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12/17 LifeStraw：A Portable Survival Tool

One product that was named one of the best inventions by Time magazine is called the LifeStraw. For a lot of people, it can be a lifesaver.
About the size of a large pen, the LifeStraw is a water filtration system that is simple,portable, and can be used by anyone to make water drinkable. Similar to a drinking straw, the LifeStraw uses a person’s sucking action to pull water through the filters. The filters contain iodine, which kills the bacteria that cause diseases such as typhoid and cholera, and a single LifeSttaw can filter 700 liters of water.
The size and portability of the LifeStraw make it a great solution for purifying drinking water, especially for poor people living in remote regions where dangerous waterborne bacteria thrive. …… For those who need an immediate, simple solution to get drinking water, the LifeStraw can be the answer.

The first sight of LifeStraw from the picture, it looked like a toy. I doubted whether it is useful. However, after finishing the article and the film, it seemed to utile and in serious need for people living regions where were filled with polluted water. How lucky I am to live in the city, drinking clean and tasty water！ Water is so important that we can’t live without it. You waste water till you know there are still many people worry about drinking water everyday. Next time when you are thirsty, don’t forget to drink gratefully：You need no LifeStraw.

In the paragraph, it mentioned these survival tools were send to regions struck by natural and man-made disasters by some nonprofit organizations, such as Rotary International. This organization is familiar to me because my father is one of the members. They have had branch offices over the world and also done many charities. I think the group is really great for helping people in the world, and I am proud of my father.

I found the film about lifeStraw from YouTube. It gives me a further knowledge about how lifeStraw use in people's life.