A reflection based on an outline of my activities on Wednesday 1/5/11:
It's not in my outline, but I'm wearing a silly band right now. I was just curious about where they're made, what they're made out of, and the dyes that are used to color them. And how in the world do they go back to the same shape every time!?!? Although, I have noticed a decline in the silly band fad, and I was actually curious as to how that has effected the economy in terms of the manufacturers, and the distributors as well.
I mentioned that today I ate an apple for a snack, I was just curious as to where it was grown, and how it got here. Was it ever frozen? What kinds of preservatives and anti-pesticides were used to get it to me? What kind of animals live off of apples? And how has the farm affected what used to be a normal habitat?
I also wanted to re-touch on Starbucks products (which I mentioned in yesterday's reflection). There are so many things that are required to run a Starbucks. Blenders, grinders, coffee machine, espresso machine, cash register, etc. Along with that there are all of the ingredients like coffee beans, water, different milks, syrups, sugars, teas, whipped cream, etc. And then along with those, there are the packaging for each of them. Even the store itself took a lot of work: there is all the furniture, the architecture, the building, the property etc. This is something that I might want to be doing my project on!
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