Preserving the Flow: A Water Conservation Crusade
Story: A connected series of events told through words or any other form of communication.
Tale: A story that might be invented or difficult to believe.
Science fiction: Speculation about alternative ways of life made possible by technological change.
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LITERATURE
It’s 2038. Ecuador finally made it to the FIFA World Cup finals, but lost. Nowadays, everyone wears virtual reality contact lenses, an invention designed by Lucas, my best friend from college. He became a billionaire with this idea, but it also turned him into a greedy and environmentally careless person. Anyway, the world continued to change. However, something that remained the same was water wastage. Countries around the world ran out of this resource one drop at a time and, eventually, a war broke out. I was just a teacher worried about my students.
That night, before taking out my contact lenses and going to bed, an alert popped up. It was a warning from the UN.
Suddenly, I passed out. The image of a woman handing me a green necklace with the word “water” engraved on it stuck in my mind. At this time, I knew that somehow, I had to resolve the water problem.
I woke up and looked down at the necklace; it was shining. Moreover, I noticed I was sitting on a classroom desk, but I didn’t know why.
Undoubtedly, it was Lucas. Did the necklace bring me back to my college years?
I remember when Lucas invited me to collaborate with him. I rejected him then. This time, I had to change the future into a better one for Lucas and all humanity.
Years have passed and we are currently billionaires. I got Lucas to understand the environment’s importance and convinced him to start a foundation. We called it "Fountain of Life" and based it on 2 principles:
1. Encouraging teaching in schools about water waste.
2. Investing in scientific research for the development of technologies that clean water more efficiently.
Finally, we were able to get the UN’ support to create laws that regulate the use of resources responsibly. 2038 was a good year.
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REFERENCES
Cambridge Dictionary. (n.d.). Tale. Cambridge.org. Retrieved October 17, 2023, from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tale
Literary Terms. (2018, November 3). Story. Literary Terms. https://literaryterms.net/story/
University of Pittsburgh. (2010). Guides: Science Fiction - Greensburg Campus: What is Science Fiction? https://pitt.libguides.com/scifi
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I created the AI image by typing "thin woman teacher with dark brown hair who has a green necklace and travels through time" in a web page called "Hotpot".
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