Read this excerpt from an essay. what is the author’s main purpose? my first day of high school was a total nightmare. i will never forget that day. i was a skinny, freckled, 14-year-old nobody. i just wanted to blend in, but i somehow spent the entire day being noticed for the wrong reasons. i messed everything up. i forgot my books. i went to the wrong classes. so when i went to the wrong lunch session and ended up in a room full of seniors, i wasn’t surprised. luckily, someone came to my rescue. sensing my anxiety, one girl pointed out that i was lucky to be lost in that room because it was the meeting place of the school’s new community service council. she volunteered to take me to the food court and told me to ask her if i ever needed . beneath the red, white, and blue school banners, i watched her skip away to another boy who had dropped his tray. apparently, i wasn’t the only one having a bad day. the community service council ended up having a huge effect on my high school life. i just wish i could have found it in a less embarrassing way.

many were disgusted, nauseated and shook their heads with disapproval upon finding out about the recycling of water process. however, they do not seem to understand that this process actually saves water.

although individuals may argue that it is unhealthy, and or unsafe to drink water that is "from toilet to tap" , the water is 100% safe to drink and involves forcing the water across a membrane, which "removes   any impurities, including viruses, pharmaceuticals and dissolved minerals" , according to paul rozin, a psychology professor who studies revulsion.

i agree that that the thought of drinking water that once ran through someones kitchen sink isn't quite appealing, but recycled wastewater is safe to drink. it also saves water. "the city produces nine million gallons a day" claims russell schreiber, the city’s director of public works.

recycled waste water has absolutely no health concerns whatsoever. when wastewater goes into a system, it's absorbed back into the ground. thus, it goes into a sewer system, then goes through a treatment process that removes contaminants before being released. nonetheless, there is no problem in drinking water that has been recycled.

"in drought-ed california, there are six state agencies that use wastewater that comes from an intellectual property source," according to the university of california, riverside. studies show that this water is completely safe to drink, however, it still doesn't mean people are going to happily pour it in a water glass.

researchers hope it "may make consumers more amenable to drinking recycled wastewater," extraordinarily, women who have a higher "disgust reaction" and make most consumer purchasing decisions.

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