Directions: Use evidence from the article "Shrimp peeled by slaves" and the slavery texts we have read in class to answer the question: DOES SLAVERY STILL EXIST TODAY? (Minimum 8-10 sentences).
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Daisha Miller
12/18/2015 03:11:26 pm
Slavery does, in fact, still exists today. As the article states, "every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get beaten." This shows how slavery is still relevant in today's society because these shrimp-peelers are being threatened by their bosses, a.k.a. masters. These workers also abandoned their given-names for numbers. For example: "no names were ever used, only numbers given by their boss — Tin Nyo Win was No. 31." The workers were even working there against their own free will. As the article states, "after being sold to the Gig Peeling Factory, they were at the mercy of their Thai bosses, trapped with nearly 100 other Burmese migrants." The factory even has children working there. In this article, it says "children worked alongside them, including a girl so tiny she had to stand on a stool to reach the peeling table." I didn't think it would be possible, but slavery is still valid even in 2015.
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Mr. Costello
12/19/2015 09:05:58 am
Thanks for being the first to comment on this new blogpost Daisha! You did an excellent job supporting your argument by using relevant examples from the text (evidence).
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Janiya Baldwin
12/19/2015 02:56:45 pm
Slavery Does , Indeed Still To This Day Exist. It May Not Be Direct Like How It Was In The 1850s But It Is Happening Indirectly . An Example From Today's Society Is The Shrimp Peelers , Even though they are paid for their peeling of the shrimp but they do get threatened by their bosses or masters that they will be beaten if they do not get up. Back in the day, Slaves used to get that exact treatment if they didn't get up when told or didn't do as their masters say in general . Which shows the similarities between then & now. Slavery Happens all around us but we don't really pay attention to it because we believe it's been " abolished completely " , some might also think we don't live in the civil rights era anymore but little do they know we still do . Based off the racial violence , we do still live in the civil rights era and slavery is being brought back slowly but surely . And the shrimp peelers case is just the beginning to this . It's either being brought back or it's never ended , slavery is happening and will continue to happen right under our noses .
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Mr. Costello
12/20/2015 08:25:28 am
Janiya, I think you raised some points worthy of consideration. You also did a good job connecting the 1850's to the 1960's Civil Rights Era. This is a key skill (synthesis) that we will be working on in preparation for the Final Exam in May.
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florence a
12/20/2015 07:27:45 pm
without a doubt, slavery definitely exists today.as stated in the text the slaves were recognized by numbers only back in the old days when slavery was at its peak, the slaves names would be changes or altered. . the text also states that they worked there against their own wills. Back then, the slaves would be forced to work even if they didnt want to. So yes slavery still exists today in many ways shape and form
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Mr. Costello
12/21/2015 06:05:26 pm
Florence, please add to your response so as to meet the minimum requirement of 8 sentences for this assignment. Thanks.
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Tianna Christie
12/28/2015 09:12:21 am
Slavery does still exist today. Simply the title of this article says slavery is still being practiced and that humans have again found another excuse to keep slavery going. To entertain individuals dinning at " all-you-can-eat buffets across United States". In depth the article goes as far as to refer to the workers by numbers instead of by their names. Illustrating the level of respect these workers receive from their masters. Slavery exist heavily in developing countries. Not many people know this due the lack of value these countries contribute to the economy of the world. Basically any race that isn't seen as important is put to work for little or no pay.
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Ama Sika
12/29/2015 03:30:35 pm
Slavery does exist in our modern world, no matter how we try to repress the idea that slavery was abolished. Although slavery was "abolished'' in the 1850's, it still exists but we don't realize it. For example, Shrimp Peels are forced to work for 16 hours, they are paid less than they are promised, children too are forced to work for hours. And the sick workers have to work no matter how bad their condition are. They are often beaten and threatened by their bosses if they try to rebel back. Since they have no working permit or passports they have no place to go but to work for they freedom which is very elusive to obtain. And inside the large warehouse, its not clean and children walk barefoot and there's less food. This is a great evidence that shows how slavery does still exist in our daily lives.
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Henry Vargas
1/3/2016 10:41:47 am
Slavery still does exist today, just not in the same form it did and not exactly with the same people. The workers in the article were given less pay then promised and treated horribly. Also, the shrimp peelers are threatened by their bosses to be beaten if they don't wake up on time. This is eerily similar to how the slave masters treated slaves while it was widespread. The idea that working as a shrimp peeler for menial pay and freedom also brings back the idea of indentured servants. No matter how much people might try to hide the fact, slavery does in fact still exist today. The shrimp peeler example is a good example and there will be more examples of this type of treatment isn't stopped.
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1/4/2016 12:09:45 am
Slavery clearly still exists today. Based on the text the workers are treated badly. If they didn't wake up they would be beaten which also happened in the 1850's. Usually in the 1850's if workers wouldn't obey their masters they would be beaten. In addition, these workers were forced to work for 16 hours and were paid less than they were promised. Shrimp-peelers no longer used their original names. Instead they were replaced with numbers given by there boss. Many treatments that these shrimp-peelers faced depicts the actions of slavery.
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