Natalie Counts,
Grade 12
Ms. Bateman, Teacher / Boston Latin School
"T.A.P.: Tastes as Pure as Bottled Water"
Here in the state of Massachusetts we are lucky enough to have access to some of the cleanest tap water in the entire world. Why, then, is there so much hype over a debate between drinking tap water versus bottled water?
Is the sleek design of the water bottle simply more attractive to consumers? This seems to be the only logical preference for bottled water. What most people don't realize is that at the end of the day, as long as the liquid is devised of two hydrogen and one oxygen atom, water is water.
Thus, in order to create awareness of how delectable the tap water of Massachusetts actually can be, perhaps a large campaign of taste-testing should be conducted. Everyone has heard of the popular taste test that soda companies conduct to see if consumers can actually "taste the difference" while they try the substance blindfolded.
This idea could be catered to the need for an interesting and engaging public relations campaign to advertise the benefits of tap water. Booths could be set up in Copley Square, Quincy Market, malls, and any number of popular locations to see if people can identify which sample was from tap, and which sample they would pay $2 at a
vending machine for.
I can easily envision tents set up with water-tasting booths, volunteers wearing t-shirts with clever slogans such as "T.A.P. -Tastes As Pure as bottled water!"
Perhaps an entire "water day" can be set aside in the city of Boston or state of Massachusetts for awareness to be raised. The more publicity that surrounds this idea, the better -- it could be advertised in the Metro, on the radio, etc.
If this event could take place on a nice hot day in a Boston summer where people would find themselves especially thirsty, it would yield more consumers.
In the end, with all oftoday's environmental issues at hand, the only step that we can take to make change for this world for certain is to raise awareness and battle off ignorance. I am confident that as soon as people become aware of the healthy, crisp water they have flowing from their kitchen sinks, people will also start to realize how precious the Earth is, and how she deserves to be loved and preserved in every way possible.
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