Tap Water Vs. Bottled Water

In a college English class, following a reading on the different stances on bottled water versus tap water. A group of students were posed a question ‘Can you tell the difference between tap water and bottled water?’ many students were very confident in their ability to do so until the professor walked in with two trays holding cups filled with either tap water or bottled water and after tasting students were told to hold up the cup they thought was bottled water leaving class being split.
So, I ask you this, could you tell the difference if there were no labels. Truthfully, there was no difference in taste, but there is a difference in global impacts such as, availability of people, environmentally effects, how conveniently it can be used, …show more content…
Refer back to the developing world, if each family was given a case of bottled water those families would be assured they have a safe water supply for their dietary needs. A more convenient water supply allows those mothers or children of the family different opportunities, for the mothers, they have more time to do complete other activities and the children may have the option to do attend school a basic education. When looking at the life of an individual living in the developed world, though we often take water for grated until something goes awry, a natural disaster. When looking at natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami, and most recently hurricane Harvey. Many people were left with neither electricity nor running water. Nestlé Water published a press release stating” Nestlé Waters North America has collaborated with relief organizations to donate more than 1.3 million bottles of water to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.” The press release, then goes on to state that those 1.3 million bottles of water went to the communities to provide cleaning drinking water and bring back to the victims a sense of