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You Are What You Eat
Anyis Mendes
New Bedford, MA
2021, Junior, Film
Reflection
Reflection

I once saw a video that was all different sea creatures made out of tools like hammers, saws, and nails. It inspired me to change my sea creatures from normal clay creatures to pieces of trash that they may have eaten in their lifetime. I learned a lot about ocean pollution, what trash is mainly found in the ocean, and how to prevent it. There was once a sperm whale beached on the shores of Spain with more than 60 pounds of trash in its stomach. My message to viewers is to be conscious of your surroundings and where you put your trash. If you're throwing out garbage in a full trash can at the beach and the trash find somewhere else, otherwise the trash will fly out and go straight into the ocean. I see trash on the ground I will pick it up and throw it away.

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