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Reflection: While I worked on this project with my peers. I thought about how many people in my own city got badly affected by lead and it deeply saddened me. https://padlet.com/ratkins20/8ciifzpp1mni

I was appalled by the lack of enforced regulation with this issue in Philadelphia. I had no idea that something this horrible was going on right under our noses and nobody seemed to care. What really made me angry was that this was mostly affecting low-income neighborhoods because it basically says that they are not important and their lives and future aren’t either. I am disgusted by this and something needs to be done immediately!

In our research in studying Strawberry Mansion High School, we found out that the high school needs serious repairs for the students to have a safe school that will not cause any health problems. By looking at the reporting of the school it showed that there are above average reports about the lead in the paint affecting classrooms in which includes pipes that were always affected by the spread of the lead. For example, on the website, the water in the fountain was affected by lead in which affected the students that would usually drink from the fountains. I still wonder about the other schools that might have these same problems and what the school district is doing about the spread of lead before it affects a wide range of kids in schools.

What stood out to me the most is the situation in general. Lead poisoning is a huge issue right now in Philly. The real problem is that the issue is not being confronted at all. What I am wondering is why is this story not as popular right now? Children’s live are threatened.

The earths system affect each other because the atmosphere give the geosphere heat and and energy that it need to breakdown. Some efforts that we can make to create a sustainable future is actually start using our OWN resources. We could start making our own clothes and actually make people aware. My reaction to this is excited because Im learning new things about something that I use everyday.

Earth systems affect each other because the geosphere reflects the sun’s energy back into the atmosphere. The biosphere receives gases, heat, and sunlight, energy from the atmosphere.

We can recycle more and we can take more caution when we throw things away.