Human Trafficking Essays - Crime, Sex Crimes, Violence Against Men

Human Trafficking What is human trafficking? Human trafficking is the trading of humans for explicit reasons from one country or area to another. They can be traded for forced labor or sexual exploitation. The way human trafficking usually begins is by targeting the victims "vulnerability until she's broken down and trapped" (Mandou Ashmar). The human trafficker will promise a well paying job to the victim in a big city or foreign country. Once the victim accepts this offer, they fly to their new destination and are forced to work for little or no wages to pay off a "smuggling fee" debt. In the process of trafficking, the trafficker may threaten the victim by taking their documentation and telling them they'll deport them if they report their exploitation. Lies about what may happen if they do report to law enforcement are told to them; for example, that they will serve jail time or get raped by police. Some places victims will usually be hidden are behind locked doors in brothels and factories. Other times, victims will be out and about and perhaps talk to community members. But since people lack awareness of human trafficking, it would be hard to identify the victims that are suffering this heinous crime. It is estimated that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking around the world; thousands of those being in the United States. Human traffickers in the United States usually target men and women, adults and children, and foreign nationals and U.S. citizens. I chose this topic because human trafficking is something that happens all around the world, yet not much people speak on it. Los Angeles, California is reported one of the worst child sex trafficking areas in the Unites States. I did not know that until I searched up top three states for human trafficking and I was shocked. Los Angeles is such a big city and I don't live to far from there so to think that one of my siblings, friends, or even myself could have been a victim is terrifying. We should not be afraid to step out of our houses to go for a walk or go to the store in fear that something like this may happen to us, our children, or anybody. More awareness needs to be brought to the subject because it affects everybody and it needs to be stopped. There are many ways to recognize human trafficking taking place. One of them is the Internet, "The internet is a great resource, use it, all you have to do is Google "human trafficking" and "anti-human trafficking organizations" to fi nd resources and organizations" (Mandou, Ashmar). Also, schools are a target for traffickers since children are very vulnerable so parents need to be aware and pay close attention to that. I was so nervous the day I presented my first speech. As I did speeches two and three, those nerves started to go away just a little. I know I probably didn't sound nervous but inside I feel like I'm shaking. I have come to realize though that mostly everybody in this class is nervous when it is time for them to present. What I would like to improve upon in the remaining weeks is my speed. I talk way to fast which makes it hard for the audience to keep up with all the information I am talking about. Also, I would like to improve my eye contact. When I lock eyes with somebody I tend to forget what I am going to say next for some reason so I need to work on that. Lastly, I need to stop reading from my paper so much. I know referring to a speaking outline would help me look into the audience more rather than using a working outline.