Everyone has issues, but just how many do people on Earth have in common? I'll tell you. A lot.
Many issues such as illiteracy, bullying, and individuality are known problems within the boundaries of our world.
Illiteracy is obviously known to be a problem in 3rd world countries, but what about in the 1st world countries? Even with all of the education people are honored to be given, they're not using it. Many teens tend to shorten words and come up with new phrases such as, "Swag" and "Yolo". These phrases not only have ignorant meaning, but have no use. They're merely fads created by the general public that gain and lose popularity in time. If people would read more instead of spending time with technology, we wouldn't need fake words.
Bullying is also a huge issue in the U.S. today. It's often caused by low self-esteem and having the desire to make ones self feel better about how they look, feel, or act. It's no joke and causes many mental scars as well as physical ones. Many teens today don't know how to handle being bullied so they go to the extremes of physically harming themselves. Some go to the point of starving their selves to be "thin", some cut themselves because they think that they deserve pain, and a few even commit suicide. Bullying needs to stop.
Individuality is also a major problem around the world. Celebrities are often the cause of this problem due to their popularity. Many girls and boys around the globe think that they need to act or look a certain way to be cool, or should I go by their word, "Swag"? Painting oneself into someone else is never the answer. After all, "Better to be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." People need to learn that they have their own personalities, hobbies, and tastes.
These as well as many others are issues around the globe that could be easily fixed if given the time and effort to do so. We need to find solutions and not sit around and watch our nation drown in problems such as these.
