“Promise and Poverty” by Tom Knudson was both a very informative and heart-breaking article. The author exposed Starbucks for its manipulative tactics and other methods to persuade the user to purchase their coffee. Starbucks used catchy phrases such as “it is grown in ways that were good for the environment and for the locals” which is very deceitful of them because it is the total opposite. I as a regular consumer at Starbucks was very disgusted at myself for contributing to a business that profit off of the sufferings of others. I was very misinformed, Starbucks did not provided workers with the proper essentials that they needed such as medical assistances, food, and shelters. It was also not good for the environment at all. In the article