Slavery is a big issue in the world still to this
day. There is still forced labor happening all around us and that is a problem.
Slavery has been abolished since the 19th century in the US too. It
may not be in the same form as back then, but it still exists in a modern way.
http://redthreadmovement.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/chalk-it-up/
Some of the countries where it is happening are
North Korea, China, India, Russia, and Iran. All of these countries depend on
forced labor for their economy. Some forms of slavery are child slavery, forced
labor, trafficking, and bonded labor.
Child slavery happens often through violence, abuse,
threats, prostitution and pornography. Many of the child domestic workers work
for long hours in hazardous and abusive environments. This often is for little
or no pay.
http://forcechange.com/58557/abolish-child-slavery-in-india/
Forced labor happens when people are forced against
their will or threatened to do work. Forced labor affects millions of people worldwide.
Some forms are agriculture and fishing, domestic work, construction,
manufacturing, prostitution, and market trading.
http://internationalpoliticalforum.com/human-trafficking-im-not-liam-neeson-what-can-i-do/
Bonded labor is a form of debt slavery that is
created when an individual begins to work for another person who holds a debt
from that worker. They work long hours laboring in quarries, brick kilns,
agriculture and as domestics. They are tricked or trapped into working for very little or
no pay and usually the debts are passed through generations.
http://thehiddentranscript.com/2012/12/13/issue-3-nunez/
In history class, we’ve been learning about the Enlightenment
period. This period is where reason, logic, individual freedom, and human
rights became key for everything. Thomas Jefferson was one of the important Enlightenment
thinkers. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state
He thought that every man is created equal. Slavery was also around
at this time in the US. Jefferson still had his own slaves even though he
believed that individual freedom and rights should be provided for everyone. People
of this time believed that this time period should improve the society and
humans. Some people still had to live as slaves though, just like modern day.Sources: http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/what_is_modern_slavery.aspx
http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/child_labour.aspx
http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/forced_labour.aspx
http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/trafficking.aspx
http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/bonded_labour.aspx
Great job Allie! I really enjoyed your blog post. Your title really grabbed my attention because I remember learning about slavery in class. You did a good job connecting what we already learned about to what we are currently learning about. I also thought it was interesting how you talked about how their are lots of different kinds of slavery still happening. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteGood Job, I really like and enjoyed your blog. I can connect in so many ways to what your thinking. Slavery is still today such a bad topic and its weird thinking that people can still let it happen. The pictures you have of the younger kids that are slaves are really sad. Great job overall!
ReplyDeleteGood Job, I really like and enjoyed your blog. I can connect in so many ways to what your thinking. Slavery is still today such a bad topic and its weird thinking that people can still let it happen. The pictures you have of the younger kids that are slaves are really sad. Great job overall!
ReplyDeleteWell written blog post. This topic was definitely interesting to learn about and it is sad how prevalent slavery still is. However, if we work hard we can get rid of this crime within the next few generations. The pictures you added are hard to look at but carry an important message. Great work!
ReplyDeleteGood job on your blog post! I know that we have studied a lot about all of the various types of slavery throughout history and it is very depressing to know that it is still such a important issue to this day. I thought that the pictures you used were helpful to capture the overall emotions of the post. Good work.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post, I liked how you used a topic we learned in class and use it some where outside of school. I find slavery a hard thing to read about because it is just so sad to read about. This blog was very informative and i learned a lot of new things from it. Overall, great blog post.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Allie. Although slavery is a sad topic, it was interesting for me to read about. You did a nice job connecting what you learned to our class projects and discussions. I liked how you connected it not only to the slavery unit, but also the Enlightenment. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! This blof post was packed with good information. I liked your connection to class because I wasn't expecting you to connect it with the enlightment! It's so interesting how these people say that they think all men are created equal but then are treating slaves as objects. This topic is sad, but it is helpful to know about what is going on in the world.
ReplyDeleteWonderful job, I really liked the way you focused your topic on the subject of slavery since like you said its still a very prominent problem in the world today. I liked how you really added emphasis on what people in slavery tend to experience.
ReplyDeleteGood job Allie! I really enjoyed reading your post! You used a lot of great details and I like how you connected it to the Enlightenment. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGood job Allie! Even though this topic is very sad and shameful, it is still interesting to read and learn about. I like how you made it personal and wrote parts about what it would be like for the slaves. One minor thing is it was very repetitive with all of the lists, but overall great job.
ReplyDelete(Charlie Decker on his mother's account) This post was well written. You used great details and it has a firm connection to the enlightenment.
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