Stop Using Bottled Water

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Outline (Persuasive Speech) Reasons to stop drinking bottled water English XI Hugo G. Opener building on areas of agreement: Water. We all know it's good for us, we are constantly told we're not drinking enough of it, and we are forever adding colors, coffee, sugars and flavorings to it in an attempt to make it taste better. It helps you regulate body temperature, delivers nutrients to ours cells, metabolizes fats, and did you know that up to 60% of the human body is water, the brain is composed of 70% water, and the lungs are nearly 90% water, bone has 22% water and about 83% of our blood is water?. Each day humans must replace 2.4 liters of water, some through drinking and the rest taken by the body from the foods eaten. Statement of specific purpose: Why buy bottled water? Preview of main points: Bottled water is healthy water. In reality bottled water is just water (40 % of the bottled water in the US is filtered water). However that fact is not stopping people from buying a lot of it. Here are some reasons to stop the bottled water habit. 1. The price of bottled water is way higher than tap water 2. Plastic contains chemicals that could be attracted by water 3. The environment pollution for production and waste is huge Body: 1. The price of bottled water is way higher than tap water A. Bottled water costs between $.89 to $2.00 per bottle, while tap waters costs less than $0.01. The largest consumer countries are 1.- USA, 2.-Mexico, 3.-China, 4.- Brazil B. 90% or more of the bottled water cost goes to bottling, packaging, marketing, shipping, etc. 2. Plastic contains chemicals that could be attracted by water C. Plastic bottles can leach chemicals into the water if left in the sun, heated up, or reused several times. D. Every plastic has a number surrounded by a triangle and it identifies the

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