Examples Of Repeating

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George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. This is actually true in its own way. The past will repeat itself if you do not study from it. Studying stuff from the past will help affect your future in either a good or bad way. An example of this is war. War is a good example because it always repeats itself because people don’t learn about what causes it. It is good to learn about to stop it from happening again. Another example of a repeat is President Donald J. Trump. He is an example because instead of going forward for our country, we are going backwards. Trump is repeating the past because he is basically bringing back sexism, racism, and he is taking away insurance from the country. He

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