Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
1. If it were up to you to make the decision, would you let the sweatshop workers become legal U.S. citizens? Why or why not?
ans:yes because if they want it and it is not something bad than yeah.
2. Describe a moment in from parts 1, 2, or 3 of this movie that you found particularly memorable? Why?
answer:part 3 because they start arguing
3. By the end of part 3, the protestors seem to be giving up hope. If you were able to speak to the group, what would you say to them to inspire them to keep going? answer:that if u really that forever 21 thing keep trying
Friday, October 29, 2010
1. How is the life of sweatshop workers in L.A. the same as those in Indonesia? How is it different?
answer: they dont do the same thing .
2. Why is it that poor immigrants (newcomers) end up working at sweatshops? Why don’t they work as lawyers or doctors or at Mcdonalds? answer:you get fat.
3. Predict what’s going to happen by the end of this movie? answer:they are going to get more money
la part 2
1. Who does Forever 21 blame for the sweatshops? Why? answer:the second person
2. What’s wrong with Forever 21′s argument? answer:I dont know.
3. Why do the workers continue to protest even if it means they might lose their jobs?
Answer: they wnat to get paid more money.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Poem
Friday, October 8, 2010
my fish bow
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Watch Part 2 of Behind the Swoosh by clicking HERE. Next, answer the following questions in your blog:
1. How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia? How many hours a day do they work? One would think Sweatshops were in Third World countries, but they are also in the backyards of the U.S. and Canada. U.S. Firms and their subcontractors are to blame for many of the Sweatshops especially in the garment industry. What this does is take away jobs from the U.S. and Canada. Example: If you are in the garment industry it is cheaper to have the clothes made in places like China among other countries for extremely poor wages and miserable working conditions. The Firms charge the U.S. or Canadian consumer high prices and make billions of dollars off the the mistreatment of sweatshop workers.
Sweatshops are characterized as places of employment that have low pay, poor working conditions and long hours and often times abusive bosses. Sweatshops are in most countries, but you only hear about a very few. Some of the countries are.2. What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home? Twelve years ago this month I got involved in the fight to end Nike's sweatshop abuses. Twelve years is one third of my life. It's somewhat surreal when I think of it like that.
3. Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory? he consistently growing textile industry often negatively impacts the environment. Because Nike is a large participant in this manufacturing, many of their processes negatively contribute to the environment. One way the expanding textile industry affects the environment is by increasing its water deficit, climate change, pollution, and fossil fuel and raw material consumption. In addition to this, today's electronic textile plants spend significant amounts of energy, while also producing a throw-away mindset due to trends founded upon fast fashion and cheap clothing.[34]
Watch Part 2 of Behind the Swoosh by clicking HERE. Next, answer the following questions in your blog:
1. How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia? How many hours a day do they work?
2. What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home?
3. Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory?
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
true true and a lie
is it true Rey ate a big mac
is it true Derek Jeter has the most hits in Yankees history
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2. What is RBGH and what does it do?its something to control the animals.
3. What is the milk replacer fed to calves (baby cows) made out of? Why is this bad (besides just being gross)? Because the milk replacer is not suposed to do that.
4. Can you do anything to make a difference as a consumer (someone who buys things)? yes.
1. How do factory farms treat animals differently than family farms? The farmers eat the animals and they share with the family.
2. Why are animals fed antibiotics in factory farms and why is this dangerous? you can not feed the animals like that.
3. What happens to animal excrement (poop) in factory farms? They eat them.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Alien: Hello Earthling. Thank you for conversing with me.
You:your well come.
Alien: May I ask you a few questions?
You: Ofcourse!
Alien: I have never been to earth before, can you tell me a little bit about it? What are some beautiful and interesting places I should visit?
You:Dominican Republic
You: What is your planet like?
Alien:Good and fun
Alien: You humans seem like you’re very angry with eachother. I watched people walk down the street and most people didn’t even look at eachother! Why is that?
You:They don't know each other
You: What’s it like on your planet when you walk around?
Alien:Good because it is always quiet
Alien: Why does your home country go to war with other countries?
You:They get tired of the same country
Alien: It seems to me that what you call “marshmallows” are the best thing to eat on your planet. Why do you not eat these every day?
You:It is mushy and it is soft
You: What do you eat on your planet?
Alien:nothing much
Alien: It seems to me that you do not treat earth very well. I see people throwing their trash on the ground, cutting down forests, and burning dirty coal to make electricity. Why do humans not care about earth? Is anyone doing anything about it?
You:cause we can't