Our Plastic Oceans ~ Katie Towery

(I just responded to the essay as a whole and listed things I found interesting)

     I think the author was smart in the way they organized their article, grabbing your attention with a startling fact: "A garbage truck's worth of plastic enters the world's oceans every minute." They then tell you about their topic, and connect the reader to their essay through the paragraph about "Are humans at risk?" which forces you to be involved in the subject. The author also seems to organize their essay in a logical and chronological way. They explain how bad the pollution of plastic and waste is, where it comes from, the risks to humans and marine life, then the author seems to reel the reader back from the shocking facts to tell the them about what is being done about the matter. The article tries to persuade you to take action to save the water and marine life from pollution of plastic by making you aware of the problems plastic pollution is causing and making you sympathetic towards the subject.

    I'm really surprised that China is the main contributor to plastic waste getting thrown in the ocean, about thirty percent, and also with the United States ranking twentieth out of the world, as stated in "Where's it coming from?"  I am also shocked to know that plastic pollution is in deodorant and toothpaste, as well as synthetic fibers. Although, it doesn't seem to shock me that not many people are supporting the movement of using less plastic, as many products are made of plastic and many companies gain money from making and producing plastic. Not many people support the cause most likely because they don't see it directly affecting them, because they tend to think things that happen in the ocean won't ever affect them and are ignorant to it it possibly affecting them in the future.