The Story of Stuff Assignment and How Many Slaves Work for You?
For this assignment you will watch The Story of Stuff, the video clip may be found at this link:
http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/ (Links to an external site.)
Then review at least one of the following links to answer the question: How many slaves work for you?
www.slaveryfootprint.org (Links to an external site.)
http://www.policymic.com/articles/85059/how-many-slaves-were-used-to-make-the-products-you-bought-today
http://www.ecouterre.com/how-many-slaves-work-for-you-new-online-tool-measures-your-impact/ (Links to an external site.)
http://www.upworthy.com/heres-how-i-learned-25-slaves-work-for-me-find-out-how-many-work-for-you (Links to an external site.)
Thoroughly respond to these questions:
1. What makes this video and survey relevant to our society today?
2. What three important things did you learn from this material that you didn’t know before?
3. Name and discuss three social problems encountered in the video and/or in the survey.
4. Discuss how many slaves may work for you (the number) and suggest what reasons you have this type of interaction.
5. What was your reaction to this video and survey? What did you find most interesting or disturbing about this video and survey??
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Formatting Rules:
Arial font 12 pt double-spaced with 1″ margins all around. Number your responses to corresponding questions to demonstrate that you answered each of the above questions. Create a footer or header with your name on each sheet and number the pages of your report. Use in-text citations of all course material with a Reference List to support cites. Your online research or other sources, must be referenced correctly.
