Lap 5, Blog Entry #1. China now, America then.

Currently, workers in China have very bad working conditions, and at the turn of the century, so did Americans. The Chinese workers, are treated unfairly, belittled, and have to work long hours under unsanitary conditions, for a minimal amount of money. The Americans at the turn of the century were treated almost the exact same way. Many Chinese workers have to suffer through long hours of working without break, and some even live where they are working. Most of these workers can't provide for their families, therefore they have no choice but to take the job. Americans at the turn of the century also couldn't provide for their families well, so they too had to suffer through the hardships and continuous hours without a break. These workers, Chinese and American, were living in poverty, and barely made enough to keep food on the table. What's honorable about it though, is that they actually made an effort to provide for their families, although they had to go through some terrible things to do so.