Book of the Month/Ted Talk Reflection

“One Plastic Bag” was mainly about not having plastic bags in Gambia. My favorite part was when Isatou Ceesay started selling the plastic purses because it was really inspirational. This book reminded me of the girls campaign to end plastic bags in Bali because it was really hard for both of them but they kept going. The message of this book is that kids can do things, not only adults. I think that this book is really inspirational because they did it even though everyone was mocking them.

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The Ted Talk about banning plastic bags in Bali is mainly about banning plastic bags in Bali. My favorite part was when they went on a hunger strike because they didn’t give up. This video reminds me of the book “One Plastic Bag” because they both were trying to take away plastic bags. The message of this video is kids can do things, even solve a HUGE problem. I think that this video is really good and important because it is inspirational.

Both of these stories really inspired me to think about what I would like to do to improve my community. In Scarsdale, where I live, there is a very big problem where people litter across the roads. I think I have learned from these two stories that no matter how big a problem is, if you are determined to fix it, it can be done!