The Future

     1.  One hundred years ago people made many predictions about what the world would be like today. Many predictions were made that digital color cameras would be existent today, which obviously became true. Other predictions such as mobile phones, pre-made meals, television, tanks, rising height of Americans, and larger fruit also became true according to this article, 100 year predictions. Fifty years ago people made predictions such as aircrafts being controlled by a giant radar, cancer will have a cure, communism vanishing, and that cellphones will be small enough to carry in a hand bag.

2. Some of the predictions have a skeptical viewpoint on them, but some have a vey positive view. Things that better technology such as televisions, digital color cameras, and mobile phones were all viewed in a positive way. Other predictions such as the rising height of Americans were viewed in a more unsure way.

3. There were many predictions that came true, but also quite a few that did not. Larger fruit, television, pre-made meals, mobile phones, digital color cameras, and phones being small enough to carry in a handbag are all examples of [predictions that have become true. A cure for cancer, tooth decay, and the common cold are still not in reach. Also, communism completely vanishing and aircrafts being controlled by a giant radar have not surfaced yet.

4. A trend that I see is a prediction of a more electronically driven world, which has obviously happened. Technology use to seem out of reach about 100 years ago, and half of these predictions show the desire for technology to advance. I feel that people of this time period dreamed of a more technological world that made their daily lives easier, and that has definitely taken place.

5. Honestly, in this day and age it is very difficult to predict the future. We already have so much advanced technology that it's crazy to imagine it going any further than it already has. With that being said, in the future I believe that religious views will continue to be more and more of an issue. I also believe that hallagraphs and other advanced technology like this will be created for our phones and even in devices throughout our homes.

6. Sadly, us as individuals do not have very much control over the future. With that being said, we do have a decent amount of control over our own futures. We get to choose which college we attend, what career path we take, who we choose to marry, how many children we want, where we want to live, and many other exciting and scary decisions. The government has a lot more control of=ver the future and what it holds than we have as individuals. The governments could change at any given moment, or as an extreme.. begin World War III at any given moment. Our future being in the hands of this countries representatives is pretty scary, but at least we have the freedoms in this country that some in other countries do not.