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3. The first Buy Nothing Day—a day on which people are urged to purchase no goods—was organized in Canada in
1992 as a way to increase awareness of excessive consumerism. A Buy Nothing Day has been held yearly since then
in many nations. An online article, “Buy Nothing Day: 2006 Press Release,” urged worldwide acceptance of taking
a “24-hour consumer detox as part of the 14th annual Buy Nothing Day” in order to “expose the environmental and
ethical consequences of overconsumption” (“Buy Nothing Day,” courtesy Adbusters, www.adbusters.org).
Consider the implications of a day on which no goods are purchased. Then write an essay in which you develop a
position on the establishment of an annual Buy Nothing Day. Support your argument with appropriate evidence.