Sunday, October 28, 2012

How to cover scratches on furniture?

Reading Images
1. The images doesn't give me enough information to perform the process. It doesn't tell me which color of crayon, what heating setting of the hair dryer and what type of cloth I should use to wipe it.
2. According to the illustration, the steps to cover scratches on the furniture are apply crayon to the scratches, blow dry the it and then wipe it with a cloth. The step labeled number 1 is not actually a part of the process. It is just a scenario that demonstrates the audience that scratches are formed. But it is helpful because without step 1, the illustration would not make sense.
3. Be careful to choose the right color of the crayon to match your furniture and use a clean and dry cloth to rub it but be gentle with it because you might also rub out the color.

Journal Entry
       Did you wake up and discover that your lovely kitten has scratched your furniture? Before you strip it down and spend money to refinish it, or worse, throw it away, I have some tips that might help you out. Find a crayon that matches your furniture perfectly. Imagine the crayon is a makeup product that helps to cover your furnitures imperfection, carefully color it on the scratches. After that, take out your handy-dandy blow dryer, set it in medium setting and operate it for about two to three minutes. And finally, to add the finishing touch, lightly wipe the colored scratches with a clean and dry cloth. Tadaaa! There you go with your pro-scratched looking furniture. How easy and inexpensive it is to do. I'm sure your furniture appreciate it when you give it a little make over at times like this!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Sweatshops

           Have you guys ever wonder why most of the items that you're using, including clothings, electronic devices, and even your toothbrush are made in China , Guatemala, or Vietnam? Well, that's because there are many sweatshops over in these countries.Sweatshops have been a factor in the production of goods around the world for centuries,  numbers of major corporations take advantage of this low-cost sweatshop labor in developing countries, including the United States. The sweatshops workers usually have to work for long hours and get pay very little; that's very unhealthy and unsafe. Child labors laws  may also be violated.                                               
Many consumers enjoy buying products that are produced by the sweatshops. Some of them know the origins and stories behind the products, some don't. Even though they know, they would still purchase it.In the horrible economic that we're  living in now, it's hard to blame the customers .Who would not buy anything that is affordable? It's also hard to identify which company use sweatshop or not, even if it is the brand name clothings. Walt Disney and Nike were accused of using sweatshop.         
        Some people see the similarities between slavery and sweatshop works which led to the first abolitionist movement started in the 19th century.Our government's effort to change sweatshop work condition is by introducing the labour laws that set a minimum age, wage, hours, set minimum work conditions for the workers, especially teenagers. Protesting from workers would not really work because the company could just moved to another country.