By Cassie Honeycutt, Features Editor
The 1720s saw maritime travel that lead to the formation of some of the first corporations and companies. The 1820s saw industrialization that changed the way people worked and lived. The 1920s, referred to as the ‘roaring 20s’, witnessed the birth of popular culture as mass forms of music, film and dance exploded in the world. With having so much to live up to, what does 2020 have in store for us?
With less than a week into the new year, Twitter blew up about the Australian wildfires, the possible threat of World War III and the endless memes of the possible draft.
This is a big decade for us. This could be the decade that we graduate college, start our first real job, get married and possibly even have kids. These are monumental adult things, and the fact that it’s all going to happen in the next ten years blows my mind.
If you think about it, 10 years feels like a long time, but it flies by. For example by the time you are a senior you have been in school a little over 10 years. Some days that seems like a long time but other days it feels like barely anything.
With the ’20s having so much potential, they also have to meet the expectations past ’20s have set for them.
My hope for the decade is to see people show more empathy towards one another. You never know what’s going to happen, so you should always get along with people and try to put your differences aside.
The decade could also have monumental breakthroughs. For example, curing cancer. Think about the lives we could save. Or only having self-driving cars that rely on solar power or electricity.
A major part of making 2020 ‘your year’ is working hard to make it what you want it to be. If your plans are ruined by something unexpected, don’t let it alter the rest of your year. Figure out a way to continue achieving your goals.
I know the ’20s have a lot to live up to from past decades, but a large part of it is the people around you who make the best of it. My advice would be to keep your plan in mind and work hard to achieve what you want this year.
Junior Cassie Honeycutt can be reached at 21honeycuttca35@daretolearn.org.
