In 50 years......

Hello my name is jennifer pino a freshman attending at CSULA. At the moment i am busy with midterms, term papers and getting ready for finals. But so far i am enjoying the college life.


I am student of jennfier hicks english strech program, where we are learning about the enviroment and some world's issues like religion, social class and environmental injustice. In our class we have read many articles, essays, and watched films about the topics i have mentioned. But my favorite one i have read is the book Parable of the Sower by Octavia butler. Loved the book for so many reasons one of them its because it takes place in the future and it makes me think that the book somehow relates to what its happening in our world at the moment. Also because it made me appreciate what i have rigth now, because some day i migth not have it anymore. For example the issue of water where in Lauren Olamina's world people struggles to get some since its very expensive to buy. Also, the problem of how this world can look like in the future or in 50 years? Many people think that in the future we might be driving flying cars and maybe living under water. i beleive its not going to happen because of how things look like and the kind of things that are happening in the present. like war, industrial pollution, social class problems and many more. Now i actually believe that the world its going to become somehow similar to lauren's world. Where everyone is going to have some if not many problems surviving in a corrupted world. Many of us wont be able to have the freedom that we have rigth now. Only the higher class will and the lower and middle class will have some troubles. And in terms of water not everyone will be able to afford it and other natural reasources as well. Very scary, but its reality.Now its all up to us if we want to live in a world where not eveyone its being treated eaqually and where there is not as much freedom as before. All of us who have read this book dont want to live like Lauren does, its up to us to make a difference and to put a stop to what its happening right now.