Persuasive Speech : Water Conservation

Only 2 out of the 70 percent of the planet’s water is fresh, but 1.6 percent cannot be used because it is locked in polar ice caps and glaciers. People from the Global South have the least infrastructure to ensure them clean water, which is why each year, millions of people die from water-related diseases. Life without clean water, let alone access to water like we have in NYC, is quite grim in many places. This is why it is imperative that New Yorkers start to understand and care more about their daily water consumptions and their effects of the water cycle.

"Water For All" is a mission statement of an MIT project claims that clean water is paramount to a successful society and that there are consequences to inaction toward this problem. The article first provides a description of why water is important and who it affects next, it explains where water is and how it is used and lastly, it analyzes a solution and the consequences if a successful solution is not provided. The author gives data on the people who are affected by the lack of drinkable water in order to convince the reader that this is a large problem. The language in this article is simple yet informative widening the audience to anyone who can help aid the program or anyone who can spread the word about the program.

Fresh water is one of the basic needs and essentials of all living things. Although, we all utilize it differently, we use it in an everyday basis. Without water, it is simply said in five words that “there would be no life.”

The Earth is a huge planet this is covered by 70 percent water. Astonishingly from this 70 percent the human population can only use 1 percent of the world’s water the rest of it is salt water, frozen, or in some way unattainable (Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2016). Humans have found many different ways to obtain this 1 percent of fresh water they need, but the techniques vary depending on location. In San Jose, California we obtain our water from 3 major sources: groundwater, imported surface water, and local mountain surface water. These 3 sources contribute different amounts of water to the San Jose community. Imported surface water composes about 50 percent of our water supply, while ground water composes roughly 40 percent, and local mountain surface water composes approximately 10 percent (Santa Jose Water Company, 2016). However, these percentages can change due to factors such as weather and global warming.

Thesis/Central Idea: Accessibility to clean water is a global issue that can greatly reduced through water filtration, chlorination, and collection grids.

Water may be a renewable resource, but the world’s supply of drinkable fresh water is being consumed more rapidly than ever before, and most importantly, more rapidly than it can be replenished. Only 2.5% of water on Earth is fresh

Water is all around us. This substance is of high importance to every living thing which is on planet earth. As much as we consider water to be life and the most important substance, still we don’t seem to appreciate it very much, as it is being wasted in such great amounts. Everyone believes that water will always be around but not taking into account that the majority of the water on planet earth are not for human consumption. Human beings can only survive on consuming fresh water. The percentage of

Water usage to it’s full potential with the least amount of waste is a problem for many countries including the UNited STates. It is vital that a way is found where water can be used to it’s full potential, since it is used in almost every aspect of everyday life. Through a variety of persuasive devices, Webber is able to explain what the water problem is in the United States, and explain why it is important for citizens to work together toward a

Among all of the resources in the world, there is one that we do not often consider to be diminishing. The masses take this resource, water, for granted. When the average person takes a single look at a world map, they see multiple blue oceans covering the Earth. But, although we are surrounded by water, our clean water reserves dwindle rapidly. In her article, “Water Works”, Cynthia Barnett attempts to bring this issue to greater light and offers her own solutions. While I agree with many of Barnett’s points, she fails to look at the arguments of her detractors to the detriment of her already flawed case.

On a regional scale there are similar concerns, especially in areas experiencing rapid population growth (Sun, et al., 2008). Fresh water itself is considered a provisioning ecosystem service as well as being the precursor to a host of other provisioning services such as supplies of fish, timber, and hydroelectric power (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Thus, it is not only water quantity but also water quality that is of

Earth is filled with vast amounts of water, yet it’s like a cruel joke to people who cannot drink it due to its toxicity to us. Likewise, fresh water is our most precious resource that people depend on every day. Our society is based around the use of large amounts of water in our everyday lives. Charles Fisher, a three time winner of the Gerald Loeb award, a writer for the magazine Fast Company, and the author of The Walmart Effect and The Big Thirst, tells a different story. In the article Will the World Run out of Fresh Water, which explains that people take water for granted and never see its true value like people in the past, published at the Detroit Greenhaven Press in 2012. Because we use vast amounts of water and never see the process in which water is given to people, Fisherman proposes this idea that water is taken for granted until we run out, which is more than true.

The issue I am trying to persuade my audience to follow is the major water quality problem in Iowa. My audience would be the people of Iowa, EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency), or the DNR (the Department of Natural Resources). I believe that if Iowa’s citizens and those two major environmental agencies worked together, that we could make a difference in water pollution in our state. Therefore having them as an audience would be very beneficial.

Thesis statement: Fresh and clean water is vital to the very existence of the human race.

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.

Can you imagine getting sick every single time you drink water from your sink? That is something I have had to experience for about 14 years of my life. My country has been suffering from really bad water conservation since forever. Rivers turn grey, fish are lacking... That is a reality the D.R.C. has to face daily. Living there made me realize how important water conservation truly is and I would like to tell you about it.