2020

(Futuristic View of Life in the Year 2020)

Earnest Joshua Agustin Pagtama

FUTURISTIC VIEW OF LIFE IN THE

YEAR 2020
Contents

Introduction
Discussion
*Features of 2020
*Developments in 2020
*Issues and Concerns in 2020
Conclusions

INTRODUCTION
It is all the transcendence of
human race that people today
reach the height of maximum
luxury upgrading from the days
of their very ancient Stone and
Cave age. What human being
has achieved today was once only
a dream out of reach. But man's
curiosityperhaps the most
wonderful gift given to man by
God was behind his quest
leading to wholehearted efforts
to convert all impossible dreams
of yesteryears into reality.

INTRODUCTION

Today in the 21st century, men

have reasons enough to be
proud
for
their
unique
achievements. From stepping
into the moon of cloning genes,
there has been a long list of
tremendous success of science
and technology. But restless
people's mind has still enough
desire
for
even
greater
achievements. And there is
every reason to believe that in
the coming days many of such
dreams would be possible for
us.

INTRODUCTION
Today at the starting days of the 21st
century,
Technology
is
the
most
pronouncing name all over the world. We
are at the age of computer. Application of
computer is becoming a common name in
all aspects of life.

INTRODUCTION
Computer now no longer remains only a laboratory
kit. Its application ventures into industrial
setups, health care facilities, educational
institutions, banking systems, ticket booking
counters, carrying out business proceedings,
governmental jobs in fact in all aspects. Greater
accuracy, more memory capacity and time saving
ability of computer make people more and more
interested towards its application.

FEATURES OF LIFE IN 2020

Instant

With the emergence of technology in human

civilization, everything comes in an instant. Since
humans are innovative, they will create
applications or programs that could make their
life and work easier. Just push on the button and
presto, work is done.

FEATURES OF LIFE IN 2020

Innovative
Technology has enriched human minds to think
and create objects that can help them perform
their everyday tasks and activities.

FEATURES OF LIFE IN 2020

Progressive
Since technology has introduced innovations,
everything follows. The emergence of technology
in economics allows significant changes in the
boosting of development.

FEATURES OF LIFE IN 2020

Discovery/Explorative
Man in 2020 will continue to flourish what he has
done in the past. He will discover more things as
he keeps on studying and applying technology in
his daily living. He will explore all possibilities in
life that could answer his queries playing inside
his mind.

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2020

In Medical Science
Bypass surgery organ transplantation, CAT scan,
ultrasound, Keyhole surgery are the names that
have given maximum safety to human life. Using
modern equipment in human body, diagnosis and
surgery has already created history. Computer
application has given greater accuracy and
sophisticated modes to medical facilities.

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2020

In Space Science
There has been success beyond imagination. Once
people dreamt of getting the moon in their hands.
And today after stepping into the moon they are
now dreaming of making holiday resorts at moon.

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2020

In Transportation

Air service system has already created revolution

turning the world into an area of only a few hours
of journey. Supersonic jets are now under trial,
which would give fastest ever transport facilities.
Railway system of transportation has achieved
steep heights. Japan has already created history
by introducing fastest ever electronic railway
engine. Gradual decrease of conventional fuels
like petroleum or coal has now led people to find
out non-conventional fuel resources.

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2020

In Agriculture
People's efforts have led to tremendous
achievements. Green revolution has created
history all over the world Biotechnology has
helped hybridization where scientists have come
out with success in producing advanced varieties
of high-yielding, disseat resistance or droughtresistance seeds

DEVELOPMENTS IN 2020

In Nuclear Science

Scientists
have
already
developed
fission
technology to produce greater energy. They have
already learnt to produce nuclear energy from
high-powered
radioactive
elements
like
plutonium, thorium or uranium. In the wake of
decreasing stock of non-renewable sources, people
have even learnt of making artificial radioactive
material has already set example using
"Uranium 233"; a man-made fissionable material
derived from thorium, as fuel.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

Pollution
Environmental pollution is becoming a common
name. Vehicular pollution is fast growing at a
pace emitting poisonous gases everyday in the
environment. Number of patients suffering from
respiratory ailments, skin diseases or other
health hazards is increasing every day.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

Green House Effect

Green house effect is becoming a serious concern
threatening world environment. With the
increase of industrial activity and decrease of
forest coverage, carbon-di-oxide level is rising in
the environment at a rate faster than the normal
resulting in rising of world temperatures.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

Large Scale Competition

Large-scale competition among the human beings
has led to shortage of all conventional resources
on the earth. For example, the scientists have
predicted that by the mid of this century, the
world would face big potable water crisis.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

Political Disparity
Political disparity is mounting among the global
powers increasing regional tensions. Even after
experiencing war havoc a number of times;
nations do not seem to have learnt to avoid
conflict. To show their own muscle power,
countries have concentrated beefing up their
stockpile of conventional and nuclear arms.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

On the social front

Disparity between the rich and the poor is
increasing tremendously. Social tension is
mounting steadily. People are going to be more
and more mechanical. Joint family norms is now
almost outdated.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN 2020

Self-Centeredness
People have become more and more self-centered.
With lack of sympathy among the rich for the
poor, social crimes are raising reducing safety to
man's life with deprived classes as also neo-rich
taking to crime.

CONCLUSIONS
When Einstein evaluated his theory of
relativity (E=mc2) perhaps he did not
even imagine that one day men would
apply it to enrich their stockpile of
dreaded nuclear weapons. But very
unfortunately people's desires to feed
beyond limit make them hawkish against
one another. It took thousands of years to
reach at today's level of progress, but it
will not take even a day to go back to our
days of origin.

CONCLUSIONS

Fortunately a sane human mind

can never desire for destruction.
World efforts are continuing to
ensure permanent peace. At the
beginning of the 21st century,
can we really hope of getting a
world of love, unity and peace in
our coming days?

CONCLUSIONS

Let man learn to co-exist

that is the only wish of
every peace-loving
person for the 21st
century.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH!