{"id":11229,"date":"2015-05-12T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=11229"},"modified":"2015-05-12T11:40:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:40:44","slug":"the-future-holds-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=11229","title":{"rendered":"The Future Holds Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Change can happen in a short amount of time. Photo by: Alicia Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n

By Alicia Sanchez<\/em><\/p>\n

The future is unknown. A number of events, both good and bad, are likely to happen in the time to come, but in spite of that, students can try to predict what could possibly happen and how they feel about it.<\/p>\n

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The future is full of possibilities for those who wish to take advantage of them. Senior Kayla Ferrell said that she is \u201cexcited because I have many great things happening after I graduate.\u201d For example, she said, \u201cI am going to my #1 choice for college, and after I graduate, I plan on being a missionary in Guatemala.\u201d While Ferrell looks forward to what she could do in the future, Junior Evelyin Collins looks \u201cforward to the freedom it holds. Right now, I’m only 17 and still living under my parents roof with limitations on what I’m allowed to do.\u201d She hopes that will change once she is an adult. Collins also said, \u201cThe future is everything; why wouldn’t I look forward to it? It’s what we’re going to be doing and who were going to become.\u201d Junior Ashley Halsey said she will look forward to \u201cthe medical advancements that will be found in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future has the potential to be good, and it also has the potential to be bad. Junior Devin Hite said, \u201cI think [the future] will be better because we will be more advanced when it comes to decision-making that satisfies the general population.\u201d On the other hand, freshman Francesca Carten said, \u201cHonestly, I think it would be worse because of so many things that are happening in the world.\u201d While both views are probable, Sophomore Kennedy Snyder said that the change that could happen is \u201cnot always\u201d good \u201cbecause some things can change in a negative way. I believe that you should always be ready for a new opportunity to reveal itself and take the chance you get to make things better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Society will change in the next ten years. Snyder said, \u201cI think a lot will happen, especially technology wise. We could have everything run electronically.\u201d Ferrell said she believes society will be able to handle that change \u201cbecause society is set up to adapt to the changes of the world. People are set up like that in their human nature. They grow, adapt, and then grow some more.\u201d Hite disagreed and said, \u201cNo. I think society needs to take baby steps when it comes to a change.\u201d He feels as if sudden change could be too much for society to handle. Collins said, \u201cI do believe that society is able to handle change if they would try to. Everyone would rather keep doing the same thing, though, and keep going along with it, instead of actually opening their eyes on what’s happening around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technology is rapidly changing. Ferrell predicted that scientists will have created \u201cholograms\u201d by the year 2025. Senior Jordan Kelly said that he thinks that future technology \u201cwill be better than it is right now.\u201d Hite said that the change that has already occurred makes him happy because \u201cit makes life easier. I am concerned that it puts us at risks for hacks and viruses where we definitely don’t want them.\u201d Halsey said, \u201cI think that technology is a good thing but many people don’t know how to use it correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future can bring science and medical advances we might not have even dreamed of yet. Junior Molly Spencer predicted that scientists might \u201cfind the cure for certain diseases and maybe find different planets.\u201d Collins said, \u201cI feel as though we are going to advance immensely in the science and medical fields because scientists are putting together the pieces of the blurred areas that we may not have known many years ago. For example, they are finding more and more information out on how to cure cancer. That is an area that largely needs to be focused on because over century’s cancer has took so many loved ones from us in a blink of an eye.\u201d Snyder said, \u201cI think [space exploration] is awesome and we should be aware of what is surrounding our Earth.\u201d Carten agreed with Snyder and said, \u201cI think [space exploration] would be awesome. I like how scientists are always discovering new things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Kelly said he looks forward to the future \u201cbecause I know it is going to be something good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Modern technology is different than technology from 10 years ago. Photo by: Alicia Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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