation of the Workplace Generally in life, having a heirarchy is considered to be a bad thing. The difference is that in the workplace, people do not believe the same things and they have different standards for themselves. This can be applicable to workers all around the world, but this paper specifically talks about those in the United States. The heirarchy is very important and can be one of thes trong reasons to be motivated. Many people work jobs in which they know they will be promoted to a higher position. These jobs are more common in the blue collar sector, but in the white collarr sector, this is seen as well. After working somewhere with no incentive for a higher position, people tend to feel like they are not getting anywhere andget sick of their job. If an employee does not like their job then it is most likely that he or she will not work as effectively. This creates an ethical problem as the worker is being paid for their time, but they are not really putting anything in for their time. This is not ethical as they are working under their potential. This can jeopardize the company’s reputation, cost them money, and also becomes a concern of a person’s morals and ethics. There are different ways to look at this issue. Firstly, aside from looking at individual concerns, this type of behaviour leads to hurting a company's reputation. The business is an organization that is faceless without its employees. When a customer walks...
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...COMM/215 Does the Economy Affect Our Children Education? During this study I get to understand how the economy is affecting the education and the future of the young generation, which includes our children. It also affects the consumers and freedom to spend without feeling fear of struggle in a short and long term. The economic challenges are different in all the districts and states, as strategies for collective bargaining. Our children of all ages will be affected, and they will be obligated to work to pay their own education while attending college if they if we want them to have the education our children deserve. Us, parents will have to work more to afford the costs of our children’s education, during our children are in primary and secondary schools. I learned what is the superintendents’ job and what they need to do to improve our children’s education. What strategies they will use for our benefit (the benefit of the community). The economy could recover eventually, but it could take more than four years. This Depression has happened before in Washington State. I believe that if they could recover back then we could see an improvement again. We want excellent schools for our children, and they could be provided with a good education for the children to be successful in life. According to Sims (2004) “As members of a community, we want a high-quality school system so that we can attract and develop new businesses. As citizens, we want our nation to have a world-class...
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...Employee Rights: Something Every Employee Should Know and Understand Jessica Rivera Western International University COM 110/Effective Persuasive Writing Lisa Hughes November 27, 2005 Employee Rights: Something Every Employee Should Know and Understand Currently, many employees take for granted the fact that they have more rights then just minimum wage, overtime pay, safe workplace, and equal opportunity rights. Many people do not take the time to access the resources needed to educate themselves on the rights they are entitled. By not knowing and understanding the importance of the employee rights, the employee in turn gives up their rights. Employees need to ask themselves, before reading this essay, do they fall into this category. If so, those employees should read further. If not, those employees should seek the necessary information about their rights to ensure that they know the rights that they are entitled. Employees must always acquire the knowledge concerning which rights they are entitled for their type of employment. There are so many valuable resources but too few really know where the search begins. When a person begins a new job, they must sign an acknowledgement stating that they understand the rights that they are granted as a condition of employment with their perspective employer. In many cases though, they do not fully understand that their signing of this document is an acknowledgement and an agreement of their...
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...CHAP TER Rhetorical Modes 1. NARRATION L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S 10 1. Identify the purpose and structure of narrative writing. 2. Recognize how to write a narrative essay. Rhetorical modes simply mean the ways in which we can effectively communicate through language. This chapter covers nine common rhetorical modes. As you read about these nine modes, keep in mind that the rhetorical mode a writer chooses depends on his or her purpose for writing. Sometimes writers incorporate a variety of modes in one essay. In covering the nine rhetorical modes, this chapter also emphasizes these as a set of tools that will allow you greater flexibility and effectiveness in communicating with your audience and expressing your ideas. rhetorical modes The ways in which we effectively communicate through language. 1.1 The Purpose of Narrative Writing Narration means the art of storytelling, and the purpose of narrative writing is to tell stories. Any time you tell a story to a friend or family member about an event or incident in your day, you engage in a form of narration. In addition, a narrative can be factual or fictional. A factual story is one that is based on, and tries to be faithful to, actual events as they unfolded in real life. A fictional story is a made-up, or imagined, story; the writer of a fictional story can create characters and events as he or she sees fit. However, the big distinction between factual and fictional narratives is based on a writer’s purpose...
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...Group : E Dr. Nancy Nour Child Labor in Egypt Due to gaps between rich and poor in the recent years, Child labor arose. Employment of children under the legal age and keeping them from attending schools is remarkably increasing. Working children issue is a threat that has a negative economic effect on every country throughout the world, especially in the development of nations. Africa and Asia combined account for over 90 percent of total child Labor (ILO, n.d). Child labor remarkably develops from country sides and rural areas where there is high capacity that leads to ignorance and poverty. Talking about Africa, Egypt in specific, the estimated number of working children in Egypt is almost 1.6 million (Feteha, 2011). The following essay will tackle down the causes, the effects, the previous solutions and their limitations of this problem as well as a suggested solution will be provided to rectify this widespread problem. According to Ragab(n.d) , in order to exempt their families’ members from education, food and clothing cost, young girls are usually sent as domestic maids to homes of the county’s elites ;moreover, they maybe also daughters of doormen, servants, or porters, usually oriented from country sides. Girls at that part are bound by their employers’ commands as they send the girl’s family income, leaving her dependent which is a cause to child labor. One of the effects of this issue that can occur due to labor at early age is that children are exposed to...
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...Trade Union Decline: Australia Sarah Jury An essay discussing the factors contributing to the steady decline in trade unionism in Australia since the 1980’s and the relevance of unions to workers today. M G T S 2 6 0 7 : E m p l o y m e n t R e l a t i o n s W o r d C o u n t : 1 9 8 2 Sarah Jury Trade Union Decline in Australia 42395582 There has been a dramatic decline in trade union membership rates across Australia since the 1980s. In 1986, 46% (or 2.6 million) of employees were trade union members; this figure has steadily declined to 19% (or 1.7million) of employees in 2007 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2009). By May 2010 trade union membership had fallen to a record low of 18% (or 1.84 million) of employees and remained steady for the past 3 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013). This essay aims to highlight the factors that have played a significant role in the steady decline of unionization in Australia. It focuses on the changing composition of the labour force, the change in governmental policies, the newly empowered role...
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...Topic 1 Introduction to Communication 1.1 WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Communication is a learned skill. Communication is defined as the giving, receiving or exchanging of information, opinions or ideas so that the message is completely understood by everybody involved. The sender sends a message out with a certain intention in mind. The receiver of the message tries to understand and interpret the message sent. He then gives feedback to the original sender who, in turn, interprets the feedback. This process, repeated continuously, constitutes communication. ➢ Elements in Communication There are several major elements in the communication process - a sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback, context. There is both a speaker’s intention to convey a message and a listener’s reception of what has been said. If you want to get your message across accurately, you need to consider three things: - The message; - The audience or receiver; and - How the message is likely to be received. ➢ Factors Affecting Communication Barriers to effective communication:- (a) Status/Role (b) Cultural Differences (c) Choice of Communication Channels (d) Length of Communication (e) Use of Language (f) Disabilities (g) Known or Unknown Receiver (h) Individual Perceptions/Attitudes/Personalities (i) Atmosphere/Noise/Distraction (j) Clarity of Message (k) Lack of Feedback 1.2 DEFINING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION - Oral communication involves conveying ideas, thoughts or information...
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...reminder of the cultivation of justice he created within the community and served as a learning tool for future generations. The significance of the Hammurabi Code was instrumental in the development of modern judicial systems and arguably modern society. It was the first doctrine to put forth the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, the burden of proof from the accuser (code 3), the establishment of building standards (code 228-233) and minimum wage (code 273). These judicial and civil social standards are now bedrock staples and have helped to shape and develop modern society. The legal framework outlined in the Hammurabi code provided citizens with a visual and performative narrative that cultivated law and order amongst the populace. Ancient Babylonian rule was harsh and quite often unfair, but the influence the Hammurabi Code has had on modern day life is unquestionable. Word Count: 512 Question Two. Which of the two translations of Greek poet Sappho’s poem ‘Some say’ do you find the most persuasive? How and why does your chosen translation of the poem work best? ‘Some say’ is a poem from the Ancient Greek lyrical poet Sappho (c. 620-570 BCE) who lived in a time of misogynistic oppression of women’s roles in society. Despite this, she became well known in her era and was later referred to by the Greeks as the Tenth Muse. The two contemporary translations being discussed in this investigation are Jim Powell’s (1992) translation and Willis Barnstone’s...
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...Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting, even artful, rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe), it was more interesting – and more persuasive – than the simpler, “Don’t be selfish.” Indeed, politicians and pundits use these devices to achieve their desired effect on the reader or listener nearly every time they speak. The stylistic elements in a piece of writing work to produce a desired effect related to the text’s (and author’s) purpose, and thus reveals the rhetorical situation. In classical rhetoric, figures of speech are divided into two main groups: Schemes — Deviation from the ordinary pattern or arrangement of words (transference of order). Tropes — Deviation from the ordinary and principal meaning of a word (transference of meaning). *Important Note: Words marked with an asterisk* are words for which it would be impossible for you to write 3 examples for your weekly vocabulary assignment. In those cases, please write only the definition, in your own words, and the rhetorical uses/effect of that device, or do what you are instructed to do under those words. Please mark these words that deviate...
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