Since this blog post has no specific prompt, I have decided to write on a few different topics that I feel are interesting.
The first current event I feel is interesting is that the U.N. has projected that by October 31, 2011, there will be 7 billion people on this planet. That’s right 7 billion. Some are calling this a milestone, but I think of it as a major problem. The worlds resources are already strained enough, and there are so many crowded areas. It makes no sense to have so many people on one planet. I personally feel that the Earth was not meant to hold this many people. However, with so many third world countries and other nations that have no access to birth control, there is no way to slow down our population growth. Some people are having kids because they believe it will help them. “My father had 25 children — I have only 14 so far, and expect to produce more in the future,” says Kasadha, who has two wives. He considers a large family a sign of success and a guarantee of support in his old age.” (Suntimes) I disagree with having this many kids, because it adds to the world population. It isn’t guaranteed that having all those kids will support him. The children could just as easily choose to do nothing with their lives and seek federal or national aid. Then they would be adding bringing down the economy of their nation, and not helping advance anything. Another reason I believe it’s a problem for us to have so many people in our world is that it runs a risk to the environment. If the population continues to grow (Looking ahead, the U.N. projects that the world population will reach 8 billion by 2025, 10 billion by 2083) how will we be able to coexist with animals and nature without encroaching on their territory. The environment and animals are just as important to the earth if not more important than humans. They keep the natural balance of things intact, while humans throw it off search of resources and space. Overall, I believe we need to find a way to either live on another planet or spread birth control to poorer nations and get people to use them properly as to prevent the population from growing so rapidly.
The next current event I want to discuss is the recent sesame street hack. Sesame Street’s youtube page was hacked and before youtube could shut it down, hackers posted porn. I find this disgusting to expose children to such material. Thousands of children 2-8 all exposed to material that is far too inappropriate for anyone under 18-20. I’m disgusted but happy that Sesame Street was able to regain control of their page. I feel that people that do this kind of thing needs to be arrested and persecuted to the full extent of the law. It is sick and twisted to try and corrupt innocent children. (FoxNews)
This is my free write on current events. I hope it was enjoyable.
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