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The Tracks We Leave Section Task : Get Ready Planning a story , preparing a story map and writing an excerpt In this section , you will look at the effects individual actions might have on our world . You will plan a story that expresses your ideas on this theme and prepare a story map . You will then write an excerpt from the story you have planned . Fact File 1 Read the facts below and find : ? the fact that most surprised you ; ? the fact that least surprised you . £ Burning a 100 watt light bulb for one hour with electricity that comes from fossil fuels releases 0 . 1 kilogram of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere . & Ninety percent of the world ' s food crops would not exist without pollinators such as bees , bats and wasps . c The average person in industrialized countries creates two kilograms of garbage each day . Experts say that about 70 percent of that garbage could be reused or recycled . fl Approximately 1 , 000 liters of water are necessary in order to prepare one hamburger . \< Ihe a \ eraue person takes a shower lor ;! bout 10 minutes . That means he or she uses about 80 liters of water with every shower . 2 Read the quotes below and discuss their connection to the environment . "As we deepen our imprint * on the natural world , we increase our responsibility for it . " Dr . E . O . Wilson . Professorof BiologyatHaward University "You must be the change you wish to see in the world . " Mahalma Gandhi . India 3 Discuss why Dr . E . O . Wilson and Mahatma Gandhi think that we have both a personal and a collective responsibility to the world we live in . Use the list of facts above to explain your answer . * imprint — an effect that lasts for a long period of time .
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