Yesterday in class, my teacher requested us to group together and come up with reasons why Pepsi should stay in or leave Burma.
A little backgrounder, Pepsi and other multi-national companies decided to invest in Burma for many reasons (maybe its low cost of business). Many organizations, human rights activists and students protested this move because Burma under a military regime is known for child labor and many or all forced to work with little or no salary. The taxes earned by the Burmese Government are mainly used to support the army and no social programs are in place.(Btw, this is a very interesting topic and makes you examine yourself and wonder what are my ethical beliefs)
Going back, i was assigned to a group that supports the departure of Pepsi from Burma. It was an easy stand. There has been no clear indication that Pepsi made any economic impact in the country except to fatten the pockets of the regime and they actively supported the agriculture industry of the country which uses slaves as laborers. But on the other hand, the time period that the MNCs have been operating in the country may have been to short to really see the lasting effects in social development. We will never know since many have decided to leave.
I was chosen as the speaker of the group. I structured my talk by first pointing out the reasons Pepsi gave for staying in Burma. Then I systematically tried to show that their reasons have no basis by giving facts from what I know and what I've read in the text.
After class, a classmate mine commented that she likes the way I speak because it seems that I truly believe in what I say. I spoke with feelings and conviction, she said. And by doing so, she finds herself agreeing with me and believing the things that I said.
Wow! That was a very good compliment coming from a person I barely know. I was afraid that during the presentation I came on too strong and the others might have felt that they were being attacked. But my classmate told me that it wasn't so. According to Ate Don, people here talk monotonously. They're flat... Guess that's why when I speak, I come on as someone with conviction.
A little backgrounder, Pepsi and other multi-national companies decided to invest in Burma for many reasons (maybe its low cost of business). Many organizations, human rights activists and students protested this move because Burma under a military regime is known for child labor and many or all forced to work with little or no salary. The taxes earned by the Burmese Government are mainly used to support the army and no social programs are in place.(Btw, this is a very interesting topic and makes you examine yourself and wonder what are my ethical beliefs)
Going back, i was assigned to a group that supports the departure of Pepsi from Burma. It was an easy stand. There has been no clear indication that Pepsi made any economic impact in the country except to fatten the pockets of the regime and they actively supported the agriculture industry of the country which uses slaves as laborers. But on the other hand, the time period that the MNCs have been operating in the country may have been to short to really see the lasting effects in social development. We will never know since many have decided to leave.
I was chosen as the speaker of the group. I structured my talk by first pointing out the reasons Pepsi gave for staying in Burma. Then I systematically tried to show that their reasons have no basis by giving facts from what I know and what I've read in the text.
After class, a classmate mine commented that she likes the way I speak because it seems that I truly believe in what I say. I spoke with feelings and conviction, she said. And by doing so, she finds herself agreeing with me and believing the things that I said.
Wow! That was a very good compliment coming from a person I barely know. I was afraid that during the presentation I came on too strong and the others might have felt that they were being attacked. But my classmate told me that it wasn't so. According to Ate Don, people here talk monotonously. They're flat... Guess that's why when I speak, I come on as someone with conviction.
1 comment:
with conviction jud soph?? hehe! i can still remember u & j.ong mag-argue sa pisay, more than conviction jud to ba! :p im glad ur doing well sa imong classes. god bless & keep it up!
P.S. the name of my blog is Tongue Temptations (not cutieissa culinary delights, hehe)
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