This article describes the problem
of water contamination in Seville, California, and the obstacles that people
face due to the unsafe water. The town is very poor, and paying for clean water
can take up to 10% of a person’s income. The area is predominantly
agricultural; the mean salary amounts to $14,000 a year, and the land is ridden
with pesticide and over irrigation. The tap water is so dirty that the
residents cannot use it for anything. The parents live in fear of the children
drinking water while cooling off with a hose or accidentally coming in contact
with the contaminated liquid. The non-bottled water could cause thyroid disease
and “blue baby syndrome,” which lowers the body’s blood capacity to carry
oxygen.
This article is very alarming as water is a necessity and there are clearly gaps in our infrastructure that need to be addressed. These already poor residents must pay extra for water because there is no other source of clean, safe drinking water. It also highlights how quickly our resources are draining. The amount of fresh water is decreasing and it is becoming contaminated. The article also sheds light on how important it is to ensure that everyone is getting safe, clean drinking water that doesn’t cost exorbitant amount of money. Here we take the substance for granted, but just across the country there are people going thirsty. Something should be done about this issue, as is dangerous to the community and children.
This article is very alarming as water is a necessity and there are clearly gaps in our infrastructure that need to be addressed. These already poor residents must pay extra for water because there is no other source of clean, safe drinking water. It also highlights how quickly our resources are draining. The amount of fresh water is decreasing and it is becoming contaminated. The article also sheds light on how important it is to ensure that everyone is getting safe, clean drinking water that doesn’t cost exorbitant amount of money. Here we take the substance for granted, but just across the country there are people going thirsty. Something should be done about this issue, as is dangerous to the community and children.
I believe that the author did a very
could job explaining the situation and how the absence of fresh water is
detrimental to the community as a whole. I feel as if the author could have
expanded more on the diseases that could be contracted from drinking the water,
as they were mentioned only in one sentence. It left me wondering if people in
the town have gotten the diseases and if the government has done anything about
this. I also feel as if thee author should have written about what we could do
to help those in this situation (or if there is anything we could do at all).
Other than that, it was a very informative, well-written article.
8 comments:
After reading Malika’s summary I was very intrigued with her topic and thought she did an excellent job. I first like how she really told it as the problem it is. For example, she said, “The parents live in fear” and “The water can cause thyroid disease.” Saying this just makes the reader see how much of a problem it is. I also liked how when she referenced “Blue Baby Syndrome” she explained what it is instead of just stating it. Finally, I liked how she pointed out that water is taken for granted because it is a point that I have never thought about before.
One thing she could have worked on is that she says, “something should be done about this issue,” but she doesn’t list any solutions. I would have liked to see her opinion on what to do. I also think she could have gone into more detail about why the water is getting contaminated. I understood that it was because of pesticides, but I would liked to have it talked about in more detail.
One thing that I learned from this article is that clean water is a problem in some areas of the United States. When I think about our country I always think of industrial areas with unlimited access to water but that isn’t the real story.
I thought Malika did a good job in explaining what this water crisis meant for people in California. Since most people have low income, because of their agricultural jobs, they cannot afford to pay for clean water. She stressed the idea that this is not just a problem for a few residents but that it is impacting a lot of people. She also did a good job in explaining what the effects of having bad drinking water are. They cause many health risks that further support her concern for the people in California. Finally, I thought Malika did a good job in saying what the author could have done to help. In reading the article, I found a lot of similar feedback.
I thought Malika could have improved in explaining how the water got dirty. I was very confused because she just stated that the water was dirty but how it got to be that way is a mystery to me but seems to be important to the article. I also thought Malika could have improved in explaining how this problem could have been improved. Even though the article had not stated what would be done to help, I think it would have been nice if she shared her opinion or even some ideas of how this crisis could be improved for the people of California.
I had learned a lot about the importance of having clean drinking water. I knew that it was important but I did not know how bad those diseases were. It was good to get informed about the importance of clean water and its impact on people .
I thought Malika did a nice job on this review. Her topic sentences were very clear and set up what each paragraph would be about. This made the review an easy read. Malika also did a nice job describing the economics behind this situation. In many articles the economics are not mentioned so you do not get the full picture. The fact that the citizens in this area are not financially well off helps explain why this water problem is hard to fix (they can’t afford it). Malika also emphasized how polluted water affects the children in this community. The fact that they can get thyroid disease and blue baby syndrome is terrible. It is definitely a huge concern since they can get these diseases by simply swallowing hose water while playing.
I think this review could have been better if it explained what specifically in the water caused these diseases. That information would help the reader understand what the major problem was and give ideas on how to fix it. Also Malika could have mentioned earlier in the article that the pollution was from the pesticides. I assumed at first that the pollution was from factories because the real reason was not addressed earlier.
I thought it was really interesting to learn about a water pollution scenario in the US. Generally clean water is a big issue in African and third world countries, so hearing about it happening in California is eye opening.
After reading the summary, I found the topic really intriguing. I felt that she did a great job summarizing the article and capturing my interest. Especially when she mentioned the statistic that "clean drinking water can take up to 10% of a persons income to pay for", which would clearly prove to be a problem for the residents of Seville, a "predominantly agricultural" town where the mean income of residents is "$14,000 a year". I liked how Malika explained the origins of this issue, noting that "the land is ridden with pesticide and over irrigation." I also liked how Malika made the consequences of this over irrigation poignant when she explained that "the tap water is so dirty that the residents cannot use it for anything." It is hard to imagine not being able to use our own tap water due to contamination.
I felt that Malika could have explained some of the alternatives for the townspeople of Seville by proposing possible solutions to the problem. I can only imagine how hard it is for the residents to go through their daily lives not being able to use the water for anything. I also would have liked to have learned how the residents deal with it. Do they only use bottled water? If so, how expensive is that in the long run compared to paying for clean running water? Overall, however, I felt Malika did a great job.
From this article, I learned not to take our clean water for granted. I also learned that, even in prominent western countries such as the US, serious problems pertaining to basic human rights still exist today.
Malika did a very nice job explaining the water crisis that is going on in California and how it affects the people living there as well. She addressed the idea of how it impacts a numerous amount of people and how it effects their living situations. It is very expensive to purify the water, which is causing people to be upset about their income, and how low it is becoming. She also did a nice job of explaining how dangerous dirty water can be and what it can do to people’s health. I learned that it causes health risks and which cause the concern for the people leaving in California. Finally I like how Malika talked about what she would have liked to do to improve this problem but the author never gave advice on what society can do.
Although the author did not give much detail on how to help the people, I wish Malika would have further examined on what people like us can do to help. I was confused on to how the pollution got to the water and where it came from. I wish that it was stated earlier in the report rather than where it was now.
I found this article to be very informative and I now realize that I have to be kept on my feet and look out for dirty water. It can happen anywhere not just in Africa or in countries that are dealing with poverty.
I really liked this article review by Malika. I really liked the way she dove right into the facts showing the true issue that this county in California has with water, it is a great attention grabber for the beginning of a review. Another thing I liked about her review was how she related this issue to the entire world by pointing out that this shows how quickly we are draining such valuable resources from our world. A final thing that I liked from this review was how in her final paragraph she raised questions that were on everyone’s mind instead of just following along with the article.
One thing I thought this lacked was a quote from the article; having a quote can allow for the tone of the article to be perceived by the readers.
One thing I learned was how close to home the water crisis is hitting, in fact, within our borders. Everyone hears of these problems in Africa or South America but assumes them to be far off and not relevant within the US.
Matt James
This article was really interesting to me. What intrigued me wasn’t the fact that the water was unclean to drink but rather the fact that there is still water problems that existed today. Really? I didn’t know that Seville faced this kind of issued since it was a kind of city in Spain. When you talk about problems that people faced today is either money/family problems and crimes and judgment they have to face but water is really unusual topic to discuss about. Also, these kind of issue often pop up in continent such as Africa where technology isn’t as developed as ours. I think Malika did a fabulous job in explaining the source problem at hand and introducing the disease that the people have to face when they come in contact with this water. I love how Malika stresses the fact that it doesn’t affect just one person but the whole community because it involves around the issue of circulation around the river banks. If I were Malika, I would explain the current process of solving this issue (if any) and give more information about how this contamination process started. I know that it doesn’t really give any information about it, but since this article was really interactive, I think she should of given some more research on this topic. Otherwise, everything else is fine. Now I’ve learn that there are information in this world that doesn’t just revolve around just media itself. Information that involves more complicated research than just read the newspaper.
This article was really interesting to me. What intrigued me wasn’t the fact that the water was unclean to drink but rather the fact that there is still water problems that existed today. Really? I didn’t know that Seville faced this kind of issued since it was a kind of city in Spain. When you talk about problems that people faced today is either money/family problems and crimes and judgment they have to face but water is really unusual topic to discuss about. Also, these kind of issue often pop up in continent such as Africa where technology isn’t as developed as ours. I think Malika did a fabulous job in explaining the source problem at hand and introducing the disease that the people have to face when they come in contact with this water. I love how Malika stresses the fact that it doesn’t affect just one person but the whole community because it involves around the issue of circulation around the river banks. If I were Malika, I would explain the current process of solving this issue (if any) and give more information about how this contamination process started. I know that it doesn’t really give any information about it, but since this article was really interactive, I think she should of given some more research on this topic. Otherwise, everything else is fine. Now I’ve learn that there are information in this world that doesn’t just revolve around just media itself. Information that involves more complicated research than just read the newspaper.
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