What are the five most challenging social problems facing the United States today? Please briefly describe each challenge.
This first social problem I've chosen is racism. I feel like each race in America is all fighting for the chance to say that they're the most discriminated against. "Black people were slaves hundreds of years ago and that's not fair." "Mexicans only have the jobs of garbage men and custodial workers." "Muslims just want to blow our country up." You hear this kind of stuff all the time and it's just ridiculous and naive. If your ancestors had a hard life because they were treated badly because of the color of their skin, yeah that sucks but that shouldn't define you and how you deal with your current situation. I think like Morgan Freeman says, the best way to end racism is to stop talking about it. Black history month, selected scholarships to certain races, etc. To really become equals in this country, we need to look past skin color and background and look to the person's soul and how they are as a human being.
I think a lot of people feel like those with mental illness or depression or things such as are just 'begging for attention', 'faking it', and 'can easily stop it.' Mental illness is a sickness. I love what this billboard says: "Imagine if you got blamed for having cancer." Often times it seems like people react to those with mental illness as being annoying and nuisances to society. When accusations like this are stated, it seems no one bats an eye. But if someone came out and said that people with cancer just need to suck it up, people would go berserk. This problem needs to be handled by people respecting others minds and different weaknesses, whether that be cancer or suffering from things like suicidal thoughts or depression.
I saw someone say, "Not enough people use it, and not enough use it correctly."
It always seems like the loudest people have the most to say while the quiet ones actually have things relevant to say. The first amendment promises citizens the freedom of speech, yet many citizens do not respect what others choose to say.
And most importantly dealing with education-teachers. I feel that teachers are so under paid. Teachers are almost like babysitters for some students. They dedicate their time and effort to educate these students and hardly get recognition or the right amount of salary for the work they do. The teachers are the ones teaching America's future doctors, lawyers, politicians, etc and deserve more credit.
My last and final social problem is obesity. This problem just continues to get bigger and bigger (pun definitely intended). Such a large percent of Americans are overweight. This is a concern because of the many health problems and concerns that come with this problem. It's time to put down the cheeseburgers and pick up the celery sticks. Okay just kidding
cheeseburgers >>> celery sticks. But it is important to respect our bodies enough to want to be healthy. I believe that over eating and lack of exercise is a disrespect to our bodily temples, just like multiple piercings and tattoos. Our bodies were entrusted to us to be taken care of and respected and this means staying healthy and fit to the best of our abilities.
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