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Herumin, Wendy. //Child Labor Today: A Human Rights Issue//. Berkeley Heights: Enslow, 2008. Print. Issues in Focus Today.

Wendy Herumin is a published author who writes young adult books about pressing issues in today’s society. She has written __Child Labor today: A Human Rights Issue__, and in depth critical evaluation of existing institutions of child labor and __Censorship on the Internet: From Filters to Freedom of Speech,__ a critical review of censorship and its impact. Herumin qualified, published author who analyzes critical issues relating to society. This specific source is an informational report because it provides general information about child labor and how culture can impact its occurrence. It is also a persuasive piece because it paints child labor in a negative light. This source is intended to be geared towards young adults.

Throughout the source, the author’s thesis seems to be that child labor that is deeply rooted in culture is a growing epidemic in our nation that claims that lives of children and is ultimately bad. The author argues that child labor prevents most children from attending school, thereby ensuring their bleak future and impossible escape. Herumin does state that children in impoverish countries may work to provide for their family, however, others are wrongly fully forced into the practice and are often given no choice or alternate options. She argues that this practice is wrong, should be abandoned, and that more needs to be done to eradicate child labor in the world. The author provides statistics as well as quotes from other sources, child labor prevention organizations, children, and qualified professors. The author provides a boundless amount to information about my topic, which is how culture impacts the proliferation of child labor. She provides many examples of cultural traditions, such as camel racing in the Middle East, that encourage the use of child labor. Herumin covers topics such as child labor abuse, why children work, possible solutions, different types of child labor, and slave labor.

Overall, the source is logical, clear, and well-researched. The author backs up many of her claims with reliable sources and quotes from different child labor prevention organizations. The topic is adequately researched and even provides and looks into the future as to how child labor could be reduced or eradicated. The author is motivated to argue that child labor is not always a good practice because most children are forced or wrongfully deceived into participating in it. However, she does acknowledge that some families need their children to work to provide for them. I believe this source was very helpful, in gave me general information about my topic. I learned different types of child labor and where it occurs from this source. This source provides several examples of how culture impacts child labor through the stories it recounts. This source helped me develop my argument because now I have specific examples of how culture impacts child labor.