Extra Credit - Visual Rhetoric

I found this visual rhetoric especially interesting. Naturally after our hands we all instinctively reach for paper towels to dry them. I realized even I do not think about where the paper is coming form I just kind of expect it to be there. The added image of Africa on the paper towel box is especially capturing. As more towels leave, the user is forced to realize where the paper is coming from. The more paper towels we consume the greater amount of resources are depleted and wasted just to dry hands. In the past civilization did not expect paper towels when they finished washing their hands. In present day, technology has advanced what we expect and has influenced how we use the environment. No longer is it for necessities but we deplete the forests and environment for luxury.