Advances in science and technology and other areas of society in the last 100 years have transformed the way we live as postponing the day we die. There is no better time to be alive than now. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is argued by some that man
lives
in his best timeline. They point
at
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the tremendous improvement he has made in his
life
and the way he extended his
life
span. I think
this
is an incomplete truth because we might experience a better
life
in future. In the past, man struggled a lot to have a satisfactory living.
However
, he could manage his
life
with poor health care, communication and transportation facilities.
For example
, a century ago, plagues and other diseases wiped out a sizeable proportion of
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world
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population.
Similarly
, slower communication facilities like telegram and transportation facilities like steam engine trains
had
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not
accelerated
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his developmental process during those days.
However
, the
situations
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changed with the invention of computer technology in the 20th century.
This
is seen as one of the greatest achievements of
humans
ever, as it transformed their
lives
in almost every aspect of their
life
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. In medicine, one can see
the
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advanced radiographic machines, which can diagnose serious ailments. Information technology has made
the
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communication faster, easier and
convenient
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. Transportation, education, recreation and all other fields have seen dramatic growth in
this
hundred year
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period. Even though, the argument that
this
is the ideal time frame for any human to live on the earth is true to a great extent, I believe
in
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the invisible potentials of the new areas of science and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the
life
of
humans
even better. I should foresee developments like extra-terrestrial settlement by
humans
and
invention
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of vaccines
of
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any bacterial or viral attacks on
humans
in
very
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near future. In conclusion, though there are obvious developments which transformed the
lives
of
humans
, which make people think
this
is the best time to live on the earth, I think we have to see many more
progresses
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in future which can make our
lives
better.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Life expectancy
  • Medical advancements
  • Innovations
  • Quality of life
  • Transportation
  • Agricultural developments
  • Food security
  • Educational reforms
  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy concerns
  • Automation
  • Environmental concerns
  • Climate change
  • International cooperation
  • Developed and developing countries
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