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Barnett states that one of the primary reasons that have led to a diminishing of water resources has been the misuse and pollution of water and water sources. She

The school activity that was the most meaningful to me was and will be my senior year Kairos experience. Kairos is a four-day retreat that led by seniors at my high school. It is meant to be a time of rest and spiritual awakening for all those that participate. It gives students time to discover themselves, form a bond with classmates, and ponder their relationship with God. There are two ways to experience Kairos. The first way to experience Kairos is by attending it as a student. The second way to experience Kairos is by being a leader of a future Kairos.

Moving on, there are some issues with the legislation that has been passed in order to conserve the water, especially concerning the Clean Water Act. People are having opposition with the rules of the Clean Water Act. Small business owners feel that this act is restricting the way that they tend to their property. For example, several farmers use pesticides, herbicides, and other fertilizers to keep harmful insects and other animals off of their crops, so they can grow properly. These pesticides eventually end up in our local rivers, lakes, and oceans which are making humans and animals very ill. However, they make money by the crops they sell, and to them, the Clean Water Act has a very negative economic impact on them (Landers). Although

Water is probably the most important resource we as people have. Humans can survive without food for several weeks, but without water we would die in less than a week. On a slightly less dramatic note, millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling industrial processes, not to mention leisure industries such as swimming pools and water-sports centers. Despite our dependence on water, we use it as a dumping ground for all sorts of waste, and do very little to protect the water supplies we have.

With 1,400 miles of water and 9 states using it- water is running out fast. Farmers that use the water are saying that they have more legal rights to use the water since they are growing food to give to everyone. Although, cities are needing water to keep their people alive as well.

The first activity I completed was observing a Davidson County School Board meeting on the topic of an information breach that occurred. I took notes throughout the meeting and supported every teacher that spoke about their concerns. Collecting trash around the Ledford High School campus, both the football and baseball stadiums on two different occasions, was the next activity I completed. I then helped to paint a set for the Ledford Production of The Music Man. When the Special Olympics was held at Ledford, I decided to use that opportunity to become a buddy. I took the athlete and his family that I was paired with around to the different games that were offered, and got him water and snacks when he needed it. I was also a buddy for multiple athletes at the Miracle League of High Point. I assisted and encouraged each child as they batted, ran the bases, and played in the outfield in every game.

I worked for twelve hours at a phone bank calling voters to promote passage of Measure J. This was the second time I have done that for a Sonoma County initiative. Volunteering for the phone bank, I already knew what to expect (lists of phone numbers and names, scripts to use, and the people I would mostly be talking to, provided they answered the phone.) This was more than an assignment for me, however. This is something I feel truly passionate about because I use these parks regularly.

In the United States, the available water resources is also under assault. Half of water collected and stored by existing infrastructure is usually used in the production of electricity. This forces the population to use and divide what little there is left. This has always been a “good enough” approach until now, when water prices and population is on the rise.(3) There are already calls for charging water resources in order to increase efficiency of use.(3) Water protection is already being carried out and has been for years, but there is still water pollution occurring within the United States. After the Civil war, America strived to provide its population with clean water

Who enjoys going to a body of water for recreational activities to find the lack of water or that it is too polluted to enjoy? I know I find it quite frustrating. Having Smoky Mountains National Park as my back yard growing up, I enjoyed fishing and tubing on the vast lakes, rivers, and streams. Now, living in Illinois, I still try to enjoy lakes and rivers, but find many of the bodies of water are either depleted or polluted. Like Derrick Jensen shows in “Forget Shorter Showers”, I believe that large scale waste reduction will decrease the damage done to the environment. I do agree to an extent with

The seventh activity I participated in was wearing green on October sixth to support mental health awareness. It was neat to see how many people participated. Making people more aware of mental health disorders is very important because some people truly do not understand them.

Is there anything better that a cool glass of water on a hot day or a swim in a clear blue lake? We need water for drinking, and we need it for recreation. We use it in a thousand ways. Without it, we could not survive. Yet with more and more people on our planet, we are using a lot and also using it carelessly and that is effecting our everyday living.

Another activity that I enjoyed was helping out with the HawaiiCC day; which was a college fair for middle and high school students. The events were different programs and student services provided from the college. In our table we had Financial Aid, Carpentry Academy, and Fire Science. As we waited for the students from middle and high schools to come to our table, I got to experience the traditional Native Hawaiian welcome ceremony called Kipaepae; which they dance, sing, and played the drums. As the Kipaepae ended students began to visit the tables, at the beginning students were not interested in our club, but soon as our AJ club members began to shoot toilet paper in the toilet; which is like a basketball game, but instead of a ball its

When referring to Arizona’s water Kris Mayes, chairwoman of the state’s utility regulatory panel once said, “How do you say just how valuable water is in an arid state like Arizona?” she said. “It’s like the credit-card commercial-it’s priceless” (McKinnon). She was right, because in a dry state like Arizona, water is pretty important. To say water is ‘pretty important’ for the world is an understatement. We use water to function. And when we think of water we think of saving it. Keep the faucets from dripping or turn off the water while brushing your teeth. There are numerous tips for water conservation, but people don’t often think of the damage that is already done. Damages like ‘dead zones’. Dead zones in the ocean have been around for

In today’s society, the idea of a limited resource is not a foreign concept. Most people understand that eventually humans will use up many of these resources, such as fossil fuels, and they will cease to exist. However, very rarely does a conversation about limited resources get started over the water. While water itself is not a limited resource, clean drinkable water is becoming scarcer as people continue to use excess water. The documentary “Last Call at the Oasis” highlights how precious water is to survival and just how much miss use of water occurs in the United States alone. Even though the United States has gone down the wrong path with its water consumption methods, it may not be too late to recover. With the proper systems and education in place, the chances of delaying a water crisis increase exponentially.

For every technological advancement there is generally a need or purpose associated with it. Water recycling is no different. Several regions of the United States are in the middle of a drought. Regional droughts have become much more common in the past 50 years. Drought prone areas, thanks to many water conservation programs, already use less water per capita than areas of the country with plentiful water resources. Due to tremendous advances in technology, we now have the opportunity to take water conservation to the next level. By reusing our water we can cut down the amount of fresh water used and better protect our