brainstorm issues under the following headline 1. Personal/young persons’ issues • Mental health issues • Student life • Drug/alcohol abuse • Bulling • Voting age • Academic pressure 2. Political Issues • Brexit • Terrorism/foreign policy • Unpredictable leaders running countries / having power • Voting age debates • Deficit • Inflation 3. Environmental issues • Climate change • Deforestation – loss of habitat • Fracking • Pollution • Human over-population
4. World Issues • Poverty • Immigration • There are more than 59.5 million refugees today • Nuclear war threat • Lack of resources
5. Financial/wealth/class Issues • Shifting in economy • Student debt • Wealth gap • Unemployment • Low economic growth 6. Crime or society Issues • Racism/discrimination • Gun crime • Animal abuse • Abuse – emotional/physical/rape • Animal poaching 7. Discrimination Issues • Charlottesville-white supremacy • Daca+ the dreamers • Police brutality • Hate crimes • Islamophobia • Transphobia • Homophobia • Sexism 8. Technology Issues • Hacking of personal information/ Cyber crime • Addiction to technology – causing isolation • Artificial intelligence and automation – replacing jobs • Digital divide • Net neutrality
• The rise of technologists 9. Future/past Issues • Poverty is on the rise • Population growth / limited resources • Post Brexit UK • Ethical debate on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs • World trade centre attack(911, Osama Bin laden) 10. • • • • •
Health Issues NHS/problems with Obesity A reversal in the health worker shortage Antibiotic resistance One billion people lack access to health care systems