The Paradox of Bottled Water by Amy LeBel

Random Facts

100

What drink consumes significantly less energy than other products when making that product?

Bottled Water.

200

Was the audience for this paper a group or a specific person. Who was the specific person or group?

President Huddleston

300

What does NAPCOR stand for?

National Association for PET container resources

Sub-sections

100

What are three of the different Sub-sections in the essay?

"The Discouragement and Ban of Disposable Bottles" "The truth about Bottled Water" "The Freshman Fifteen and Calorie-Packed Beverages" "Human Behavior" "The Comparison of Plastics of different Beverages" "Potential Solution: Improved Recycling"

200

In which Sub-section did they talk about the rate of recycling of bottled water containers? What was the percentage?

The Sub-section was the Potential Solution: Improved Recycling. The recycling rate for bottled water containers has doubled over the past seven years, resulting in a rate of 38.6 percent.

300

Which sub-section includes the view of the opposing argument the most?

The Comparison of Plastics of Different Beverages

Sustainability

100

What is one thing that our campus has done to create a more sustainable campus?

Multiple answers- Example: The fact that they have put water bottle fountains in a lot of dorms helps create a more sustainable campus.

200

What year was the Sustainability program established at University of New Hampshire?

It was established in 1997.

300

True or False: University of Vermont has the oldest sustainability program in the country.

FALSE. University of New Hampshire has the oldest sustainability program in the country.

Persuasive Strategies

100

Name an example of PATHOS that the author used in the letter.

One way she used logos was by talking about the "Freshman Fifteen."

200

How did the author use LOGOS in the letter?

One way the author used logos in her letter was by giving statistics with numbers about the environment involved with plastic bottles.

300

Give an example of how the author used ETHOS in her letter.

One example of how she used ETHOS in her letter is when she quoted the International Bottled Water Association.

Essay Structure

100

What was the main structure of the paper?

The paper was mainly structured in letter format but also included subtitles to each of the key points which made the structure a little less formal.

200

Which appeal was used the most in this paper? Then, which was used the least?

Logos was used the most. Pathos was used the least.

300

Was the structure of the paper effective? And why?

Will vary. But, our group believed that the structure was effective in zoning in on the author's key points and also getting the audience's attention by making it easy to comprehend.