Today in class my teacher had us do three things. We had to fist do a survey, second watch a watched two videos, lastly we had to taste samples of water. After we tasted the water we had to grade it in the different categories.
The survey was about bottled water and it asked three questions. The first question was how offten do you drink bottled water. My answer to this was more the 1x/day. The second was why do you drink bottled water. I said that I drink it because bottled water tastes better than tap water. The finally question that survey asked was how much do you pay for water. I didn't really know how much I payed for water so I guesses and saidn$0.50-0.99/bottle.
As is said after we did the survey we watched two videos. The first video that I watched was about Bottled Water vs Tap Water. The video stated that many people say that they trink bottled water because it tastes better and tap water tastes like sewer. After doing tests on the tap water and 5 different brands of bottled water they realized that there was no difference between them.
The second video was called The Story of Bottled Water. The lady in the video said that when you typically test bottled water against tap that some the bottled is cleaner and sometimes it isn't. She said that in many ways bottled water is less regulated than tap. In taste test around the country people choose tap water more than bottled. A while back when companies were starting to make bottled water people laughed and said that they get water practically for free. Because of this the companies started to scare people into thinking that the tap water was not safe. 1/3 of all bottled water in the U.S. comes from the tap they have just been filtered. The video also stated that wen we dispose of the bottles that 80% of the end up in landfills or are burned. The rest of them are sent to India for recycling. The ones that are recycled though are were not all recycled. The parts that could not be recycled were put into people's backyards in India.
Now for the last assignment of the day. Like I said we had to tast water and score it. We tasted 3 different types of water. The categories for scoring were flavor, odor, and aftertaste. We had to score the water from 1 to 5 which 1 was the worst. After the whole survey was over our facilitator told us what each water was. I realized that I scored tap water as the highest. The other two were bottled water and the taste horrible especially the second one I taste. I gave it a one for each category.
Now that I know that tap is just filter bottled water I might just drink it. I realized that these companies are just trying to trick us into buying their products. If you would like to watch these videos here are the links below. Also if you have any comment please feel free to share. Have a great day.
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-bottled-water/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QBZac3MSY
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Life on the Other Side
How would my life be different if I was born to a poor family that makes $1/day in a developing country in Africa? Also what is my responsibility as a Christian to people who happened to be born in an underdeveloped area of the world and who don't have access to basic necessities of life? In this blog you will see my answer to all of these questions and I will also be talking about avideo that my teacher had us watch in class.
My life would be different in so many ways if I lived in a developing country. One example is that I would probably be walking to school instead of riding in a bus or car. I would not have the nice clothes that I have right now. I would also probably sleep on the floor instead of on a comfy bed.
Another example is that I would probably not have a lot of food or water so I would not eat much food or even healthy food. Because of this I would not be able to think straight in school if I was able to go to school. So my grades would drop tremendously. Soon I would just drop out because I was failing so much.
I am a Christian and I want to help these people who are living in developing countries. Here are some examples on how I can help them. For instance I think every one even if they are not Christians know how to this, I would pray for them. You can donate money to help them get the things they need. You can also get together with an organization and go over to the country and try to help them get to a better state of life.
The video that my teacher had us watch called Charity Water explained alittle bit more about this subject. Did you know that there is a water crisis in our world? Well if you didn't you know now. The video stated that nearly 1 billion people in the world live without clean drinking water. It is especially happening in developing areas. Water not only affects your health but also your education, poverty, and also women and children. It is very sad and mostly affects the women and girls living I these countries because they spend hours each day fetching water and do not have time for an education and the trip is very dangerous. The water that they collect has so much germs in it. They know it is but what choice do they have. This is their only source of water. Almost 1 billion people live like this every day.
Well this is the end of another one of my blogs. We can help these people. There are so many solutions to this water crisis. Remember, to give is to recieve but do not think that every time that you give you have to get something back in return especially if it is physical. You might just recieve the satisfaction of helping someone who was in need. And if you have anymore suggestions on how we can help these people please feel free to share.
My life would be different in so many ways if I lived in a developing country. One example is that I would probably be walking to school instead of riding in a bus or car. I would not have the nice clothes that I have right now. I would also probably sleep on the floor instead of on a comfy bed.
Another example is that I would probably not have a lot of food or water so I would not eat much food or even healthy food. Because of this I would not be able to think straight in school if I was able to go to school. So my grades would drop tremendously. Soon I would just drop out because I was failing so much.
I am a Christian and I want to help these people who are living in developing countries. Here are some examples on how I can help them. For instance I think every one even if they are not Christians know how to this, I would pray for them. You can donate money to help them get the things they need. You can also get together with an organization and go over to the country and try to help them get to a better state of life.
The video that my teacher had us watch called Charity Water explained alittle bit more about this subject. Did you know that there is a water crisis in our world? Well if you didn't you know now. The video stated that nearly 1 billion people in the world live without clean drinking water. It is especially happening in developing areas. Water not only affects your health but also your education, poverty, and also women and children. It is very sad and mostly affects the women and girls living I these countries because they spend hours each day fetching water and do not have time for an education and the trip is very dangerous. The water that they collect has so much germs in it. They know it is but what choice do they have. This is their only source of water. Almost 1 billion people live like this every day.
Well this is the end of another one of my blogs. We can help these people. There are so many solutions to this water crisis. Remember, to give is to recieve but do not think that every time that you give you have to get something back in return especially if it is physical. You might just recieve the satisfaction of helping someone who was in need. And if you have anymore suggestions on how we can help these people please feel free to share.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
How to Determine if Water is Potable
How do we know that water is potable (drinkable) or not? In this addition of my blogs I will explain to you how we can tell if it is. So sit back relaxation and relax and enjoy the ride. And if you want comment if you want to.
Acording to www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/public/drinking-water-faq.html the The United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is responsible for making sure that public water supplies within the United States are safe. Congres passed the Safety Drinking Water Act in 1974. The law is there to make sure that the water is good for us to drink. You can also bring someone into make sure that the water has no contaminats in it such as germs or chemicles. The web site says that if you are concerned about your water being contaminated in your home'a water system then you can contact your state drinking water certification officer. This person can give you a list of certified laboratories in your state. Depending on how many contaminants you want to test , the test can cost from $15 to hundreds of dollars. There is also a hotline that you can contact that can give you information on some testing methods it is called the Safe Drinking Water Hotline.
Acording to www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/public/drinking-water-faq.html the The United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is responsible for making sure that public water supplies within the United States are safe. Congres passed the Safety Drinking Water Act in 1974. The law is there to make sure that the water is good for us to drink. You can also bring someone into make sure that the water has no contaminats in it such as germs or chemicles. The web site says that if you are concerned about your water being contaminated in your home'a water system then you can contact your state drinking water certification officer. This person can give you a list of certified laboratories in your state. Depending on how many contaminants you want to test , the test can cost from $15 to hundreds of dollars. There is also a hotline that you can contact that can give you information on some testing methods it is called the Safe Drinking Water Hotline.
My Experience on the DHMO website
Today in English class my teacher assingnde us to go on the DMHO website. At first I did not know what to expect. Mostly because I had no idea what DMHO was. When I fInally reached the website I started to understand what it was. Now read on to see what I mean.
DMHO stands for Dihydrogen Monoxide. It is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. This information has come from - http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#CONCERN Some examples of DMHO are, Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or Hydric acid. I think I have got you locked in on my writing so let me tell you about what I thought when I was finished reading about DMHO. This chemical needs to be BANNED, it is a toxin and can kill you if you breath in too much of it. My thoughts all changed when my teacher started a discussion with the class.
We got duked. Sure this is a deadly chemical but there is one thing that the website did not point out. DMHO, is .... WATER. Yes, this chemical is basically water. Now you can't ban water can you? No, you cannot it is our source of life. So from hearing this I thought we cannot possibly get rid of DMHO, even though I think we should. What we can do is study more about it and what kind of damages the chemical can actually cause. Who knows maybe the website was totally wrong about it.
This expedience has taught me two thing. Number one I need to study science more. Reason being I would have never guessed that this toxic chemical was also water. The second thing I learned was that when I research something I should look into it more. Who knows I can learn something new that I never knew was true.
DMHO stands for Dihydrogen Monoxide. It is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. This information has come from - http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#CONCERN Some examples of DMHO are, Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or Hydric acid. I think I have got you locked in on my writing so let me tell you about what I thought when I was finished reading about DMHO. This chemical needs to be BANNED, it is a toxin and can kill you if you breath in too much of it. My thoughts all changed when my teacher started a discussion with the class.
We got duked. Sure this is a deadly chemical but there is one thing that the website did not point out. DMHO, is .... WATER. Yes, this chemical is basically water. Now you can't ban water can you? No, you cannot it is our source of life. So from hearing this I thought we cannot possibly get rid of DMHO, even though I think we should. What we can do is study more about it and what kind of damages the chemical can actually cause. Who knows maybe the website was totally wrong about it.
This expedience has taught me two thing. Number one I need to study science more. Reason being I would have never guessed that this toxic chemical was also water. The second thing I learned was that when I research something I should look into it more. Who knows I can learn something new that I never knew was true.
Friday, January 10, 2014
The Freedom of Water
Water is so important to our daily lives. We bath with it, use it to cook, and we drink it. Without water our lives in my opinion would be dull. I would feel life less. I would have no energy at all.
Here are some benefits of drinking water. One benefit is that you will increase your energy and decrease fatigue. It removes by- products of fat and reduces your eating intake. It flushes out the toxins in your body. It improves your skin completion. It is also a natural way to stop your headache.
Here are some benefits of drinking water. One benefit is that you will increase your energy and decrease fatigue. It removes by- products of fat and reduces your eating intake. It flushes out the toxins in your body. It improves your skin completion. It is also a natural way to stop your headache.
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