Now that you’ve learned a little bit about what life is like for Indonesian sweatshop workers, pretend you are a Nike sweatshop worker and write a poem from this viewpoint.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
I'm Done With THis
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Friday, October 8, 2010
1. How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia each day? How many hours a day do they work?
Nike workers make 1.25 a day. Nike workers work 12 hours a day.
2. What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home?
They don't have water. They live in shacks with over 12 people in one room. They have to use the same toilet.
3. Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory? They don't won't let Jim and Leslie got and visit the shoe factory because they know that Jim and Leslie want to put a stop to it.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Behind the Swoosh, Part 1
1. What does it mean to “make a decent living”? What should you be able to afford to buy?
To live a decent living is to have a television, a cable box a car, money, food, a average house. What you should afford to buy living a decent life is a car, a house, food, clothes etc.2. Where do your sneakers come from? Who makes them?
I think my sneakers come from California. The company that made my sneaker is Nike.3. What is a sweatshop (take a guess, even if you have no idea)?
A evil shop that put things in your sneaker to make your feet hurt.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Edgars aquarium !!!
The most thing i was proud was that i finished the assignment. The hardest part of scratch was that i had to move the fishes in steps and make the fishes bounce off the wall.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
2 truth and a lie
1. When I was coming back from Georgia there was a car on flames.
2. When I was fighting in a boxing match I stopped a kid.
3. In the summer I went to Miami and I saw Lebron James in his camp and I played 1v1 and I did the wind mill on him.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
super Size Me Part 2
1. Do you think consumers (people who buy things) have the right to sue McDonalds for selling unhealthy food? Why or why not? yes i think they should sue mcdonalds because the food there giving use is unhealthy and its affecting your kids. 2. McDonalds is the largest owner of private playgrounds in the world. What other ways does McDonalds use to market their food to children? they market kids to come to mcdonalds by giving out toy. 3. How many calories do you think a healthy kid should eat in a day (clickhere for a clue)? According to the movie, how many calories are in a Super Size fries? How about a Double Gulp soda? About 600 calories.
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