Question:
How important is fresh water as a global commodity?
Important - vital, necessary
Fresh Water - clean, drinkable, accessible, unpolluted
Global Commodity - worldwide luxury, worldwide must, raw material
Audience - water companies
Focus - causes and effects
Possible Layers - poverty, wealth, ethics, survival of the fittest, hygiene, environment, health
Viewpoint 1: The importance of water as a global commodity
Main Point 1 - When the transfer of a vital commodity from one country to another is blocked economic chaos can follow. Example - If water bottle sales were no longer permitted people would become unemployed. "Water is 800 million dollar industry" - World bank. Main Point 2 - Water is essential for life. Example - Humans are 70% water, we need water to survive. We cannot survive more than three days without fresh water. Main Point 3 - Water is good for the body. Example - You need water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to your organs and tissues. Water also helps transport oxygen to your cells, removes waste and protects your joints and organs. Link: Article Main Point 4 - Hydroelectric plants are the largest users of water Example - Hydroelectric plants produce twenty percent of the world's electricity. They use a dam to capture the kinetic energy of the falling water to produce electricity. Link: Article |
Viewpoint 2: Why fresh water should not be a global commodity
Main Point 1 - Corporate businesses take control over drinking water Example- Companies such as Nestle take over ground water systems in small towns like Fryeburg, Maine without any government approval. Link: Tapped Documentary Main Point 2 - Bottled water is puts the environment at harm Example - Flint Hills petrochemical plants that package bottled water pollutes local ground water and the air. Kamillo beach in Hawaii Link: Tapped Documentary Main Point 3 - Bottled water also harms people Example - The plastic in bottled water is made of PET which is a chemical that is part of the Benzene family which is a cancer causing agent. Residents in Fryeburg, Maine who also live by packaging plants suffer from various diseases & many live with oxygen tubes. Link: Tapped Documentary Main Point 4 - Bottled water is a rip off Example - Companies such as Aquafina and Dasani advertise water that is from local springs but in all reality the water is only filtered tap water. Link: Tapped Documentary Hermit Crab in a bottle. Kamillo Beach, Hawaii. |
Introduction Points:
- Water is the basis for life
- Water as a right or privilege?
Opening Statement:
71% of the earth is water. Humans are made of up to 63% of water. Water is all around us.
Conclusion Position:
Water is vital essential for all life however, water should be used from municipal access points and bottled water should be saved for emergency situations because of their negative consequences.
Points:
71% of the earth is water. Humans are made of up to 63% of water. Water is all around us.
Conclusion Position:
Water is vital essential for all life however, water should be used from municipal access points and bottled water should be saved for emergency situations because of their negative consequences.
Points:
- Bottled water has more negatives than positives
- Water is necessary for all life