Past

A Trip to the Past Being a sailor during World War II was an emotional roller coaster. Herb Hanson, now 92 served during World War II. Growing up in central Minnesota, with loving parents, eight brothers and sisters, he left to fight a war, that he at the time didn’t fully understand. Herb was the only sibling to serve during the second great war. Listening to his stories, I felt like I was there in the middle of the war myself. The reason of this paper is to give you a glimpse at what it would…

A lot of astonishing writers of the past and present can all agree that there are allot of amazing writers in this world. Ernest Hemingway once said “For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed” - Hemingway. This quote means that some writers make up stories while others use…

A Simple Story of My Past The day I could have died could easily be considered as one of the most important events of my life. It permanently changed my view of the school system and how politics have infiltrated it. As respect for it plummeted; respect for my Mom soared. From it I have learned the importance of facades, confidence, and connections in maneuvering bureaucracies at an early age. The Middle School that I attended was positioned atop the hill in the beach town of Laguna Beach.…

TO BILLY: No. While the metaphor is poignant and earnest in its simplicity, the poem is largely unclear and underdeveloped. There are several images presented that may come across as confusing to the reader, as well. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: S2, L1 - I feel as though the use of violent imagery is inconsistent with the idea of fixing a piece of broken glass together with tape. Perhaps using imagery of frustration or confusion by the individual trying to piece the glass…

aside our past and try to focus on our future without realizing that the two are connected. This brings me to my primary concern. The disconnect between the past and the future is one that skews our understanding of a multi-layered world and instead, creates a system in which we humans ignore history as a means of moving forward. *AGD* We will first look at how the human mind edits and even erases history to fit the simple outlook it seeks. Next, we will examine how we don’t let the past affect…

F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals that holding the past may cause a negative consequence. This theme is made clear when Nick is talking to Jordan Baker and finds out Gatsby’s hopes and one of Gatsby’s secrets. During Nick’s conversation with Jordan because Nick finds out that “‘...it wasn’t a coincidence at all… Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”’(78). Even if Gatsby has all these extravagant parties, he is still in the past with his happy relationship with Daisy and…

In Presence of the Past, Rosenzweig and Thelen conducted a nationwide survey to determine the ways in which Americans consider the past. Their goal was to provide an overview of how everyday people of the United States who were not part of the history profession comprehended history. The survey took place in 1994 and was conducted by telephone. The population targeted for the survey included a diverse group of people from various age groups, ethnicities, and religious groups. The group…

One’s knowledge of the past can influence their future choices. Those with experience and memories of the past, use them to make important, life changing choices. If you don’t have any knowledge of the past, you could make a bad choice that was already made in history. In the novel The Giver, a young boy named Jonas was given the most honored job of the community, the Receiver of Memory. During his training with the previous Receiver, he was given memories, good and bad, of the world around…

Pain is valuable Human past is a very valuable asset to human life. There are many examples of it in the dystopian novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Human past makes us learn, like when we experience pain, it tells us not to do the thing that caused them pain again. We all still need to use the past to shape our future. When people get hurt they learn things. Like in the giver when Jonas receives the memory of a broken leg “Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air… he could hear…

Slavery is America’s past, our history, it may be a dim but it was recent and has lasting effects to this day. I do not just disagree with people that think it is irrelevant and should not be discussed, I believe it must be. It can be an awkward and depressing conversation, we all have great-grandparents unfortunately not all of them were great or even good people, the point of history whether ancient or recent is to know where we came from, to know what we as humankind have done wrong and to…