Hard To Swallow: A Critical Analysis

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Have you ever wondered if different authors writing about the same topic had different points of view. Comparing points of view of the authors of for the World's Poor ,Drinking Water can kill and After Pollution in Flint, Some finds Tap Waterś Benefits Hard to Swallow is the purpose of this response. In these pieces, there are many facts presented about the water crisis. The points of view represented in these two texts had more commonalities than variances. These readings explore the topic of water crisis.

Points of view represented in for the Worldś Poor, Drinking Water can Kill, After Pollution in Flint, some find Tap Waterś Benefits hard to swallow have many similarities. Like both present problems with drinking water. Both

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