Traverse City High School - Pines Yearbook (Traverse City, MI)

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 The wave of the future is fn rr — Anne Morrow Willing Lindbergh and there is no fighting it.”

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) The uncertainty of the future can be a little frightening sometimes. We tend to get apprehensive when we have no control over what lies ahead. It seems like today’s discouraging problems can only worsen in the future. We face rising costs of oil and other fuels, with a significant part imported from a small group of temperamental countries. Even if we are certain a shortage isn't causing these high prices? we have to realize that energy sources are not limitless, and someday they will run out completely. This unstable situation could mean disaster for Traverse City since our tourism-centered economy depends on an ample supply of gasoline at a reasonable price. The future always presents problems that we must contend with and somehow solve. Sometimes when we think about them, we are overwhelmed by a paralyzing fear that we cannot find a solution in time. But the future does not have to frighten us. Knowing that with today's technology and information one discovery leads, not to another, but to a dozen more in a pyramid effect, we can gain reassurance from past triumphs. The future can become a time of hope and excitement for us. In the footsteps of plastics and synthetics, we hope to develop man-made alternatives to our expensive energy sources. This fuel in theory could originate from unlikely sources such as water and air — or garbage. How does the future fit into our lives? We are essential to each other. Without our contribution, there will be no future. We are the inventors and scientists of tomorrow, the ones who will transform today's theories into reality. Our generation won't just be living in the future. We'll be making it happen. 9