Global Societal Problem, Argument and Solution – Minimum Wage

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.)Links to an external site. from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)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.)Links to an external site. from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)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.)Links to an external site. as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
• Must include a separate title page (Links to an external site.)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.)Links to an external site. from at least 10 scholarly sources. Be sure to integrate your research (Links to an external site.)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.)Links to an external site. and here (Links to an external site.)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.)Links to an external site. that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)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.)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.