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Spencer Soalt
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THE CORRUPTION IN PLAIN SIGHT
Abstract
There is around 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today. There are 600,000 to 800,000 people
that are sex trafficked across international borders per year. 80% of that 600,000 to 800,000 are
women and half are children. Throughout the world the average cost of a slave is only $90. The
fact that you can purchase another human being for only $90 is disturbing. Thes men, women,
and children get abducted from their own homes and get sold. 80% of people abducted are sent
to work at brothels, forced into prostitution, used for the purpose of creating pornography, and
other sexual crimes. There are still a lot of people that think sex trafficking has died out but if
anything it's just getting worse. I think this is an important cause that needs to be stopped with
Did you know there's about 800,000 people sex trafficked around the world each year? It
sounds unrealistic because it is such a large number but it is accurate. A lot of people overlook
sex trafficking because you never hear it talked about in the media. That is what makes it so bad
because when people are unaware no one tries to stop it. Sex trafficking is a serious danger and
getting worse by the minute, people need to be aware of it so that it can start getting better. In
this essay I will be talking about what exactly sex trafficking is and why its such a big problem,
who and where sex trafficking effects, and what we can do to help spread the message and stop
sex trafficking. Now let's talk about sex trafficking and why it's such a big problem.
Sex trafficking is one of the biggest global issues in the world. Sex trafficking is when
someone is abducted or sold and then sent to brothels, forced into prostitution, forced into
pornography, and many other vile sex crimes. Even though it is on the top list of global issues
people still don't acknowledge it as being as bad as it is. There is no line to far for these people
they will abduct men, women, and evan children and infants for use later. Once they sell these
human beings for the average price of less than one hundred dollars the buyer/ bidder can do
whatever they want with them whether it is for personal use or for a brothel or any other sex acts.
THese people getting sex traffic get little to no food, no clothes, and worst of all they get beaten
if they don't obey sometimes evan killed. These are the reasons sex trafficking is such a awful
Anyone can be sex trafficked. Sex trafficking happens all around the world with the top 5
places being Bangladesh, Brazil, Haiti, Pakistan, India. Even though it may not seem like it
people are abducted for sex trafficking in the United states all of the time. There is about 244,000
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people abducted for it in the United States each year. They don't care who you are they will
abduct anyone any gender or any age. World wide there are around 800,000 people abducted per
year. 80% of that 800,000 are women and half are children. People get abducted for sex
trafficking all around but some of the main places are on the way to school/ work, at a airport, or
Anyone can be sex trafficked. Sex trafficking happens all around the world with the top 5 places
being Bangladesh, Brazil, Haiti, Pakistan, India. Even though it may not seem like it people are
abducted for sex trafficking in the United states all of the time. There is about 244,000 people
abducted for it in the United States each year. They don't care who you are they will abduct
anyone any gender or any age. World wide there are around 800,000 people abducted per year.
80% of that 800,000 are women and half are children. Not only can you be sex trafficked from
being abducted some family will sell their children or evan their wives. After hearing all of these
horrible thing about sex trafficking let's talk about how we can help fix it.
All these terrible things really do go on and there's not many people trying to stop it. It
may not seem like it but there's a lot you can do. The first way is to to volunteer and help out anti
sex trafficking groups. There a lot of groups that could use your help just look them up to find
one near you. The second way is to donate to a cause supporting sex trafficking. Donating to a
sex trafficking cause is one of the best things that you can do because you are helping to fund
laws and police forces to help people out around the world. The third way you can help is by
notifying friends and family to help spread the word that sex trafficking is still around. Just
simply telling people you know everyday helps spread the knowledge. These are just a few of the
many ways you can help these women, men, and children. Let's talk about some other peoples
opinions.
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Can you believe that some people dont think sex trafficking is as massive as it is? It
sounds crazy I was shocked when i read this but if you go around and ask people how big of a
deal they think sex trafficking is and then show them the statistics i think they would be shocked
to. The fact that sex trafficking isn't considered one of the world's biggest problems is actually
quite scary. Most people that don't consider sex trafficking a major deel also don't know all of
the facts of how many people it affects each year. They also don't know where these boys and
girls go and what happens to them after they are abducted or sold by their family.
As you can see from what I have written sex trafficking is a serious danger and getting
worse by the minute, people need to be aware of it so that it can start getting better. In this essay
I talked about what sex trafficking is and why it is such a big problem. I also talked who and
where sex trafficking effects. The last thing we talked about was how you can help stop sex
trafficking. I hope after reading this essay it persuades and motivates you to think about sex
Kristof, N. D., & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women
worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
The book half the sky is about a lot of different things. The first three paragraphs are
about sex trafficking, the next two are about gender based violence, 6 7 and 8 are about
maternal mortality, 9 and 10 are about education, and the last three are about economic
empowerment. The book talks about people and their stories who have experienced these
things. The book has a very serious tone and talks about very serious issues. I would
highly recommend the book but it talks about a lot of mature things so i would definitely
The Politics of Sex Trafficking is a very interesting jurnal about the politics behind sex
trafficking. The journal talks about sex trafficking from multiple perspectives. It talks
about it from the government's perspective on it, it talks about the people committing the
crimes perspective on it, and the average civilians perspective on it. They talk about sex
trafficking in the USA and in Australia. They interview people who have be the victim of
sex trafficking and the also interview political figures about what their stance is with sex
trafficking. Another thing that the journal states is some of the current groups and
Kara, S. (2009). Sex trafficking: inside the business of modern slavery. New York: Columbia
University Press.
This book is about a man named cara and his stories of sex trafficking he has seen in
other countries. He talks about sex trafficking with his background in finance, economics,
and law. Kara talks about sex trafficking from a business standpoint. Not only does kara
tell his stories but the stories of others as well. There are interviews with people that were
sex trafficked. Kara went to India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the United
Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Albania, Moldova, Mexico, and the United
Sex Trafficking Law Enforcement Task Force Highlighted during National Slavery and Human
Trafficking Prevention Month. (2016, January 11). States News Service. Retrieved February 10,
2017, from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-439555692.html?refid=easy_hf
In this news article they talk about sex trafficking and and prevention of it. They give you
the facts and statistics of sex trafficking. They say that sex trafficking is valued to be an
estimated $32 billion-a-year global industry. They also said that a sex trafficking is the
second most profitable crime. It says that sex trafficking takes place every where whether
you think so or not. They talk about how a lot of states are starting to form sex trafficking
police task forces. The last thing that it mentions is how sex trafficking is one of the
The UN data i chose had to do with sex trafficking. UN Data is government data collected into
one source. The UN data page i chose was a chart of the proportion of young women and
men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18. There are six columns
on the cart Reference Area, Time Period, sex(gender), Unit measurement, nature, and
value. They tell you about where it happened, when it happened, the gender it happened
to, and their gender. At the bottom of the UN data page there is a summary about what