womens rights discussion

The activities we did in class today was crazy because I knew women were treated different from men but I didn't know how much different. The video we did about women working in the office and the narrator giving pointers to how to act at work was ridiculous, and its true. That is how men think of women all the time, and I don't think that is ever going to change completely.

Dear Class,

This is Ms. Miller. Thanks for posting on the blog, I hope it is going well for all of you.

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I am a survivor

Dear Editor, 
      I am a survivor from the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. I am writing this so that you know what happened in that building on that tragic day. It was another ordinary day to work on the 9th floor. Everything was noisy and loud as usual. I sit in my station to get ready for work. My friend Rose, who always sits besides me, told me about her adventure yesterday. We're both 15 so we get along very well. We start working and the time goes by slowly, it's 10am now.
     Someone across the room yells "fire!" Everyone scatters around the room to get to the nearest exit. The fire downstairs has blown out the windows from the 8th floor and melted the metal fire escape staircase. there was a fire exit on the north side of the room, but it was locked. Everyone panicked and tried to squeeze through the main entree door. although it could only fit one person at a time to make sure no one stole fabric from the factory. The elevator was small and could only take a hand full of people down at a time. It only came back up twice, I was on the second ride down because I had to look for my friend Rose with her sister because she was missing and hadn't been seen leave the floor yet. The smoke was overwhelming and her sister and I could no longer take the smoke for we were being suffocated and went to the elevator before it went down for the last time.
     When we ran out of the lobby to get outside, we saw dead bodies on the floor from the women who jumped from the 9th floor. We took a quick glance at them but none of them appeared to be Rose. I noticed Rose's sister looking up crying. I look up to see Rose standing on the window making a prayer to God. She then jumped. I shut my eyes really tight because I couldn't bear to see the death on my dear friend. I hear a thud and running footsteps. Rose's sister had run up to her sister's body and cradled her. Shortly after the firemen and firetrucks came and took us to the hospital, then to the police station to be questioned.

Where i get my clothes...

I buy my clothes mainly from Walmart but usually just where ever clothes are sold and it does make me second guess now. The tone of the room was quiet depressing and disgusted that people were treated that way. If i wasn't being paid right i would quit and report them to the BBB.

Answers for the questions

• i buy my cloths from a verity of places ass long as it looks good.

• yes it does 

• i would start some kind of workers union or quit 

Sweatshops and Clothes

I buy my clothing in Jc.penny and Kohl's i buy my jeans my shorts and almost all of my clothes in there i go to others stores but mostly i buy them in there. yes this research make me thing about the my clothes that there are little kids that are making my clothes. If i was treated unfairly i would i would triad and get some help and i wild go on strikes to be heard. I thing that little kids should not be working they should be in school learning and playing and having fun.

Esly Alvarado 

Where i buy my clothes at.

    Where i buy my clothes at is mostly anywhere were stores sell clothes. To me i really don't care if it doesn't cost a lot because as long as it pretty i will buy it and were it. I mostly shop at Wal-mart, sears, and sometimes i go to the thrift stores because they also have cool clothes there. But duhh of course i wash it before i wear it just in case its dirty or something. Since i heard the research that the class mates did i do second guess were i buy my clothes because its just so sad that some workers don't get any credit for making something that is so awesome. Not all people can handle the things that they have been going through. If i was being treated unfairly i would go straight to the police and tell them how they are treating me and if the boss denies it i will get proof and tell the rest of the workers that this is the time when they need to be strong and tell the police the truth.

I buy my clothing from a store or the mail. I go to the Footlocker for my shoes. i also go to the TJ Max or Target. No because almost every store have sweatshop factory and three world country.
       
        i would start a boycott against the company until they give me some reason with my demands. I  would walk out make the problem bigger than ever. Make the government have to step in. The company will go broke or reason with my demands.  

Where I buy my Clothes

I buy my clothes from Pac-Sun, Hollister, CCS, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Adidas, Nike, Vans & Express. Only a few of these places abuse the workers of other countries so I'm not really worried. I just wear the clothes not make it, so it's fine with me. No, this research doesn't make me second guess where I buy my clothes from. It may be wrong but these people should just quit their jobs and work somewhere else with better benefits.

If I was being treated unfairly then I would just quit that job. Rather than try to start a union and risk getting killed or murdered by some crazy owner. I feel sorry in a way for these people, but then again you have to do what you have to do to survive in this cold harsh world.

where i buy my clothes form

I buy my clothes form Aeropostale, JcPenny, and Kohl's. I buy them form where ever but usually form these places. Now knowing about all the store here in the U.S. that have sweatshops in other countries. I can't believe people have the heart to make children work long days to get paid so little. The companies are making millions of dollars and they can't pay them enough to at least to eat. It makes me think of not buying clothes from companies that have this sweatshops. If i was the one being treated unfairly then i would just because there is no reason for me to be there. 

If these children are there i understand is just because they need the money to help support there families. What i don't understand is how this children's parents can let this people mistreat there children in front of them. 

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Where i buy my clothes are online or from the mall in because their are many different and variety of stores like the levis store, converse stores, nike stores, abercombie, aeropostal, addidas, zummies, hollister, marshals, jcpenny their are a lot of different kinds of clothes at the mall. no it dosent make me think about were i buy my clothes at because i know the type of clothes that i like and that i feel comfortable wearing and because you your style and how you were and match things together to fit your style thats why i would keep buying the same type of clothes but that have new styles like maybe buy the new clothes that company or brand has coming out.

if i would be treated unfairly i wouldn't let myself or let that happened i would do everything possible so that i would be treaded fairly because I'm just human and equal to other people so why let your self be treated badly?

Where I Buy My Clothes

     I buy my clothes from Forever 21, Aeropostale, Hollister, and Kohl's. This exercise makes me second guess where I bu my clothes from because now I know that there are many clothes companies that are unfair to their workers and use child labor. If my parents were the ones in that position, I wouldn't buy the clothes they made because of how unfair the situation is. I bet if more people knew about these sweatshops , or cruelties happening to these people, they would pay just a little more so that their wages (the workers in India) could get livable wages.
     If I were the one that was treated unfairly, I would try to be part of a union or try to organize some workers to strike or protest in the wrong doings. If I were a child in India working in one of those sweatshops I think I would feel helpless because would I need to make money, but if I made one wrong move, I could get fired. Many of us have to put ourselves in these peoples' shoes to see what it's like to live like them and to work like they do. Maybe we could stand up for them if they can't because they're children, or simply just scared. We can help  make a difference if we all tried.

What I Think About Where i get my Clothe

     My mom is the one who buys me clothe. We can't afford too many new things. Where I get my garments is like thrift stores, and sometime if we have enough money stores like old navy, and wal-mart. Doing this research does make me think where I buy my clothes. The store hat i research Nike, i don't usually get my clothe from there. but that big stores like Wal-mart, and K-Mart got to make all those clothe from somewhere.

     Thrift stores get their clothes from people who donate clothe. The clothe is still probably made in another country, but these clothe are being reused. If I was being treated unfairly I would go to the Human Resource department first. If the company did not have a Human Resource department I would make a union. If i could not make a union because no one is joining or outlawed then I don't know what I will do.

     I buy my clothes from old navy, aeropostal, khols, JCpenny, and some other places. the research that i heard today was quite nice to hear but i would still buy my clothes from these places. i do feel bad for the people that spend their whole life making my cool clothes but everybody has a reason to be here and everybody has to make a living. 

       If i was working in a factory and i was being treated unfairly i would protest for my rights. i would get a group of people and we would boycott, if everybody quit the job they would have no one to work for them and they wouldn't make money. so either they would give me the rights i deserved or i would quit. 
 

I get most my clothes from a store called deb and wet seal. this research doesn't really make me second guess where i buy my clothes but i do feel bad for the workers that are spending hours making the clothing for us for a very low pay. i wouldn't like to be a child working in bad conditions for low pay. if i was being treated unfairly i'd quit and look for a job that would treat me fairly and equally. If i wasn't being paid enough i would go talk to my manager and let him/her know what i think and want.

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My clothes are from everywhere. I buy them at many different stores at different places. A lot of the clothes I buy come from different states, and at times different countries. I feel bad for the people who work in the bad condition for just a simple shirt. People shouldn't be suffering to just make clothes because way back in the days people didn't even know what clothes was, all they needed were leaves. This might not be true everywhere, but people like the indians made their own clothes but they treated each other like family. 

This research makes me feel bad for the people who work, but I don't buy my clothes at wal-mart, or any of the places we talked about. I would hate to be treated fairly, but of i had a choice to stay or to leave i would definitely leave. Many people don't have a choice of leaving they're stuck working there. I would leave, and move to a place with better rights like United States. People say they work to just live, but is that really "living"? That is a horrible way to live, and is better to take a chance and move somewhere else. I wouldn't want to live like that, I don't understand how some people do.

Where I buy my clothes

I buy my clothes from Walmart, Gen x, Viva Fashion, Wet Seal, Spencer's and many other stores at Oak Park Mall. This research does make me second guess where I buy my clothes from actually because a lot of companies deny using sweatshops. It makes me wonder did a child make the shirt I'm wearing today or the pants, maybe even the shoes? I must say I don't like the idea of that, It does make me want to do more research. I'll probably research the stores where I buy my clothes from and find out. If I was being treated unfairly at my job I would probably go on strike or sue for being treated unfairly. If neither of those work, I would just quit my job and look for one that is better for me.

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I buy most of my clothes at the mall. this involves Abercombie in fitch, american egale, hollister, and nike. i got to also champs and i buy underwear and sock from walmart. i also get plain t's from kmart.
this research does make me think twice on what im buying but i see it this way. if i dont buy it and all people would think like me are economy would go down and so many people out in the world would be out of jobs. these people and kids need to work so they could help there family. point is we would hurt them more then we would help them if we stoped buying these goods.

i would have tried to look for better oppertunites. look for more jobs with better pay and hopfully less hours. i would have saved up the little money i could so i could buy a ticket for my family to be able to escape one day and we could move to a new land, one we can be proud of like america. i would have set my eyes on this land they call "the land of oppertunites" were they say i could be what i want when i want and have a more better and stable life for me and my family.

Atlanta Van

Places that I buy my clothes from are from the mall. The store I mostly walk in is forever21, Hollister CO, and CCS. In my opinion I really hope that none of the stores that i walk in does not use sweat shops. I will be spending so much money on clothes while they make so much profit off of other people. All i know that Hollister is from Vietnam and I'm Vietnamese and I've been there a few times and never saw a sweat shop. But alot of their clothes were only 5 dollars.

If I was a kid working in a sweat shop I would feel miserable and quit. I would create my own shop and become Superior. If I was treated unfairly I would run away to another country and find a better job.

Rochelle Gladney


 I buy my clothing from a verity of places. Like Old Navy, Tj Maxx, Khols, Target, Nike Factory, Victoria Secret, American Eagle, Aeropostale, and many more. Yes, the research kind of make me second guess where i buy my clothing. Because I don't think its right but if no one makes our clothing how would we get them. If no one wants to work how would we get a lot of the things we need. Sad to say but someone has to do the work in order for us to get our needs.

 We still need all of our clothing. As kids they should not work and they should just give the adults the work. I think I would go on strike. Began a boycott with more workers. I would do what it takes to be treated fairly. If I was a child and was getting treated this way i would just stop working. Because NO child should ever have to go through this at such a young age at all.

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                 i buy my cloths from like gap and old navy an wal-mart sometimes. no because i dont buy any cloths from my sweat shop that i research. because my company does not make gap or old navy or anything wal-mart cloths. the stores that my company that i researched for was females cloths an im sure i dont wear any females cloths. an i dont think any of my cloths are from Thailand either. oh yea i also go to BB fashions sometimes when my sister goes.
              if i was being miss treated i would probably quit the job. its also depends on how much the jobs pays. it also depends on how im being miss treated. and how much i really need money because if i dont really need money that bad then i will just quit the job. if i was a kid working for a company i would just steal the cloths and sell it on the streets then move to America (Eric) .

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I buy my clothes from mostly wal-mart, target, jc penny, hot topic, and american eagle. The research does make me second guess about the clothes i buy but then again i don't know the stories behind how they make them or ship them. I would like to do more research about it cause i would feel bad if little kids were making my clothes for very little cents an hour.
If i was a worker treated unfairly and was being denied to my rights I would try my best to leave that place and if they would were treating me because i was leaving id try to go somewhere far away and make sure they couldn't find me. If i had family in the area and had no chance to get away id tough it out as much as i could till i was given rights.

questions about articles on workers rights

I buy my clothes mostly from thrift stores and sometimes at target or Kohls. The articles do make me think about not to buy from those places. The tone of the room was depressing when we did the experiment  and people were mad and everyone was arguing against what you were doing. If I wasn't getting paid enough at my job I might go and talk to the manager to ask them to raise my pay.

Dear editor,

 I’m writing to inform you about the fire. My crew and me were the first there as we were pulling up there was flames fire escapes and women were falling from the sky like rain. Because there wasn’t any proper safety equipment the workers either had to jump or burn to their death. The ones that jumped had fallen to their deaths with scared bodies and broken bones. After the fire was put out me and the chief went in for any survivors in the back of our minds we knew that there wasn’t any.  As we made our way up to the top floors we saw the signs of despair and selfishness. There was a group of bodies in the corner they tried to huddle up and stay together. The bodies were burnt to the core like coal even the teeth the hose was stretched out there was a bucket on the ground that was used to put out the fire at the beginning but water was only used at one spot but it had grown to large.

Sincerely Eric Baskin

I am a survival

 

            Dear editor,

                       

                        I am a survivor from the triangle shirtwaist factory fire. I am writing this letter because I want to tell you the story of how badly it really was to be in the fire. I also want to tell you ways you can prevent it from happening again. I was on the eighth floor were it all started. I was in my section just about to sew my last button on the shirtwaist I was making. All of a sudden I hear Rose Stravinsky tell Mr. Ruben, the boss that there was a fire. He then rushed to get the fire bucket but he made the mistake of not poring it exactly on the fire. Due to his mistake the fire grew and got worse. That’s one of the things that will need to be prevented. Bosses need to make sure they know exactly how to stay calm and aim exactly at the fire. My little sisters and I both worked at factory, but I begged them not to work there it was to much for them and they wouldn’t be able to handle it. The day of the fire I remembered I felt a big regret of not trying hard enough to talk my sisters out of it. Once Rose said there was a fire I new something bad was going to happen. So the first thing I did was find my sisters before it got worse. I looked and looked but they were no were in sight. The smoke made it even harder for me to find them. If the factory inspectors would check each year that fire hose works the fire would of never gotten worse. I wanted to look on more time for them before I go in the elevator. I wish I had found them sooner so we can be the first ones to be in the elevator. But I didn’t let my wish fail. I tried even harder searching for them, yelling and running then I heard a reply from one of my sisters. It was Briseyra the youngest one. I ran to her as fast as I could and saw that she was with our other sister scared out of her wits. Chelyla was badly hurt, she had a burn on her leg, which made it hard for her to run so we can head to the elevator before there is no room. Briseyra and I pulled her up and ran, while we were running I can see the elevator a few feet away and noticed that it was really full, so that made me more scared and ran faster. I pushed my sisters in the elevator and the manager said no more room for the others. I felt happy that we made it but I felt bad for the others and told him to come back and save them. He nodded no and I started to cry and started praying for them. When we were out of the building all I can see are people just staring at the building, I felt hatred for those not doing anything. From my experience I know that if there were more fire buckets, have inspectors check each year of the water hose is working and to have fire drills to make sure people are calm and for them to know what to do. If we would have had those things happen, then there would of never been a fire and people would of survived.

tamles

Dear Editor,

   I am writing this paper, because I am a Victim of this fire, how I feel about this? , Am not happy. Am scared because the way of how I was close of losing my life and dying by getting all burned. I was scared because I saw all theses people burning to death and how I felt there wasn’t any hope for us, to get out of the fire. Things that need to be changed are having the exist ready for any emergency of any kind of way, not having it locked because that takes more time for us to get out, make sure the waterholes are actually running and working perfectly, make sure that   

sincerely christian salgado  

Editor

Dear. Editor

     I am writing this letter because of what happened in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. I vas a victim in the fire and because of all the thinks that I saw in the fire that I was all most kill.

275 girls starded to collect their belongings as they were living work at 4:45 PM on Saturday. Within 20 minutes some of the girls charred bodies were lined up along the east side of the Greene street. 146 employers of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were dead the night of March 25,1911. There were 27 buckets of water most of the doors were locked. The workers try to escape. Some of the thinks that wild prevent fires from happening it will be for the doors to not be lock and they should not make them smaller just for one person to pass at a time. I will sue the company because of the lost of so many girls that died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

sincerely 

  Esly

From The Victim

Dear Editor,

 Hi my name is Megan Espinosa and I am a survivor from the fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.  I will never forget what happened that afternoon, I remember it like it was just yesterday. We were working and my friend Lucy smelled smoke she told our manager and he couldn’t put it out. Every one started to panic and ran for the door. The door only fit one person at a time so they began to panic even more.  The fire was spreading like the quickness and the fire hose wasn’t working. 

We then called the people on the 10^th. So they could warn the people on the 9^th floor about the fire before it got them by surprise. By the time the 10^th floor got the news to the 9^th floor it was to late. Workers tried climbing down the fire escape but the stairs broke. We tried to get out through the exit door but it was locked shut. The workers were so eager of a way out, some of them jumped. That memory will forever be in my head. Watching my friend’s jump out the window because they didn’t wanted to die in pain by the flames burning their skin.

 I was still trying to find a way out, that’s when I heard Lucy calling my name. I ran towards her voice, I couldn’t see because of all the smoke. I couldn’t breathe, even if I covered my mouth with a cloth.  When I finally found her she led me to the elevator with a group of other workers. When we finally got off the elevator, out the building and onto the sidewalk I could finally breathe. We were safe, she saved my life and I will never forget what happened that afternoon at the factory.

It brings back many painful memories and tears to my eyes as I tell you my story, but I feel like as if it should be shared so things like this will be prevented in the future. I couldn’t wait to get home to my family and just hug them all.  No one and I mean no one should have to go through what I went through that day, it was a living nightmare.