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I did a PSA on air pollution. This is affecting everyone in the world including Philadelphia. I chose air pollution to do a PSA on because I figured that would be a good topic to give information on because unlike some of the topics, everyone needs the air and oxygen. I didn’t focus directly on Philadelphia because anything I said can also be said for other parts of the world. I learned how many people are actually affected by air pollution when I thought of just major cities that were affected.

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Video: https://youtu.be/HnnV3uJ6oVc

Provide a summary of the contents of your video and a rationale for why YOU chose this topic, in paragraph form. The topic I am talking about is Water pollution. If you drink the water pollution it can cause your to disease like bacteria and viruses from human and animal waste, which happens from polluted drinking water. It can affect humans and animals. There are solutions. Right now most of us have platforms. Platforms are an easy way to spread awareness and share more information about what’s happening. There are also programs, organizations that you can research. There are organizations focused on providing clean water to the poorest communities. So it’s important to talk about these issues.

What did you do well and what could you have done differently? I did well talking about the issue and showing pictures. I wish I could differently is I wish I could put videos.

What was the most meaningful part of the experience of creating the PSA? Is learning about the issue and how important that everyone should be speaking about it so we can help our environment