The Importance Of Hard At Work By Ritu Upadhyay

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Everyone grows up with a dream, but everyone will not get the opportunity to do so, being born in the financial situation of their family. In third world countries people struggle to make money on a daily basis. These people want more than what they have, but to attain those extra luxuries, they have to sacrifice their current possessions.This is not possible in as sacrificing what they have can lead to starvation. They want a better future but they need to be able to live on a daily basis. It is called investment in the future vs temporary happiness. Attaining security requires risking one’s belongings to earn liberty and equality in the future. Although temporary contentment must be sacrificed to attain security in life, it must be one’s …show more content…

This is shown explicitly in the article, Hard at Work, by Ritu Upadhyay, where Ecuadorian families “face the difficult choice of either putting food on their tables or sending their kids to school.” Having food on the table to eat daily is more important than having education, but education seems more important. Children shouldn’t be sent to school for education if it means that their family won’t have anything to eat. Parents and children in third world countries dream about receiving education as they believe it will lead to more money from a better job but, extremely suffering while trying to chase something very uncertain, is not worth the time and effort. Safety plays an important role as it determines if risking one’s life is safe and worth enough to be taking that challenge. To gain security in life, one has risk what they for a greater gain. As shown in the Declaration of Independence, in the 1700s, Americans were controlled by the British as they had food and little protection (US 1776). They risked what they had for something they valued more, independence. Gaining independence gave Americans, dependable leadership, acceptable living conditions, and protection moving on. Likewise, families in Ecuador have no other option but to risk their children 's’ lives, “Kids working in the industry are exposed to harmful chemicals … and use sharp, heavy knives” (Upadhyay). The problem is if they do not let their children work, there will not be sufficient money for food, so risking kids’ lives is more

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