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    diction within the same essay. Another main type of diction used was concrete. When describing the wrongs this country has committed on page 14, this type of diction is useful in the communication of central ideas. Concrete vocabulary such as ‘sweatshops,’ ‘burning of crosses,’ ‘lynching of blacks,’ and other concrete vocabulary in the

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    recognition of the illegal practices and garnering support to counter them. To improve labor conditions for the Chinese workers, I, as the consumer, would boycott the Wal-Mart corporation and not purchase their products manufactured in Chinese sweatshops. I will choose instead to purchase products from corporations who utilize fair labor practices. The retail industry is a consumer driven industry; the reactions of the consumers will affect the corporation, including their supply and production

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    hard hitting commercial implications, social/political implications and manages persuades the audience using facts and figures to its advantage. The clothing industry has become synonymous with sweatshops and overseas labour. The True Cost pushes for commercial change. Bringing an awareness to what “sweatshop” really

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    materials bought with money earned by doing jobs for people. Though, her whole family soon moves to America due to violence against and hatred of Jews in Russia. Once in New York, Clara must find a job to support her family. She quickly does in a sweatshop

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    The marketplace of the world has shifted drastically in the past few years. The world is moving away from self-contained countries toward a more integrated world. Jobs are shifting from working in the home country to having manufactures and business abroad. Companies have found that overseas operations are cheaper to operate compared to having operations in the host country. As some corporations and industries become increasingly globalized, they affect more and more people. Global free trade has

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