Modern Slavery Rhetorical Analysis

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What do you picture when you think about modern slavery? How do you picture all of the horrible things these people have to go through in your head?

As long as something so big and terrifying does not affect our family or us personally, it seems so far away and almost…unreal. Of course, we think that we understand the seriousness of the problem. But even if we can really see the whole picture, it is details that actually matter. It’s details that make it seem real.

In this post we’re meeting Ramphal, Maria and Miguel, people from completely different places, with different lives and stories. The only thing they have in common is their slavery past - and here they are, ready to tell you all about it.

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