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22	October 2013

Oct 22nd: The Story of Stuff

-This video is full of statistics, and has facts about the United States and the world that are very easy to follow. She says things like �The US uses 30% of world resources and only 5% of population,� and that we would need 3 to 5 plants if everyone consumed at the same rate as the United States. Another fact is that �four billion pounds of toxic chemicals a year from the United States.�
-The amount of fact and statistics is something I really liked about this video. It allowed me to see how real everything is by the use of actual numbers. The facts are definitely things I was unaware of, and I liked being able to get this information in such an interesting way. I especially liked the fact about the resources used in the United States and the amount of planets that would be needed. It shows just how much we use, how much more we use than other countries, and that we should probably cut back on the amount we use.
-There is a part where she gives a stat about babies getting the highest dose of toxins from breast-feeding, but then goes on to say that �breast feeding is still best, and we should definitely keep breast-feeding.�
-This quote kind of confuses me. She states that breast-feeding is bad for children and it gives them many toxins. Breast-feeding apparently gives so many that babies have the highest amounts of toxins from their mother. She says it should be safe, which I agree with but I don�t really understand her next point. After stating how bad it is for the babies she still says it is best and should continue. I just don�t understand how that correlates, and how it can be fixed. I know that she believes the government should fix the issue, but I don�t know how since it is such a big change.