Beginning this project is going to be challenging. There are
plenty of moving parts in this controversy and there are many different
stakeholders as well. I am nervous but excited to get started and am looking
forward to completing this project.
1. Analyzing the audience
The audience for this project will be a
select group. They are people that are trying to find out more about the
minimum wage increase in Seattle. They want to hear the facts of what is
happening and what is happening in the city after the change. The audience will
be looking for specifics as well as examples of what is happening to the people
of the city. Those that are interested in this subject want to know this also
because they know this could happen nationwide. There is a possibility that the
minimum wage for the United States will jump in the next few years and the
audience of my project want to know if on a smaller scale, there is anything to
worry about.
The people that are looking for more
information to the minimum wage increase are connected in some way. They may be
minimum wage workers themselves that are seeing if this does occur nationwide,
if they will lose their job or benefits. They may be owners of a business and
trying to see how much the businesses in Seattle are struggling or not
struggling with the wage increase. They are looking for information anywhere
they can find it. They are looking at Seattle's local media, business magazines
and websites, national media outlets, and anything else they can find to get
the facts of this situation. These people value their fellow man and want to
see the effects of this wage increase before vouching for it or not. Whichever
has a lower cost to society and themselves is what they will strive to obtain.
2. Analyzing the purpose
When people read my project, I want them
to be satisfied. I want them to turn off their computer knowing what the
current situation with this controversy is and where the city of Seattle
currently stands. It is difficult to gauge this controversy because many people
are putting their opinion into what they are reporting on this situation. I
want my audience to know that I am unbiased. It will be essential that I report
the current standing with the job retention rate as well as the restaurant closure
rate. These numbers are being hidden or enhanced in other reports because of
the author's personal opinion. This is an ever-changing event that will be
necessary for me to capture both the past and present accurately. People such
as business owners, workers, and voters are key groups that I cannot leave out
in this project. These are the people that this increase in wage effects the
most and I need to give the audience accurate information portraying them.
3. Analyzing the author
I am a person that puts an all-out effort
into what I start. I finish everything because it needs to get done and done
right. I have always been interested in the economy and how everything is
connected in the financial world. This is part of why I am a business major.
Once Seattle increased their minimum wage to record heights, everything in that
city changed. Everyone's life changed. I want to analyze that and see the
effects of the wage increase. I believe people deserve the best life possible
for their circumstances. I also believe there are certain sacrifices people
must commit to for the better of society. Seeing the effects of the increase is
a need for me that I wish to fulfill. Passion and drive that is what separates
me from anyone else.
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