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WE WANT TO EAT!

         Hello.  In my class, SDG's & You, we explore the light of the Sustainable Development Goals specifically through Hip Hop and reading. For this essay I will explore the topic of struggling and hungry people and the promotion of healthy eating both literally and figuratively.     Hip Hop has always had its impact. It’s a word spoken from a whisper that gradually grows louder with all kinds of emotion. It’s a communal art form for people of all different colors and backgrounds. This essay is being written to showcase that Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) By Bob Marely and Be Healthy by Dead Prez are great examples of SDG #1: No Poverty. Though the experiences differ, one can easily argue their relation to the first SDG.     In Them Belly Full , Bob Marley used terminology for "system-driven hunger" to express how individuals reacted to their circumstances. Marley, who'd been born within "British" Jamaica, had experience with oppression, as refl

"Don't Drink That!"

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                      Hello, I'm B.R! Today in our Water class we were presented with an experiment: filtering water!! My group consisted of three people, including myself. Together we recorded, photographed, and documented what happened throughout the process.                                                                         prefiltered water                                                                       water being filtered                                                                      3rd time filtered water                                                                              Device used to measure TDS My group and I tested the chemicals in the water (TDS) in dirt-filled water.  To filter the water, we were given 3 cups. We used paper towel to prevent dirt from re-entering the water. The number read 904, completely dirty and inconsumable! Once all the "filtered" water was completely poured into the next cup we used a cool device to test the T