Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Top 5 World Problems

  1. The problem of pollution is a huge issue in our world and our generation. Air pollution from manufacturing and industrial practices, as well as the increased use of single-use products as caused a massive amount of waste and pollution that is producing harmful effects on our environment. 
  2. Another common problem in this world is cultural, racial, and religious intolerance. I believe this derives from a deeper misunderstanding and belief in ones own opinion.
  3. The global economic market is very unstable and sporadic. China’s economy is slowing, the oil industry is plummeting, and the Euro is at its lowest point in history.
  4. ISIS is spreading and radicalizing individuals at an alarming rate and has already taken the lives of innocent civilians across the globe. Their inhumane and misinformed ideology needs to be addressed and squandered.
  5. The honeybee population is lowering at an alarming rate. The use of pesticides and herbicides to create GMOs kills colony of bees and bees are the most important aspect in pollination. 
I believe pollution is the biggest problem because it has the largest realm of effects on the earth and its inhabitants. Too much pollution leads to detrimental health and environmental effects that can be catastrophic to a certain degree.


 
  1. This problem could be solved by implementing cleaner and more practical manufacturing practices as well as creating more environmentally friendly products.
  2. I think this problem could be solved by teaching people of different backgrounds the importance of each others culture and religion. If everyone was able to relate to each other the would would be much more peaceful place.
  3. Creating a more sustainable economy and utilizing a singular currency and restricting trade between unstable countries could stabilize and potentially grow the economy. 
  4. Solving this problem is extremely complex but I believe if a number of powerful countries work together to use their resources they can stop the spread of ISIS and end the threat of global terror. 
  5. The government has to restrict the use of certain pesticides and herbicides and use more scientific research to reduce the death of bees. 
I believe cleaner and more practical manufacturing practices are the easiest to implement because these companies are not monitored whatsoever and can easily be punished with severe penalties for the infringement of outlined laws. 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Ethan,
    First off, I am going to nitpick a little bit on your 5th problem's wording. Yes, the herbicides and pesticides are what's killing the bees, but they do not create GMO's. Rather, GMO's are created in order to withstand these chemicals. Regardless, the use of pesticides, in particular neonicotinoids, are believed to be one of the two main causes of the decline in the bee population.
    I'm glad you included this as a problem, it's unique in that I haven't seen it in many other posts. I appreciate your contribution. Here's is a link to my own blog if you are interested: http://ablog4c.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems-number-4-will.html

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  2. Hi Ethan,
    I agree with the way you ranked the top 5 world issues. I definitely took it from a different perspective but we have very similar thought processes. I wrote about terrorism, global warming, and the honeybee issue as well, but I think the other issues you mentioned such as religious intolerance is a huge world-wide issue as well. I agree with you that pollution has the potential to be the biggest world problem, because of how quickly we are killing the environment and ultimately ourselves. Here is a link to my blog post! - http://daniellesteinent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems.html

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