Life in our 21st century these days.?

Question

Life in the 21st century will be better than ever before in the history of mankind

this is a prompt i have to write a 5 paragraph essay on! i disagreed with the prompt and i have ideas for 3/5 paragraphs. Help me please! this is due tommorow...



•First Paragraph- More inventions- make people lazier
•Second Paragraph- War on terror- (Iraq, Palestine)
•Third Paragraph- Pollution, Global Warming, killing of animals (for fashion)
•Fourth Paragraph-
•Fifth paragraph-


have any ideas for fourth and fifth paragraph? thanks!

Answer 1

That's tough because I don't agree with the premise! I suppose if we have to look at the positives then we do have technology to make our lives easier & more convenient in many ways. We've become spoiled by our little gadgets. We expect to get more, faster, better. There is a lot more choice available in the marketplace as companies compete for our business. This is good for us consumers, better selection & better prices based on competition. There have been phenomenal medical advances which extend our lifespan. Many of the illnesses that used to kill people are now curable or at least treatable.

We are aware of global warming, pollution etc & are now taking steps to help the situation. In my community we separate garbage into wet (compost) dry (recycling) & waste (everything that doesn't fit the other categories!) to reduce the waste that goes to landfills. Knowing that we have to take care of the planet is the first step to making it better. There are also laws about not depleting resources (fishing, hunting, cutting down trees etc).

In many ways we are lucky to be alive today. Even just being able to type this on the computer, to have conversations with people around the world...the internet is an amazing thing.

Much of what we take for granted now would have been a marvel a century ago. Yesterday's science fiction is today's science fact.

Here's the downside though: as the population increases, technology advances, urbanization expands, we are generally more depressed, more stressed, our crime rates go up, there is far more violence. In some ways making our lives easier makes them more complicated. Life was more simple without all of our fancy gadgets...I used to have fun skipping rope, catching frogs & riding my bike as a kid. Now half the kids I know spend their days in front of a computer or playing video games where they shoot people & see them blow up graphically on the screen. Is it healthy? As a kid I was force-fed carrots & broccoli. Now kids are raised on fast food & more than half of North Americans (including children) are obese...so is our modern life really better...? Have we become lazy...?

I'm not terribly political (I don't even watch the news) but from what I gather the war on terror may have actually been a war for resources (hey, let's invent a war & take all of their oil since they have it all & we have none...) There have always been wars & always will be as long as violence & a lust for power exist in the hearts of men (& leaders of countries)...the difference is with biological & nuclear weapons, they could wipe out the entire planet if it comes to that....

In some ways life is better, in other ways worse. We are our own worst enemies. We could be healthier and happier than ever before based on all that we have at our disposal, but we're not...

Good luck with your project! I don't envy you!

Answer 2

Perhaps your fourth paragraph can ba about the disparity between the rich and poor nations. This has strong ties to globalization, and industries/companies that make international competition difficult for emerging markets (ie. Wal-Mart, Starbucks, etc.)

Your fifth paragraph can be about the availability of information caused by the internet and various other telecommunication industries. Will global society be inherently better becasue of massively distributed information? If so, how can people of the world make the best use of this informative technology?

Answer 3

One-world government which will destroy sovereignty

National I.D. card which will destroy indivitual rights, privacy, and replace currency. The authorities will know where you are at all times, and know what you're buying at all times.

Super germs will wipe out millions

The rich nations will be dragged down economically by the environmentalists and one-world government elites while slightly elevating the third world. So everyone will be the same, poor and under tight control by the authorities.

Natural resources and energy will be used up, and replacements will not come soon enough. The result will be a global depression that lasts for decades because there will not be enough oil, gas, and othe fuel.

Answer 4

Fourth --- the major stresses of the era (psyhical and emotional problems deriving from the pressures within "modern" life with people being expected to "do it all")

Fifth---- The major losses of national soveriegnty within ALL nations due to the moves to "globalize" the economies of the world for the "greater good"

Hopefully there is something here to run with--- and Good Luck !!

Answer 5

Fourth : The world is a global Village. So vast and yet so small. Its a small small world after all. Talk about modern communications, faster planes....

Fifth : Space travel. New forms of entertainment

Answer 6

well, you already have your three reasons. the first's paragraph is your introduction, you will state your three reasons in it.

in the second paragraph, you talk about your first reason. you could begin this paragraph with "to begin with ...(state first reaon)"

in the third you talk about your second reason. you can begin with: "in addition to...(state first reason)...there is also ...(state second reaon)

and in the fourth you talk about your third reason.begin with
"finally,...(and state third reason)" or "last but ot least..."

the last paragraph has to be your conclusion. in which you will state alll three reasons once more in the form of a conclusion. thius is the easiest paragraph to write becayse you basically restate your introduction paragraph. begin this with "in conclusion..."

and that is the end of my mini lesson! hope that helps =]

Answer 7

4: politics: Democracy turns into anarchy more and more, causing suffering amongst the poor.
5:energy crisis: what will we do when we run out of oil?; wars for oil; economy collapses