In Alvin Toffler's book, "The Third Wave," he discusses our progression as a society. One can easily see the pattern to the mentioned waves. He describes wave one as the start of agriculture. It also marks the beginning of our culture. Wave two, marks the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, atomic destruction, and mainstream items. The change that takes place between these two waves is the start of what we call progress. It impacted our …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…destruction, all for power. Upon reflection, I cannot help but imagine why fear played such a key role in our societies advancement. Of course, in our minds, we all like to play out a "perfect world analysis" on unsettling situations. Where was this analysis when these ideas were formed? I am a believer in the simple things, but I did not exist in an era of minimum need. Word Count 527 Bibliography First year college student.