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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childhood in the war‚ but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness” (Beah‚ 2007‚ 190). Conflict takes away the childhood of many children. When the child is enlisted‚ not only is their childhood taken away‚ there life is taken from them. Child soldiers are a growing concern within the international community. In an effort to counter the use of children in conflict the international community‚ especially the United Nations‚ have created protections
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Paper # 3 Cloning Introduction to Philosophy As the entire world continues to see substantial gains in science each year‚ many moral decisions must be made. Today more than ever individuals must decide whether or not to cross moral boundaries to pursue science that could potentially put an end to many problems facing our world. For years these boundaries have been broken with cultural advances including equal rights for all and interracial marriage. In the near future science will make
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From the moment a child is born‚ parents make decisions for their child ranging from the best diaper brand to setting up a college savings account. In accordance with these minuscule decisions‚ parents also bear the responsibility of their child’s well-being. This includes the frequently argued decision to have your child vaccinated. “Vaccinations are dangerous‚ a waste of my time/money and could cause autism” are common misconceptions derived from the lack of educating our society on the basics
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rate decrease if we adopt this curfew. Meanwhile‚ teenagers who do not have an enforced curfew tend to stay out late and fall behind in school. I believe with this curfew‚ we would see
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Day-care Debate Should I enroll my child in Day-care? Like many controversial questions‚ there are no right or wrong answers. In our society‚ there is a tendency for both parents to work during parenthood. As a result‚ parents are enrolling their children in the day-care and pursuing their education and or careers. This is an ongoing debate because parents want to know if day-care is good or bad for their child. There are many studies conducted into the effects of children in day-care and out of
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Are Child Soldiers Victims or Perpetrators? Children all around the world today are different. Many enjoy reading‚ other sports. They are innocent and precious to many. But other children are not given the childhood they deserve. They are child soldiers forced‚ drugged‚ fed alcohol and armed‚ ready to go to war. They are victims‚ they believe what they are doing the right thing.They should be allowed amnesty. The child soldiers believe what they are doing is right‚they are fighting for their country
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Child Poverty When a tree fell in July and destroyed her family’s mobile home in Leicester‚ North Carolina. Kwana Bailey considered giving up. Perhaps it was time to throw in the towel‚ the mother of six wondered. Maybe she would go camp out in front of the social services until someone came to her aid. Her landlord was refusing to fix her property‚ and being homeless for the second time was a setback‚ she wasn’t sure if she could handle it. Then‚ Bailey remembered why she cleaned up her act in the
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Should giving vaccinations‚ a practice supported by medical professionals for over 100 years‚ still be a topic debated today? Both scientists and doctors have stood behind childhood vaccinations for as long as they have been in place‚ but scientific illiteracy has led to more and more parents refusing inoculating shots for their children‚ which puts people young and old at risk. Because of falsified evidence‚ the vaccination debate has erupted again‚ and if it is not put to rest‚ the lives of children
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mother’s attitude toward breastfeeding‚ which ultimately determines how long the mother child breastfeeding relationship will last. Breastfeeding is most often referred to as the natural feeding method. While this is absolutely true‚ it is not a skill one is born knowing and is often not as easy as it is anticipated to be. Many times it needs to be taught and requires a significant amount of patience and
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