I believe today’s society is very unforgiving and anyone can be gunned down just because of what they are or how they act or what they believe in. Someone could come and take innocent children and kill them just because they are upset or confused. Many people are living in big houses with fancy cars and anything they want, but some don’t even care about the starving people in the world.

We are also hurting the environment along with ourselves. We are always wasting and cutting down trees and killing too many animals. We are not all bad. We have many great people who are willing to do anything for anyone. I am not trying to say that the world is bad. I am just trying to say we could be a lot more careful and happy.

We want to blame somebody- we want to find wrong with each other- we want to hate and fall at knees to evil; the devil without knowing. God has brought us together as one and we are all connected. Yet, we pull apart. Everyone are brothers and sisters and when we hurt them deep down, we are hurting ourselves. Yet, the world seethes to believe. We accuse the innocent and forget the wrong. We think of small things and forget the big. We have wronged the earth, its animals, and people. We think we’re right. But all together-we are wrong- its all our fault- some don’t care- some are wrapped up in greed- we don’t have time- we don’t truly want to change. We put those reasons before us as excuse for what we don't want to do. It takes time from what we truly want to do- be lazy and stare at a black box forever never thinking about the world. We just stare our lives away. We forget.

Evil is relative in a way what some may consider evil, some may consider good. We have to look in to the eyes of others. Someone might steal to save another's life. It may not be fair t pesucute other for that. Life may not always be fair- sorrow is for the weeping. It means life isn't fair, why do the rich win the lottery and how when we catch one bad guy, even more immerge?

Almost all of my friends that I know have the same life that I do but many of the students in the school don’t. Some of the students in our school go home at night and their parents are never home. One of my friends down the street almost never sees her parents, but has a nanny instead. Many kids don’t even have a family to go home to at Christmas but have to go to a relative's house.

In India, they are always going hungry. They can't make enough money to support their family either because they can't find a job, or because their job just doesn't pay them enough money. There are always people in the streets begging for food and money. Here in the United States we are always throwing away food, where in the rest of the world there are people starving.

I think that in the United States we should not throw out all the food that we waste, but save it for later. When we go to a restaurant, we should also not order so much extra food that we don't eat, but only order what we can eat instead. Since people waste so much food, there would be a lot of food left over. With that food, we could feed many hungry people all over the world.

I do not like how our country is constantly worrying about the next terrorist attack or what will be the next move in the Middle East. We should take action instead of trying to anticipate what will happen next. I wonder, what would my life would be like if I lived in a different country? I do not know what my life would be like if I lived in a different country. Maybe I would not be educated or have the same goals and values, maybe I would not have the same religion.

I hope that in the future there will be no more guns or war, so everyone can have the same rights and be equal. I also hope that everyone in the world can receive the same education. If this happened then everyone could live an equally happy life.

I consider the amount of people that are living in poverty horrible. Those people are not able to supply enough food to support their families and they don’t have a roof over their heads. There are shelters that they are able to live in and some help that they can receive, but are these people really happy? What other options can they have to support themselves and not depend on other people completely for support?

I think that there should be homes that people could go to like apartments that would help them get jobs and financial stability. After awhile these people could start paying rent, just like an average family would.

I expect a lot from my community. I hate it when I take advantage of my community and not realize it until later. From my community I expect protection, food, kindness, civil rights, shelter, and money when I need it, and help when I need it. I think I ask for a lot but not way too much. My community provides this almost all the time. I feel blessed by all this. Sometimes, I feel I need to share the wealth. I will try to learn how to do that.

I feel that there are too many people in the world. I am trying to come up with a solution to this problem, without having many people unhappy. I have come up with made up laws, and made up educators on population control. One of my pet peeves is when I see someone with like 10 kids. I get annoyed.

In my future, I hope to go to college.

However, I know that in other places in the world, people are afraid to go to the supermarket, if they even have a supermarket, or even afraid to open the door. People are working from 4:00 in the morning to very late at night. Even the little children have to work this much. I do not believe that they have a good quality of life. To wake up in the morning, do work and go to school all day, and go to sleep at night, and then do the same thing the next day, must be very hard. There is nothing to look forward to!

I would hate to wake up in the morning and think about how my family and friends could die that very day, very easily in war. I would hate to think about such horrible thoughts.

If only people in the world could stop fighting, nobody would ever have to think these thoughts. People fight about things from the past and things that they have heard other countries have done to their own precious country. If only no one could do anything bad to other countries, and we could just delete the past and look for the future, the world could become a much better place, with no fighting and violence. This way, maybe people in other countries could receive the gift of a good quality in life.

However, in other places in the world children are responsible for taking care of their family and that is why I am lucky to be only responsible for small household chores and educating myself. In the morning the things on my mind are: “When am I going to go over to my friends house this weekend?” or “Did I finish that English assignment?” I would hate to have to think about if there would be any danger tomorrow, which are probably what Afghanistan children might have to do.

Concerning the world’s future, I am a little worried about going to war. I do not want to have to go to bed every night scared that something might happen to my wonderful country. When 9/11 hit us, I was scared to ever go on a plane again and I was horrified that something would happen that might hurt someone I know. That is why I hope that we will be able to work things out without violence.

In conclusion, I am very proud of my country and our quality of life. I just hope that someday everyone in the world is as lucky as I am.

I expect that my community keeps me safe from harm and is environmentally friendly. This means that I do not want to live where there is always trash on the ground and where the air is always dirty and smoky. I expect that my neighbors will not judge each other based on the color of their skin, or their ethnic background.

If I had the power, I would make sure that all countries were at peace with each other. Though I know it would be very difficult to have each country be "best friends" with each other, but at least we would not be going into war with each other. If this happened I think that the world would be a much better and different place. Instead of the countries' leaders worrying about other countries planning to bomb them, they could spend more of their time dealing within their countries. The world would be safer if each country gets safer.

I think that to ensure a positive future we should always keep our minds open to others' ideas. If we do not listen to each other nothing will ever change and the world will ALWAYS be the same. I think that the "little people" need to start, by not allowing each other to be prejudice. After these people make a difference with each other, the governors and president will also start to make the world a better place.

In my life I can wake up and be glad and see the world in a different way. I can see we need help in pollution. Pollution is bothering me. One day the world will be ruined because of it. I hope the world should do more about the helping and get rid of it.

I hope you can make more schools get in to it. I am glad that I have a good life. My family did not come from a lot and they lived near poverty. I am glad I do not have to deal with that or bringing in danger. I am glad that I can meet new people go to different places. I enjoy going to a neighbor’s house and giving them gift near the holidays.

When I wake up in the morning, I have breakfast, get dressed, walk to the bus stop, and go to school. While doing this daily routine, I don't have to think about budgeting what I eat, if I have any clothes, and if I'm being educated.

Meanwhile, other people have as much food as I have in one meal, wear the same clothes every day, work in the fields, and don't get educated at all. They dream of a life like mine: with food, no terrorism, and a place to be educated.

Even though this world is a big place, there are things people like me can do to help these people and their dreams. You can donate food, clothing, toys, toothpaste, shampoo, or brushes. You can volunteer time to help organize food for those who need it, which I have done in the past. If you were really dedicated, you could travel to the areas where weak technology and starvation are present, and help educate people on how to make life more suitable and beneficial.

There are billions of people on this earth, and many have a life far worse than ours. People in the government are helping, making laws or sending people to foreign countries to help out. Organizations are helping by donating money. Other people just like you and me are out there every other day, helping people. Every person can make a difference, no matter how small or quiet they are. We have to believe we, as people, can help make a difference in the world.

When I go to other places, such as a friend’s house, I always see one thing that disturbs me. There is always one person that doesn’t have anyone to play with, or one person sitting on the side of the road. I’m not saying that they are poor or don’t have such a good life quality, but it is just that one moment that they feel lonely. I know that there are people in worse situations, where they are starving or something like that, but I still feel obligated to help those people who are homeless and the people that have no one to play with.

One of my goals for my future is to start a homeless shelter or something to benefit the less fortunate men, women, and children of this world. I am very lucky to have a wonderful life and great opportunities and I am willing to help others to get a better life quality.

I still think there are problems with the world. One thing I think is wrong is that all people cannot be treated equally. Some people judge others because of their culture or looks. I think we can improve the world by not judging people, and treating everyone equally.

I also think that in the world there is too much violence. On the news you always hear about someone who robbed a bank, or shot someone. I do not like to hear about these depressing things. There are also too many wars. Wars should not be a way to solve problems.

One other problem is world hunger. It is not much of a problem where I live, but I hear about it a lot. There is not enough food for some communities. I have done food drives though my CCD.

To solve all of these problems, people need to be more caring. Too many people are selfish, and do not care about the homeless, or the sick. Many people commit crimes. I think that is wrong, and they should be more caring. Many people in the world are kind, but the few who are not need to become kind.

I realize my life is much better than some other countries. I would like the world to be a better place. Maybe someday it will be very peaceful, and that is how I would like it to be.

I know that my family would always love me and help out with me and they are always there for the good or bad times.

I know that there is bad and evil in the world such as pollution or the abuse given to people. But, I know that there will be someone to always stop that wrong and give the right needed in today’s world.

I always wonder if there is an oil spill in Alaska or an ozone layer hole over are heads and we think that this is a big problem. It seems it's never fixed!

I know that there is poor in the world and no food to fill their stomachs and we try to fix these errors in the world. Whether it’s a war over in Iraq or a bombing in Pakistan, we're fixing our problems one by one.

I'm not rich. I don't live in a mansion. I'm not the most popular kid in school, and I don't wear the coolest clothes. I'm not the most talented person. But, then I think about kids in some parts of Africa and Russia, who are starving to death, uneducated, or sick. I would not want to be those kids, but I would not want to have a perfect life either - it would be boring, and everyone needs some imperfection in their lives.

If I had the power to change the world, I would let every child know that they are loved--especially the kids in Africa and poor places, or just kids that are depressed. I would let them know not to hate themselves, because they are not bad people. Just because someone is not rich or not pretty doesn't mean that they can't be great. Even kids who get bad grades can do great things - think of Albert Einstein! Millions of people are giving people food and clothing, so I want them to be happy in body AND in mind. Also, I would give every child an education, because learning is probably the most valuable gift I can think of.

At our school we are doing a program called Change for Change. This is when children at our school donate money that we use for gift certificates so less fortunate children have a warm winter coat and warm clothes for the winter.

Violence is another thing that bothers me. How can a parent leave a gun out in their house unlocked where a child could reach it? I don’t think that guns should be kept in the house at all. Children are killed everyday, innocently, because of gun, gang or another type of violence.

After September 11, I have been scared to live my life. I am always thinking in the back of my mind “Will terrorists attack today?” My parents are divorced. My dad lives in New Jersey and works in New York. When I heard that the terrorists hit, I didn’t know if my dad was in the World Trade Centers. Before the date, he told me that he goes there for occasional meetings and I didn’t know if he was there on September 11. I was scared and I am still scared. I also hope that this horrible act does not turn into a war. What happened already was bad enough but going to war would be even harder. People would have to leave their families and risk their lives to fight for our country. I have discussions with my family about what might happen if we do go to war. The things we came up with are pretty terrible. I hope our country never get to the point that we need to go to war.

I would like to end on a positive note. I think that many people in the United States have a pretty good life. I am very thankful that I am privileged enough to live here and not in a country that has difficulties in their everyday life.

I take life for total granted. I am mad when I don’t get something for my birthday that I want. At least I get something for my birthday. Even though I don’t look or think that I am spoiled, compared to the needy I am. This world is good, but not good enough. We can solve poverty, violence and other bad things, but some people these days area a little bit greedy. I think that we should have a world peace fund. It would be an organization that we give all of our extra money to.

Think of all the professional athletes out in this world. They have millions of dollars. Do they really need twelve cars? Do they really need seven mansions? Of course they don’t. If they could just give up some of that money, maybe everybody could start to need a new life, a better life. My belief is that if everybody had enough money to get enough food, a shelter, and water, they would be better persons. They wouldn’t try to steal, or kill people for stuff--they would just have it. If people would give up what they had and share with others, the world would be a better place.

The dream of America is to achieve peace within other countries. Also, to help other countries achieve freedom or peace. But, by attempting to achieve that, we sometimes have to eliminate people that pose a threat. That is the violent way. That is the way that we have chosen. But, there are more ways to deal with this. There are better ways to try to preserve the quality of life.

The people in that country could attempt to stand against their evil dictator. They could hold riots and do things that they think are right. Only if that has failed, then and only then, it is reasonable to ask for help from the military.

I think that it is better to try to solve problems within a country, rather than taking it out for the world to solve. Military actions such as war can result in the loss of life, indefinitely. Life should be preserved, not destroyed. The dream of America, should be everyone's dream.

Some people have the wrong idea about terrorism though. Some people think that all of Afghanistan or Pakistan is all terrorists. It doesn’t have just terrorists--it has people like you and me. Some people think blowing up the Middle East would solve our problem. I think that would cause a bigger problem. Killing innocent people? How would that make you feel? My mom’s friend visited Hiroshima, Japan. He said that seeing the memorial and the sadness made you feel really bad if you were American (which he was). Also, if you think about it, if you are Japanese and you go to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Site, it makes you feel bad because you took innocent lives. The way I see it is that you can kill people and make fear but that only brings you closer together.

Also, people (mainly in America but also other places) waste a lot of food. You order a hamburger and take two bites and throw the rest away. My dad always says that you should take a little and then if you want more take more. People in places like Afghanistan or India are starving and here we are wasting food.

If everyone just gave a little something back to their community you wouldn’t have to worry about whether or not you will have food on your table or be afraid to travel for the holidays.

I try to be as helpful as possible to my environment as well. For example, for the last three years I’ve been in a Wissahickon Creek clean up. I care about the way the earth's animals are becoming extinct and how the rainforest is being cut down. I cannot see how people can look past things like that. Peace is not only needed in humans but also the environment needs our help to seek peace.

Have you ever thought about how you could change the world, how you could really make a difference? Everything you do, even picking up a wrapper that someone drops or just being happy with what you have and who you are, is making a small difference in the world. This means that one less person is near to suicide or one small innocent animal is not seen choking on that harmless dropped wrapper.

The world would be a more pleasant place to live when there is no hatred, no hunger, no worry, or fear. I can’t even begin to list all the things that need work. To help you need to start out with one small thing-and that’s caring. To make a difference and to have your heart set to it you need to really think and care about people and their emotions, the environment and animals. If everyone cared enough I’m pretty sure the world would be a better place.

People living in America should help those in a needy country and in our own. My quality of life is so much better than theirs. I am very lucky.

But what about other parts of the world? Do people ever consider what adults and children alike have to go through each and every day just to be able to survive? While we are griping about the cost of groceries or the price of prescriptions, children may never get the opportunity to see a doctor.

Think about it- we take advantage of small things, such as being able to go to the faucet for a drink. We must remember that somewhere out there, people only receive contaminated water that they have to travel for miles everyday just to receive.

On TV I am sure that all of you have seen disturbing pictures of young children searching for scraps in a pile of garbage. Malnutrition affects hundreds of those children, and many of them die everyday. The children of the world are our future.

Illiteracy is a result of poor or no education, just because they have no money to hire teachers. If this is how our youth grows up being treated, what kind of society are we building on? There are many things that we can do each and every day to help solve this on-going problem. Food drives and donations, as well as raising money that would be put towards getting a child healthcare and a good education are just a few ways to help.

The only crime that these people committed was being poor, something that they cannot control. Please, remember that they are normal individuals just like you. They need help in life as well. We must do all that we can to assist our future generation.

I am growing up in a world of hate, despair, and anger, and I will probably die in hate, despair, and anger. But, if a solution is found, then I will not have to live in fear. I believe that our country, the USA, and all countries shall not have to struggle through endless days of toil and strife. They should not have to feel afraid, all countries should not have to live through the living nightmare that we had to, and that the countries of this earth shall live in peace, free from any violence.

The solution to finding and keeping world peace begins with the United Nations. This great organization of countries is the first step in getting peace. If I were in the UN I would place more priority on maintaining and obtaining world peace in the world. If the funds from the countries supporting the UN run low, then I would conduct fund-raising drives to sustain the programs. This would be the beginning of my solution. I would also write to leaders of all nations and urge them to create better programs for peace and a better relief service plan. We must be the change we wish to see, a famous person once said, and indeed, we shall be the change in finding and defending world peace.

Everyday, more people start to suffer, like East Timorese, like Yugoslavians, and also Americans. We have to stop this, and stop it now.

If I could make a change, I would show everybody that these things are really happening and make them fix it. These things can be changed and we have the power to change it. Only if we think we can change the world, which is when the change will happen.

Now, everything in the world is not bad, like those wonderful events that can be helpful to this cause. Also, people can be very open-minded about this subject. Some people do worry about these nuisances, and those are the people will start the change.

We can make this world a better place if we can cooperate with each other better than we already doing and make changes in our habits. Bad habits have bad results, good habits have good results, but great habits have great results and those great habits are what we have to perform to make this a better world.

What I am saying is that we can make this difference if we try with good habits and good attitudes.