World's Biggest Problems

1. The language barrier
          It's not a secret that not speaking the same language will make communication near impossible. With a world that is much smaller now that people travel so much this is an important issue.
- I think that better language education can easily lessen this issue

2.  Diminishing sources of fresh water.
           It may not be felt as much in our region of the world but for parts of Asia and Africa it's a daily crisis.  Even some parts of the United States struggles with this, like southern California and other ares prone to droughts.
- I think the invention of a faster and more efficient desalinization process is long overdue.

3.  Hunger around the world
           You see people and children starving in those extremely long commercials so you are aware that there are people in that condition overseas.  Unfortunately, this is an issue hear at home as well and just doesn't get promoted as much.
- More money from nonprofit charities could be used for food distribution as opposed to running the nonprofit(we all know the loopholes). This is a battle won inch by inch.

4.  Garbage disposal worldwide
        You the massive land fills that we create but unfortunately if you aren't around one it's not as obvious.  If you travel a lot, you'll notice that there are several countries that don't even have an organized system of collection or disposal so trash is everywhere.
- More developed countries should create more efficient ways to decompose things like plastic and rubber. Less developed countries should organize a collection system.

5.  Global terrorism
            This is a relevant topic that gets discussed everyday almost.  It's something that extends into every culture and religion across the world.
- I think governments being able to identify what conditions breed terrorism is key to stopping it.  At the same time, I believe that being able to take swift action on budding organizations is key as well. This way you don't end up with a group that inhabits parts of several countries.

6. The uneven distribution of global wealth
         I'm not speaking of any individuals personal wealth but countries that exploit undeveloped ones for their resources.  Whether it's a cheap labor force or natural resources this is practiced by most developed countries in the world.
- This is just a form of modern day colonialism. I think larger nations should help cultivate and grow the smaller under-developed country and perhaps give advice about building an economy based on it's best resources.

7.  Racism
         It's not just an issue in the United States. Countries around the world discriminate against peoples and culture they deem "lesser".  Some examples are western European countries discriminating against Turkish immigrants or South Korean civilian's attitudes towards North Korean deserters/escapees.
- I think that this is a long solution that will transcend multiple generations, but a good place to start would be proper education. I think the less ignorant people are to others struggles, the less they are likely to blindly hate.

8.  Disease control
           Many people in the world die daily from treatable diseases.  Others live in environments that are more disease prone and they are more likely to develop something more serious and contaminate others.
- Identification and treatment are obvious solutions to this problem, but also in areas like Africa and China through southeast Asia the creation of more hygienic living areas would lessen the issue greatly.

9.  The lack of availability of an education
          This is an issue from top to bottom.  In undeveloped and poorer countries there might not even be a way for someone to receive even a basic education let alone a higher one.  In our country, many parents struggle to afford even the public state institutions for their child.
- Countries should take responsibility for education it's citizens and for higher education in this country, I still don't understand why I should pay a "public" institution a few grand a year when you can float not just the sports programs but most likely the whole university from the income off of the football program that we all love.

10. War
       We have personally been at war for over a decade. This isn't even counting other countries having disputes. I think we all understand that war is extremely profitable for individuals in the right positions, but it is very costly for everyone involve in a multitude of ways.
- I think the only way to prevent or stop a war is for a countries people to express their disapproval and for for foreign governments to do the same.