Water is the most commonly consumed drink in today’s world. Mostly‚ because it is essential to life‚ and partly because it is being presented to consumers in a neatly labeled‚ bottle. Water is a necessity‚ but having it in a bottle is not a necessity. In an article by Tree Hugger it asserts “Somehow‚ somewhere‚ somebody decided that tap water was no longer acceptable and along came the paranoia‚ the bottled water and the oceans full of trash and empty plastic bottles”(Watson). This statement reiterates
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The Proposed Soda Tax: The Poor and Middle Class Pay the Price Why must the poor and middle class suffer whenever money is needed to fund some programs or fix the deficit? People are stripped to the bone already‚ what with the Enron scandal and Bernie Madoff making off with millions of citizens savings. Now the poor and middle class people of this great nation are being called upon once again‚ to give more of the nothing that they already don’t have for a Soda Tax. A tax that health
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what it has come to. Therefore‚ the government needs to impose a soda tax. The soda tax debate has garnered big headlines in newspapers. It ’s only fitting that the attention surrounding America ’s obesity epidemic might come to rest on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs.) The nation ’s penchant for soft drinks is on the rise; we now drink on average 50 gallons per person per year‚ about double the amount we drank in 1977. (The Soda Tax: Potential Weapon In America ’s War Against Obsesity) Last year
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welcomed by neither citizen nor the New York highest court. According to a nationwide poll by Rasmussen Reports‚ only 19 percent of adults support the soda ban‚ and the highest court rejected the Sugary Drinks Portion Cap rule in 2014‚ saying it was “exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority” (Eugene). In my opinion‚ the soda ban is an effective
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One person will say ‚”that bottled water is better” and another will say‚” no way tap is better.” Almost like the on going argument that went on in Bobby Bushay’s head in the movie Water Boy where he was saying H2O is better than Gatorade. But when it truly comes down to it tap water is really the winner. It’s better than bottled water in many ways in general. Firstly it costs a whole lot less than bottled water‚ secondly because most of the time bottle water is that same as tap‚ and lastly it does
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Bottled Water and Tap Water The quality of water that we drink is a significant determinant of our health. Guarantee of the safety of water is a base for the prevention of diseases. Several people prefer to drink bottled or commercial mineral water in the presumption that they are safer and have quality as compared to tap water. I believe that tap water is the best choice for a few different reasons‚ Bottled water is very popular and easily available at most stores. Consumers spend a large
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Take a Bottle of Chemicals Please Water‚ our main source to survive. Water is the fuel humans run off of to become healthy‚ hydrated‚ and energized. The difference is whether people drink out of a bottle or out of the sink. When cooking‚ cleaning‚ showering and brushing teeth people are using the water coming from the underground or above ground. It is easily accessed in everyday lives. Most prefer a bottle because it is already filtered and it is cleaner but‚ water like Dasani or Zepherhills has more
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Tap water seen as the better choice There have been on-going debates; “Whether bottled water is better for you?” This debate always ends up with two different sides. Some people prefer bottled water over tap water for several reasons‚ but others think variably. In my personal opinion‚ I think bottled water is the same as tap water for a numerous reasons. Bottled water is expensive‚ it creates a lot more pollution in the landfill‚ and lastly bottled water is not any better‚ healthier or safer
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gain. This article was Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of sugary sodas above sixteen ounces. This proposal would only affect restaurants‚ theaters‚ and sports venues. Grocery stores or vending machines will not be affected with the soda ban in any way. Yet‚ in my opinion‚ sodas are not the only problem that increases obesity. As an example of a similar proposal‚ studies have shown that the ban of sodas in schools did not decrease weight gain. Sometimes we have to look deeper into
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Next to oxygen‚ water is the second most crucial necessity of human life. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water (Perlman). Human blood is made up of ninety-two percent water (Sanders). The relevance of ingesting water is the cause for a debate about which source is the best‚ bottled water or tap. There are several reasons to choose bottled water over tap water when quenching thirst. One reason to choose bottled water rather than tap water is because bottled water is odor free. Occasionally
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