Will we see the "Great Wall of America" in our lifetime?
552777
We may see some sort of rickety version of a "wall" for a short while--but I predict that it will be seen more like a symbol like the Berlin Wall and become a huge embarrassment for this nation (and what it stands for!)
369940
not yet........ may be some day, in the coming century..lol
156878
The Great Wall of China is the only man made object seen from space, so I'd go with that
439756
It's happening right now before your eyes. The USA is becoming marginalized just like Europe and most recently England. It will be drastically apparent in about 20 years, as China begins to approach the US economy in overall size (GDP).\n\nIt is interesting to see that some Americans are starting to sense something historical is happening. Historians of the future 100 years from now, will look back at the early 1990's when China first started taking off. Yes, it has been happening for that long, but 99% of Americans just didn't pay attention, now there is no stopping China and India from becoming the center of the world for what probably will be for the rest of the existence of humanity.
589934
Well, there's plenty of Americans that will welcome anyone to our country with open arms. But, with the language barrier I'm guessing you will encounter, most of the people you will meet are horrid, greedy people, bent on fleecing your last penny (our smallest unit of currency) from your hands.\n\nIf you plan to visit, you need to find someone you know who will "show you the ropes."\n\ncondrabo: Grow up! This country (I'm in wisconsin) has been taking advantage of the world for a century (on an individual level). You need to actually travel to find out how Americans are viewed. Try it sometime.
880496
I doubt we will ever be invaded, at least not in our lifetimes.  Doesn't mean we won't have war on the homefront...ie...terrorism...but the likelihood of us being invaded is small.  We are the only superpower left in the world...we are geographically isolated...we have a massive population that are allowed to carry guns.  In the small chance that we were invaded,  the only likely contender would be China.  It's the only country that has a large enough military to mobilize such an attack.  But who knows...in a 100 years everything could change...if history is any example..(as I think it is)  we won't be a superpower forever.
662597
Good question - when will Americans realize that they do need other people?  When will Americans realize that the world doesn't stop at their border?  When will Americans realize that they need to be accountable for their place in the world?  When will Americans stop being such stupid, ignorant people?  When will Americans realize that no super-power lasts forever, and they fun in the sun will end?\n\nThe answer my friend is blowing in the wind...
418370
I don't think it is going to happen for thousands of years.\n\nThere will be millions killed when all the wacko countries get the nuclear bombs and civilization will be set back thousands of years.\n\nThis is just my theory but I think there will be small areas of the world that will survive and thus the human race will not be completely wiped out.\n\nThere may be other natural disasters as a result of the changing environment.\n\nThe future does not look to good and it is scary to see some of these goofball countries with the bombs.\n\nI just hope and pray that the good countries can stay ahead of the bad ones and keep stopping them before they kill us all and that is exactly what they want to do IMO.
1037866
Yes..we will see these cities and towns all across America adopting similar action. America wants to be a lawful society and we are seeing that it happens.
902387
It is invisible to Racist America just like the one they have voted to build on the Southern Border.... it will be invisible too because it will never be completed... so in essence it will be just a figment of the imagination of a few
305996
Wugga is right-The Great Wall of China can NOT be seen from orbital space, and was NOT seen by the astronauts-that is a myth, and the astronauts themselves have no idea where it came from.  Regardless of how long the Wall is, its only a few yards wide-far far too small to be seen from hundereds of miles away.  However, the land reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands is visible from orbit, and Dubai is building an artificial island that is already visible from space with the naked eye.
903234
Cant rule out the possibility. \nBut..... based on currently available technology its very unlikely  within the next 50 to100 years. Definitely not in our life time.
287274
We all know all good things come to an end, just like the Roman empire came to an end after 600 hundred years, i believe the U.S. will last no more than 2,000 years. I hope I will be proven wrong but that is my best guess.
976005
Probably not in the next 10 years, but there is definitely a conspiracy of dunces  the right and the left in the US working hard to make it happen.\n\nNot with a bang but a whimper.
957710
Yes!  It is high time and overdue.\n\n"The illusion of freedom [in America] will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."\nFrank Zappa, musician and cultural iconoclast\n\n\nRefer to http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/News
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The History and Development of The Great Wall of China\nThe Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall but is a collection of short walls that often follow the crest of hills on the southern edge of the Mongolian plain. Overall, the wall extends about 1500 miles (2400 kilometers).\n\nA first set of walls, designed to keep Mongol nomads out of China, were built of earth and stones in wood frames during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE).\n\nSome additions and modifications were made to these simple walls over the next millennium but the major construction of the "modern" walls began in the Ming Dynasty (1388-1644 CE).\n\nThe Ming fortifications were established in new areas from the Qin walls. They were up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) high, 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 meters) wide at the base, and from 9 to 12 feet (2.7 to 3.7 meters) wide at the top (wide enough for marching troops or wagons). At regular intervals, guard stations and watch towers were established.\n\nSince the Great Wall was discontinuous, Mongol invaders had no trouble breaching the wall by going around it, so the wall proved unsuccessful and was eventually abandoned. Additionally, a policy of mollification during the subsequent Ch'ing Dynasty that sought to pacify the Mongol leaders through religious conversion also helped to limit the need for the wall.\n\nThrough Western contact with China from the 17th through 20th centuries, the legend of the Great Wall of China grew along with tourism to the wall. Restoration and rebuilding took place in the 20th century and in 1987 the Great Wall of China was made a World Heritage Site. Today, a portion of the Great Wall of China about 50 miles (80 km) from Beijing receives thousands of tourists each day.\n\nFor further study please check the following sites:\nhttp://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/greatwall.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China\n\nI also have included a google search check it out:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-09,GGLJ:en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=1&q=info+about+the+great+wall+of+china&spell=1\n\nI hope this helps. All the best for your history class. May God Bless You.
115528
In 100 years anything is possible. I predict here will be a Walmart with in walking distance from the residence of every person on Earth.