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learned in your article with your group. You should write facts that you think will be helpful for others to include in their two-voice poems. In addition, you may ask questions or comment about the facts other people have written. Remember to write in YOUR CODE NAME only. Also, be sure to state what article you read (Diamonds, China, Chocolate, or Foul Ball)
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THIS IS SCHMORLANDO. MRS. MYERS ASKED ME TO READ OVER YOUR NOTES. YOU'VE PROVIDED A LOT OF FACTS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

(umssaville - codename) I read the China article. Here are some facts: **Could you add more facts please, the first 2 bullets dont give important facts about child labor, they just tell that child labor is happening.**
 * An organization estimated that about 250 million children are forced to work in regions in Asia
 * China-watchers, people who watch things that are going on in China, conclude that children labor is gradually increasing
 * In some areas of Asia, children usually work 10-14 hours a day with half the wages of an adult
 * When the holidays come around, since China imports many goods, like toys, to the USA, they force girls to work two 24 hour shifts in one month. **What** **goods are they forced to make????**
 * There was an explosion at a chinese school that killed 42 people (mostly children), because young chinese students are forced to make fireworks for factorys and one went off and exploded.
 * Children between the ages of 10 - 16 work up to 14 hours a day in factories in Shenzhen
 * A 14-year old was killed when her hair got tangled in one of the machines in Cungsan City

(umssalvadora-codename) I read the chocolate article. Here are some facts: ~inhumane conditions ~start at 6:00 am and end at 6:30 pm - in intense heat and around dangerous pestisides ~only get fed fried bananas or corn paste ~locked up at night in a room (20 by 24 feet) with only a small hole in it for air ~sleep on wooden boards in the room with 18 other slaves ~get beaten if they don't work hard enough or try and run away ~got loaded with bags (of cocao) and fell wen carrying them ~when they fell no one helped them, they just got beaten untill they picked up the bags again ~kids work hundreds of hours to make chocolate, but never get to taste it
 * kids in africa are being sold or tricked into slavery by their parents who need money
 * the kids are forced to work on cocao farms, they get told they will get paid money, but are never paid
 * kids are forced to live in harsh conditions

(umssalome-codename) I read the Diamonds are forever article. Here are some facts
 * Diamonds are a symbol of love
 * Famous companys like Wal-Mart and Nike uses child labored material.
 * Diamond mines are a dangerous site that holds alot of health risks like malaria, dysentery, and sexual diseases and of a diamond is 2 rupees (about 8 cent) and workers that make smaller diamonds are paid 15~20 dollars a week. therefore is unsafe for people.
 * In addition to the diseases, they also suffer eye strains, headaches, malnutrition, and respitory problems.
 * The kids are paid for how much diamonds they can polish or cut in a day. The amount for polishing the uppermost sectionChilds become slaves from various reasons, the parents rely on their childrens income;and some cant aquire any education therefore working is their only option in life
 * Over 171 million children ranging from 8~16 are forced to work.
 * kids are told to cut and polish diamonds that are sold to various countrys for a high price.
 * There are many organizations that are trying to make the world aware about the plight of child slaves in the diamond industry.
 * few problems like overcrowding, abuse, long hour work and cheap pay are what childrens face each day in the diamond mines.
 * child slave labor is a practice that is commonly used in various work places such as agriculture, factory, and mines.
 * The famous rap artist Kanye West revealed to the media about the hard life of a child worker in Serra Leone.

(umssalton-codename) I read the article foul ball. Here are some facts:

~The childeren are only allowed to have one thirty mitute meal a day. ~They like to work childeren at the ages of 5-10 years old because they have to most energy. ~Childeren work 80 hours a week. ~If the childeren complain they are punished by being hung upside down and starved, caned, or lashed ~If there family is starving the children will work. ~The children work in very dangerous conditions.