Instructions:
These response papers should demonstrate that you have completed the readings and reflected on the author’s argument as well as the evidence they use to support it.
In clear, concise language, you should identify two key passages or quotations and explain their significance in 500 words.
You should also pose at least one question for our class discussion. The readings that you pick should evoke something as you read them so that your paper will be an honest reflection of your reading experience.
Your reading response papers will be graded on the following scale:
10/10: An excellent response that concisely synthesizes the reading, integrating at least two key passages from the text to support critical analysis of the author’s argument and evidence, draws connections to course content and themes, and raises provocative questions for discussion.
7.5/10: A satisfactory response that attempts to synthesize the reading(s) but lacks critical analysis and/or required elements (quotations, questions).
5/10: Reading response is posted by the deadline, but analysis is superficial and perfunctory and/or required elements (quotations, questions) missing.
0/10: Failure to submit a response.
Please pick ONE reading for this assignment (links below):
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-cheap-out-of-control-inside-rise-of-shein/https://www.wired.com/story/fast-cheap-out-of-control-inside-rise-of-shein/https://www.wired.com/story/fast-cheap-out-of-control-inside-rise-of-shein/
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/10/shein-the-unacceptable-face-of-throwaway-fast-fashion
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU AREN’T JUST DESCRIBING AND SUMMARIZING THE READING BUT THAT IT IS BEING CRITICALLY ANALYZED AS DESCRIBED IN THE BOLDED TEXT ABOVE UNDER THE GRADING SCALE OF 10/10.
Course content and themes from the course that may be linked to this reading:
* ‘Test and Repeat Model’ that SHEIN uses is similar to the Amazon ‘Just in Time Model’
* “The U.S. banned the importation of cotton from Xinjiang because of its treatment of its Uyghurs people. Laboratory testing conducted for Bloomberg News on two occasions this year found that garments shipped to the US by Shein were made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region. The company didn’t dispute it just claimed a “Sustainability and Social Impact” report on Shein’s US website says the company carries out regular audits aimed at ensuring a zero-tolerance policy for “forced labor” and other environmental and social concerns.”
*SHEIN claims environmental measures by limited quantity. They claim to produce in “small quantities” of 50-100 “which reduces waste.” “The language is ambiguous again. Do they mean 50-100 pieces total per style? Or 50-100 pieces at a time? Even if it were the former, that’s still an unsustainable scale if you have thousands and thousands of items on your website”.
542155
4 minutes ago
Proper link for first reading: https://www.wired.com/story/fast-cheap-out-of-control-inside-rise-of-shein/
542155
2 minutes ago
The Limits of Corporate Responsibility are tied into the second theme.
Last Completed Projects
| topic title | academic level | Writer | delivered |
|---|