The three biggest problems I see facing the world today are global warming, poverty, and health care. Even though there are many other problems in the world these are the ones that stick out like a sore thumb to me. These are also the ones I feel can be prevented if we as a human race worked together to make things better. These issues to me are all human made and probably could have been avoided.

Global warming probably has been an issue in the world for years and years, but it only became important once it became really bad. The media now talks about it more than ever but it didn’t just happen over night. I wonder why people only care once an issue is major, and not while its minor and can be contained to prevent a worst result. The Earth is heating up because of natural and manmade causes, but of course the man made causes are doing the most damage. Pollution is probably the biggest human made cause that contributes to global warming. The burning of fossil fuels causes the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which is harmful.  Even though nature releases methane in the atmosphere humans do it way more. When we mine for coal and oil we are also releasing methane. Growing population, which equals a growing need, also contributes to global warming. As the population grows, the use of cars and other non-earth friendly things increases. Trees are being cut down at an alarming rate to produce more goods for consumers. Farmers must produce food faster by using fertilizers that are harmful to the world and humans. As global warming becomes worst, animals are becoming the first victims of our actions. Ocean waters are heating up, ice is melting, and their homes are being destroyed.

Poverty is something that I think would not be such a big issue if people were more giving and aware. When people would talk about poverty I would immediately think about the little kids on the “feed the children” commercials. But as I learn more about it, some of the people I speak to everyday just may be a living in poverty. I would not imagine that a working person would be unable to afford food, water, electricity, and other things that some people take for granted. That really had me shocked. I thought that those who were under the poverty line were people without jobs and a home, like they portray on television. I guess I was extremely wrong. Even though it is unfortunate for those who don’t have jobs and are homeless and stuff, I don’t think there is any reason for a person with a job to not be able to afford the basics. I don’t know if it’s because of the extreme rise in prices or people just don’t know how to manage money but there is a problem somewhere for it to be like this. Even though I think that it’s unacceptable for those who work to not be able to provide for their family, I really feel sorry for those people that are completely without. Now I’m talking about the little kids on the “feed the children “ commercial and the people I see sleeping on the streets. On the commercial the people stress that it only takes a few cents a month to provide food and medicine for one child. It’s sad that countries that are able to help don’t do it. America, a wealthy country, should not just sit around a knowingly lets this go on. I guess we don’t care until it hits home. Because I know once hurricane Katrina came through and people we running low on money, they expected people to feel sorry for them and provide a helping hand. Do people rather help out those who once had over those who never had before? No one should have to live the way some people have to. I think that the level of poverty is contributing to the level of crime in America. As jobs become scarce and funds start to run low, humans develop a sense of greed that results in crime. And the list could go on about how poverty affects human behavior. It is just a sad sight to see people sleeping at bus stops, under the bridge, or simply sleeping on the streets. I hope the government or somebody come up with something that can decrease the poverty rate in the world

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