Discussion About My Argument Paper

In my argument paper, I wrote about the unemployment and minimum wage of Memphis and how it places burden on the economy. I was very interested in this topic do to the fact that it relates to me; I was once both unemployed and making minimum wage, realizing that making a living in these situations is near impossibility. The main difficulties I had while researching my topic was basically me finding source material. The topic, in my opinion seemed fairly easy. I was motivated due to the fact that I am concerned, but it actually was harder than it seemed. It was not the fact of finding sources at all, it was the fact of finding valid sources that I could actually use. I found most of my information on the Newsbank at that University of Memphis website; it showed a lot of articles from the Commercial Appeal, which is the Memphis local newspaper. My topic did not really change besides the fact that I realized I could combine the two, both unemployment and minimum wage. Before I actually started my research, I was undecided on which one I should choose. Following through with my paper, I learned things that I had no idea about before I researched it. One thing I learned about were the changes in minimum wage over the course of years. In 2007, minimum wage was as low as $5.85/hr. Another thing I learned was how bad Memphis unemployment had actually gotten compared to the other metropolitan cities of Tennessee. Overall, I am going to stick with my topic, I want to learn more about the issue and opinions of others.