Better Roses Than Cocain

by Nicholas Kristoff
Elyse Bower
May 4,2008

This article is about the free trade agreement between Columbia and America. The flower industry is booming in Columbia and that is where many of our flower bouquets come from. Many democrats don't want to renew the free trade agreement because of the violence in Columbia and say Columbia has abused human rights. The trade agreement has previously helped Columbia in providing more jobs and the murder rate has decreased since then. One of the conditions in renewing the agreement is that the Columbian government punishes the murderers of union members which is a big problem. The author is non biased and does a good job of pointing out the pros and cons of the trade agreement. He also includes situations by real people who are effected by the trade agreement. This article also touches your heart because it explains the violence in Columbia and how the trade agreement could reduce this. This author grabs and keeps your attention through out the whole article.