but then realizes Mumtaz pays the men off to simply look the other way. She then begins to question how these women will ever receive justice for the wrong doing of Mumtaz and the numerous men that participated in the Happiness House. At the end of Sold‚ McCormick does not give an explanation as to what happens to Lakshmi and the other girls after the police invade the Happiness House. The author does this because in the majority of cases of sex trafficking the girls do not receive a new slate and
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bring attention to these issues. She strongly believed in helping others and that is shown in her books Sold and Purple
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Should guns be sold to anyone? Gun violence happens all around the world on a daily basis. Being able to buy a gun regardless of who you are is being taken advantage of tremendously. Being able to buy a gun without a background check is absolutely pathetic. They are putting the world at risk because they do not know why the buyer is buying this weapon and what they are going to use it for. The buyer might possibly go out on a mass shooting spree and kill many innocent lives. This is why we need to
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Whether human organs should be bought and sold‚ it really up to the person who is willing to go ahead with it. However‚ based on economics I think that human organs should be available for those that need them. An example would have to be that with our kidneys‚ we are able to live with only one of them‚ and if there was someone that we matched their blood type could we honestly say that we would refuse them one if their life were in the balance? I do also think that based on the economic part
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In Sold‚ I believe the author-Patricia McCormick-was trying to inform readers about the horrors of many young girls’ daily lives. The book explains the journeys of how the young girls enter human trafficking and how they rely on the other girls in the house. I believe the purpose of this book is to inform the readers of the horrors of what the world is like and it is not as innocent as many people may naively believe it is just because noting that horrible has happened to them. Along with just
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It is hard to imagine how liberation could be a product bought by status. Throughout life‚ people are continuously confronted with the reality of societal rankings. Patricia McCormick’s realistic fictional novel‚ Sold‚ tells the story of Lakshmi‚ a young girl thrown into the world of human trafficking. As she is forced to come to terms with her circumstances‚ the story follows her struggle for autonomy. Through the lens of Marxist criticism‚ readers discern that economic status and social class shape
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children are having to survive each day by being sexually assaulted and sold into sex slavery. Even though there will always be scars‚ adjusting to surroundings can help with the day to day survival. In Patricia McCormick’s book‚ Sold‚ a 13 year old girl named Lakshmi gets sold from her stepfather to a woman named Mumtaz in India. Lakshmi then has to survive the cruel things that Mumtaz makes her do to earn money back for her freedom. Sold demonstrates that adjusting to surroundings is important for survival
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if it means selling them to a sex trafficker. In the book Sold‚ Patricia McCormik gives an example of how the step-father of the protagonist‚ Lakshmi‚ views her‚ "But a girl is like a goat. Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it’s time to make a stew"(McCormik 8). In this third world country‚ women and girls are to be used and are for man’s pleasure. Lakshmi was thirteen when her step father sold her. He is a greedy man who does not work and sells her into
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In Patricia McCormick’s non-fiction novel‚ Sold‚ thirteen year old Lakshmi is sold into sexual slavery by her stepfather. She believes she is going to work in the city‚ as the breadwinner‚ but her step-father is in it for the money and revenge of the eldest son he doesn’t have. Lakshmi’s biggest priorities are her mother and brother‚ and her stepfather could care less about her or the family‚ he has an addiction to gambling. Instead of working hard and paying for a tin roof‚ he gambles his money
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Due: Friday Sept. 21st at 11:00pm Worth: 25 pts Turn-in: dropbox Format: paragraph format‚ double-spaced‚ about 2 pages Directions: Watch the Greatest Movie Ever Sold: http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kmc/preview/partner_id/757672/uiconf_id/6078042/entry_id/1_55m52amu/delivery/akamai As you watch the movie‚ take notes about significant ideas presented. After you have finished watching the movie‚ you will write a critique about the movie following the format below: Paragraph #1: Overall
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