<center><a href="http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/">Sam Vaknin’s Psychology‚ Philosophy‚ Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites</a></center> <br> <br>Many futurologists - professional (Toffler) and less so (Naisbitt) - tried their hand at predicting the future. They proved quite successful at predicting major trends but not as lucky in delineating their details. This is because‚ inevitably‚ every futurologist has to resort to crude tools such as extrapolation. The modern day versions of biblical prophets
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A Future Society The story Harrison Bergeron shines a new perspective on the future of the government. It made me sit and think about the possible reasons of inequality and whether they are fair or not. However‚ I wasn’t too pleased with how the laws of equality were carried out. Were the government’s alterations of each person’s life harsh? Did they take these laws too far over the line? The selected piece of reading is Harrison Bergeron written by Hurt Vonnegut Jr. It is a short story of a future
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THE EXTREME FUTURE: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5‚ 10‚ and 20 Years by James Canton‚ Ph.D. “Canton’s background in future-planning consultancy began when he studied under Alvin Toffler in the 1970s-and it shows in this big-picture take on the world of tomorrow…” —Publishers Weekly The Midwest is beach front property‚ the workforce is largely dominated by women‚ and genetic engineering gives rescue workers gills to better save lives according to James Canton
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Future Career Every person thinks a lot about his future and admits that hard work lies ahead. "Mother to Son…"Young people claim that they are willing to make the sacrifices needed to reach their goals. "If you don’t think about your future‚ you cannot have one.""Hold fast to dreams"So it is vital to hitch your wagon to a star. In order to reach our goals‚ we should be persistent‚ optimistic‚ hard working‚ imaginative‚ creative… and so on‚ but practical and down to Earth. So‚ most young people
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Throughout time there has always been revolutionary inventions and ideas have been changed the way our lives have changed. In the text “The Phonograph and its Future” Thomas edison uses the possibilities of the phonograph and answered the typical questions like the durability of the phonograph to show how revolutionary his invention is for the world. On the other hand he could have used the past experience of how the phonograph. Because the North American Review was the first Literary Magazine it
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THE FUTURE OF OIL Contents 1. Extreme oil--from the deep Atlantic to the arctic‚ from fracking in the U.S. to sands in Canada--is replacing dwindling supplies. But it comes at a heavy economic and environmental cost 2. The Bakken Boom 3. Boom and Bust 4. The True Price of Oil 5. OIL ON THE EDGE 6. TIGHT OIL 7. ARCTIC OFFSHORE 8. PRESALT DEEPWATER 9. OIL SHALE 10. OIL SANDS 11. HOW SPIKING OIL AFFECTS YOU 12. A RECORD PRICE FOR REGULAR 13. INCOME
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Future of Technology – Informative There is no certainty on what technology will be like in the future‚ but as of proof from graphs‚ facts and general knowledge‚ we can see just what we have in store for us. There are so many different ways the future will be like with the way scientists work‚ how fast they work‚ what they work on‚ how much money goes into research and science and it ultimately comes down to how the world cooperates with the new technology. A lot of people are against the idea
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basic‚ essential part of us and understanding it is equivalent to understanding life. This development will lead us to uncovering the secrets behind all diseases and create a revolution in the medical industry which will lead to significantly extending our life expectancy. The Human Genome Project is a milestone in human history; its importance can be compared to the start of the industrial revolution or the creation of the atomic bomb; it’s that important. The Human Genome Project has allowed us to
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Running Head: Morgan - The Leader of the Future Becoming the Leader of the Future Andréica L. Morgan Post University Bus508.91: The Future of Leadership and Management Carolyn Shiffman PhD Saturday‚ August 21‚ 2010 ABSTRACT 3 Assignment Synopsis & Thesis Specification 5 Discussion 5 Lessons Learned from Past and Current Leadership 5 The Essential Leadership Qualities Going Forward 6 New and Distinctive Challenges
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My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students‚ Regardless of Social Status‚ Race‚ Gender‚ or Minority‚ Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education Western Governors University Robbie Weaver SCA1 March 12‚ 2014 My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students‚ Regardless of Social Status‚ Race‚ Gender‚ or Minority‚ Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America
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