Carr+Nickel+&+Dimed+Paper

**__Research__:** Part of your assignment will be to research on possible issues for low-wage workers. For example: housing, cost of living, heath care, insurance, living wage vs. minimum wage. It is important to keep your research current. Make sure that any article, statistics, or texts have been compiled within the **past 5 years** .
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 * __Assignment__**: Barbara Ehrenreich faced many hardships in the book //Nickel & Dimed//. In a well thought out essay answer the following question: //**What is the greatest obstacle for the low-wage worker?**//
 * __Requirements__:**
 * 5 paragraphs
 * MLA Format
 * Minimum of 4 works cited (the book can be one of them). See research below.
 * __Timeline for the assignment__:**
 * 2/16 Database tutorial and research (library) **
 * 2/17 Research and outline (library) **
 * 2/19 Body paragraphs (due at the end of the period) **
 * 2/22 Body paragraphs edit **
 * 2/23 Work on final draft (in lab) **
 * 2/24 Final Draft (due at the end of the period) **
 * __Final Draft due on Wednesday, February 24.__**

The online edition of [|World Book Encyclopedia] should provide good background information for your topic. The password is available in the library.

Use the //[|Digital Pipeline]// to find online resources on your topic. Necessary passwords are available in the library. When searching in a database, be sure to check //**the "Full Text" box so that you get an electronic copy of the article.**// • Try //Resources for Students > College// • Try //Categories > Reference Suite// //@ Facts.com// (Try //Issues & Controversies, Today's Science,// and //World News Digest//)