Top 5 World Problems

Top 5 Problems

1. Poverty

For as long as I can remember, poverty was an issue that rarely crossed my mind growing up. Regardless, now that I have aged and truly understand the dilemmas that our world faces I have come to the realization that poverty truly is the number one issue. The necessities that developing countries lack and we take for granted is significant. This scarcity of education and food is mind-boggling and is a much bigger problem than the majority of Americans realize.

2. Terrorism

Today, one is unable to turn on the television or read a newspaper without seeing a story regarding ISIS or one of the countless other terrorist groups. Day after day, innocent individuals all around the world are killed by suicide bombers or attacks in random schools or concert venues. This has put people everywhere in fear. With an 80% rise in terrorist attacks just within the last year, this is definitely one of the most serious problems that we face worldwide.

3. Global Warming

One thing that saddens me most about global warming is the fact that it has primarily been caused by us. Although the Earth does naturally change, since we have inhabited it the rate has become alarming. The past year was recorded hottest to date.

4. Population Growth

I believe population growth is a very prominent issue that many people forget about. Today, the fertility rate in most parts of the world is high. Women are having more and more children and this is a problem solely because we are going to run out of space.

5. Pollution

Pollution is a huge problem that is for the most part in our control. Many of the contaminates that we put into the environment could be eliminated.

Justification:

I chose poverty as the #1 world problem because it has what I believe the largest impact on our world. These individuals have every right to the same opportunities in life as we do, and I believe it is our responsibility to support those around us that are less fortunate to the best of our abilities.

Top 5 Solutions

1. Pollution

Although I listed this as my last problem, I feel the solution for it is the most feasible. In this case, educating the youth, as well as the uneducated elderly, on how to properly reuse and recycle, conserve energy and use as little transportation that emits these fuels as possible could put an end to this dilemma and would drastically change this phenomenon. Because global warming is an effect of pollution, taking control of this could solve not only one, but two of the world's biggest problems.

2. Global Warming

As stated above, I believe by first solving and eliminating and reducing the problem of pollution, we too can prevent global warming. Although not indefinitely, I believe we would be able prolong it for a much longer period of time.

3. Poverty

I truly do believe if those not in poverty come together, numerous organizations and foundations can be established in order to tackle this issue. By using outreach, these organizations can educate and support the impoverished in developing countries.

4. Terrorism

Though very conflicting, terrorism is something I believe ultimately can be eliminated. With higher security and a better understanding of the underlying problems that cause it, we could work together and compromise on a feasible solution. With this in mind, we do need to be cautious of these compromises as in the past they have been known to be untrustworthy.

5. Population Growth

Although China has established a solution for our rapid population growth, I chose this issue as the least feasible to implement because on a daily basis women get impregnated without intention of doing so. This too ties into the heavy debate on abortion, which I believe is a right that every woman should have and religious and political men should not be able to have much of a say towards this issue. At the end of the day, we do only have so much space on Earth and it gets smaller and smaller every year due to global warming. Not only is space an issue with this, but the availability of resources as well.

Justification:

I believe that the solution to pollution is most implementable because a lot of it is due to under education and care for our environment. With the proper education on the impacts and effects, the human population would be more inclined to preserve, reduce, reuse, recycle and conserve to the best of their abilities.