2060

Friday, January 29, 2010
2060

If I were standing in 2060 looking back at the literature of 2010. I would have to say that our culture was the beginning, perhaps the foundation of a more modern world of literature. No more Shakespeare’s. No more Oedipus Rex. In the 2010 era the tools that changed our literature were things like MySpace, Face book, and Twitter. Yes, they are a form of social networking but these tools can also play a more important role in society. With technology advancing every second it is possible to know what your favorite celebrity is doing right now, what he did yesterday, and what he will be doing. Twitter is something that many people are starting to get. When I first heard of twitter I asked people what the point was. If I ever made a twitter I’d surely use it for purposes like the one stated on Issue 6 of pulpandsoda’s Twitter Revolution Article. During the last November’s Mumbai terrorist attacks the sole information news agencies received from the hostages inside the attacked hotels were from the victim’s Twitter and YouTube accounts. It was quick, it was reliable, and it was sure to catch some attention. (pulpandsoda.com) this is just one example of how Twitter can be seen other than just another useless social network. When the New Orleans Saints won the NFC championship, many people Tweeted about how the owner Tom Benson was willing to sell the team away a decade or so ago. Looking back at 2010’s literature one could agree that it was the beginning of the Now Era. Information was available to be read in seconds and available by multiple sources.

Change is another imperative topic in the political world. On November 5, 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Yes his middle name is Hussein and yes he’s the world’s first African American U.S president. Barack is a great speaker, and one of my favorite speeches is one he gave September 7, 2009 ro Wakefield High school in Arlington, Va. His speech was on how we have to take control of our education and become responsible. The best part of his speech was towards the end when the president said “The story of American isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, and who loved their country to much to do anything less than their best. It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago who went on to wage a revolution, and founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sat 75 years ago who overcame a depression, and won a world war. Who fought for civil right and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sat 30 years ago and founded Google and Twitter, and Face book and changed the way we communicate with each other.” The president ends his speech asking them what their contribution for feauture generations will be. 2010’s literature spoke of great change, and acceptance. It proved to show that people can put color, race, and anything else because we were a society of acceptance.

Finally looking back at 2010 it’s safe to say that our literature consisted of a series of books known as the Twilight Saga. These books were so popular that they made movies out of the series, and both grossed record breaking amounts. The New Moon movies pulled an sounding $72.4 Million on opening weekend.

I feel like there’s so much technology that we will never have another William Shakespeare, but some people argue that there are so many great authors now that we can’t pick a Shakespeare. I disagree. I feel the classics are classics and 2010 or 2060 will never fall into that category ever. Literature has an infinite amount of meanings now, and these were just some of the few examples.
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