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Essay / The Legacy of the 21st Century - 1075
The future anthropologist might conclude that our world today has developed into the most technical culture in all previous modern history. The beginning of the new space age, which created expectations of high standards and perfection. Our civilization has strived for power and authority at all costs. If a future anthropologist studied our current situation, he or she would conclude that this is a society that incorporates applications of engineering to define its true values. We have an obligation to acquire a profound heritage on which future intelligence can build. Our cultures today have developed a range of creativity thanks to technologies such as electric cars, high-speed computers, solar panels and space probes. We live in a time where impossibility is no longer relevant. Our curiosity and our thirst for variety in unlimited quantities have arrived. Our concerns of gasoline shortages are no longer a top priority due to the emergence of batteries, vehicle operated professionals are no longer sought after for their basic knowledge due to the inventions of Google, Search and Ask.com. For the first time in history, we are able to remotely visualize a world and galaxies where such intelligence would not exist without technology. Technology has opened the doors to the inevitable; it also creates conflicts of domination and escapes from perfection. Our society is so busy with the idea of being ahead of the ordinary that we tend to take advantage of our peers. Our need for competitiveness has become absurd. We have become incapable of showing respect and compassion to our neighbors. Individuals are often incorporated as robots to meet the needs of competition, such as workers who are dominated by superior officials for maximum productivity and paid low...... middle of paper...... negotiations for solve real problems that would make our world more sustainable. Power and authority should not define our status in life, equality and unity should be our goals in shaping our world to be more productive and scarce. Expectations and goals can be achieved without dominating demands for perfection. We learn from mistakes, so perfection should not be an immediate priority because it comes from error and experience. We must understand that we set an example for all generations to come, our legacy must be left in a century of recognition of great dignity that honored life in all its forms. We must recognize our faults. Challenge them to rebuild our morals and establish our true legacy, which should be a nation that makes mistakes but ultimately overcomes all obstacles. Yes, we can! All it takes is unity.