The 2000s
1) Thinking of the first decade of the 2000s, it is my opinion that there
were only few positive events that have
marked this time:
- the dreaded millennium bug did not happen;
- the euro enters into European currency in 2002;
- in 2009, in USA, elections were won for the first time by a not-white president, Barak Obama: his election was greeted with enthusiasm all over the world as a symbol of democracy;
- the spread of the Internet which allowed faster communication among people around the world.
There were, instead,
many tragic events
all over the world: natural events
such as a violent tzunami, that devastated Asian coasts. It was
considered one of the greatest natural disasters in the history.
Another one, was Hurricane Katrina, that swept the southern United
States, completely devastating the city of New Orleans.
There have been many
other tragic events caused by man,
for example the wars in the warmer parts of the planet: Afghanistan,
Iraq, Darfur, Gaza, Israel, etc., the crisis of the new economy, and
so on.
The
most memorable event was the felling of
the twin towers in 2001, by Islamic terrorism, led by Bin Laden: the
fear of terrorism spread around the world and continues today.
2) In
the world of music Michael Jackson died
at the age of 50 years; he was a star of international pop music.
About the cinema,
the Harry Potter films were very successful and also the saga of
Lord of the Rings. For American cinema, this is a decade marked by the
stars like: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp,
Angelina Jolie, etc.
There was a lot of change with regard to the fashion, it was the era of leggins, low waist pants, long sweaters, pointed shoes and french manicure.
In
the field of digital electronics,
Microsoft born and Windows spread all over the world.
The
progress has been considerable: mobile phones, digital cameras and
MP3 players, email and social network were affordable to everyone.
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RispondiEliminaDear collegues, my post about decade 2000-2010 is in date 25/11/2015.
RispondiEliminaWhat will remain of the years 2000-2010
RispondiEliminaIn my opinion, these are some important facts that in the first decade of the new millennium have changed our lives:
- The EUR. Introduced for the first time in 2002 the euro has brought great benefits to Europe, even if someone is still struggling to get used to.
- Facebook. In a few years, Facebook has become a global phenomenon.
-iPad. The technological gadgets that changed the world of computing and suits every need: reading, watching a movie, play, inquire.
- The attack on the Twin Towers. It was the first attack on the western world on live TV, and since then, our life has not been the same.
-Barack Obama. The first African-American president, the first to say "Yes, we can."
-The Genome map. In 2000 it was revealed to the world that the "code of life" had finally been decoded; this means improving the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
- Environmental disasters. The environmental disasters caused by climate change, increasing the origin of cyclones, droughts, landslides and extreme temperatures.
- The 3D. 3D technology has conquered and changed forever the film and the way we watch movies.
- The crash of the stock. The collapse of the giant Lehman Brothers, the historical US investment bank, which in 2008 threw into a panic the American and world economy.
2000- 2010 was a decade which people remember for many reasons.
RispondiEliminaFor example more than 2900 people died in the Twin Tower and Pentagon attacks. It began the economic crisis spread all over the world. But we also had some memorable positive events: Barack Obama was the first black president of the USA. His slogan “yes we can” became a symbol of hope.
The search engine Google is the symbol of the internet technology for this years, also increased by the foundation of Facebook made by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard college roommates.
The euro becomes the currency for most EU member state…but I’m not sure if it could be remembered as a positive or as a negative event!
In the world of music the biggest change was the recognization of a hit was no more given from the number of copies sold but instead from the number of likes or visualizations since nowadays millions of songs are downloaded illegally for free. There are some famous singers such as Eminem (rap), Beyoncé (hip-hop) Justin Bieber (pop) that will be remembered for a lot of time and their songs are the real soundtracks of this period.
In the world of films, this is the time for the science fiction and the fantasy saga movies such as Avatar, written by James Cameron and “The lord of rings” by Peter Jackson, but also for the Marvel Comics characters: Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, The X Men…. But most of people preferred watching reality shows like “The big Brother” and all his spin off.
There was a lot of change this was the decade of the sharing when a song or an image, a film clip or a piece of writing could be send instantly and valued or attacked by anyone - right here, right now.
2000-2010 was a decade which people remember for many reasons.
RispondiEliminaOne of the most memorable event was the election of Barack Obama, the first black president of the USA.
Very important persons were died: Pope Woytila, Luciano Pavarotti and Michael Jacksons.
There were terrible natural events such as the Tzunami that devastated Asian coast and Hurricane Katrina that swept New Orleans.
In the world of tecnology there were very important innovations : I-phon, usb pens, Ipood and digital photos.
In Internet Wikipedia was born and the first video appeared on yuotube.
Finally two famous films were show: Harry Potter and innovating Avatar.
2000/2010 was a decade which people remember for many different aspects that complitly changed the face of the world, for instance a new globalization;
RispondiEliminaOne of the most hardly situation, in my opinion, it's happened in Genoa during the summer of 2001 when there was G8 summit and the clash between protesters and cops has ended with hundreds of innocent people intentionally massacrated and deteined.
The second tragic but memorable event has happened in Manhattan the 9/11/2001 when islamic terrorists have attacked the heart of western society.
In the world of cinema it was the era of modern wizardry through series like "Harry Potter" or the" lord of the ring" and the 3D colossal "Avatar".
In music field: the reunion of an important 80's band such as Duran Duran and a new trend known as indie-rock.
In fashion we've saw the regress of black colour and skinny jeans for a perfect mash up of past trends.
In the beginning of the decade there was the most important technological invention that has allowed the world to become like it's today: internet was installed for domestic use.