Comparative Essay
By: Justin Li
Did you know that only 1 out of 6 plastic water bottles make it to the recycling bin? In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, both articles discuss the issue with pollution. These two articles have many thing in common but also have many differences. In the following paragraphs I will state these similarities and differences in the passages “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson.
In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, they both have many similarities and difference, these are some of the similarities. One similarities is that in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, is that article states plastic bottles are causing pollution. In comparison, the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, the text states”Plastic doesn’t break down and become absorbed by the environment. Instead, sunlight breaks it down into pieces about the size of plankton, which are tiny organisms that float in the sea. These tiny pieces of plastic enter the food chain.” which is hurt lots of animals. Another similarity is that both articles encourage people to recycle, in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, it states”Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.” Also, in the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, the text states “But artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi doesn’t throw it away. She uses the trash to create giant sculptures of marine animals.” Those were some of the similarities in the passages “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, now I will states the differences.
In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, both passages have many similarities and differences. These are some of the differences. One differences is that in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, the author is talking about water bottle pollution while the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson talks about using trash to make marine animals. Also, in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, the author states that plastic bottles are cause a lot of pollution, while “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson states that recycling can lessen pollution. Another difference is that the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson states ”The project is called Washed Ashore and its goal is to raise awareness about the effects of littering on ocean animals.” Also, in article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, it talk about Angela Haseltine Pozzi creations and how great they are. Another difference is that the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox states that you should raise awareness about plastic waste. Also the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox states” But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem.” Those were the differences in the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson.
In conclusion, the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, they both have many similarities and differences. I hope these articles will rise awareness about pollution and help our environment stay healthy and stop pollution.