Title: Bottled Water? Thoughts?
Course: World of Water > Section: Water around the world

Here is what I would say to my friends... Can you tell the difference between tap water and bottled water in a blind test?

I would do the test ... OK, there may be (not) some small differences in the taste but there are huge differences in the way it is made and the cost to you and all of us. Do you know any?

Wait for their answer ... Well, bottled water is more expensive because it needs to be extracted, bottled, transported and marketed. It is also bad for the environment because all this pollutes. If we just filled our water bottles with tap water, we could save a lot of money and some environment. I would show them this image: Is that what we want?

Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled_water

Graders' comments

I received your assignment fine Barbara. I can see this is a subject you feel very strongly about - which is good- but make sure you always show both sides of the argument even when  you think there is only one valid point of view:-D