Read this excerpt from “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes.” i'm only a child, yet i know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be! based on this excerpt, suzuki most likely believes that money spent on war is money well spent. war costs more money than solving the problem of poverty. more money would solve the problem of poverty. the earth would be a perfect place without war.

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.