In class, we have been talking about a lot of social issues. I think the one that matters most to me is poverty.

Over a break, I went to a place called Nicaragua. It is in Central  America and had an earthquake, causing it to go poor. While I was driving to my hotel I looked out the window to see how bad it was. All houses were run down, small,  and had no electricity.  This meant that the people  were living in poor living conditions and there wasn’t  any money to fix it. What I also noticed was how many stray animals there were walking outside with no owners.

I think that poverty is something that you can’t stop because somethings that cause it like earthquakes you can’t control. Or maybe even just the place is poor or war has caused poverty. Even if it isn’t poor or not involved in war, natural disasters can happen which is what happened in Nicaragua.

I think that it is still a very big problem today and will always be. Plus, it isn’t just one or two places. It is a lot of places affected by poverty. In fact a study showed that about half of the worlds population is affected by extreme poverty. That is more than three billion people. This is I think that poverty is the biggest social issue.