Through Time Time is a manmade concept that is used to sequence events, to contrast the duration of events and/or the intervals between them, and to determine rates of change. In Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle”, time plays a very important role since the protagonist, Rip Van Winkle, slept for 20 years. After he woke up, he noticed several things that were different from before such as the village he lives in, the people who live there, and the flag that represented what were once the colonies of Great Britain changed to the flag that symbolizes the free country of the United States of America. Rip Van Winkle acts as a tool that helps people recall the past, much like a time capsule. A time capsule is a historic cache of goods
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I would place either a saxophone (soprano/alto/tenor/baritone) or an electric keyboard because those are the instruments that I can play. I chose to put an instrument in the time capsule because knowing how innovative mankind is, we will somehow invent a device that can be played and make sounds from all existing instruments. Sheet music is included as well since people will eventually forget how to create a tasteful piece. I assume that not only will music change, but other forms of art will too, such as …show more content…
In the past few centuries, the printing of written works have not changed, but only the ideas behind these compositions which shows how much society has transformed and how people are viewing it. Ever since printing began however, the amount of trees that have been cut down for the purpose of being used as paper is tremendous. This has led to the loss of habitats for millions of species, extreme temperature swings, increased amount of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, and many more. For these reasons, mankind will have to stop printing and find another way to present ideas and opinions to save the planet. I want to include a book so that once the time capsule has been opened, people can be reminded of how much printing has affected us and also the memories that come with this story/book. Books are not the only ones that carry memories with them, but other everyday objects as
I would place either a saxophone (soprano/alto/tenor/baritone) or an electric keyboard because those are the instruments that I can play. I chose to put an instrument in the time capsule because knowing how innovative mankind is, we will somehow invent a device that can be played and make sounds from all existing instruments. Sheet music is included as well since people will eventually forget how to create a tasteful piece. I assume that not only will music change, but other forms of art will too, such as …show more content…
In the past few centuries, the printing of written works have not changed, but only the ideas behind these compositions which shows how much society has transformed and how people are viewing it. Ever since printing began however, the amount of trees that have been cut down for the purpose of being used as paper is tremendous. This has led to the loss of habitats for millions of species, extreme temperature swings, increased amount of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, and many more. For these reasons, mankind will have to stop printing and find another way to present ideas and opinions to save the planet. I want to include a book so that once the time capsule has been opened, people can be reminded of how much printing has affected us and also the memories that come with this story/book. Books are not the only ones that carry memories with them, but other everyday objects as