Past

becomes interweaved into the stories of his past, present, and future. The novel attempts to capture the way the shifting of ‘fact’ in the past affects the present and potential futures. In doing so, the narrator tries to “project [himself] into several futures simultaneously” (4). At one point in the narrative, the narrator conveys the story of Noor, an acquaintance of his, and tells of a point in which her reality shifts because of facts she learns about her past. He uses this anecdote in…

and then is asked to open the door. When she does, she is transported to the past. She is with her cousin, Rivka, and Rivka’s mother. Hannah later finds out that Rivka is her Aunt Eva from the present time. Rivka and…

Knowing the past and remembering your experiences is just as significant as being aware of what goes on in the present. George Santayana's quote, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." represents the story Animal Farm the best. Santayana's quote basically says that if the people (the animals in this case) fail to learn from their experiences, cannot reminisce the past, or cannot point out their faults of that past event, then their mistakes are bound to recur again,…

over and over through generations. “We study the past to understand the present; we understand the present to guide the future.” This is a quote from William Lund that mainly states without knowing where we come from, we won’t know how we got here and where we will or want to go. It is important for all of us to understand why and how things are the way they are today. History helps you understand the changes and struggles that happened in the past and how it correlation to the present day…

The song ‘Ahead by a Century’ by the band The Tragically Hip is said to be about reflecting on the past; going over memories. On the contrary though, the meaning and the theme of a song are completely different, leaving one question; what is the theme? Firstly, I strongly believe the song is about someone unconsciously stuck on their past mistakes, leading them to regret and a deep depression. To support the theory let’s start with the beginning of the song, where the individual seems to be…

into London life. Woolf highlights the experience of this veteran as he spirals into madness, stemming from his wartime past as well as the pressures put on him from society. In the passage, Septimus’s mental instability is a result of the fragmented time he experiences. Not only must Septimus comprehend the stimuli of the present, it is contested by intrusions of his past. The presence of Evans, a deceased friend of Septimus in the war, constantly undermines Septimus’s attempts at…

comes to making promises. In a case where promises have been made, “forgetfulness is in certain cases suspended” (Nietzsche 40) so that fulfilling the promises becomes possible. He believes that making promises results in people dwelling so much on the past because the one making the promise has to ensure that the promise is kept. He believed that by making a promise, it is at that point that is the "making of a memory for the man who promises" (Nietzsche 45). Therefore, memory acts as a good…

a loved one’s funeral and every time you hear it you are swept away with memories of that person. Whatever the song or the reason we can all find a song that will remind us of our past, present, and future. This would be a good conversation piece for most groups if you were to choose, but today I want to share my past, present, and future with you in…

my career as a student, I never gave much thought as thought as to what was the meaning of history. To me it was the study of past events, the boring ones, the gruesome ones, and the embarrassing ones, but after doing some readings assigned to our class, I think I came up with my own personal definition of history. History is the study of things that happen in the past, the previous day, that present day that could matter tomorrow. To me history is everyday that you live, somewhere in the…

"Please" Sarah and Joseph said again for the fifth time, and again waited impatiently for my response. I respond "fine" and am quickly whisked away into my mind filled with memories, some happy and some that I had spent time suppressing, all for them to be brought up again for the sake of storytelling. It's the year 1848. Filled with excitement, I followed my aunt out to the master's house where something extraordinary was happening. Today one of my friends was to be married to a man from a…