They're Making me Edit the Last List
This post is a continuation of my post about The Worlds Biggest Problems. In this post, I'll be whittling those 10 problems down to the top five most important of the ten, as well see the top five most attainable solutions for these problems.
The Top Five Problems
5.) The Problem of the "Bystander"
4.) Public Interest in the Sciences
3.) Inner-City Congestion
2.) Poor Living Conditions in Low-Income Areas
1.) High Education Prices in Developed Countries
The reason educations prices hit the top of this list is simple: Academic education causes a educated view of the world. This allows for people to better come to terms with why certain things occur in the world around them, and how to react to situations that would normally cause people to go into a blind rage. The more educated person is able to make decisions based on logic instead of emotion or affiliation, which is what is greatly needed of people in turbulent times.
The Top Five Solutions
5.) Providing low-cost housing for low-income areas
4.) Dispersing tuition among citizens to lower costs per student
3.) Integrating more physical activity into schools and organizations
2.) The creation of flexible commuting options for large cities
1.) Placing bans on harmful preservatives and other chemicals used in foods
Placing bans on harmful chemicals in foods made the top of the solutions list because many countries have already done it successfully. European countries have completely banned most preservatives that the US and other countries use in the production of their foods. The only real setback for this (in the US at least) would be the lobbyists in charge of keeping these chemicals in use.
Hi Cheyenne, I really enjoyed reading your post! We actually included a lot of similar issues; I also talked about problems related to poverty, decreasing quality of life, and education. I was impressed by the thought you put into your explanations of why you ranked your problems and solutions the way you did. I thought this was a good assignment because it got people to seek out issues in the world that need to be solved. Now that we have an idea (or several) of where to start, we can be proactive about making the world a better place!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to check out how I ranked the top 5 biggest problems in the world, you can find my blog post by following this link: http://entrepreneurshipbyisa.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems-week-4.html