World's Biggest Problems

1. Problem:  Climate Change. This has caused seasons to shift, overall temperatures and sea levels to rise, and stronger storms. Many species of animals are threatened because of the extreme change in weather patterns.
Solution: Decrease the human carbon footprint by turning off lights and unplugging appliances when you leave home. Walk or ride a bike to class instead of driving a car or scooter.

2. Problem:  Terrorism. This has become a major issue not just within the U.S but globally as well. The rise of ISIS has caused international fear as well as deaths. Since the 9/11 attacks, this has been a rising issue. The attacks on Paris was the most recent.
Solution: Universal agreement on laws. There needs to be a strong governing force in each country that is going to control and find ISIS members and other terrorist groups.

3. Problem:  Social Media and Privacy. There are many features to social media sites that allow access user's information in terms of their specific use of the site. After finding this out, many users feel that their privacy is being invading because of the amount of information that can be extracted from their accounts.
Solution: Force people to read the terms and conditions by requiring a quiz on after signing up for a social media site. When terms and conditions change, existing users must retake the quiz.

4. Problem:  Racism. While racism has diminished over the years, it is still prominent in our society whether society admits it or not. There is a lot of discrimination occurring in secret that most people don't even know about.
Solution: People who feel they are victims of racism need to have a stronger voice and need to be heard/listened to instead of others shutting them down and acting like these problems do not exist. Everyone must be more comfortable talking about the issue of racism.

5. Problem:  Gender pay gap. Across almost all professions, men are paid than women for the same job. This is not going to change anytime soon and grows further apart with age. On average, women are paid 79% of what men are paid for the same job.
Solution: To start, women should be more comfortable discussing their pay with co-workers and colleagues. If they feel strongly about the issue they should confront their bosses to negotiate pay. The minimum wage could also be raised in order to help the pay gap.

6. Problem:  Unemployment. This is an economic problem in the U.S as well as internationally. There are simply not enough jobs for the amount of people that need work. Much of the time, workers do not have the proper skills needed to fill a certain position.
Solution: Create more jobs and teach skills, especially at the youth level so that they are able to learns skills necessary to fill job spots later in life.

7. Problem:  Unrealistic portrayal of women in the media. The beauty standard has become more and more skewed over the years. Models and female figures are shown with impossibly skinny bodies and perfect faces because of photoshop and other online technology. This is causing females of all ages to question their looks and even pay thousands of dollars to surgically fix things about their body to look the way females are shown in the media.
Solution: Censor advertisements more so that magazines are not able to use certain technology to alter photos of models. Also, create advertisements with "bigger" or normal sized women to show that the beauty standard should not be so extreme.

8. Problem:  Lack of human interaction due to technology. Relationships and social skills can be greatly altered by the lack of face to face conversations. It seems that everyone is always on their phones and never take the time to actually talk in person.
Solution: This problem starts with youth, so elementary schools and parents need to promote face to face interactions. Teachers should promote old school learning that allows young students to connect with each other instead of learning through technological means.

9. Problem:  Expensive costs of treatment for deadly illnesses (specifically cancer). Cancerous deaths are continuing to rise and it seems that current treatments are so expensive that families are often unable to afford it. There may be lack of access to treatments because of outdated technology or the cancer may be found too late to be treated.
Solution: Make cancer treatments more accessible, cheaper, or completely covered by insurance.

10. Problem:  Abuse of drugs and alcohol in youth. This is the leading cause of teen suicide as well as the leading cause of crime. It also has effects on mental health such as depression and anxiety.
Solution: Encourage treatment and make it more affordable and accessible. Encourage parents to confront their children about it. Require drug abuse prevention courses in areas where crime/drugs are more prominent.