<p>Thank you so much! I'm taking the SATs this Saturday, and all input will be greatly appreciated. :D</p>
<p>Prompt:</p>
<p>There is, of course, no legitimate branch of science that enables us to predict the future accurately. Yet the degree of change in the world is so overwhelming and so promising that the future, I believe, is far brighter than anyone has contemplated since the end of the Second World War.</p>
<p>Adapted from Allan E. Goodman, A Brief History of the Future: The United States in a Changing World Order</p>
<p>Assignment:</p>
<p>Is the world changing for the better?</p>
<p>Essay:</p>
<pre><code> With each advancement the human race makes, the world changed for the better. Humans are constantly striving to improve both mentally and physically, and these improvements lead to exponential growth for the good of the world as a whole.
One example of the world changing for the better would be the recent invention of a biotic prosthetic hand that gives the amputee movement control and sensory input in three of the five fingers by connecting to the nervous system. Developed by the Swiss biomedical engineer Arnold Frank, the prosthesis made a huge impact on not only the healing of patients, but also the way biologists perceive the body. It was previously thought that once a nerve ending is severed or dies, all movement and control by the brain is lost. Frank's prosthesis disproves this theory, rendering it obsolete and bettering the lives of amputees and paralysis victims around the world.
The world has also changed for the better socially. In the 1700s, African Americans were considered to be animals rather than humans, and were treated as such. They were forced into slavery, where they were separated from their families, beaten, raped, and even killed. As time progressed, African Americans gained their freedom and, eventually, equal rights to those of the white man. Women's rights have also progressed, an example being the 19th that granted them the right to vote. As the world moves forward towards achieving equality for the entirety of the human race, it becomes a better and better place.
A final example of the world changing for the better would be the development of the United Nations. After World War I, the League of Nations was proposed as a means to prevent another world war from occurring. It never came to fruition, however, until after World War II, when most of the nations of the world unified and agreed to do their best to prevent conflicts between countries. The United Nations is still in place today, moderating disputes among countries all around the world. The unity of the individual nations of the world leads to global peace, which would make the world an ultimately better place to live.
The world is constantly improving with every discovery, amendment, and pact the human race makes. Advancements in science, equality, and world government continue the planet on its path to success.
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