Exercise 4.3

This week I started to actually write my paper.  I started by writing three different introductions.  The purpose of this was to get a variety of options, and to pick the strongest to use in my essay.  Here are my three different introductions:

1.  Angela hasn’t said a word, she is just crying.  The tears are running down her face and she wipes them away with her hair.  She has been given food and water, but she has hardly touched it.  Angela is a victim of sex trafficking.  Even though she has escaped and made it to a shelter that can help her, she is having difficulty transitioning.  Sex trafficking victims are not only physically damaged, but also emotionally scarred.  Without proper treatment, it is very difficult for victims to assimilate back into society.  It is important that there be enough help for victims of sex trafficking. 

2.  Every thirty seconds a person is being trafficked.  Human sex trafficking is a serious problem that is happening all over the United States, probably even in your hometown.  Personally, I had never really thought about sex trafficking until I saw the movies Taken and Les Misérables.  These movies left a graphic image in my mind of human exploitation.  I was disgusted with the men involved in this industry.  I kept thinking to myself, how could a person be so cruel to another?  After all of my research on this topic, I am still unsure of the answer.  The women that survive sex trafficking have emotional and physical damage.  No one can take away the hurt that these woman and children have gone through, but many can help the survivors face life and move on.  In the debate over human exploitation, I’m persuaded that the most important thing to do is tend to the emotional impact of sex trafficking on the victims.  

      

3.  Sex trafficking is a problem that most people don't realize happens in our country.  Slavery was banished awhile ago and people think it has gone away, but it has just gone unnoticed.  What also goes unnoticed is victims of these crimes.  victims of slavery and sex trafficking  often go unnoticed while they struggle with emotional and physical damage.  Without the proper care, victims often turn to self abuse or suicide because they cannot deal with the pain.  These victims need to be helped emotionally so that they can deal with their traumatic circumstances.