Project One Proposal

For this project, I want my focus to be on the effects of air pollution.

My inspiration came from multiple articles taking about air quality predictions for the year 2050. Overall, a lot of good things are said to happen by 2050 such as a decreased number of disease-related deaths and a decrease in unsafe drinking water (among other unsanitary conditions). However, the number of deaths caused by air pollution, including ground-level ozone, indoor pollution and particulate matter, are another story. These numbers are expected to increase to the point where more than 6 million people will die per year.       

            My first composition will basically be a gas station but for oxygen. There will be a person/line of people standing by in complete hazmat suits with detachable tanks that read "low." In the background, there will be smog everywhere making it hard to see beyond the station. This is to further that feeling of necessity for clean air and to show its scarceness. The gas station piece also plays on the idea of corporate takeover; a person has to literally pay to breathe.

            In my second composition, I want to go off of my previous idea by having a single plant in a lab. However, it is locked up and heavily guarded because plants are going to be, more than ever, an invaluable resource for humanity. Again, this can also emphasize the power of larger corporations.  

Bibliography: 

Mackenzie, Jillian. (2018, January 09). Air Pollution: Everything You Need to Know. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/air-pollution-everything-you-need-know#sec1

Plumer, B. (2012, March 15). What's going to kill us in 2050? Air pollution - and lots of it. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/whats-going-to-kill-us-in-2050-air-pollution--and-lots-of-it/2012/03/15/gIQAgiDgES_blog.html?utm_term=.6c14cb63aaa8