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Naturally the past seems to fade from the forefront of our minds as new times encroach. All that remain are brief fragments of a previous time. Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues”, and Robert Frost’s “Directive”, offer a limbo between the past and the present. Modernity is inevitable, yet the past still lingers in the shadows. While their styles may differ, both poems provide a vague depiction of times lost. By doing so, they provide no sufficient solution to issue, but merely offer a momentary…

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effect, change, and self-expression are very important in shaping the plot of revolution. David‘s fascination with Pleasantville is rooted in the simplicity and happiness that he longs for in real life. However, when David and Jen are zapped back in time to the show, they realize that they are in a world that literally thrives through nothing; and is in desperate need of change. Jen realizes how “easy” these people are and proceeds to create a sexual revolution. Due to this new discovery of…

situations. Integrating journaling into my daily routine has actually significantly improved this area of my life. The long-term goal that I would like to begin working toward is writing a short story for the sheer enjoyment of it, however finding time to do this can be difficult. 9.Environmental Responsibility: I rated myself with a score of four concerning environmental responsibility. My goal was to be more contentious about decluttering my home environment. In light of the fact that I…

creeping on, so haunting every time...” This loneliness and creeping darkness or depression, make even the most basic human functions almost impossible. The song “Car Radio” by Twenty One Pilots shows the importance of having a barrier between your thoughts and your mind such as music: “Sometimes quiet is violent… There’s no hiding for me. I’m forced to deal with what I feel. There is no distraction to mask what is real… I ponder of something terrifying ‘cause this time there’s no sound to hide…

Introduction to vinyl What do you hear when you hear to word vinyl? Do you think of those old records that would play music on a spinning platform with a needle; well you're wrong. Vinyl is just a fancy word for sticker, but it’s not a sticker. Unlike stickers vinyl will stick to a surface for a very long time if you take care of it. Also a sticker is made out of paper with a sticky adhesive and can be remove. Removing a stick involves a lot more work that vinyl. You have to peel it off but now…

I was 13 years old and pretty much dependent on my parents for transportation, food, and money. Although, I was young and still dependent on my parents they made sure to give me responsibility at a young age. Looking back then to now I see the world and people in a totally different way. At 13 everything was very black or white or yes or no; simpler times. Today, I can see how life is just organized chaos. Five years ago I was 18 and finally out to college on my own. At the time I thought I…

English 4 03 April 2018 Persuasive Essay Opening a time capsule is special. It is like writing a note to your future self and then after many years opening it to see if you've accomplished what you've always wanted to in life. Just the feeling of comparing your time to an even younger generation and seeing how much has changed over the years or if time has changed at all. That's why I chose the three most personal items that I own to be placed in my time capsule, they are my song book, my…

Mr. Joyfellow felt 73.674 years old exactly to the third decimal place. Although he sometimes hated this number to the nearest tenth, today he hated it down to the thousandth, and would have even if the thousandth's place were zero. Disgusted by the necessary cliché of waking, he shuffled off to the kitchen as his stomach requested of him (rather impolitely, he thought). He had once been a man of regularity to the point of eccentricity, but that was less a trait of himself than of the past, and…