Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Behind the Swoosh Part:2

1. How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia each day? How many hours a day do they work?

Answer: They make about 1.25 each day for working 12 hours.

2. What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home?

Answer: Life for people in Indonesia is bad because they don't have a matres to sleep on and they also don't have food.

3. Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory?

Answer: They probably don't want Jim or Leslie to see that Nike makes people work hard in bad conditions.


Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Behind the Swoosh Part:1

1. What does it mean to “make a decent living”?  What should you be able to afford to buy?

Answer: It means to be middle class. You should be able to buy a lot of things for example, cars or houses.

2. Where do your sneakers come from?  Who makes them?

Answer: I think my sneakers come from a factory. People.

3. What is a sweatshop (take a guess, even if you have no idea)?

Answer: I think a sweatshop is a factory where people work hard and get a little amount of money.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Two truths an a lie

1: I went to the beach.
2: I ate sushi.
3: I cooked spaghetti.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Super size me part:2

1. Do you think consumers (people who buy things) have the right to sue McDonald's for selling unhealthy food? Why or why not?

Answer: Yes because eating McDonald's leads to high cholesterol, heartburn, and heart attacks.

2. McDonald's is the largest owner of private playgrounds in the world. What other ways  does McDonald's use to market their food to children?

Answer: The toys in the happy meals and their clown Ronald.

3.  How many calories do you think a healthy kid should eat in a day?  According to the movie, how many calories are in a Super Size fries?  How about a Double Gulp soda?

Answer: A growing girl should eat about 1850 calories a day and a growing boy should eat 2200. The super size fries have over 600 calories, and the double gulp soda has 

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Get well Ruby


i hope you get well soon ruby so you can play again with your little toys and friends. See you next time when you come back to the school it was nice meeting you.