The Famous Mitre Soccer Ball

MITRE is one of the biggest brand names to soccer players throughout the world. As the fastest of its kind, it is used in some of the largest soccer tournament including the FA cup. It is a company that sponsors or pays many famous or professional players to wear their clothing, soccer boots, and protection such as shin guards. Over one hundred million soccer balls each year are hand stitched in India, being sold around the world to places such as the United States. Unfortunately, one of those soccer balls being produced is MITRE. Young kids every day, sometimes even six or younger are stitching soccer balls for no money at all. A world-famous company like MITRE should be setting standards for employee rights, not abusing them.

MITRE was not the only brand that had products made from sweatshops; there were some other famous companies as well. MITRE is very similar to the companies Nike and Reebok. Nike is one of the most popular and wealthiest companies in the world. There are also sweatshops overseas making shoes and clothing for Nike and Reebok. There are women and children working over sixty hours a week without any days off or getting paid. The only reason why these companies such as Nike and MITRE have been doing this is to make large profits. For example they would have a child make one soccer ball for thirty cents and sell it for thirty dollars in America. One company that is different from all the others is the sports brand Champion and Chi pants, which is a blue jeans company. The workers their make anywhere between seven to nine dollars, plus benefits. Recently MITRE, Nike, and Reebok plan to make soccer factories in Pakistan, only employing adults, and making education programs for kids.

MITRE has created a code of conduct to stop all of the sweatshops and favor employee rights, which can be reviewed on their website. Overall this company is looked at as one of the most elite soccer companies in the world. It is important that such a popular brand is creating their soccer balls fairly

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The Magic Treehouse

It was nine o’clock on a beautiful Monday morning at Nut Swamp Elementary School, it was my first day of second grade. The morning bell rang and it was time for me to take my seat. Within the first couple minutes my teacher introduced herself and handed us a book called The Magic Tree House. Up to this point, I was not very interested in school, and I did not enjoy reading or writing. After a few discussions about the book in class, I still wasn’t impressed. It was now three o’clock and time to get on the bus home!

 

        When I got to my bus stop, I ran inside and started to complain to my mom about school and how the teacher already had me reading a couple pages of the Magic Tree House on the first night. As I started to walk out the door to meet up with my friends, my mom stopped me and asked, “Don’t you have homework to finish first?” I tried everything in my power to get out that door but I knew I had to get my work done. I sat down with my mom and we started to take page by page together. I started to think that this reading thing was not that bad. Once I had finished my book, I ended up getting most of the books from that series and did my monthly book reports on them. I did not even realize it but my ability to write was improving as well.

 

            Reading and writing have became two tings that I enjoy doing in school. Even though I may struggle with writing, it still is something I have liked to do and want to continue to get better at. Without my second grade teacher handing me that book on the first day of class or my mom sitting down with me to read, who knows if I ever would have been interested in reading and writing. Over the years it has helped me become a better student and even help me branch out to new reading materials like magazines and different kinds of books like the Hardy Boys.

 

            My ability to read and write was tested during my high school years at Christian Brothers Academy. There I was told a lot of papers had to be written and books to be read and since it was something I enjoyed, it helped out tremendously. Reading and writing is very important in everyday life and helps us communicate with one another. There is always something new to be learned by picking up a newspaper, magazine, or book. 

My culture

My name is Brian Neller. I come from a family of five people, two brothers and a mom and dad. I come from mostly and Irish decent with a little bit of German. I was born in 1991, in a suburban area called Middletown, New Jersey. I am a Roman Catholic, I believe in one God and one God only. I was brought up a Roman Catholic, and I went to a Catholic school for four years. I happen to know a good amount about my religion. I have played basketball since I was a kid, and I still play today. Basketball is something I really love. 

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