Improvement in human race

We frequently learn from the historical documents that enormous advance happened almost each era: the Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century and the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century, the two typical movements in human history, affected the whole world in an unbelievable way. This essay will talk about the crucial progress the human race has made and the fields supposed to be improved more.

First of all, medical advance has changed the world to a totally new face. Before, when the average life expectancy was only 30 years or so, people often died from common diseases like flu and diarrhoea. Nowadays, however, three or four generations can live happily together, with the eldest one more than 100, which is never few and far between. The wholesome medical care can easily cure even some rare diseases.

Also, the current society has witnessed huge progress in industry. The wholesale food, clothes, cars, and houses are all typical examples of this improvement. Also, it is not strange to see only one person working in a big factory for the machines have replaced people in many positions.

The advance, however, seems to slow down and almost cease in some areas. For example, environmental problems are a huge headache to be dealt with. We need more advanced methods to handle the environmental pollution, like the ozone hole, the greenhouse effect, etc.

In conclusion, although the human race is improving much more slowly than previous centuries and many fields should be improved, the real consolation is that humans have benefited much from the progress. (261 words)