Future

earliest times, there has been an interest to know what the future might bring. Anticipating the future is considered as a useful way to align and improve current strategies and this interest has been reflected in future studies, strategic planning, scenario thinking and planning, foresight, and futurology. There are many examples for previous foresight research at the industry level. Harty et al. (2007) provided a good review of thirteen future studies focusing on the construction industry and…

my future changed forever. That was the day I signed on the dotted line, and offered my future as a blank check to the United States Air Force Reserve. This decision has had a tremendously positive impact on my goals, education, and career. The Air Force has programs that have given me a once in a lifetime chance to go to school. Previously, this was impossible for me as a working husband and father. Being successful in college will not only benefit me short term, but it will aid in my future…

Patti Dobrowolski’s “Draw Your Future: Take Control of Your Life” In people’s whole life, it is necessary to set up different goals and achieve the most important one. However, people always struggle with how they can find a goal and how to use the plan in the most effective way. In Ted Talk “Draw Your Future: Take Control of Your Life”, Patti Dobrowolski shows us that picture is the key to make the first step. Based on her description, pictures can present lots of things and it shows things…

There are millions of people in this world and yet nobody knows exactly what will be happening in the next couple of decades. Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen explain in their article “Our Future Selves” what advancements the world of technology will have in the future. They talk about how the population will be connected through technology, and how they will benefit from each and every invention or advancement. I believe that these two men have a point as to why everyone will be connected. A reason…

How to Prepare for Your Future: A Simple 4-Step Approach You have probably been told numerous times about how important pre-planning is to your life. The old cliché, “the early bird gets the worm,” still holds true when it comes to preparing for your future. Imagine if you were to suddenly pass away. If you were not able to leave a Will describing your wishes and dispersal of your estate, the state of Florida would take it upon themselves. Rather than your specific wishes being…

Back to the Future Imagine time traveling thirty years back in past and not being able to travel back. Then ruining the moment your parents first met, which could potentially make you and your siblings not exist. That is exactly happened to Marty in the 1985 movie, Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis. In this movie, the main character, Marty goes to meet his dear friend Doc. Doc is a scientist who invents the time machine, and Marty unconsciously tested it out trying to escape the…

After reading the article “ Why laying Tag is as Important to Your Child’s Future as Reading”, I’m feeling sad and like I have a lot of work to look forward to as a teacher. I didn’t realize it had gotten so bad that children don’t know how to be chaotic anymore. That is like a child’s main purpose in life. I feel like we have hurt our future generation so baldly, that there may be no going back. I think of my own generation the 90’s children. The 90’s was the era of technology, that 's when it…

Hedging Crops with Futures Contracts When first introduced to the idea of hedging with future contracts, it can be intimidating to say the least. The jargon of trading, images of Wall street, and complex trading practices come to mind that a farmer with a crop of corn or wheat might never have imagined any involvement with. These images are not what hedging is about, however. Hedging can be reduced to several very basic steps, and once understood it can be a tool that offers great benefit…

2015 denoted the date Marty McFly went to when he flew out to the future in the scandalous DeLorean in Back to the Future Part II: 21 October 2015. Here at CANSTAR, we celebrated in style by figuring the amount it would cost to safeguard the DeLorean. (We're insane gathering people here.) Expense to guarantee the DeLorean We have made the accompanying essential presumptions in setting up this quote: Goes 10,000 to 15,000 km/year (barring time travel) Auto typically lives in a carport…

Truly anyone can change the future. Back to the Future, a science fiction, action by Robert Zemeckis shows the audience many different themes. It tells how people shouldn’t abuse privileges, shouldn’t let “wants” get in the way of “needs”, and must always stand up for what they want. Despite all of these themes, there is one that is completely fool-proof and works for the story. Back to the Future tells people that they are in control of their own future, whether it’s dealing with bullies,…