issues of human trafficking

i believe human trafficking is a big issue becuse people think that its not a very big concern which leads to the poor form of government. there are different types of people in this world but the ones that traffick girls are ones that greed for money. they wont care about what anybody say about them . they just want to get the money in a cycle that even involves cops that are bribed into not telling the secret. the government thinks other issues are more important than girls and boys being trafficked but they should know that their human too. they are held against their will and trapped because they dont have a voice for life. i think that the government should be more involved in humaan trafficking. if a bunch of 8th graders can raise $600 in 1 day, why cant the government help? this is the reason why people around the world get tortured and ruined. people should start thinking about how would it feel like if they were the ones getting trafficked.

issues of human trafficking

i believe human trafficking is a big issue becuse people think that its not a very big concern which leads to the poor form of government. there are different types of people in this world but the ones that traffick girls are ones that greed for money. they wont care about what anybody say about them . they just want to get the money in a cycle that even involves cops that are bribed into not telling the secret. the government thinks other issues are more important than girls and boys being trafficked but they should know that their human too. they are held against their will and trapped because they dont have a voice for life. i think that the government should be more involved in humaan trafficking. if a bunch of 8th graders can raise $600 in 1 day, why cant the government help? this is the reason why people around the world get tortured and ruined. people should start thinking about how would it feel like if they were the ones getting trafficked.

The Issue of Human Traffacking

I Believe Human Traffacking is such a big issue because many people don't really care about this. I Think the governener might think that girls don't really matter or that they are not the same as boys . They should know that boys are just like girls and should be equal. Also if people DO Know about this issue they could just get money and they will tell them to keep their mouths shut. Many people like these are reasons why girls are still in trouble and are being treated badly.

The Issue of Human Trafficking

I believe a human rights issue such as Human Trafficking continues to exist all around the world because of a system that was started in Nepal called "deukis" which is when children in which girls are sold into prostitution from being sold to temples by families who claimed them as their children. I know this because in the article called Methods and Techniques of Traffickers, "In Nepal there is a system, called 'deukis,' where by rich childless families buy girls from poor rural families and offer them to the temples as though they were thier own;" (para. 3, sentence 1-2). Also the fact that as the girls are being trafficked, they are being transported from place to place to place and the police or the "bordermen" in those places won't say anything unless they aren't bribedwith money. This shows that human trafficking continues to exist around the world because millions and millions of girls are being trafficked around the world, sold into brothels by families that don't even belong to them, and won't be stopped by the police or bordermen unless they are bribed with money.

I belive that it continues to be a huge promblem because the goverment in countries such as India, were human trafficking occurs, are easily to be bride. The brothels owners like Mumtaz in sold, give the police money so that the police would not say nothing about the prostition. With the money giving to them they wouldnt be able to say anything.

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 28TH

By reading the novel Sold, you have been introduced to the issue of human trafficking. Why do you think that such a big human rights issue continues to exist around the world?

the hugging man

i believe that lakshmi feels she is safe with this man. lakshmi says in the book his skin was as soft as the velvet of talis nose.this shows that laksmi likes this american alot becuase did not force her to have sex with him but instead he just gives her a big nice hug ,and lakshmi hugs back. at first lakshmi was scared of the american so she did not talk to him but then he gave her a card and then he said if she wanted to get out of the house she was scared but then she knew she could trust him.

the hugging man response

I believe Lakshmi waits for the hugging man to come back because he is the only one that made her feel secure and safe. For example on page 176 she explains how she could feel her real self give in to the simple pleasure of being held. I think Lakshmi feels like this person she feels safe around him because he is holding her and he wasn’t like the rest of the men that slept with Lakshmi. On the same page she said that he wasn’t like the others he actually held her and she held him back and wanted him to stay there for ever. This shows Lakshmi wants to be held and the only person that can make that happen at this point is the hugging man. Also I believe Lakshmi feels that thank you is a paltry dept to this man because he deserves more than thank you in Lakshmi’s opinion.

moments with the hugging man

i think lakshmi thinks that she owns this man a debt because surely he was not like the others. i know this because on page 176-177, it stated that this man was clean ,gentle and young, different fom the others that always forces lakshmi to have sex with them.it also stated how lakshmi feels that she trust the custimer so she held him close also. she seemed so into the customer that she was the last to let go.the man payed his 30 rupees, to be with a prostitue, but instead, he used it for a hug. this shows that lakshmi own him a debt because he didnt do what she thought usaul men do to her. she wants him to come back so she could pay him back. the man unlike the others gave her a piece of happiness. the hug probably let lakshmi remember the hug and touch of her family and ama. the stranger was somebody she kept in mind.

Moments with the Hugging man

I believe that the reason why Lakshmi wants the hugging man to come back is because being with the hugging man reminded her of being back home because the skin if the hugging man felt as soft as the velvet of Tali's nose. She also feels this way because being with the hugging man reminds her of what it feels like to be treated with love and affection; he wasn't like the other guys who striped off their clothes and raped her, he was gentle, kind and respectful. I know this because on pg.167, it says " The man who came into the room today was not like the others. He was young, clean, and gentle. He did not simply stand and zip his trousers when he was finished, or fall heavily asleep on top of me the way some do." It also says, "His skin was soft--like the velvet of Tali's nose." This shows that when Lakshmi met the hugging man, she really liked him because he treated her with respect, and it wasn't what she expected at all so she wants to relive that experience.

The Hugging Man

I believe that Lakshmi likes this hugging man because when she was with him she felt different. On Pg. 176 she said "He was young and clean and gental." When she is with her normal customers she feels dirty. When she was with this hugging man she felt cared, she also felt like she mattered. This shows that Lakshmi had a different opinion toward this man. She waited for this hugging man because she thought that when she was with him many things were different. She thought that maybe this strange customer might give her a reason to be happy, or at least smile.

The Hugging Man

Lakshmi felt like she liked the hugging man. That is because on page 176 it said that " He did not just simply stand and zip his trousers when he was finished or fall heavily asleep on top of me the way some do. He didnt fix his hair in the mirror and walk out without a word. He held me." This shows that the hugging man was special to Lakshmi. He was the only one that holded her like his lover.

Reread pp. 176-177. Laksmi has a customer that she refers to 

as the hugging man. After he and Laksmi exchange services 


she says "Harish had taught me how to say thank you in his 


language, but it seemed a paltry word for my debt to this 


man." 


Why does Laksmi feel this way? Why does she wait for the hugging man to come back? 

sold

i believe that lakshmi thinks that she will never get out of the happiness house and she is very sad that she isnt with her family. she thought that the city was a prettylace but now she knows life isnt as easy as she thought it would be .she is a girl who dreams alot but her dreams usually dont come true

Lakshmi's Dream World

Lakshmi's Fantasy Is different From The City Because She Thinks The City Is Full Of Adventures. She Imagines The City To Be Full Of Movie Stars , Houses Wth Gold Roofs. She Thought That She Would Have A Good Future and Make Money For Her and Her Family. She Thinks She Will Have Enough Money For Her To change Her Life Around. When She Gets There She Realises That She Has Been Tricked Into Being a Prostitude. That is What Many Of The Girls in The City Are Tricked into Doing . She Has Just Entered Her Worse NightMare.

Fantasy vs. Reality

Lakshmi's fantasy of the city differs from the reality because her fantasy of the city was for the houses to have golden roofs, beautiful houses, the people to have on beautiful clothes; the opposite of what her home land is like, but when she gets there, she is dissapointed because all she sees are huts, and huts, and huts; it's just like her homeland and worse. I know this because on page. 79, it says "As the train glides to a stop, I hold my bundle close and look out the window for the golden roofs. What I see first is one hut, swaybacked as an old water buffalo. Then another, and another until theres nothing else but hut, after hut, after hut. But no roofs of gold. No date or mango or orange trees, and no movie stars." This shows that when she got to the city, it wasn't anything like what she expected because intsead of the city being a fantasy land like she had hoped, it was as bad as her worst nightgmare.

lakshmi's dream world

Lakshmi's dream world differs from the reality city that stands before her because at the beginning of the book, her fantasy world considered roofs that are gold and wealthy families. but on page 87-88, it talked about the city of the dead,the city that shows poor families on the sidewalk begging for food and money . there were about more than 200 people and the city was filled with dust and smoke. this shows that lakshmi expected more from the golden city she always dreamt of. she kept her hopes up when she was traveling but fell when she saw the desperarte sight. she couldnt help but wonder

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY FRIDAY OCT 7

Reread pp. 87-88. How does Lakshmi's fantasy of what the city would be like differ from the reality of how it appears when she gets there?

Example of Bad Post

I believe that Lakshmi's family is unhappy because they do not have enough money to eat and the stepfather is an alcoholic. They will never be happy because they are poor.

Happiness (Example of Good Post)

I think that Lakshmi and Ama are happy because they are together as a family. Even though they live in deep poverty and Lakshmi dreams of what is beyond the mountain she loves her Ama dearly and is happy in her presence. I know this because on page 7,  Lakshmi says, "She is beautiful, mighty and magnificent…and her slender back, which bears all our troubles-and all our hopes, is more beautiful still".  This shows that Lakshmi admires and loves Ama and the love of your family can bring more happiness than money.

Discussion Question #1 (EXAMPLE)

Even though Lakshmi's family is poor and often don't have food, do you think her, Ama and her stepfather are happy in their Nepalese village home? Why do you think so?

Welcome to the 8th Grade Literature Blog!

                    Welcome ladies! The first novel we will discuss is Sold by Patricia McCormick. Everyone is responsible for ONE RESPONSE POST a week to the discussion question. Remember that your post will be graded by the level of your response!