Essay

  Essay write a paper approximately eight pages (3000-3200 words) in" rel="nofollow">in length based on one of the three research options below. Note: In addition to the requirements for each option, students should specifically address how the issues of social in" rel="nofollow">inequality discovered through their research relate to the Sain" rel="nofollow">int Leo core value of community. The paper will in" rel="nofollow">include a title page and reference page (no abstract) and be formatted per ASA guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines. Students are encouraged to check the papers with Grammarly.com before submittin" rel="nofollow">ing the fin" rel="nofollow">inal version to the Dropbox. (See the course Resources area for more in" rel="nofollow">information regardin" rel="nofollow">ing ASA formattin" rel="nofollow">ing and Grammartycom.) The essay is due by the conclusion Module 7. Option 1: Read and analyze the New York Times daily. Choose one section to analyze every day for at least four weeks. Focus on one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing groups: the wealthy. middle class. the workin" rel="nofollow">ing class. or the poor. Apply related concepts about your topic from Diana Kendall's Framin" rel="nofollow">ing Class. You must provide specific examples from at least ten articles published durin" rel="nofollow">ing the term to support your conclusions. You should begin" rel="nofollow">in work on this assignment immediately by choosin" rel="nofollow">ing the section of your in" rel="nofollow">interest. such as the front (“A") or Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Day section. Please contact the in" rel="nofollow">instructor if you want to analyze a different section. Save this section of the newspaper every day. (Note: The onlin" rel="nofollow">ine version of the New York Times restricts access to portions of the site to onlin" rel="nofollow">ine to onlin" rel="nofollow">ine subscribers. You may access the complete New York “limes usin" rel="nofollow">ing the Cannon Memorial Library onlin" rel="nofollow">ine databases.) Option 2: Read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Gettin" rel="nofollow">ing by in" rel="nofollow">in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (listed in" rel="nofollow">in the optional texts section). Discuss the obstacles faced by the workin" rel="nofollow">ing poor as illustrated in" rel="nofollow">in this book. and research the cost of livin" rel="nofollow">ing for a sin" rel="nofollow">ingle parent of two children in" rel="nofollow">in your city while workin" rel="nofollow">ing a min" rel="nofollow">inimum wage job. For example. how much is an apartment? Utilities? Bus fare? Health care? Food? Clothes? Openin" rel="nofollow">ing a bank account? Your essay should also address how bein" rel="nofollow">ing poor is paradoxically expensive for those strugglin" rel="nofollow">ing to get by. Option 3: Read at least two books about how to get rich. Suggestions in" rel="nofollow">include Suze Orman's The Courage to be Rich. Robert T. Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and David Bach's The Automatic Millionaire, though any other book written for a general audience on the subject is acceptable. What are some of the assumptions these books make about American society? What do these books overlook about the American class structure? How do they employ the Horatio Alger myth? Be sure to apply key ideas from class to critically analyze the idea that anyone who tries hard enough can be wealthy.