Top 5 World Problems - Week 4

Ranking the 5 Biggest Problems

1.  The economy is in a very fragile state and although I don’t know much about how the economy exactly works, I know that there are a few potential problems that could cause disaster like what is actually stored in Ft. Knox and all of the money that is in digital format.

2.  The Syrians fleeing their country because of war face a difficult issue, as other countries seek to be caring for these people, however they also have a duty to protect their own citizens from possible terrorists hiding among the fleeing people.

3.  Terrorism is on the rise as groups like ISIS and Al-Queda promote violence to Western people.  Islamic Terrorism is the main form we see but this does not mean it is the only form, as there are many other radical groups that seek to harm others that do not share their ideals.

4.  Global warming is causing significant changes in our weather conditions.  Although it may be a sort of cycle, nothing we are doing is helping to prevent this cycle and we have almost accepted that there is no hope to stopping it.

5.  The distribution of wealth is at an all time min and max.  The middle class around the world is shrinking at an exponential rate while the number of upper class rise, as well as the number of lower class rises.  The rich just keep getting richer and although I am not at all a socialist, I believe something needs to happen to try and balance the quality of life for people.

Rank Ordering the Most Implementable solutions

1.    The answer is clear, we have to learn how to use water more efficiently and sustainably. This means doing things like: shortening showers, not washing your car as much, etc.

2.    In order to better our education system, we need to fund more research in education studies to help modernize education.

3.    Subsidize the medical field by offering more medical scholarships to students so that their passion is not diminished by practicality of paying student loans.

4.    The answer is obvious, we need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and decrease our overall energy consumption.

5.    A possible solution to this dilemma is to try and go a few hours each day without any technology and see how what new things you become aware of.

The reason I picked the top problem I did was because I feel it has the most catastrophic possible outcomes of all the problems I mentioned.  Even though terrorism is a deadly problem, I feel that if the economy is not solved there could be wars resulting in many more deaths than any terror attack could.  The solution I picked as the most implementable was chosen because it is very easy to reduce water consumption.  The desire is the part lacking from this, but if it were implemented in the form of a law, it would not be too difficult for people to adjust.