Past

Preserving the Past “The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory from the past.” Jean Henri Fabre Main events that happened in the past such as the Renaissance, still impact us today. One of the only artifacts that we continue to have is art. Art has been a major influence during those medieval times and are very significant to us right now. What people don’t realize is that if we erase art, we erase part of us. Our cultural belongings that can no longer be received to future generations. It was a time of the renaissance where people were able to express themselves and capable of free thinking. The part of them to show others what they knew. Something we no longer have today if we decide not to help to save. For the the two main reasons of why we need to protect this art is that it shows the scenes of main events what…

Dwelling in the past may make you want to go back and revisit what everything use to be like. But sometimes the lust for the past can be misleading. Some people have love as fake as a three dollar bill. It may be a good time to go back into the past and relive it, but it may not turn out the way you thought it would. One person that really represents the theme is Daisy. She had a past relationship with Jay Gatsby and when he left for the war she found Tom Buchanan. Daisy and Tom fell in love…

Quoted from the play, The Glass Menagerie, the narrator states, “the future becomes the present, the present the past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you do not plan for it (Williams).” When you read the play one can get the instinct that each character enjoys to live in the past and not the present because in the past each of them hold memories that are too good to let go. Although, I think the quote above creates the proof a reader of the play needs to realize each of these…

Lincoln. There are various things about the speech that make it so memorable, however, one of the most important parts of the speech is the unity of past and present. Lincoln makes it a point to talk about the past specifically in the first line he states that 87 years ago a new nation was founded and that now is the time to see whether or not this nation can truly endure. This is a powerful beginning and helps to set the tone of his address. It is important to understand the background of the…

For centuries, there has been the argument on the topic of reliving the past. Some want to go back and change a mistake they made, and others want to have the chance to chase after an opportunity that they refused. This battle is actually found in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a long time running classic that so many people adore. The first view is stated by Jay Gatsby, and it runs along the lines of reliving the past is definitely possible. The other claim is by Nick…

Today is tomorrow’s yesterday. Each day is interwoven with past, present, and future. The past is filled with memories and lessons learned, while the future holds our dreams. The present cannot be successfully lived without a healthy balance of the past and the future. Many times, though, we get caught up in either in the choices of yesterday or in the worries of tomorrows. In her novel, Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf shows that living life without a good balance of past and future in the present…

Great Depression. Thus, my understanding of history helped me to better understand and appreciate my grandparents. Why they liked certain musicians, movies, literature, political parties, and so on became more evident as I learned about their past. I was also obsessed with my family’s lineage. My mother would tell me about her grandparents, and how they came to America. From Ireland my ancestors were taken hostage and brought to America as indentured servants. While from Italy my ancestors came…

Favel Parrett’s Past the Shallows explores the impacts of assuming excessive responsibility in youth as well as the impacts of a hostile and isolated environment. The text is used to demonstrate how memories can be drawn upon in times of struggle in order to provide a sense of comfort and strength. Due to the given circumstances, Miles has been entrusted with a large number of responsibilities that exceed the capacity of his thirteen year old self. “As long as it kept pumping, as long as he…

While Foucault identifies history with the past and the documents containing such information, Taylor (n.d) identifies history as a field correlated to the trauma that forms part of human existence. According to Taylor (n.d) history is part of human existence and it should be referenced according to the events that took part in the past years. This means that it should never be separated in terms of durations of discontinuities, but it should rather form part of the existence. Unlike Foucault…

My self authoring Past, Present, and Future demonstrates the five strands of developments connecting to the parts of my life span from when I was a little baby to my 16 years old me. It explains what I have experienced, reflected and developed a clearer understanding on subjects that I have struggled to figure out. The stories include my ups and down, my negatives and positives that make me who I am today. To begin with, my social life which includes my families, relationships in the past, and…