Activism Affecting The Environment

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Chapter ONE
Activism
What is Activism
Activism is when somebody wants to change the world in a good way. Activism helps the world by making picking up trash or equal rights. What some people do
Alex Lin picks up e-waste and uses them to make resources to build libraries and Media centers in places that need it.

Chapter two
Introduction
Do you know what happens when we dump e-waste? When e-waste is dumped it affects the environment. This chapter will be about what my activist is doing about it and who he is doing it with.
Why my activist is doing it
My activist is doing it because he read an article on how e-waste is affecting the environment. Since this topic is rarely ever brought up he wanted to do something about it.

Who

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