Your task:
1. Please select one task in order to construct a documented two-page critical analysis of poverty in America.
2. Your two-page paper must be typed in M.L.A. format.
3. The body of your paper must include textual evidence from the film documentary 30 Days Minimum Wage, the article Poverty and The Effects on Children and Parents, and two other reliable/ reputable source and personal accounts.
4. Late papers are unacceptable. Each day the paper is late; a minimum of five points will be deducted.
Your choices:
1. Research the current minimum wage in our country. Explain when and why the minimum wage was created. Find out what the current NYS and federal minimum wage is. Do you think that the minimum wage is high enough? Explain and justify your position by providing textual evidence from two reputable sources. Discuss a solution one could take to avoid having to accept minimum wage jobs and support your position with current facts, statistics, and/or anecdotes.
2. Define and research the working poor. Through your research, illustrate what this expression means for people in America. Find statistics from two reliable sources about the current working poor. Discuss why people are stuck in this cycle, and offer at least one solution people could take to avoid this problem and be sure to support your position by providing reputable and current facts, statistics and/ or anecdotes.
Use the following sources for your research:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Global Issues in Context
GREENR
CDC
The Census Bureau
World Hunger
