Past

H. has recently had several admissions over the last six months related to her atrial fibrillation (5). One admission was related to a gastrointestinal bleed from the Xaralto. She denies HTN, MI, cancer, or stroke. Past Surgical History (PSH): 2016 Cardiac stress test/catheterization (Chest pain), 2016 cardioversion/TEE (AF) 2016 colonoscopy (GI bleed), 2016 permanent pacemaker/ablation (atrial fibrillation), 1975 Tubal ligation (method of contraception), 1970…

1971 when he was elected president of the International PEN Club. He went on to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972. Some of Böll’s most acclaimed works are Billiards at Half-Past Nine and And Never Said A Word. Like any author, Böll’s works are influenced by his own experiences. In Billiards at Half-Past Nine, the inspiration from his life impacts the novel in an extremely evident fashion. Heinrich Theodore Böll was born in Cologne, Germany, on December 21, 1917. On both sides of…

Chapter nine of John Hollitz’s novel, Thinking Through the Past, tells about the Civil Rights Movement in the mid nineteenth century. Not only does this chapter talk about civil rights, but it also talks about the grassroot struggle in Mississippi during the sixties. The Civil Rights Movement itself can be categorized as a time when a large group of citizens lead a movement to give equality to all, especially African Americans. The main problems in Mississippi at the time were voting and…

The police officer was removed from foot patrol and begins to patrol in cars. They were given a two way radio and the citizens were told now to call the police anytime that there were an emergencies or problem. This kept the police officer from the citizens on the streets and was having them handle more personal problems inside the home. With the evolution the citizens felt that the police were no longer visitors but outsiders in their own community. This was the start of a new trend of policing…

The pieces, “Feeling for the Edge of Your Imagination: finding ways not to call the police” and, “True Solidarity: Moving Past Privilege Guilt” work together and share common themes, but still manage to challenge and conflict with each other. Each article discusses the same issue of race in today’s society, challenging different aspects of the issue. Society nowadays frequently deals with the issue of the whiteness of police as well as, white supremacy. “Finding Ways not to Call the Police”, is…

Political strategist, Reed Galen, in his article, We’re Past Thoughts and Prayers, clarifies the importance of past tragedies and to always remember those horrific events and lives lost during them. Galen’s purpose is to inform people so they do not forget, but remember these massacres. He adopts a contemplative tone in order to get the people reading this article to feel some sort of sorrow, and also want them to make a difference. In order to portray his feelings and thoughts, he uses many…

Primary sources are extremely important in understanding American history. They provide first hand experiences, initial reactions, and the unembellished emotions of the author. In Reading the American Past written by Michael P. Johnson, primary documents are used to represent political, social, and cultural history in a manageable way. The documents being examined in this essay are Letter to Father and Mother written by Richard Frethorne, the Testimony against Accused Witch Bridge Bishop, and…

swallow you into eternal darkness. That darkness, however, is the difference between living and not living, and the cradle, as Vladimir Nabokov depicts it, "is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness" (303). In his essay "Perfect Past", Nabokov crafts a beautifully poetic account of what it means to exist as a human in our most transitory state: life, which is positioned between the boundless periods of pre-birth and post-death. With an artfully clear use of language,…

In this specific section, the author is going through Macon Dead’s past, but presenting it as if it is the present. Since this is written from a 3rd person omniscient point of view, with the section above, we learn about the thoughts of Ruth’s dad and how he feels about her odd “inappropriate” behavior. Through these passages, Morrison reveals that the source of Ruth’s psychological issues come from the death of her mother and the inappropriately close relationship that develops with her father…

and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.” This view of time as a whole is evident in Octavia E. Butler’s novel, Kindred. Butler writes of a twenty-six-year-old African-American woman named Dana Franklin, of whom suddenly happens to gain the ability to travel back in time spontaneously. Dana travels through events of the antebellum south, and faces many harsh obstacles along the way. Dana's battle through many tough situations and her journey through the past could not…