FUTURE

By

Caroline Lancaster & Alexis Luttrell

Ms. Watts

Fourth Period

March 1st, 2011

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FUTURE
Introduction:
I. A Brave New World
A. people make predictions and assumptions about the future
1. Oracle of the Delphi was spoken through Apollo in Ancient Greece
1. palm reading has been practiced in India for hundreds of years
2. cards are used to tell the future by looking at the ones turned over
3. sifi authors tell the future often
4. Nostradamus is said to have predicted many things that have come
true
5. crystal gazing is popular to help tell the future
A. The future we have wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t have inventions
1. photography was revolutionized when color film was discovered
6. planes were a major invention in the early 1900’s
7. the car was first mass produced by Ford
8. television was a very popular invention
9. the telephone was another famous invention
10. Einstein revolutionized physics with the Theory of Relativity
I. A Shrinking Planet
A. Communication
1. There are 150 communication satellites and geostationary orbit
around the earth.
11. Mobile phones, fax machines, and electronic mail keep us in touch
wherever we are.
12. News events are routinely transmitted into our homes.
13. The internet which began modest communications has users from
all over the world.
14. Different strands of technology are starting to converge televisions,
telephones, and computers will merge to become one.
15. Doctors and experts will be available for video conferencing.
16. Two thirds of the world considers it a luxury to own a phone.
B. Technology
1. Fiber optics can carry a lot more information rather than using
copper wiring for phones, televisions.. ect.
2. The video phones today are less bulky from when they used to be in
1956.
3. Solar power is used for the places around the world that can’t
receive electricity.
4. Solar power is functioned using the sun.
5. Video conferencing is popular because it does not waste time and
there would be no need to have to travel when using video
conferencing.
6. Sputnik one was the first satellite used for sending and receiving
messages.
7. Sputnik one had come in 1957.

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II. Watching The Earth
A. Earth
1. The suns ozone protects us from the sun’s heat rays.
2. Computer generated maps indicates earth’s temperature.
3. The first land satellite was launched in 1974.
4. In the 1960’s satellites sent back the first picture of our home
planet.
5. Satellites can make images without the clouds in the way called
cloudless images.
6. The Alps are everywhere in Europe, but not EVERYWHERE.

III. The Growing World

A. Population
1. In the last two hundred years the population has increased from one
billion to six billion.
2. The earth’s population is just now beginning to slow down.
3. The birth rate is higher than the death rate.
4. The rates are unlikely to balance out until we reach ten or eleven
billion.
B. Conservation of the Future

1. Smog is a polluted type of air that is dangerous to the environment.

2. Certain cultures have become more attractive to the world than others.

3. More than 668 million of Coca-Cola are consumed worldwide every

day.

4. A lot of South American jungle has been lost due to agricultural

practices.

5. 37 percent of the population lives in cities.

6. The world’s population is concentrating more and more in urban areas.

IV. Environmentally Friendly
A. Environment
1. Air pollution is causing acid rain and wild fires.
2. Water contamination is killing wild life.
B. Recycling
1. We will manufacture products that are made to last for the future.
C. Office of the Future
1. Energy efficiency will need to be redesigned for more natural energy
such as solar radiation for making electricity.
2. Most current offices are not environmentally friendly.

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V. Home of the Future
A. Future Homes
1. In the future there will be houses inside of houses.
2. For easy and fast construction the houses will be made as more light
weight.
3. A central cord will give easy access to plumbing and such services.
4. There will be more high tech security systems.
5. The space of the new house will be adaptable.
6. There will be compost bins inside this house to recycle organic waste a
lot easier.
VI. Futuropolis
A. Future Buildings
1. People have been attracted to cities because of the cultural
opportunities that the cities offer.
2. The transportation system will have to be redesigned.
3. Buildings will be energy-efficient.
4. Tokyo has space-savings hotels were people stay in capsules.
B. Flying Cities
1. There was a vision of cities being suspended high above the ground.
VII. Getting Around
A. The Automobiles
1. Giant airplanes will travel 10 xs faster.
2. They will have cars of the future with three wheels.
3. The car of the future holds a driver and one passenger.
4. The car of the future has an airplane like steering wheel.
5. The car of the future will be using rechargeable fuel cells to not pollute
the air.
B. Aircraft
1. Once more and more roads become congested people will then start
taking the skies.
2. Super fast travel has been “possible” since the mid-1970’s.
3. Scientists say they can create hypersonic planes going faster than
sound.
C. Boats
1. Ships will probably will stay being used as transporting goods from
country to country.
2. Future ships will be able to survive severe weather conditions.

VIII. Virtual Home in 2020

A. Home
1. Homes in the future will be energy efficient.
2. The walls will be constructed of new materials so they can change
color and things to a specific mood.
3. There will be high programmed projectors for the family to enjoy
entertainment.

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 B. Phone
1. There will be portable phones used for business and pleasure.
2. The phones will be video available and such.
3. The phones will carry more digital information.
C. Power Shower
1. The future shower will have a direct line to your hygiene and health
records and such.
2. Your health and hygiene will be monitored by the health and hygiene
system.

IX. Easy Living

A. Electronic Pets
1. These robots are as companions rather than servants.
2. These robots like to be loved.
3. They can react emotionally.
4. It responds with its own sound.
B. Emotion Container
1. Each has a large screen and a sound speaker and a syncing program.
2. They are large objects.
3. They can record sound so the owner can enjoy it.
C. Making Friends
1. They load personal information.
2. They enhance your social life.

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Caroline Lancaster and Alexis Luttrell

Saundra Watts

4th period

March 4, 2011



(Eye of the Portal)

“Whoahh man this is my fifth beer right?” Asked Matthew “Bahahaha naw’ man
naw’ that’s your 20th I’m sure” Matthew then landed on a strange table smelling of saltine
crackers. A woman looked at him and Matthew not being able to function couldn’t really
look back. The woman was munching on saltine crackers which then explained the smell.
“Hmmm so I see you are the one the portal seeks; see the card!” That strange woman
dressed in scarves and thick glasses that made her look like a bug told Matthew who was
all over her table. “Lady you’reeee psyyyycho” “More like psychic!” She replied adding
in a smirk and a wink.
The next morning Matthew awoke with a horrible headache and a lack of his left
shoe. He scratched his head and without any thought grabbed his keys and went outside
to head for his car; leaving his shoe behind, he didn’t care. Matthew arrived home and
went straight to bed.
Matthew woke up in the middle of the night at exactly 12:00, and he went to the
fridge to get some milk. Matthew pranced to his computer to check his schedule for
work. HEADING TO SPACE ON TUESDAY 5:00 PM the computer told him. Matthew
works as an astronaut for NASA as a space researcher. Matthew may have been drunk on
Saturday, but he did make a life for himself.
Two days later Matthew was fully prepared to head into the deep abyss known as
space.
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BLAST OFF!
The spaceship was air born. Matthew was taking a five week trip to take pictures
from a safe distance of the black hole that was nearing earth… or so he thought.
Matthew settled down in his small capsule that reminded him of when he once
stayed at a hotel in Tokyo. After five days into the trip he was already coming towards
the black hole and his shuttle planned it to at least be two weeks; the shuttle wasn’t able
to stop. He was heading straight for doom. “ Roger roger! Houston we have a problem!

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I’m heading towards the black hole and the shuttle won’t stop!” Before Matthew could
say or think any further. VEEEROOM BAM! Matthew traveled through the black hole
and fell right on his bum. Matthew thought he was going to be dead, but what had
occurred to him was beyond amazement. Cars traveling at hyper speed almost running
over him; people walking into home within walls changing colors Matthew had no idea
what was going on. Everyone looked at him not knowing who he was especially because
he looked a lot different. Most everyone was carrying a robotic pet was what it looked
like to him which was companions that could talk to you and share emotions. Matthew
started to walk around and as he walked people starred with bulging eyes. Matthew
walked into a store and asked the female cashier where he was. The woman laughed and
said “Are you a tourist?” Matthew answered. “Sort of, and I have nowhere to go because
I have no idea where I am.” “What’s your name?” the woman asked. “Matthew” The
woman said “Strange name.” “My name is Anthodia” She told Matthew as she smiled
thinking he was rather handsome. “My shift is over if you need somewhere to stay you
can stay with me; my S DF 97 is right around the corner.” Matthew looks at the car like
she was crazy, but he got in trying to blend as much as possible. Anthodia had a screen in
her car that she had told him was a combination of a computer, tv, and telephone.
Matthew was mesmerized by everything in her car especially the speed and ability of it
being so safe.
As they drove away Anthodia and Matthew now passed a store noticing it was a
pet shop, but the pets in side were the same robotic things he saw when he arrived in this
strange new world. “I just love animals, don’t you?” Anthodia asked. “Uhhh…..yeah I
used to have a dog, but my sister forgot to feed him and he ran away.” He replied. “A
dog? Um those went extinct like 50 years ago…at least they did here? Where did you
say you were from again?” she inquired. “Oh well um….where exactly is here again?”
“Well we’re on the super continent of Aeagnap, in District 5, Sector 3, On Jack the
Ripper Walk, in a place that was once known as London, that USED to be a continent
called Europe, on a planet known as Earth, in the Milky Way Galaxy.” Anthodia said in
one huge breath. Noticing Matthew’s confused look she then added “Oh…my father is a
historian, if you’re wondering how I know this.” She said with a sheepish smile.
When they finally arrived at Anthodia’s house, big, eco-friendly, and modern,
Matthew was noticing all kinds of little marvels. Like a grass roof, a rain collection
center, glass walls surrounding the house. As soon as he walked through the walls
surrounding the house the he noticed a drastic change in weather, while it was hot and
humid outside it was warm and breezy inside. “Wow!” Matthew exclaimed. “What’s
wrong?” Anthodia asked. “It’s just…wow…!” Then he did something that stunned her
he started to run around to the most basic house hold appliances. He looked like a kid in a
candy shop. “What’s this button do?” he inquired. “Press it and find out.” Anthodia said.
When he pressed the big red button the walls suddenly started to move and change color.
“Amazing…just amazing!” he kept saying.
After two hours passed, and after she explained to him so much such as, she had a
emotion container she told him was used to collect favorite scents, noises, and memories.
Matthew was truly amazed. Anthodia owned a strange electronic box that was one of her
so called best friends; it enhanced her social life. “Can I take a shower? I feel dirty.”
Matthew asked. After all, Matthew did crash through a black hole. Anthodia laughed and
replied saying. “Of course, the shower is in the back room just enter your name and it

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will pull up your hygiene records to know how dirty you are.” Matthew tried to make it
seem like she knew what she was talking about, so he just walked to the back room and
entered his name in the so called power shower. Matthew was taking his warm shower
and all of a sudden saw the walls turning black he assumed she pressed the button but it
was so dark. Then appeared a button; Matthew had no idea what to do; he pressed it.
“Ow my head. What where am I? My shoe?” Matthew could’ve sworn he already
went through this, but he went straight home and started to plan out the future for his 20th
century world. 21st century came running along, and Matthew was a billionaire no longer
needing NASA, when he met a woman named Daisy that looked strangely like Anthodia
which was the reason he was deeply in love with her, Daisy just so happened to be
Anthodia, and they got married and lived happily ever after.

Note: an anthodia is part of a daisy.

(The End)

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 WORKS CITED

Tambini, Michael. Eyewitness Future. 1st. New York:

Dorling Kindersley, 1998. 1-72. Print.

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Checklist

1 The outline
 The introduction states the main topic or idea of the outline, and the
conclusion summarizes it.

 Each sub-topic describes the main idea for a paragraph.

 Supporting information and details for a sub-topic are listed under the
sub-topic, with each piece of information listed separately.

 When supporting information is listed under a sub-topic, there are at

least two pieces of information listed. If there is only one piece of
information to support a sub-topic, the information is included in the
sub-topic.

2 The paper
 The paper follows the organization of the outline.

 Each paragraph in the paper matches a sub-topic in the outline, and

presents the information and details listed under the sub-topic.

 Each paragraph includes a topic sentence that summarizes the main

idea of the paragraph.

 Every sentence begins with a capital letter.

 Every sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation

mark.

 All words are spelled correctly.

 There are no missing words.

3 Works cited
 Every source has a specific reference in the paper. Include only the
sources that are mentioned in the paper.

 Each entry follows the correct format for the type of reference.

 Entries are listed in alphabetical order, according to the author’s last

name.

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 Tips for Writing Your Report

1 Create a schedule
 Identify the tasks you need to do.

 Arrange the tasks in the order you’ll need to do them.

 Estimate how long each task will take. Be sure to allow enough time
for editing and making changes.

 Identify the date the report is due, and then set a schedule showing
what work you’ll need to do each day in order to have your report
ready on time.

4 Add interest
 Use graphs and charts to illustrate an idea.

 Add a picture, photo, or drawing.

 Include a map.

 Find a quotation and use it to make your point.

5 Make every word count

 Choose words your reader will understand. Remember that you want
to communicate your ideas to the person reading your paper.

 Avoid clichés.

 Use a thesaurus to replace overused words and find new ways to

express your ideas.

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