Graded Assignment

Practice: Make Your Voice Heard

Consider the following scenarios, and determine whether or not you would choose to make your voice heard.

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1.You receive an e-mail from a human rights group asking you to send an e-mail to a company that makes shoes. In it, you are to state that you will not buy shoes from a company that pays its workers starvation wages. Would you send an e-mail like this? Why or why not?

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2.You receive an e-mail from a consumer-advocacy group asking you to write to a large bookstore. In it, you are to complain about its habit of running local bookstores out of business by selling books for less. Would you send an e-mail like this? Why or why not?

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3.A group of consumers is organizing a boycott against a large discount retailer because it has replaced its "Merry Christmas" greeting with "Happy Holidays."Would you participate in this boycott? Why or why not?

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4.Some of your friends are boycotting a fast-food chain. The beef used in the hamburgers comes from farms that inject hormones into the cows. The animals on these farms are also kept in miserable conditions. Would you participate in this boycott? Why or why not?

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5.You hear on the news that some companies are contracting with your state government to use prisoners as workers. These prisoners are being paid less than minimum wage. The money earned is used to pay off restitution owed to the prisoners' victims. A group of activists is organizing a trip to your state capitol to urge the legislature to require that prisoners are paid at least minimum wage. Would you join the group on this trip? Why or why not?

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6.Have you ever opposed a company's business practices? Describe what you felt they did wrong. Did you do anything about it? Why or why not?