Convenience?
Submitted by auyumi on November 21, 2008
Category: Social Issues
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Everywhere we look, trash that has to be disposed of is piling up. Americans litter the countryside with their plastic made materials, aluminum cans, and glass bottles. The trend of the 1990s to rely heavily on "disposables" has created a throwaway society.
A little boy, spending his free time lounging upon the lazy, hot afternoon of the summer day, sat in a transfixed state in front of what seems to be a thrilling piece of machinery. His eyes never cease from moving from that one spot, even when a figure approached him, probably his mother, giving him of what seemed to be a fresh batch of cookies upon a paper plate. The boy reached for a cookie as the mother leaves the room. The plate, joining the many other utensils lying around the floor; from cups to bottles of water and soda, will soon be neglected once again for their 'one time use.'
At home,...