August 18, 2014

Ravisankar begins his essay by connecting the audience with college students, as well as
himself. The problem he identifies is the laborers face abuse from the companies because the
companies are caught up in the race to the bottom. Ravisankar assumes his readers are poor
college students trying to get by in the world for spending as little as they can. His purpose in
this essay is to convince people to act on trying to stop sweatshop, and by getting materials from
places that respect workers rights. In order to accomplish this purpose, he appeals mainly to
the emotions of people trying to see themselves as workers. He also appeals to peoples feelings
of pity. In his essay, Ravisanker addresses the main argument against his thesis, the idea that
bringing down the ones who work hard and their rights force companies to pull out of placed to
cause a loss of jobs. He refutes this argument by saying companies make the decision to move
locations, not the antisweatshop protestors. Finally, he concludes by making the point that
companies do not want to lose business. Major buyers push manufacturers to improve or they
will go elsewhere. Overall, the argument Ravisanker makes is effective because he connects with
the future generation. The generation that is starting life as early adults. The people who can
make things bigger and better.

Reflective:
This generation is the future. The technology that has conformed this world is
incredible. The world will be based off of technology and smart phones, smart cars, and high
tech computers. The education process will be harder to achieve because of the difficulties that
come with technology. This passage reaches out to this generation and the future generations. It
is relatable because I am part of this generation and I hope one day I will have kids and they will
need to know they are the future.