Legacy of the 21st Century

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Future anthropologist might conclude that our world today had developed to be the most technical culture of all previous modern history. The beginning of the new space age, which created expectations of high demands and perfection. Our civilization strived for power and authority at any cost. If and future anthropologist were to study our current status today, he or she would conclude that this was a society that incorporated applications of engineering to define their true values. We have an obligation to acquire a profound legacy that future intelligence can strive from. Our cultures today have developed a board of creativity through technology such as they electric car, high speed computers, solar panels and space probes. We live in a time of impossibility is no longer relevant. Our curiosity and hunger for variety in unlimited amounts have arrived. Our worries of gasoline shortage are no longer a top priority due to the emergence of battery, operated vehicles professionals are no longer looked up to for basic knowledge due to the inventions of google, search and ask.com. For the first time in history we are able to view distance world and galaxies where such intelligence wouldn’t exist without technology. Technology has opened up doors of the inevitable it also creates conflicts of dominance and the elusions of perfection. Our society are so busy with the notion of being ahead of the ordinary that we tend to abuse our fellow peers. Our need of competitiveness has grown absurd. We have come to lack the ability of respect and compassion for our fellow neighbors. Individuals are often incorporated as robots to fulfil the need of competition such workers who are dominated by higher officials for maximum productivity and paid low... ... middle of paper ... ...gotiations to solve real life problems which would make our world more sustainable. Power and authority shouldn’t define our status in life, equality and unity should be our objectives towards shaping our world to being more productive and seldom. Expectations and goals can be achieved without dominating demands for perfection. We learn based off of mistakes so there for perfection should not be an instant priority because it comes through mistake and experience. We must understand that we are setting examples for all of the generations to come, our legacy should be left in recognitions of great dignity a century in time that honored life in all of 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 mastered all odds in the end. Yes we can! All it takes is unity.

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