Past

Shakespeare’s favorite topics to write about include beauty and time, and Sonnet 106 is a medley these two themes. This sonnet attempt to describe an unknown person’s beauty by comparing him/her to the descriptions of past beauties, but, in the end, the speaker concludes that neither the past nor the present writers are able to do this beauty justice. Sonnet 106 criticizes itself for its failure to properly immortalizes the extent of this beauty through poetry, but it is ultimately through this…

No one has lived a perfect past, but the way we go about when dealing with the past determines the fate of our future. One’s painful past is often an impediment on their physical and mental state for the rest of one’s life, ultimately resulting in a loss of any future potential and sense of self-worth. In Annie Proulx’s novel, The Shipping News, the main character, Quoyle, experiences an abusive past of which he believes he’s at fault for. As Quoyle’s journey through adulthood is expressed in…

As humans, we have become engulfed in the rapid changes of society and technology and feel as though we are losing ourselves, our identities. In order to stay connected to our identities, we have defined when the past became the past and how we can connect the past to our present. In Paul Bloom’s “The Origins of Pleasure”, he discusses that it is through human belief that causes us to place value on things based on origin thus creating historical continuity. On the other hand, Zerubavel…

When studying past events in history, a common theme tends to come up, wars. Wars have been a part of nearly every country’s history and can change the entire position of a nation. From internal conflicts to external threats, nations will get involved in wars in order to help themselves, help other countries for moral reasons, or just feel as if another country is a threat. As a result of war playing out in a country, it can destroy one’s infrastructure, cause innocent civilians to die,…

Human civilization has been evolving for centuries through the use of new inventions and discoveries. With technology having only been around for a few decades, most of the information known about the past is from documents and structures around the world. The importance of keeping these artifacts in their original condition is stressed by author of “The Lovely Stones” Christopher Hitchens. Throughout his article on the importance of preserving buildings, he focuses on the Parthenon, a historic…

Whether reminiscing or brooding, residing in the past cannot provide the feeling of wholeness. Alternatively, living in the future can only bring anxiety and fear. The reason bliss exists in the present moment is the freedom from stress it gives to fully appreciate each detail of life. Dwelling on the past will not bring joy to our present lives. When we reminisce, we are missing the current memories we could be creating. Then again, when we dwell on our past mistakes, we are constantly…

I think this class benefits students in a ton of ways. We are the society’s future and I think it’s important to know Canada’s successes and failures so we know what to do and what not to do. My generation and generations to follow need to know the past of Canada so the future can be even better. I think it’s important to know what to do and what not to do when it comes to approaching people who are different then us. We need the knowledge of the Beothuk so another group of people will not be…

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Plath Updike Comparison Draft 0 By denying change, one gets stuck in the past. Comparing the similarities of Plath and Updike reveals both used speakers who live in fear of the future and instead live in the past. By using tone shifts and purposeful diction, both Plath and Updike display people's resistance to change and moving on. The tone shifts from each paragraph to paragraph, stanza to stanza displays Plath's and Flick's resistance to change as the authors shift from revealing their…

Have you ever found yourself in a tough situation that you only wished to escape? Have you ever noticed that trying to escape can make your problems grow worse? You should never ignore your problems or get caught up in the past because it is always more advantageous to face your present difficulties. In A Step from Heaven the main character, Young Ju, and her family (the Park family) move from Korea to America in hope of a better life. They find themselves at a financial disadvantage, and in…