Write an essay of of 400 to 500 words adressing the topic:

Should there be a minimum wage?

You can find a lot of information about this topic in search engines about this topic, and you might want to start at the Minimum Wage page of Wikipedia.

Remember that different stakeholders (including businesses, different government agencies, investors, and the workers themselves) will tend to support different solutions. In your essay explore the possibility of solutions which could bring the interests of at least some different stakeholders together.

Use the Situation-Problem-Solution-Evaluation paradigm in developing your essay.

In the first paragraph of the essay you should include:

• A statement of the situation and the problem. Sometimes these can be combined. 
  
• Mention of a possible solution.

If possible first paragraph can also include:

• mention of the controversial nature of the topic.
  
• "A clear position taken by the writer. In your thesis sentence, state what your position is. You do not need to write: "I believe that we should financially support the space station." Using the first person weakens your argument. Instead write "Funding for the space station is imperative to maintain America's competitive edge in the global economy." The thesis can be modified elsewhere in the essay if you need to qualify your position, but avoid hedging in your thesis." (from Roane State Community College OWL)  The thesis statement can also be posed as a rhetorical question. In this case, the position of the writer should be clear to the reader in the following paragraphs.

In the  body paragraphs (one to three paragraphs) of the essay you can use such deductive logic or inductive logic to support your argument.

• Deductive logic is based on principles and values that are assumed to be shared with the reader. For example, "Increasing the price of beer, will make some people decide to buy other beverages", or "most people will act selfishly in their own self-interest".  Also consider ethos and pathos . For example, "too much income disparity is simply unfair", or "in this situation many children would go hungry". 

• Inductive Logic uses evidence to support an argument. For example, "A recent study conducted by the University of California has shown that ..."    When using inductive evidence, try to inlude more than one piece of evidence. Since you are not able to properly carry out research on a topic during an exam, you are free to invent evidence to support your claim, as long as it sounds more or less reasonable. For the sake of simplicity, analogy can be used to support an argument. For example "Rating agencies cannot be blamed for the financial crisis. This would be like blaming the TV weather report for bad weather."

In the concluding paragraph find a way to restate your thesis.  If possible add some element of concession.  

As before, please make sure your essay has the following characteristics:

• does not begin by answering the question, but instead gives an introduction to a general reader who is not expecting anything
• at least 400 words long
• printed
• Times New Roman 12 point
• double-spaced (not 1.5 spaced)
• English paragraph style (not German!)
• uses the present perfect tense and relevant expressions of time
• uses some modal verbs and hedging
• does not use such expressions as "in my opinion"