Choose something that belongs to you: an article of clothing, a simple device, or a food product. of what is it assembled? use he internet resources, phone calls, or other detective work to try to trace the origins of at least some of its component elements(fiber, glue, metal). where was the object assembled. now consider what you paid for the object. how is there a profit in the manufacture and sale of the products? what hidden or externalized environmental costs might allow the object to be made?