Behind the Swoosh is a documentary worth seeing on one of Nike’s factories located in Indonesia. Unlike what we think about factories here today in the United States‚ you soon learn the ugly truth that in fact Nike’s factory is really a sweatshop. Workers are paid next to nothing and can barely survive. Educating for Justice Directors‚ Leslie Kretzu and Jim Keady are two Americans that go to Indonesia to live as one of Nike’s sweatshop workers and record their time spent living in the slums. The
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE BHOPAL TRAGEDY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh‚ the largest and one of the most economically depressed states in the nation. At 1970s‚ the public health infrastructure‚ sewage and waste system in Bhopal are still in very poor condition . Besides‚ mass casualty emergency response system also lacking in Bhopal. Union Carbide Corporation is one of the largest chemical and polymer companies in the united state. In 1984‚ Union Carbide operated
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life was a time of excess wealth and materialism. The 1920’s‚ for some‚ was a decade filled with the best of everything money could afford and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 drastically altered many Americans view on life. Writers of the 1920s like Fitzgerald became disillusioned and rejected the ideas of social class and materialism. Because of his fall from prosperity‚ the characters in his stories usually resemble his own life. As a child and as a young adult Fitzgerald
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After reading ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ I was inspired to write a literary piece with the purpose to inform and entertain the young adult reader about a materialistic distortion of the American Dream of self-determination and self-improvement‚ as the theme of identity was foreseen by all characters and with the help of stimulus texts such as ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Diamond as big as the Ritz’‚ I incorporated some of Fitzgerald’s ideas of mysterious characters by choosing what sides of the characters’
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‘The outbreak of war in August 1914 was the logical conclusion of German military and expansionary plans confirmed by the September Program of 1914’ How far do you agree with this judgement? Explain your answer using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. (40 marks) According to the writer of Source 1‚ there is a fundamental flaw in Fischer’s assumption that Germany’s war aims already existed before the war and also caused it‚ he writes that if Fischer
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Black Jews of South Africa: biological and cultural constructions of identity November 19‚ 2002 Text: 11 pages Figures: 2 pages Bibliography: 3 pages Introduction Walking through the Venda Plaza shopping center in Thohoyandou‚ South Africa‚ R dai ae ta a ad a tm ‚T aioe f Jws bo e . Gv g i a uznw vdo m n n si o e“ hts n o my e i rt r” i n h d h hs i m pzl ytn i e l kh ep i d“a a l k e . cm f m I al l gi e uz d ei r ud o ‚e xln ‚Im Ba Jw We a er s eao t e tg o ae c o r n m aoT e hv poe iwt
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Around the world‚ restaurant industry has been growing much faster than the population. Fast-food restaurants‚ which the easiest way to overcome long-term and presto working hours with short-term lunctimes‚ lead. However‚ in addition to opportunity of “easy-eating” for workers‚ we have to think of these restaurants’ own workers. About two-thirds of the fast food workers are under the age of twenty. It’s an informed choice because teenagers accept to work longer with low wages and‚ because of their
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Discuss Dr.Faustus as a tragedy relevant to all times. The word tragedy finds its origin in Greek spirit‚theory and mythology in the word tragedia. Tragedy tends to bring to mind the thoughts of pity and sympathy. According to Aristotle‚ the famous Greek philosopher emotions of pity and fear are aroused while watching or listening to a tragedy. Tragedy is a play that represents a central action or plot that is serious and significant. These plays involve a main character that is a normal human
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Who was responsible for the loss of life with the sinking of the Titanic? By Rebecca Gutteridge Year 9 RMS Titanic‚ so called the ‘unsinkable ship’‚ became the largest maritime disaster in history when she hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage through the North Atlantic. Much indecision surrounds
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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice is being brought to life in the blockbuster Deception. In this new age film‚ the FBI has spent countless hours hunting for Al Capone. It is suspected he is going to Chicago to help mobster Johnny Torrio carry out his operations. Othello is selected as the Unit Chief of a special FBI task force to investigate Al Capone and Johnny Torrio. Part of his job is to select the people who will be working with him on this task force. He chooses
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