FUTURE SHOCK Chapters 1-3 INTRODUCTION This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed by change. It is about the ways in which we adapt—or fail to adapt—to the future. Much has been written about the future. Yet‚ for the most part‚ books about the world to come sound a harsh metallic note. These pages‚ by contrast‚ concern themselves with the "soft" or human side of tomorrow. Moreover‚ they concern themselves with the steps by which we are likely to reach tomorrow
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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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What do you think of the future of Macau? Macau situated in the Pearl River delta which is a dynamic place. Macau transforms into a highly urbanized place over the period of the last seven years. Now the Macau government is doing sea reclamation to increase the land area of Macau so that urban planning to be more balanced with the environment. This is due to the projection of increasing population in Macau. The expected projection of Macau population in the year 2036 is almost 759 hundred thousand[1]
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Your future is in your hand Life is like a wheel‚ sometimes above‚ sometimes below‚ such is human nature in life. By era milieu is loaded with information and technology‚ the current momentum continues to move forward without delay. Therefore‚ young people should be prudent and should have plans in the future that need to be instilled in every themselves. When a second thought‚ in the future we can foster responsible practices in the minds of ourselves. In fact‚ you need to practice ourselves in
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inventions diagnosis and treatment become easier and easier. Even with these advantages‚ some people say that technology only make people lasier and depend too much on it. This is may be true; however‚ this only means that we must learn how to use technology correctly and wisely. On the whole‚ the world becomes more modern and people’s life become more convenient by the help of technology. Nevertheless‚ we must learns to use them wisely or else we’ll become too dependent on
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people who make that future happen...” Write out the text of a talk you would deliver to your classmates entitled: Our futures are in our own hands. Good afternoon classmates. As graduating students our future captures a wide range of possibilities. Some of us may be certain of what that future might be and others are willing to wait patiently for the unexpected to come. Whether going to college or choosing to earn a living‚ we all hope for a better and brighter future. Along the way we learn
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Classroom of the Future Wouldn’t it be great to use technology in your classroom! Wouldn’t it be fantastic to increase your intelligence‚ fluency and concentration! I reckon it would. Technology has yet to be fully introduced into classrooms as some schools can not get enough cash from the Government. Those schools will miss out on a dramatic increase in test scores‚ improved work ethics and in student behaviour by not allowing their students to get the benefits of technology in the classroom
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The Autobiography of My Future It was Saturday evening‚ June 16‚ 2001. My beautiful wife and I were celebrating our twenty-second wedding anniversary at dinner in St. Paul. I asked her what she thought the next twenty-two years would be like for us. We started projecting. I would be sixty-six‚ she sixty-four. Although another twenty-two years sounded like a long time‚ sixty-six did not seem that old or that far away. Our teenage daughter would be thirty-nine! Now that put the twenty-two years
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|Life in the future | |Can you imagine what our lives will be like in the year 2050? Perhaps you will be flying off for a holiday on the moon‚ or maybe you will | | |be taking your dog for a walk in virtual reality. We recently carried out a survey or 1‚000 people from different countries to find out | | |what they think life will be like in the future. The results clearly
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your life. We all need objectives to motivate us. Since I moved to the US‚ I have changed my ideas about the future because there are many opportunities here which are achievable. I have some goals for the next two to six years which I want to accomplish successfully. At this stage of my life‚ my main purpose is to keep studying and getting a good education because it will lead to my future success in business. At first‚ I have to finish ESL 4 classes. I am a responsible and hardworking student‚ so
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