Poverty and hunger takes place all over the world. The places people focus on the most with this problem is in third world countries. People in canada are so worried about the starving kids in other countires, and don't even bother to pay attention to all of the families with no money in our own region. Part of the reason for this is that a poor family in Winnipeg that cant afford food or rent won't make the news, but poverty in Africa is heard about everywhere. I think that we should continue to address all of the other countries, but also pay attention to the people in our own areas, and try to make our own communities a better place.

One very important issue facing teens is self image. When many girls, and even boys see people in magazines and on t.v. they think that they have to look like them. But when you see famous people on the cover of a magazine, a lot of things about them are photoshopped to make them look perfect. When teens see this, it makes them self concious about what they look like. This can make them do drastic things to look "perfect" like extreme dieting, taking diet pills, or having eating disorders like bulemia or anorexia. These things are very hard to overcome and kids get obsessed with it. It is very harmful to your body, and can eventually kill you if it is not treated.