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Second Place <br />Noah Clark Zander <br />8th Grade - Parkview Center School <br />0 1111111111111 <br />I . I <br />Water, Water, Everywhere... I <br />alut When Will We Notice Some Are Still Thirstyl <br />i wake in the middle of the night coughing and choking from my dry mouth and <br />'run to the sink to get a glass of water to sooth my parched throat. The refreshing watef <br />spills from the faucet and yet, it doesn't even cross my mind that 20 feet from my room, <br />have access to something 1 billion people on earth don't have: safe, clean, reliable <br />the right of every human being to clean, safe and affordable water. It states: <br />""Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and <br />well-being of himseff and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and <br />medical care.. <br />These rights apply to every human being and recognizes the value of their life. They are <br />basic standards that .,each of us has a right to demand from our existence. Yet in some <br />developing countries, these rights are dreams more than reality. S afe, clean, rellabl(; <br />water is a basic human right that people in the United States take for granted compare* <br />B=e MWAVALKI <br />Having something freely available sometimes lets people forget about its value <br />2-nd its importance. Here, in the United States, most people can access water easily. It <br />'s usually abundant, free flowing and safe. The average American uses 176 gallons ol <br />