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1. Ingredients:

sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil, Shea oil, sunflower oil, palm kernel oil, safflower oil) skim milk, corn syrup solids, enriched wear flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thamin mononitrate, riboflavin floric acid) lactose (milk), contraindications 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, whey (milk), leathin (soy), high fructose corn syrup, chocolate, baking soda, Salk, natural flavor and artifical factor

2. Where are the ingredients from ?

Palm oil: Indonesia and India

Shea oil: Sahel region (extending from west to east Africa, from Guinea and Senegal to Uganda and South Sudan)

Sunflower oil: Russia

Palm kerne oil: Indonesia and Malaysia

Safflower oil: the United States, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russian federation, and Australia

Skim milk: India

Lactose (Milk): The United States

3. What are the working and living conditions of the people who produce the product. Are there child laborers involved ?

Most of the children laboring on cocoa farms are between the ages of 12 and 16 but the youngest reportedly is 5 years old. 40% of the children are girls and only stay for a few months compared to the others. The work days begin at 6 am and ends in the evening. Their big machete knives violates international labor laws. They cut bean pods from the trees then pack them into sacks and that weigh over 100 pounds when they are full and drag them across the forest. On average, cocoa farmers earn less than $2 a day. Due to that they employ children so keep prices competitive.

4. How are prices set ?

The price for chocolate is based of popular demand. With chocolate being more of a demand than back a few years ago the prices have increased.

5. Who regulates the trade ?

The governments of each country regulate the trades. They communicate with each other how much they want to give and the prices.

6. Where did you buy your chocolate bar ?

I went to the nearest 7 eleven which was the one on John Hopkins campus at that time.

7. How much profit does the store owner make a chocolate bar ?

The owner makes about me 9.19 percent of the profit and that’s only from Hershey’s.

8. Are there hidden cost in the amount you paid ?

Yes, of course I was paying for the place I got it from covering some type of delivery fee. But, I’m sure a few cent out of what I paid went toward the actual people that helped produce each ingredient and make the chocolate bar.

Wealth and class are difficult topics to discuss – but as children grapple with inequality, it’s our job to address itOutclassed: The Se

The article uses the backstory of a baseball game. One team is more privileged than the other. There were inappropriate things shouted at the less fortunate team that showed how people view others. They go into depth of how those rude things that were shouted at the game follow students into school and their classrooms. With having families they can’t pay for their children to eat lunch at school can cause bullying because of the students financial situation.

In the article they called this kind of bullying “lunch-shaming”. In some states, students have their arms stamped with “lunch money” written on them because they couldn’t afford to pay for lunch. Others have it where their milk or food have been taken out of their hands and thrown in the trash in front of others. It isn’t just informing the parents that their child didn’t eat or didn’t have the money to eat but also they then open the door for other students to make fun of the fact that they didn’t eat lunch.

They’ve started a program where students visit each others homes and they discuss how do we help one another or what they have noticed about each place. With this article I kind of saw an example of Weber’s stratification of social class. I can see how the people with the more money felt entitled to point out others that didn’t have their resources. Making it a point to point out the fact that they were different.

Having money put them in a place where they would be more respected in a class or in a school so other students won’t mess with them. Simply because their family can afford their lunch so they won’t have to deal with being embarrassed. They have the power to get away with the rude remarks, had the prestige and wealth to back up their feelings toward others that aren’t like them.

I (the Ego) was adopted into my family with two older brothers and our parents are married. On my mothers side she has two older brothers one is not married and has one daughter the other is married with 5 kids. My uncle was married 5 different times so each kid kid has a different mother. My mother’s parents are married with a total of 3 kids. My grandmother has a total of 7 siblings (5 sisters and 2 brothers). My greatgrand mother had 8 kids total and was had children with two different men. The second one she actually married. On my fathers side he has 2 older sisters and 1 older brother. Their parents are married. My fathers father had 1 sister and she passed away when she was 16 years old. His parents were married and both died around the age of 105.

The more unequal a society is, the more deaths there are among girls under the age of 5 compared with boys the same age, especially in lower

Prince wasn’t just a beloved musician, he was the king of weird.

British musician Sam Smith said he identifies as nonbinary/genderqueer in a new interview with actress Jameela Jamil.

A new study suggests that across countries and income levels, boys and girls enter their teens with damaging gender stereotypes that could h

'Because of a sexist ideology which values boys over girls, young girls are often at greater risk of mortality'

On Equal Pay Day, here’s a look at the states where women earn close to what their male counterparts make – and where they don’t.

Gender is performance, says a blogger, so it can change from minute to minute.

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Concept Map for Indian Identity is the U.S.

Classwork (group assignment)

1. Darker skin- skin bleaching from Eurocentric ideals of lighter skin being more attractive

2. Type 4 hair unprofessional- using chemicals (Texturizers or relaxers) to change curl pattern to be more “manageable” and less “nappy”

Cultural Adaptation

During the 1600s and 1700s, hearing aids were called “trumpets”. There was a wide end that would gather sound and narrow at the other end do direct amplified sound into the ear. The 1800s, there were efforts to conceal the hearing aids. They were designed to be decorative accessories, and integrated into collars, head wear, and clothing. Members of royalty had hearing aids built into their thrones. The early 1900s, hearing aids were electronically amplified by a carbon microphone and a battery. Today’s 21st century hearing aids are smaller, lighter, and more powerful. Hearing aids help those who have hearing loss. With the amount of people that had hearing problems others thought of ways to help them be able to hear like others around them. With every new hearing aid they got better and better with even more benefits.

Power:

“Ain’t no b* in me b* come proper”

She’s basically saying respect me and who I am. She wants nothing more or less just respect her.

Gender:

“I was wearing wigs, think I’m moving on to braids now, Everthing I do, that, She wanna do it too now”

Some females have better style than males and she’s basically saying she’s a trendsetter anyone follows her.

Dialect:

“And if you run up I bet you gettin ya s* tooken”

She means don’t try to come up on her in any aggressive way like fighting or attempt to rob her because it’s going to backfire.

What location did you choose ? What drew you to it ? Describe what you found.

The location I choose was the intersection in front of my parents buisness located in the National Harbor in Maryland. This weekend there is an anime convention at the harbor so it’s a lot of people dressed up walking around which I find interesting. I thought it was a good idea to observe the difference between when we open to when we close. When I was observing there were a lot of people traveling in groups and a lot more Uber’s than people driving their own car. Which I think it’s safe to say people traveled to get here and possibly don’t know the area.

What did you notice in your observations that you might’ve never noticed before?

I noticed that in the morning people were going to bars rather than restaurants. That’s for locals as well maybe it’s because the restaurants don’t open ass early as bars. Also, they added an extra walking sign on the stop sign which I never noticed.

What is absent that you might have expected to find ?

I thought I would find organge cones or police officers. Usually when there are big events like this there are out regulating traffic or at least driving around. When I was sitting outside I didn’t see one police officer or police/security car.

Visit the same block or space at a different time of day or different day of the week. How to your observations vary ?

In the morning everything was more kids friendly and family oriented. But when it got to midnight a lot of people were still walking around dressed up but costumes were more revealing and kids were barely in sight. The street has lights on top of the building and looks as if they are floating but they shine very bright. Morning time people were going to work and opening but at night the block next to our business he completely closed so our block had a lot of people walking around.

PSA 🗣

MacBook desktop:$1600-wanted

LED lights:$20-wanted

Laptop: $600-needed

Alexa Show: $160-wanted

Printer:$110-wanted

Microwave:$50-needed

Refrigerator:$100- needed

Chair: $10- wanted

Dawn soap (2 big bottles): $7 -wanted

Little bites (cinnamon kind pack): $2- needed

Ramen noodles: $3.99- needed

Bel vita snack pack: $1.99- needed

15 long sleeve shirts: about $15 each-needed

10 pairs of pants: about $20 each -needed

20 short sleeve shirts: about $20 each- needed

About 15 pairs of shoes: about $50 each -needed

Sheet set: $40- needed

Pillows: $36- wanted

Blanket: $5- wanted

Plates-$1.99 -wanted

Mirror:$5- wanted

Body wash/facial soap: $30- needed

Towels: $10- needed

Lotion: $5- wanted

Pencils (2packs): $1- needed

Journals(6): $6-needed

Pens (5 packs): $5-needed

Blow dryer: $35- wanted

#conceptweb

My subculture is African American. The institution is HBCUs, they are the ones that make sure our culture is strong and embedded in us in every aspect. Since I’ve been at Morgan I can honestly say I’ve learned learned more about our history than I have in high school. A belief that is passed down are family traditions like recipes, language/dialect, and family tales. With what they pass down they teach values which could go from appearance to education. Values then lead to norms of dressing to go to church and also respecting your parents and not talking back to your parents.

FieldWork #1: Crocs

What is the history of the item ?

Crocs were founded in 2002 by Scott Seamans, Lyndon “Duke” Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. in Boulder, Colorado. They were originally developed as a boating shoe. The first model produced, the Beach, were unveiled at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in Florida. After the boat show they sold out the 200 pairs that were produced at that time.

Where was your item made or manufactured ?

Crocs have plants factories in Italy and Mexico. Recently, the company has closed company-owned facilities. Their company has completely outsourced, to where their shoes are made by third party companies. They use these companies to increase their profit.

What impact does the item have on your life?

Crocs are like my go to shoes when I’m rushing to go somewhere or simply don’t feel like putting shoes with laces on. I go to a lot of events that require me to dress up so when I don’t have to wear heels I can slip on crocs and my feet can get a break some being suffocated. The holes on the crocs also are a huge benefit. I use to cheer for high school and all star, after practice or a game/competition Id take off my shoes and my feet would be incredibly hot from tumbling and being active. The holes on the crocs give my feet a chance to get air while also be protected.

Who are the people directly involved with making or manufacturing this item? What is life like for them?

Workers in the Ciyu Shoe Factory in Southern China had workers strike because poor pay. When their specific company shifted to Crocs their monthly wages decreased. They went from about $650 to $325. They worked long hours for less pay than what it was before. Life for the workers was strictly working, in order to make ends meet they have to work a lot of hours.

#crocs

Apple is one example of flexible accumulation because of their outsourcing with the Chinese manufacturing firm Foxconn. They’re able to have more skilled workers which goes into more phones being made at the same time. Since time is money, more phones at the same time no labor laws that would put the company at a loss. Apple’s production is cheaper in a China than what it would be if it was in the states.

#flexibleaccumulation

I used New York City for increasing migration because many people move to the city to find better jobs. In most cases moving is to better someone’s situation. Moving could be for chasing a dream to a promotion in another state. It could be from one country to another to give their family a better environment in to live in even. When it comes to increasing migration one place may be more populated than others like cities compared to the rural areas.

#increase migration

Pigeons were used in World War I and II as a way of communication. Rather than finding the person you walk to have a conversation with, pigeons were a quicker and easier way to communicate. Now we have had so many technological advances to where we can FaceTime someone in another country. It only takes seconds to find their contact information and call.

#time space compression

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