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The Role Of Slavery In Today's Society
We live in a world where everybody is free. There are amendments and laws that protect people’s rights. However, slavery still exists in modern life. There is more slavery today than in the past. The majority of the people know about slavery. Nevertheless, people do not even think that any kind of slavery can be happening in front of us. People usually consider that it responsibility of the government to do something about it. However, I consider that it is everybody’s responsibilities to do sometime about it. Today’s world is all about me. However, we must see that it is happening around us. In the reading, Maria was rescued thanks to a neighbor that by accidentally saw that something was wrong. We have to be observers, we don’t have to wait

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