This article is from a website and is about the charges against the Coca-Cola company. They have been charged with abusing human rights in third world countries. Other concerns about Coca-cola's factories in other countries is the pollution it is causing, putting those outside of them at risk as well. Coca-cola denies these accusations, but some universities and schools across the nation have stopped selling Coca-cola products because of the charges against the company.
This source was useful because it shows other controversial corporations. This source also has similar violations that Wal-Mart has against them. The information is well researched but is also biased trying to get people to boycott or at the very least see the flaws of the Coca-cola company. This is not the only source in the bibliography that tries to revel the evils of a large corporation.
Though this source is not about Wal-Mart it does fit under the umbrella of my topic, which is corporations. Though this was the only research I have done on the Coca-cola company it helps me understand why large corporations are controversial. This source is also helpful because it teaches you to read the information with an open mind, so you are able to get the true story and not just what you want the website to say. After reading the article it shows me the trend of the larger the company the more it cares about money and making the product quick and easy rather then the people they are selling to.
Plawiuk, Eugene W.. "JUST DO IT! BOYCOTT NIKE." Yahoo! GeoCities: Get a web site with easy-to-use site building tools.. 24 Oct. 2009 http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/5232/edmonton.htm.
This website is about the Nike companies human rights violations. Similar to Wal-Mart and Coca-cola they abuse the lack of human rights laws in other countries. The article explains the accusations and how Nike has also admitted to the evils they have committed. Yet the article still tries to get reader to boycott the company because they continue to violate natural human rights.
Again this source was helpful, like the Coca-cola website, because it shows why the company has so many people against the product. It was also useful because it shows people what is important to larger companies. Like many of the other sources it is biased trying to make the reader feel one way or another about companies such as Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola and Nike. Though it is bias the information seems reliable and well researched.
This website fits into the subject of corporations because it is reveling the inner workings of how several of the corporations in this generation. It is still useful because it is other source displaying one side of the situation, which helps me present everything possible about corporations so people can form their own educated opinions. This source has helped me form my opinion as well.
Scarton, Bennie Jr. Manassas Journal Messenger (VA); 10/06/2009 Article 2W63669439326
This website article is about how Wal-Mart benefits people. The article explains how opening new Wal-Marts gives the local community more money because it supplies people with jobs they need and has all supplies needed. The article was short because it was just explaining why the community would benefit from the new Wal-Mart being built in Manassas, VA.
This article was useful because it shows the beneficial side of Wal-Mart. Other sources also show the go side of Wal-Mart but so far I have only explained the bellicose views of corporations. The information is reliable because it is just explaining why people should be happy for the new Wal-Mart but is also bias because it is only showing what good could come.
This was helpful to me because it gives people more information, with a different view, so they can decide for themselves their view on Wal-Mart. Also giving me another source to read with an open mind getting both sides of the story.
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/lif_wal_sto_num_of_sup-lifestyle-walmart-stores-number-supercenters
This website is of a graph showing the number of Wal-Marts in each state. Texas with the most and Vermont with none.
It was useful because it displayed which areas have higher supply and demand and also which areas like or dislike the corporation. This source however, is different from any of my other sources because it is the only one that is statistics and is not bias towards or against Wal-Mart. The information is also one of the most reliable because it is simply data of how many stores are around the nation.
This did not really help form an opinion or change my view. Yet it still fits the subject because it is a representation of Wal-Mart. Even though it was not necessarily helpful, it was still an interesting graph to see.
"US: Wal-Mart Denies Workers Basic Rights Human Rights Watch." Home Human Rights Watch. 30 Apr. 2007. 26 Oct. 2009 .
This website article is about the human rights violations happening in our own country in the Wal-Mart stores. It explains how works get no benefits and are unable to form unions. Throughout the article it explains how unfair this is an workers are scared by the company so they will not stand up for themselves for fear of law suits of loss of job.
This source is not entirely reliable because the store seems to have found away of not actually breaking any human rights laws but gives the employees the least amount possible, meaning that some of the statements in the article may be a little stretched from the truth. The source like almost all others is bias, yet still useful in my goal of trying to show both sides of the corporation. Overall the goal of the source it to be able to speak up for the employees that are unable to, getting them the rights they deserve.
It fits my subject because it is about how the corporation operates, and shows the flaws of Wal-Mart. It also can be used for people to understand the company and why one may boycott it. This article has made me think more about my feelings towards the corporation because it is a situation I can easily put myself in and relate to.
" Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.." Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.. 10 Oct. 2009 .
This is the official Wal-Mart website. It was used to give the history of Wal-Mart. The article explains how and why Sam Walton began Wal-Mart. It explains the growth and initial ideals of the company, and what Sam Walton went through to get the company started.
This website is entirely bias because it will only show the good side of Wal-Mart. It is also one of the most reliable because they history is going to be the most accurate. It is different from my other sources because it is not flat out trying to persuade you against or for Wal-Mart it is simply giving you information on how the store began, at least the article I read.
It was one of the most useful websites because it gave readers and myself an infrastructure we needed to understand all the other information given in the overall research. The history also helps form the readers opinion because it gives Wal-Mart a feeling of good intentions. I would say no one article has truly formed my opinion on Wal-Mart but all the sources gives me a pretty good idea of how I feel about the company.
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