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Unemployment and employment is a problem globally. Jobs are harder to find and some jobs don't pay enough anymore. Many jobs that were fine and kept employees happy and stable.. paid enough in the past, but that same amount may not be enough today. Houses, bills, food, and gas are all much more expensive than they were in the
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Not preparing for a natural disaster is not only a problem locally but it is also a global issue. Natural disasters can easily destroy anything in their path. This can make many people homeless by destroying their homes. It can also cause many damages that can make families poor, for example: if a tree lands on a car the families have to take money out to pay for it. They can also take peoples food in floods. Natural disasters can also cause people to lose their jobs because if they are a farmer and all their crops die or all their animals die they have no way to make money. Also one of the worst things they can do is take peoples lives. Natural disasters are a significant problem.

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One problem in this area and other around the world is the lack of jobs. In this county, the two most popular employment opportunities are the Georgia Pacific paper mill, and the school system. Other than those, being the largest areas of employment, many work in retail stores and fast food or other restaurants. There is nearly no industry in this area and areas around the world that are similar to this county. Without more jobs in the area, the problem of poverty here will likely persist.

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Human trafficking is a very serious global issue that affects adults and children of both genders. It seriously damages the victim both mentally and physically and can leave many illnesses such as: AIDS, HIV, PTSD, etc. It rips the victims away from regular life and normal social interactions and can unintentionally (or intentionally) impregnate the victim if they are female. In this case, the baby can be kept or it can be aborted via a home-abortion method. Both of which can emotionally scar the girl. Families are affected because a child or member is stolen and kept away and may be killed or never seen again.

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Racism is not only limited to certain local areas but can be seen happening all over the world. Racism needs to be addressed as soon as possible due to the severe consequences it possesses. For example, racism can not only hurt someone emotionally but mentally as well even to the point where people may hurt themselves physically. Also, racism can end opportunities for a lot of people all over the world, just take a look at President Donald Trump's whole presidential debate against Mexicans and other races.

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Drug abuse is a major problem all over the world. It is not only abuse of drugs, that destroys peoples health and tears apart families, but the gang affiliation with it as well. It harms everyone not just the people abusing the drugs. Gang affiliation and drugs together raise the crime rate and injure of kill tons of people every year.

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Drug use is a huge problem locally and globally. Many people are being harmed due to overdoses and are exposing the younger generations to these drugs. These drugs are harming the nation and especially the younger, uninformed society. If not harmed to the point of serious effects or even death, these people are facing significant jail time and consequences.

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Human trafficking is a world-wide issue that affects many children and adults from both genders. It can rip families apart and mentally damage the victim for the rest

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Homeless children are an issue world wide. These children aren't just the ones on the street but are kids being moved from relative to relative and foster home to foster home. This can cause these students to perform poorly at school due to an unsteady home life. These kids are being hurt emotionally and mentally.

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Lack of education opportunities is a large global issue. With limits in education opportunities, there is no room for students to grow and better themselves. If students aren't able to receive the education they need and deserve to strive, the likelihood of them striving later in life is slim. The issue of education spans across politics, ethics, and culture globally.

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Sanitation is an important aspect of human life throughout the world. The lack of proper sanitation and waste disposal can cause a number of different health issues and lifestyle problems. All of which can be affected differently depending on different financial or economic levels in different parts of the world. Proper sanitation is essential to keeping everyone healthy, and happy.

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Drug abuse is a growing problem in our community, it is taking the lifes of young kids and/or parents and it is destroying families. Not only is drug abuse a local issue but it is also a global issue, more and more dealers are advertising to younger kids to get them hooked at a young age.

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Bad weather situations are a global issue because of limited supplies and costly damage. With limited supplies many people are gathering items including water, gas or candles to prepare for upcoming storm. With this supplies begin to run out and are not restocked. Also, with costly damage, storms can cause flooding and house damage. Making money a situation to deal with to fix all damage done from the storms.

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Unemployment is not only a local issue, but it is a global issue. Unemployment affects the Unites States as well as many other countries, practically every country has some amount of unemployment. The consequences of unemployment is the huge impact that it has on the country's economy. If the country's citizens are not conducting income, the economy gradually declines and effects the overall income of the country. There is not a completely obvious solution, because no one can force someone to work if they choose not to. In the end, the only solution would be to attempt to get as many people to work as possible.

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Drug Abuse is a local issue in Putnam county and as well as a global issue. Young kids and teens are being shown to drugs and this could affect their future. Teens are exposed to these horrible environments and this can result in being thrown in jail, and affecting the rest of that persons life. This occurs in our county as well as countries like Brazil and Mexico.

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Drug abuse and drug dealing is not only a problem in the community, but a problem globally. drugs are beings distributed and used every single day and it is increasing. Issues of drug abuse and drug dealing a consequential  because younger children in the families of the drug abusers or dealers are being exposed to the actions. This could possibly influence the children to want to try the drugs and or become a dealer. Being exposed to drugs, whether using or dealing increases your chances of having trouble with the law.

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Tropical hurricanes and other natural disasters are major global issues affecting countries negatively all across the world. The affects of these natural disasters can cause long term problems to population centers all over the world. Some major problems created by these natural events include people losing there homes, jobs, or loved ones. Natural disasters are a huge global issue, that can not be stopped. These tropical hurricanes are a huge problem to places like Florida, due to it being closer to the equator and having more prominent, natural disaster weather conditions.

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Gang violence is a issue that can be found all over the world. These gangs not only bring in drugs but they also get a lot of people killed. Not only this but the gangs can deprive children of their education because most gangs recruit young. This increase drug use and poverty which can cause a vicious cycle where young members grow up, recruit new ones then die. Gangs can also cause businesses to move causing even more people to turn to gangs to make money. Gangs are a huge problem in North America where gang violence not only kills gang members, but also innocent civilians.

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Illegal drug use locally and globally is at an all-time high.  Locally, methamphetamine is the highest used drug in Putnam County, Florida.  Drug use is starting to leech from adults to children.  Children are being introduced to illegal substances by their parents and family members.  Drug use by both adults and children eventually lead to jail time, or eventual death.  Global drug use is unfortunate because with more and more drugs being created, they seem to be imported into different countries, which starts the drug problem over again.

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In my generation and hometown (Palatka) is gang actions. Even though many people both in this area and even globally do not consider these groups to be classified as a gang, they still repeatedly commit drug purchasing and selling, sex trafficking, and other physical and emotional acts of violence that negatively impact society. On a global scale gangs have turned from a thought of groups fighting and harming other groups to a reason for people and children to act a certain way; most of which revolves around idol-ism. Because people try to act like these 'gangs' that have disbanded and effaced over time, they create a hostile environment to both individuals that are not apart of this gang or people that believe that they have the needs to rival the group. These groups and gang also might contain harmful acts that are popularized by social media, allowing for the activity to be acquired by troubled individuals. For example, the Knock Out Game.

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Human trafficking is a global issue affecting not only victims of this horrid act but as well as family members of the victim. Victims suffer in a variety of ways including emotionally, mentally and physically.

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Drug abuse is not only a local issue, but a problem world wide. Dealers and groups are reaching out and exposing younger generations to drugs at an earlier age than in the past. Often, kids are convinced they can make a career out of drugs and tend to ruin the beginning of their lives. Some consequences of drugs may include extensive jail time, or even death. Drug influenced environments can lead to violence and abuse, not only in America but all over the world.

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Human trafficking is a problem because in international cases, one could get kidnapped and moved illegally to other countries. In local cases, people could get kidnapped and moved around the country.

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Synthetics in Heroin and Synthetic Heroin is a plague sweeping through the nation. These drugs are so potent and dangerous that thousands are overdosing on them, most of them are teenagers or young people. Jacksonville's morgue has been filled up with corpses requiring expansion. Eastern Europe, specifically former Soviet states which are ridden with organized crime that keeps governments from helping. Synthetic Heroin like Crocidle  cause people to lose limbs, digits, and in not so extreme cases death.

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The infestation of vermin and insects can be a huge problem locally and globally in many cases, wither its a few rats in a restaurant lowering the rate of customers or a swarm of locusts destroying crops and making farmers lives harder.

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Business expansion is a huge issue locally. Many locally owned businesses are shutting down while big corporation companies steal the business from local stores. recently a gas station in Crescent City shut down. This is a global issue because in small towns this happens all the time.

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Children without good homes due to bad parenting or their parent/s aren't receiving enough funding to support their child.

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Teen pregnancies are a local issue, as well as a global issue. Putnam County as a high teen pregnancy rate, as well as in countries such as Britain, and Africa. Teen pregnancies, most of the time, can hold a student back, as well as impact their life for essentially forever. A lot of times, this can force a young mother, or father, to drop out of High School to find a way to support the child. This than leads to higher drop out rates, and in return can bring less funding to counties such as Putnam County.

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Education is an local and global issue. You have the high school and even college drop out rates increasing. This is an issue because you have those students that thinks that there is no use for education and it would be better off to just drop out and get an job. In reality they are working at minimum wage with an education that is lower than an high school graduates and barely paying for their bills. There should be seminars explaining how parents can motivate their kids in staying in school. Showing them the importance in education. Last but not least, you have the funding. Some school do not have enough funding to help the students with their education. When the students do not have the funding at school to provide them the materials they need for school; the students probably would eventually think that no one cares about their education and their future they can have with the proper education and feel the need to drop out.

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Drug use has become a big issue becasue more and more young citizens have started to become under the influence of drugs each year.

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An issue that can be found, to some extent, all over the world is poverty. And this has a lot of causes, but always leads to the same cycle of not being able to afford going to college, possibly not being able to finish school, and as a result not being able to get one of the few jobs that don't require a minimum of a high school diploma or GED, and cannot support the family that this person eventually has. This usually leads to this child not only having a rough childhood, not being able to do as much as the other kids around them, but they have to deal with the insecurities that come with living in a low-income household. Then they grow up with a lack of motivation to do well in school, and end up living the same life as their parents, and as low skilled jobs decrease in numbers, it gets harder to live this life, as the number of people living these lives increases. The worst thing is that this cycle is very easy to fall into. Having kids too young, losing everything in any sort of disaster and not being able to come back from it, being born into it and not being able to get out of it. These issues are not only in the U.S. They are actually more prevalent in other countries- third world countries- where a woman can be married off to a man who loses everything and has no choice but to stay with him, and their kids. Poverty is a touchy issue all over the world, and for those in it, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight.

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Flooding from hurricanes or tropical storms is a local problem and a global issue. Flooding causes a variety of problems from property damage to entire crops being drowned as well as oil mining and others. This has happened here in Florida, it happened in Texas and it has happened to many places all over the world which can cause bankruptcy from property damage or food prices to rise because the crop yield is half of what it should have been. This can be helped by preventing severe deforestation that directly affects flood waters ability to destroy so much.

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Raising prices while in the state of emergency is a national problem. People rack the prices up of gas and water while there is an emergency just to make more money while most people are in serious need of these types of things that do not have much money.

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Drug abuse is a major problem in our local towns. This leads to higher crime rates in the area. It destroys familys and community's in these towns

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A big national issue currently is the large substance abuse issue plaguing a large amount of our big cities. It is becoming more and more culturally accepted to abuse substances like the most popular being the heroin problem. More and more people are overdosing and loosing their life from use of the drug. Or the issue that college students think it is OK to abuse adderall to try and get more work done but end up getting addicted to the stimulating properties of the amphetamine.

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A national problem I had discussed that was a very important issue is prices are being raise since many company owners know that the product are essentials to everyday needs. For example, gas , water, food, and undergarments. This can effect several parts of the world because many people don't have a lot of money in different parts of world and raising these prices can also lead to malnutrition, starvation, and dehydration.

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The lack of education is a global issue. Education is the foundation of life. When a child is consistently being properly educated, they are building the basics of what they will use for the rest of their working career. Children without a basic education(high school diploma) are not properly prepared to go to college or technical school. A nation that does not properly educate their citizens/children is a nation who's economy is set up for failure.

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Education and funding for it is an issue, not education itself but the mentality of it. Many people maintain this negative ideology about education hinders the youth. Then when they are older they do not have the skills required to obtain higher paying jobs. Directly resulting in a lack of money,  and then evolving into a growing poverty.

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Poaching is a national issue. The best solutions to poaching may be to have snipers patrol the areas in which big game hunting is common. Not just in the United States, but in other countries too. This issue is very significant, due to the fact that the poaching of a borderline extinct species could drive said species off of the planet. This issue is actually very interesting, as a lot of animals are at ri

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i picked the haleigh cummings kidnapping incident and that has global significance because human trafficking and kidnapping is a big problem on the global scale

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Human trafficking is not only a local problem but it happens around the globe Taking people and moving them form either state to state or country to country.

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Poaching is taking place in many foreign countries. Many countries that are not very developed have animals that are being poached. Many countries in Africa are home to endangered species like the white Rhinoceros. Poachers are killing these animals for their pelts, bones, and horns and selling them on the black market.

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Poverty is a global problem due to it being an epidemic across all countries, and can cause local  global tensions.

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Obesity is a national issue. It has become more apparent in today's society as more junk food has become available to a wider span of people. We must take action against it before it becomes normal.

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Drug addiction because locally, our community has the highest number of meth users in Florida. However, globally, drug addictions are in every country.

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Due to the county not offering many jobs people tend to turn to illegal methods of earning money. This happens in much larger scales elsewhere  and affects the economy and every day living

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A large local and global issue is high STD rates. In Putnam County, roughly 95% of the population has some type of STD. There are also high STD rates in countries with poor health care, for example 60% of people who have HIV live in Africa.

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Corruption .
This issue does go beyond the county and into national/global levels. It leads to inva

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A global issue is STD rates. Local STD rates are extremely high as are the world STD rates. It is a large health concern and the expansion of the STDs show that many people are not disclosing their disease to partners.

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the struggle to find jobs can bring our economy down. this will make it a cycle because without enough funding more people will lose their jobs and struggle to find another one. this affects all parts of the world, and makes it harder for people already struggling to survive.
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Lack of education because many children/teens drop out of school or don't pursue higher education or don't have access to education. Like with deaf children only 10% are born to deaf parents and a lot of time that results in the children missing the most vital time of learning and development. Since deaf children are born all over it definitely affects the rest of the world. Also children born in poverty can result in them not having access to education and therefore they aren't becoming informed citizens and that is causing problems for the economy and for the government.

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Pollution is a global issue. As people burn fuels into the air or throw trash into water the chemical content  changes. These changes can disturb or even obliterate ecosystems and can cause problems on a global scale

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poaching is both a local and a global issue. the reason its a global issue is because in other countries you have people who poach animals like elephants and tigers and lions.