February 5, 2007

The Arizona Republic
P.O Box 2244
Phoenix AZ 85041

Dear Mr. Editor


I think minimum wage for all is fair. Yet our lawmakers here in Arizona passed a bill saying disabled people with developmental delays can receive less then $6.75 an hour. I as someone who’s helped with people with developmental delays believe it does an injustice to them. When you apply for a job on the application it says it will not discriminate against people with disabilities. But this bill is doing exactly that allowing employers to pay them less then minimum wage. I’m sure there has to be a better way or a compromise of some sort to allow these workers to get a better wage. Some of these workers get pennies for it and it is just not fair.

Sincerely,
Marie Nursing Student
108 N. 40th St
Phoenix AZ 85034







Marie
Professor Mathew Jolly
English 102
February 5, 2007
Reflection
My audience is the readers of the Arizona Republic. People of all generations, ethnic background, and economic status. My purpose for writing this is to inform people. To educate them on some items they might not know about. So that they to can help and move for a change too. I didn’t necessarily have a target audience because whoever reads the publication is in my mind the target audience. I think they would all get some kind of knowledge from my letter. I want and hope it will reach all kinds of audiences.
Ethos it means a lot to me because I’ve helped with people who have developmental delays and I don’t think it is fair for them to be treated like that. I think my tone is of concern for these people to be treated fairly. I feel it is sincere and not full of anger which is one tone I almost wanted to use ,but at the last minute I didn’t because I felt it would only hurt my letter and my point.
Logos having worked with these people makes me feel like I have to stand up for them and help educate people for the cause. My personal experience has a great deal of why I feel so strongly about the topic. I only want what is right and fair for these people. I’m sure it has to strike a cord in someone else and cause a reaction.
The occasion is to move for a change its time we stand up for all. We all voted this last mid election for a raise in minimum wage. Which passed and it went up to $6.75 an hour. Why is it these people should be exempt from that. They shouldn’t be and at the very least I believe they deserve it.