World’s Biggest Problems and Solutions

1)      Well the obvious first problem in the world is the environmental situation. Climate change, pollution, environment loss, and resource draining are taking a heavy affect in today’s world and reform needs to be implemented. The only way to truly fix this problem is to simply stop using so many resources, preferably any at all. It is obvious this isn’t something that will actually happen so all we can do is try to slow our depletion of the planet. This can be done by improving our technology to stop using so many fossil fuels and releasing so much carbon dioxide into our planet’s atmosphere. One of the best ways to do this is to eliminate the use of gasoline powered cars and switch to electric vehicles.

2)      Another problem is that of global poverty. Almost half of the world lives in poverty (less than $2.50 a day). 22,000 children die every day in poverty due to preventable circumstances. It is no secret that worldwide poverty needs to be addressed. The UN estimates that if everyone who lived in poverty learned basic literacy over 175 million people can be lifted out of poverty. It has been calculated that to end global poverty over the next 20 years it would cost around $175 billion dollars, which may seem a lot but put into perspective it is not really that much. Americans alone spend around $33 billion annually on donuts. The average American worker spends $1000 a year on coffee, which translates to $184 billion on average in America alone! Global poverty then seems to be only a matter of awareness and generosity on the part of those who have money.

3)      Wars! Wars are a problem. The senseless killing of innocent people for greed or religious fanaticism needs to stop. I don’t really know a solution to this other than just stopping it. But too many people are dying for no real reason.

4)      Racism. People, especially in America, grow up to be very-obsessed which I believe to be one of the main problems behind the issue of racism. People hold themselves so highly, almost to the point of making themselves a deity, they do not acknowledge the basic rights of another individual because they look different. Once we all get on one page as a society and realize just how simpleminded the concept of racism is, and actually grasp the concept that just because someone looks different doesn’t make them any less of a human being then racism will end.

5)      There is something so sacred about the life of an individual and nobody else should have the right to take the life of another, yet we see so many senseless murders happen daily in our world? And why is this? Failure to properly educate people? Desensitizing of our minds? Something is wrong and it needs to change. I find it appalling that groups of people have no problem taking a human life. And the only way to change this is by making the world a more loving and less hateful place.

6)      Greed I feel is the cause of many social issues in our country including poverty, divorce, crime, and dishonesty (especially amongst this country’s leadership).  So much of the world’s problems, including pollution and wars, can be traced down to greed. If honest and selfless people ascended to world leadership I believe that many of the world’s problems will be remedied.

7)      1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, and men are victims to almost 3 million acts of domestic violence yearly. There isn’t much that can be done to prevent people from entering an abusive relationship, however there can be steps taken in order to prevent more abuse. Proper education on what can be done if one is abused or is about to be abused. Also there needs to be advocacy for those who are in abusive situations to help get out of them. People in abusive relationships tend to stay in that relationship because they have nowhere to go should they leave it. By helping to provide shelters and by having people speak up and volunteer to shelter people who are stuck in abusive relationships we can help lessen the amount of domestic abuse.

8)      This may be a controversial topic, but I do believe abortion is a big problem especially in our country. As I have stated before I believe the human life is something very sacred and something that nobody else has a right to take away. I also believe that a baby in its mother’s womb is truly alive and deserves to have life, to grow up, and to be a person. That isn’t to say that I don’t have sympathy for women stuck in these kind of situations. In fact I have very much sympathy for these women, and I do not think that they should be left alone to deal with the hard task of carrying a child. Honestly  I think that if it weren’t so “shameful” in today’s society to be pregnant, and we were all accepting of a woman being pregnant and even commending her for taking the hard choice of having a child then there would be far less innocent children taken before they had a chance to even live.

9)      Cockroaches. Not much to be said here other than they’re gross and need to be out of my life for good. Maybe we can invent some sort of super cockroach killing spray or something.

10)   Lastly I think more needs to be done to research a cure for cancer. Cancer is the second biggest killer in our country, and I believe we can be doing more to end it. We, as a country, can donate more money to research; People should also be more educated on how to detect risks of cancer so doctors can detect it early in its formation and hopefully stop it more easily.