The link to our NY Times Project was: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/pswater
We decided to do this project on Apple because it was really convenient for all of us. In our sociology class, we read New York Times articles about how Apple hires its employees and the working conditions of these employees. This gave us a head start on our topic and makes the project easier. In addition, Apple released new version of the iPhone around the time this project was given to us which made it really easy for us to relate the topic of Apple to a local level. Personally, I enjoyed doing this project. By seeing the articles that my group and I have read, I was able to see how globalization affect the U.S. economy. I was also able to see how the issues that we have learned in American History class still pertain to modern day. Even though America is the land of the free, many American companies and industries still take advantage of child labor and make oversea employees have working conditions similar to the industrial revolution. This project helped me appreciate American history and the connections it has to modern day problems.
