Essay On Third World Countries

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Every day in the news, we hear about how well developed countries have made advancements into the future of better living. The medical and technological advancements have made an impact on human abilities to live and communicate. Although this is amazing, people fail to realize how lucky countries such as Canada, America, and the United Kingdom, are for having the opportunity to live luxuriously. The money that these countries possess is the reason that they are considered as “First World Countries”. However countries such as Africa, Afghanistan, and Haiti, have all been labeled as “Third World Countries”. The reason being is because of an ongoing issue for each of these have fallen victim too. Third world debt. Third world debt has become …show more content…

The church believes that those that are in debt deserve a chance to start over and get them out of debt. The Vatican states, “Rich nations have a grave moral responsibility toward those which are unable to ensure the means of their development by themselves or have been prevented from doing so by tragic historical events. It is a duty in solidarity and charity; it is also an obligation in justice if the prosperity of the rich nations has come from resources that have not been paid for fairly.” (Vatican, 2439). Philosopher Emmanuel Kant believes that everybody has a duty and the only way to achieve happiness is by completing your duty. In this case, First world countries have a duty to help third world countries in their time of …show more content…

I was amongst the people that didn’t realize the problem and just lived my life like there was nothing like this happening in the world. The thought of millions of people not having food, water, and safety because their country is in debt hit me hard. Just putting myself into their brave shoes frightened me. This issue will definitely have an impact on me, but I also think this could have an impact on future generations. As the world keeps developing, more money is needed, and any country could be in the same state of mind that Africa is in. I believe that future generations will be more aware of the issue and will do what it takes to eliminate it. The Catholic Church says that we must help the ones in needs, and that it is the duty of First World Countries to help the poor. I completely agree with that, not only because it would get rid of debt, but also because it would create more peace around the

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