A Charming View

Reading Alyssa’s presentation “Hard Knock Life” brought upon a certain sadness. All I knew was that child labor existed but I really never understood or knew how bad this problem has gotten. I feel that I’m not the only one that feels this way. No one knows how terrible the working conditions are for these children, what their lives are like, and how much these children suffer everyday. The first video taught me-well showed me- through statistics and pictures the horrible things children must go through to receive little money to be able to support their families. What these children are doing is something adults here in the United States don’t even do. They work almost twice as much and to think they are only children. What is scary is that this is happening right now, someone is dying right now. The hardest decision anyone makes is when they have to decide as a child whether they want to work in horrible, horrible conditions or not work and find a different way to supply their bodies with the simple nutrients they need. The question Hunger or Work? was a great way to put things in perspective. Not many adults in the US have to make this hard of decision. It’s just sad children must go through this and that something like this exist today; 2010. I never thought that buying at stores like NIKE and Gap, I would be supporting child labor! I totally agree with Alyssa and what America has to do to help. An American is helping those that cannot help themselves. Even with the slightest help, such as buying clothes from somewhere else and getting people informed about this, can really make a difference. We need to bring this to an end and make sure that without sweatshops and child labor, families and the countrycan still move forward and progress. Today, I think people in the US take everything for granted and forget at times just how lucky we are for getting simple things like having clean drinking water. People forget how fortunate it is to be able to go to school even though it’s a pain without having to give up the cost of food.