What is one way that slay and Wilson approach the problem of dealing with plastic waste in oceans differently? Slat estimates plastics can be eliminated from the oceans in a few years; Wilson thinks plastic are impossible to eliminate from the oceans.

Slat refutes the idea that plastics harm ocean environments; Wilson believes plastics may benefit ocean environments in some ways.

Slat feels the plastic problem can be solved by engineers; Wilson feels the problem can be solved by legislation.

Slat deals with the plastic that has already accumulated; Wilson wants to eliminate the use of plastics altogether.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.