ENG 1101: Original Traces

Fiji Water: Spin The Bottle by Anna Lenzer “The reality of Fiji, the country, has been eclipsed by the glistening brand of Fiji, the water.” (Anna Lenzer 3) Fiji Water has become one of the most popular imported bottled water in the country, but what consumers do not know, is the history behind it. So [...]

Message in a bottle – Charles Fishman Fishman states “Bottled water is the food phenomenon of our times.”(1) Fishman indicates how our spending on bottle water is a big deal on how we spend our money, were basically spending more than how much is the price for gasoline. Its becoming so much of a big [...]

Message In A Bottle By Charles Fishman Fishman discusses that “At Whole Foods, the upscale emporium of the organic and the exotic, bottled water is the number-one item by units sold”. (1). Fishman argues that whatever people buy in supermarkets, water bottles is the number-one priority to buy. It is the number-one priority because it [...]

Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle by Anna Lenzer Lenzer concludes her article by stating ” Without Fiji water, Fiji is kind of screwed.” (6) Lenzer implies that Fiji Water is one of the few options the country has for economic development, along with sugar and tourism. The Fiji Water company has donated hundreds of thousands [...]

“As we’ve rolled out the lightweight bottle, people have said, ‘Well, that feels cheap,’” says Jeffery. “And that’s good. If it feels solid like a Gatorade bottle or a Fiji bottle, that’s not so good.” Fishman describes how people don’t care about what they are putting in their body all that matters to them if [...]

(Message in a bottle by Charles Fishman) Fishman states that “Looking at the piles of water, you can have only one thought: Americans sure are thirsty.”(14). Fishman argues that we americans drink so much bottled water because its known to be more healthier then tap water. People don’t believe in drinking tap water because of [...]

(Message in a bottle by Charles fishman) Fishman stated that ” We’re buying the artful story the water companies tell us about the water; where it comes from how healthy it is, what it says about us.” (1) fishman argues that most of the bottled water we buy, originat from tap water that is provided [...]

The Real Roots of Darfur- Stephan Faris Faris concludes, “Among the implications arising from the ecological origin of the Darfur crisis, the most significant may be moral” (2). His conclusion is fair because there is obviously a morality issue in Darfur. Arabs and Africans are aginst each other. Faris mentions that there really isn’t much [...]

Charles Fishman states that “Bottled water has become the indispensable prop in our lives and our culture.”(3rd paragraph-1st sentence)

Hi my name is Redon. Its my first year in City Tech. I’m trying to get to know everyone so id feel comfortable working..Architecture has always been my favorite to major in since i was a little kid. I cant wait to know more about architecture on the long run.

Hi my name is John Maher Amaya I’m Colombian and Salvadorian. It’s my first year at City Tech. I like playing soccer, drums, and the guitar. I also like to draw and am looking forward to the model making.