My everyday object is a paper plate. A plate is something commonly used at meal times and social gatherings. To me it represents the extremes of individuals in our society who have more than enough food, to those who don’t have enough money to put food on the table. It represents the oxymoron of saving our planet. While we use trees to make these paper plates, we throw away left over food, which is on them. These plates come in different colors, shapes and sizes. The type of plate chosen shows what type of event that is taking place and/or the social class of the individuals. The plate represents a child’s Halloween mask made in school and the creativity of our future. To me it is what I have my snack on in my dorm room, which is a clean white plate, which keeps my lap free of the food that is on it. The simplicity of a white paper plate represents many complex facets of our society.