If …

Directions:

Write a one page story as if the limitations of time, money, resources, people,, etc… were not an issue and you could solve some of the most difficult problems facing life today.  Stick to the 6 areas below.  Write at least 1 paragraph under each area! 

This should be an innovative or a new approach – “Think outside the box”

1.     Population

a.     Why do people flock to certain cities and not others?

b.    How can we increase a city’s population but control how close people live together?

c.     *What factors balance how many people live in a city?

2.     Unemployment

a.     What can be done to assist those people out of work or who have low paying jobs, or just hate their jobs and want a change?

b.    What ways can you attract and keep high paying jobs in a city?

3.     Crime

a.     Describe why crime is so bad now.

b.    What challenges will we face in the future with crime?

c.     What new or innovated approach do you suggest to lower crime?

d.    *How did you feel about your ability to deal with crime in your simtown?

4.     Pollution

a.     What ways are we polluting the air?

b.    What are the alternatives to gasoline, coal, landfills, etc…?

c.     How would you stop or lower pollution of our planet?

d.    *What are the challenges to get lower pollution levels?

e.     *Why is it such a challenge to change?

5.     Health

a.     What problems do people face concerning their health?

b.    What ways can government help people live longer besides just build more hospitals?

c.     *What ways can you motivate people to live healthier lives?

6.     Education

a.     What makes up a good school?

b.    What ways can you continue to have kids stay in school and really enjoy it and therefore learn more?

c.     *Why don’t kids like school more?

* Optional