2025??? What will be our future??

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2025??? What will be our future??

• Created by
• Jon Doe
• Ms. Conan Block II / Mrs. Irving Block I

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INTRODUCTION

• Imagine life without a stove or oven, life where
  we no longer cooked our food. Life without the
  electric company, life without cash

Progression??
Regression??
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FOOD STORAGE / PREPARATION

• Research developments in the area of food storage
  have been on the rise. Food could last up to 18
  years using nitrogen to dehydrate the food.
  Dehydration occurs when the moisture is removed
  from the food, this allows the food to be lighter
  and easily transported.

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FOOD STORAGE / PREPARATION cont.

• This will be useful to meet the needs of
  humanitarian relief in third world countries and
  to prevent spoilage due to power failures.
  Disadvantages are some loss of nutrients and a
  slightly different taste than the original. Some
  may argue that an art form will be lost if we no
  longer prepare our food.

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HOMES

• Environmental and economic pressures are guiding
  housing in a new direction for the 21st century.
  Homes, independent of the electric companys
  power grid, will become common. With new
  architectural design, homes will be powered with
  sun and wind. Surplus energy could be sold to the
  electric company for a profit.

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HOMES cont.

• An advantage of these newly designed homes will
  be freedom from the electric company. Lower to
  eliminated electric bills with continuous power
  availability, regardless of weather or equipment
  failure, will enhance the living conditions of
  the owner. However, the benefits will have a
  cost. Construction of the home will no doubt be
  well above the average cost of home construction.
  Who will be able to afford it? Will this become
  an issue of divided social classes?

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CURRENCY / MONEY EXCHANGE

• A global economy, with interdependence of foreign
  trade, will continue to dominate the banking
  industry. We have already witnessed a tremendous
  accomplishment with the introduction of the Euro.
  Businesses and banking are pushing for the
  elimination of hard cash, creating an economy
  based on electric transactions.

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CURRENCY, cont.

• For many, the elimination of hard cash or check
  writing will revolutionize purchasing goods.
  There will be less paper used as well as fewer
  bounced checks. Transactions will also be faster.
  
• Others may not see the benefits. Concern about
  job loss due to mechanization, a dependence on
  machines, and the dehumanization of the banking
  industry are some of the issues that surround
  this technological advance.

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CONCLUSION

• With advances in food preparation, homes, and
  currency, our 21st century society will be very
  different than today. There are several advances
  that will improve the quality of life, yet we
  need to critically think about the negative
  effects these advances might have.

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REFERENCES

• www.timetoprepare.com/storage.htm
• http//search.yahoo.com/bin/search?pfoodstorage
  nitrogen
• www.mastercard.com/ourcards/smartcard/mondexdemo.h
  tml
• www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/publication/FutureHealth/fu
  ture3.asp
• www.futurefile.com/transportation.htm