Wednesday, January 20, 2016

World's Biggest Problems

10 of the world's biggest problems:

1) I believe gender inequality is still a really big problem in societies around the world (not so much in the U.S.) I believe one way to solve this is for societies to allow girls to get higher education/job positions that they currently aren't supposed to hold.

2) Religious wars and terrorism are a huge problem in the world, but I'm not sure of a right way to solve this problem.

3) Famine is a big problem around the world, and although donations cannot solve the problem, it can still help.

4) The United States debt is a huge problem, and it affects the world. Lowering government spending could help, but again it won't solve the problem.

5) Pollution could be lessened if the world were able to find affordable ways to truly "go green" and be eco friendly.

6) Disease is a huge problem that could be semi-fixed if we found a way to offer vaccinations inexpensively in accessible locations around third world countries.

7) In places around the world, kids start to work for their parents at a young age, and drop out of school. School should be made mandatory until a higher level (like high school in the US) so that children will all have the opportunity to make something different of themselves.

8) Lack of clean drinking water is a worldwide issue that Americans tend to forget about. We should be able to find ways to affordably/easily clean water in areas of poverty and where clean, fresh water is not accessible.

9) Population growth is an issue, and contraception should be readily available in societies where rapid population growth is inducing a food shortage. However, I don't know where the money would come from to provide the contraception.

10) Drugs. Drug smuggling, drug abuse, drug wars. Drugs are a huge problem around the world, especially in South America. I don't know how to keep it from happening other than (in a perfect world) getting rid of corrupt police and creating law abiding citizens.


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  2. Hi Amanda, Your answers are great! I really enjoyed the ones primarily focused on standards of living across the US. Inequality among women in international countries are such a huge issue that in essence evolves into other complicated global issues. Next, a really great answer for the worlds biggest problems was number 7. This is such an immense issue that really hinders generations to move forward.

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  3. Hi Amanda,

    I think you made a great list! I think it's a good mix of problems that are more specific to the United States and problems that are more global in scope. Things like famine, lack of clean water, and disease are huge problems that I hope one day we can completely eradicate from every country.

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  4. Also, here's the link to my own list if you're interested.

    http://gonzalonunezent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/worlds-biggest-problems.html

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