Maddie Fall
Professor Jin
Writing 121 (9-9:50)
4 December 2014
Final Reflective Essay
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In my essay titled “The Origins of Clothing and Global Sustainability”, the introduction provides an in-depth explanation of what will be addressed later in the essay to support my question at issue. My introduction starts off as, “The impacts that clothing has on the global economy and the environment have become increasingly prominent over the years” (“Essay 1.2” 1). This topic sentence provides a current fact and delves right into the question at issue, whether or not the origins of clothing have negative effects on the economy, sustainability and the environment. Followed by that topic sentence, I then present further information in the introduction
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“While consumers do not pay attention to the origins of their clothing, the producers use tactful strategies in order to keep up with the fashion industry and save their products on the market” (“Essay 1.2” 1), this quotes offers an explanation for what problems I will address in my counterargument against my question at issue. Also in the introduction, I provided definitions to help the reader follow along with my question at issue, which was followed by the enthymeme. And this then allows for the reader to recognize my stance on the topic. “The origins of clothing directly impact global sustainability because it promotes poverty in many areas of the world, thus exploiting the global economy, and destroying the global environment” (“Essay 1.2” 1), this last sentence tells the reader what the problem and question at issue are for what is to be later addressed in the essay. Overall in the term, I learned to write a thorough introductory paragraph that enables the reader to recognize what the question at issue …show more content…
One of my main claims in my counter argument is that “One might object that GMOs allow for crops to flourish, decrease pest damage, save time, minimize energy, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions” (“Essay 2.2” 3). The point of a counter argument is to present ideas opposite to the ones presented in your enthymeme, to validate your points in the end of the essay. For example, my enthymeme is about how GMOs need to be labeled on produce in grocery stores in order to maintain and preserve human health, while my counter argument suggests that farmers rely too heavily on these chemicals in order to sustain their crops and were absolutely necessary for them to survive. While I address opposing viewpoints in my counter argument, at the end, I offer a rebuttal to support my enthymeme “Nevertheless, humans are suffering grievous reactions to these substances that are affecting their daily lives, and overall well-being. Yet farmers are receiving profits and benefiting from the customers while people are endlessly getting sick in return. It is true that farmer prosperity is imperative for them to make a living and continue generating crops, however, human lives are more vital than the farms accomplishments” (“Essay 2.2” 4). Over
Ravisankar concludes his expository essay by informing his audience about organizations like the University Students Against Sweatshops who are forcing corporations to source their clothes from respectful factories or they will not purchase their products.
When you go to the mall to pick up a pair of jeans or a shirt, do you think about where they came from? How they were made? Who made them? Most consumers are unaware of where their clothes are coming from. All the consumer is responsible for is buying the clothing from the store and most likely have little to no knowledge about how it was manufactured, transported, or even who made the clothing item and the amount of intensive labor that went into producing it (Timmerman, 3). In my paper, I will utilize the book Where Am I Wearing? by Kelsey Timmerman and the textbook Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age by Kenneth J. Guest to examine globalization in the context of the clothing industry.
In China, Kelsey Timmerman spent time with a couple who worked at the Teva factory, traveled to the countryside to meet the couple’s son, insert name, who hasn’t seen his parents in three years due to his parents working long hours and it being expensive to take a train ride. In the US, the author visited one of a few clothing factories in the US to talk to the workers about his shorts, and the decrease of American garment factories. Timmerman wants the consumer to be more engaged and more thoughtful when mindlessly buying clothes. By researching how well the brands you want to buy from monitor their factories and what their code of ethics details, you can make a sound decision on if this is where you would want to buy your clothes. The author writes about brands that improve employers lives like SoleRebels, a shoe company who employs workers and gives them health insurance, school funds for their children, and six months of maternity leave. Brands like soleRebels that give workers benefits most factory workers have never even heard of help improve the lives of garment workers and future generations. From reading this book, Timmerman wants us to be more educated about the lives of garment workers, bridge the gap between consumers and manufacturers, and be a more engaged and mindful consumer when purchasing our
In relation to my work, the rationing of clothes during the second world war influenced the fashion of the working-class women as it became harder to find materials to make outfits, which then bought on the problem of too little material. The women working in the factories wore simple clothings such as overalls for the mere fact that it was comfortable, cheap, quick and easy to wear. The women carried large appropriate handbags to keep tools, rationing books and their essentials.
Fashion is everything to society and the media. The fashion industry has transformed into a necessity in the life of people. Everyone wants to look good, feel fabulous and feel as if we belong with everyone else. The envy and desire to wear certain things and look a certain way all come, from wearing the latest fashion handbags, accessories, dresses, shoes, and the list goes on. But, when is considering fashion into an individual’s life going too far to the extreme? Many do not consider the whereabouts of fashion materials and how the environment is affected by the mere existence of certain garments. Some may believe these objects grow on trees. But that is clearly not the case. Even though it would be nice. The fashion industry as a whole, has been notorious from green issues caused by their lack of sensitivity to the environment, conspicuous and unnecessary consumption of materials, encouraging an “throw-away” society and image issues that support women and young adults to look a certain way to feel “beautiful.” This is an issue that has increased over the past decades. Not just women, but men also feel the uncontrollable need to do whatever it takes to look like the celebrities they see on television and on the runways. The thought that the materials to make those desired items may have caused the life of animals or the destruction of mother nature does not come into mind. Countless people are concerned about conserving planet Earth and keeping it healthy. The fashion world has been targeted for many corruptions.
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry: A Revolution in Progress–Special Report, OTA-TET-332 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, April 1987). <http://www.wws.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/byteserv.prl/~ota/disk2/1987/8733/873306.PDF>
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