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This paper is a critical evaluation of three statements that can be reduced to one (the thesis). Sexism and racism are not accidental phenomena, but exist for the purpose of obtaining cheap labor.

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Becuase consumers want lowest pssible prices, many retailers are outsourcing their merchandise production to third world countriesd, to China and Southeast Asia, to India and Central America. Labor is cheap. Workers are forced to work in unsafe conditions., Children are employed, and unless there is a real danger- as in the recent red lead paint scasre in toys importned from China., copnsum,ers are unaware and uncaring about the awful labor conditions that produce their lower priced goods. All too little is done to improve these workplaces.

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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHEAP LABOR Most Americans are price conscious. When they shop, they now often visit the national chains, like Wal Mart that promise low prices all the time, not just on special "sales events." But, there is a price to be paid for low cost items: that cost is the horrible working conditions in China, Southeast Asia and Central America. This is where garments or toys are made under conditions that no American would tolerate if he or she had to work in such conditions. These are sweat shops. They are controlled by entrepreneurs who made a price commitment to companies in the U.S. (and elsewhere) and in order to deliver at those price points, the workers are

Tags:sweat shops, chil labor, unsafe working conditions

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This paper examines Errol Morris's film "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control", a documentary that takes four disparate individuals and features them and their unique jobs as part of an effort to suggest a number of ideas about America, about the future and about the value of personal obsession. The four men are Dave Hoover, a wild animal trainer; George Mendonca, a topiary gardener, Ray Mendez, a mole-rat specialist and Rodney Brooks, a robotics scientist. It discusses how the film has a non-linear narrative structure, intercutting interviews with the four men and developing an ongoing dialogue between the men and the unseen interviewer and how in a way that emphasizes what binds the four men together, while their jobs would seem to be such as to keep them apart in their different realms. It analyzes how the four men have their version of the truth and how they pursue it doggedly. It looks at how placing the four of them together as Morris does suggests that we each have our version of the truth as expressed in our own lives and our own choices, and just as these four obsessive men are brought to the fore to tell their stories.

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"The film is not static as might be expected from a work that is largely made up of responses by the four men. Their enthusiasm is itself infectious, but more than this, Morris gives movement to the work through his use of editing and music. The music in particular gives the film a lyrical tenor that suggests that it is a meditation by the filmmaker on the ideas being presented, and the filmmaker is shaping those ideas through the editing process. The four men are presented as essentially heroic, not in the sense of performing great feats, but in the sense of continuing with their particular obsession in the face of ridicule, potential failure, and other obstacles."

Tags:life, personal, obsession, jobs

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Errol Morris's film Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control (1997) is a documentary that takes four disparate individuals and features them and their unique jobs as part of an effort to suggest a number of ideas about America, about the future, and about the value of personal obsession. The four men are Dave Hoover, a Wild Animal Trainer; George Mendonca, a Topiary Gardener; Ray Mendez, a Mole Rat Specialist; and Rodney Brooks, a Robotics Scientist. The film has a non-linear narrative structure, intercutting interviews with the four men and developing an ongoing dialogue between the men and the unseen interviewer in a way that emphasizes what binds the four men together.

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"Errol Morris's film Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control (1997) is a documentary that takes four disparate individuals and features them and their unique jobs as part of an effort to suggest a number of ideas about America, about the future, and about the value of personal obsession. The four men are Dave Hoover, a Wild Animal Trainer; George Mendonca, a Topiary Gardener; Ray Mendez, a Mole Rat Specialist; and Rodney Brooks, a Robotics Scientist. The film has a non-linear narrative structure, intercutting interviews with the four men and developing an ongoing dialogue between the men and the unseen interviewer in a way that emphasizes what binds the four men together, while their jobs would seem to be such as to keep them apart in their different realms. In this way, Morris suggests much about what binds us all together in this world."

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The paper examines whether Americans should be able to purchase cheaper prescription drugs from doctors or pharmacists in Canada. The paper contends that it is abundantly clear that they should be able to, for despite the claims of George W. Bush and his fellow Republicans, Canadian prescription drugs are just as safe as American prescription drugs. In fact, the paper points out that many of the drugs in Canadian pharmacies are American made, which reveals that current restrictions on American purchases of prescription drugs in Canada are political in nature and exist only in order to inflate the profits of big American drug companies.

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This paper discusses the world's increasing reliance on oil even while the supply of oil is diminishing. The paper discusses the many ways that nations depend on oil and how closely tied world economies are to the production of oil. In particular, the paper focuses on the U.S. reliance and consumption of oil and how the country will be affected by an oil shortage crisis, claiming that the effects would be severe but that the U.S. would, nevertheless, overcome the crisis and adapt as necessary.

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"We are a part of a generation that is about to witness the next great world crisis. This crisis will be an energy resource crisis. Today, oil companies are pumping more oil than they are replacing. With the majority of the worlds large oil deposits believed to be discovered the peak of growth within the oil industry has apparently been reached. This slowing of oil production is coming at the same time as population and dependency of oil are growing. Similar to the 1970's oil crisis, this unbalanced supply and demand will cause the price of oil to skyrocket. Unlike the 1970's temporary lag in oil production, the upcoming lag threatens to become a steady and constant downturn in production. This shortage will have drastic consequences on the everyday lives of nearly every person on the planet. The effects of the impending and seemingly imminent oil crisis will be broad."

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The paper addresses the fears regarding nuclear technology and asserts that there must be safeguards, security and control measures in place to ensure that nuclear technology as an energy source cannot be converted into weapons. The paper argues that there are global and national agencies that monitor nuclear technology programs and so the evolution of nuclear technology and its use as a vital, cheap and viable energy source is not without the necessary safety and security measures. The paper concludes that the disadvantages of nuclear technology are miniscule compared to the advantages this modern invention and innovation of mankind has to offer.

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"Any technology since the dawn of civilization has met with resistance and/or caution. The usual reason for which is the lack of thorough knowledge and understanding. Further, technology has always been and will always be a double-edged sword - it can be used to create and defend, and in the same manner, it can be the cause of destruction and devastation. Take for instance when humans discovered fire during the prehistoric times. Chances are the first fire discovered was the result of a lightning strike on a flammable object and when this was seen, it brought heat and light. Prehistoric man also found it can cook food and boil water. But then it was also used to conquer and burn rival clans.
"From the prehistoric times there have been several technological inventions and innovations throughout the centuries. During our recent forebear's and our generation, nuclear technology is one of the highlights of man's inventive mind. But the history of nuclear technology was not a story of an invention that benefits mankind. It was developed to destroy humanity - or part thereof - when the first destructive nuclear explosions were set upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. Since then, nuclear technology has been viewed negatively due to the ravage it caused when it was first used as a weapon of mass destruction."

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Toronto cannot be recommended as postmodern tourist destination for it lacks what the contemporary mass tourist wishes in terms of diversion, climate, cheap prices and entertainment. Instead, as Torontonians tend not to realize, Toronto and environs draw travellers or kinds to head for First Nations sites that Ontarians take for granted. Paper is written in a tongue in cheek manner, aware that student will be making a presentation. Main Idea: Toronto is too dull and costly for the typical mass tourist; does draw the genuine traveller who tends to spend very little.

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Toronto, a Destination with Little to Commend It - Except the First Nations. Introduction The central Canadian city of Toronto does not fit with early 21^st century destination ideals in a day of mass air transit, interactive attractions for tourists of all ages and education levels. Toronto does not offer much room for ecotourism, for sex tourism, or whatever else the modern day visitor wants. However, reflection on what seems to appeal to stray tourists in the Greater Toronto Area from abroad revealed interest in phenomena taken for granted by Canadians and definitely by Torontonians.

Tags:toronto, second rate, postmod tourism

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This paper explains how Jamaica's tourist industry after 1960 reproduced colonial forms of oppression in an industry controlled by colonial elite investors and beneficiaries that capitalize on cheap labor supplies; explanation of results of mass tourism as pursued by various Third World countries, and in Jamaica's example; note higher basic costs, low industrial or other development, cultural decay; reinforcement of colonial/postcolonial elites in a dual economy and dual society of much poverty. Itwaru, Fanon, CLR James, plus other refs.

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"Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, named earlier by the Arawak Indians, `Xaymaca' or the `land of wood and water'. The Spanish introduced slaves from Africa after 1513, as labourers in a new sugarcane industry. In 1655, Jamaica became a British colony, continuing on till its independence in 1962. Just before independence, economic development began that centered on cultivating tourism, in keeping with other emerging colonies of the British Commonwealth Caribbean. This paper shows that tourism involves a carrying on of colonial phenomenon in independent Jamaica, including the class gaps of a colonial society. The moneyed classes were those to invest directly..."

Tags:jamaica, tourism, oppression

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Since the 1960s, apparel production has continued to shift away from organized workforces toward a younger and more exploitable labor pool, especially in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The paper shows that the wheels of globalization, which are helping drive this trend, pick up momentum when cash-strapped governments entice large corporations by offering incentives such as the blood and sweat of their own people. Brand names like Nike, Wal-Mart's Kathie Lee Gifford, and the Gap have become synonymous with images of young women working in "sweatshop" conditions throughout the world. Indeed, reports of first-hand testimony from a number of people who have lived and worked in such conditions as well as documentation from sweatshops around the world provide ample proof of these conditions. This paper provides an overview of how some companies in the United States have violated the fundamental human rights of its workers overseas in an attempt to improve their corporate bottom lines, and discusses the possible consequences of the globalization process in the future.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
What is A Multinational Corporation?
Trends in Globalization and the End of Nationally Based Cultures
Advantages of the Internet and Telecommunications for the Multinational Corporation
How Multinational Corporations are Exploiting Workers
Conclusion
Works Cited

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"The greed demonstrated by Nike and other megacorporations which have exploited workers throughout the world is a short-term view of a global marketplace though. Beyond the overwhelming social and cultural issues at play (man should not exploit man as a natural law), it only makes good long-term business sense to provide better working conditions and wages for a company's workers overseas. As the standards of living improve throughout the world, the marketplace for everyone's good and services will increase proportionately. It is not inconceivable that some day soon, the people all over the world would enjoy a comparable standard of living, with the fundamental needs of mankind being met by the improvements in technology and overall increase of resources by virtue of this enhanced marketplace."

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