Food That Fuels Analysis

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Did you know that teens invented oil fueled buses and raised money for a soldier in the military so they can talk to their family? Well that’s what Brittany Bergquist, and her brother Robbie, and Cassandra and her friends did. From heating homes to shipping phones, these teens helped their community to improve people’s lives. Both Cassandra and her friends as well as Brittany and Robbie helped their community in amazing ways, but did it in very different ways. Although there are many different ways to help your community, Cassandra and her friends took their idea to the next level. In the article “Food That Fuels” by Chad Bailey, it says “We were astonished by the realization that people in our own community were struggling to

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