Sunday, September 7, 2008

Haesun: Ashley Judd and human trafficking

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204360,00.html




Ashley Judd is not a popular star among the teenagers. What's remarkable about this acrtress is that she stepped out and made a statement about the issu of human trafficking. Although she may not be Ashton Kutcher or Brad Pitt, she is a celebrity and it takes real courage and responsibility to c0mmit oneself to the issue publicly. I think what she did was great. The source where this article was released is a magazine called PEOPLE. This magazine mostly deals with celebrity gossips and scandals. It is a fun magazine to read in spare time, and I sometimes enjoy reading it as well. However, it is agreeable that the magazine does not deal with serious issues often. Just by seeing the length of the article, I could not help but notice how little attention this article was given. The event was introduced in five very short paragraphs wich briefly explains what happened. Moreover, except for the first paragraph, the article does not mention human trafficking as a main topic. I think the writer should have been more careful and sincere when she was writing the article. Human trafficking IS a serious issue and it feels like the writer doesn't care so much about the issue and more interested in the celebrity herself, which may be true.

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