This is NOT the complete assignment. See your course shell for all the requirements of the research project
Research Question or Problem:
In recent years, several U.S. sanitation companies were found guilty of violating US Child Labor laws due to the hiring of immigrant minors. However, as we learned in Divakaruni’s essay “Live Free and Starve,” child labor in overseas countries may be a financial necessity for the respective country and child alike. Develop an argument that responds to author and photographer Dr. David Parker’s question: “Under what circumstances and conditions should children work?”
The question assumes that child labor is a necessity in some countries. But in your essay, you can agree, disagree, or both. Consider responding to questions like what kind of paid work, for how many hours a week, is appropriate for, say, a ten-or-twelve-year-old child? What about children working in their family businesses? Where do you draw the line between occasional babysitting or lawn mowing and full-time factory work?
Research the history of child labor in the United States, including the development of child labor laws. Research articles from the web and college databases about child labor to help support your answer.
**You may focus on ONE country and/or Child Labor in the United States. In addition, remember to respond to Divakaruni’s argument in your essay.
Research
Types of source material: web, library print, library database, books, periodicals, scholarly journals, blogs, interviews, other audio/visual materials, government docs, etc.
*Minimum number of sources: Six (6)
Students are required to use MLA (9th ed.) when citing secondary sources both in-text and end-of-text.
Length of quotations are limited to four lines per quotation and no more than two quotations per paragraph.
Minimum of FIVE (5) FULL pages. Maximum SIX (6) pages.
Each of these sources has its own strengths and weaknesses.
