Global Crises

There are many crisis in the United States. Some such as Hurricane Katrina, the horrible economy, and 9/11. However we have not looked at global crisis such as the lack of food in Africa and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.These events aren’t really taken serious since they aren’t occurring in the U.S., however I still think that we should pay attention to these things.

Africa is in one of the biggest crisis there is, lack of food. Did you know that thirty million Africans are starving as we speak? Think about the children there, everyday they might only have two small meals. What if that was you? Could you take it? One day with just eating perhaps one bowl of beans, that aren’t even fully cooked? I think that most of us couldn’t take it. I know I couldn’t. There should be enough food to go around, but people are throwing away food everyday. I f we put together all that food, do you know how much that would mean to a starving African kid? It would mean going to bed at night with a full belly not an empty one.

Next is the terrible and horrifying earthquake in Sichuan, China. This earthquake was rated the nineteenth deadlist earthquake of all time? It was an 8 on the seismograph. THhis terrifying event happened on May 12, 2008. This earthquake killed 69,227 people, 374,176 were injered, 18,222 people went missing , and 4.8 million people homeless. Destruction was incredible. Schools, companies, and thousands of apartments were destroyed. The goverment there plan to use 146.5 billion dollars to repair the damages.

As you see the U.S. is not the only one suffering. These people just like us. I f I were to endure these things I know I couldn’t. Imagine it, no computer, no cell phone and perhaps the deaths of family members. Not to mention the loss of your house. Unfortunatly the government isn’t doing anything about it so al we can do is pray that they make it through their pain and suffering.

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