Past

Then the memories of Chris come into play in my mind. His last smile he gave me, the way he looked at me before running off into the waters. It was as if he was saying goodbye. All the past events that I regret and wished that I did something different started showing up. I cannot change what I did in the past or the choices I made. There are many things…

As the common saying by George Santayana goes, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” Despite the fact that history does not repeat itself in perfect sequence, this statement has proven itself to be true throughout history. One particular example in American history is the failure of intelligence in both the bombing of Pearl Harbor, as well as the attack of September 11th on the Twin Towers. This holds true in the failure to anticipate the attacks despite the warning…

The Stranger in the Photo is Me I always say I do not care much about the past. But after scavenging through the family photo collection and the pictures on my Facebook, I caught myself contemplating if I truly care about the past and the stories the photos have to offer. However, while looking through the photos, I discovered pictures I never knew were taken, as well as pictures I can vividly remember every detail about. All the pictures have one similar aspect—a girl – a stranger –me. I…

In Samuel Beckett’s play Krapp’s Last Tape, an older man celebrates his sixty-ninth birthday in his office, but listens to past recordings of himself from thirty years ago. Beckett emphasizes eloquently described movements and symbolism of everyday objects to reveal how resolutions from the past tends to turn into hypocrisy in the future. Beckett uses the movements of Krapp to describe the tiredness and resentment that he has for himself, yet they are broken promises he commits. He…

memories of our past can continue to hinder our future, or as Peter Guber proclaims in his book “Tell to Win” the story of our past can help us to move an audience to action. In chapter 4 of Peter Guber’s novel, Tell to Win, teaches us how to use backstory in storytelling. He shares with us the challenges of the backstory and how this can help in positive ways any storyteller regardless if they are great storytellers or not. Guber uses the term backstory to stress the importance of one’s past in…

the west, for the most part, had a positivist view. What this means is that they viewed historical facts as information that was not aligned with any person’s opinion. Carr noted that this view is faulty because historians choose which facts of the past are deemed historical fact if they’re important enough. For example, Carr states that millions of people crossed the Rubicon, a river in Northeast Italy, but historians picked the moment Julius Caesar crossed the very same river as historical…

George Santayana, said “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This statement has great meaning for those who are seeking to live a life of Christ. Knowing our history and what previous generations with through, should motivate us to not fall into the same sinful traps. It is reflecting on the three backgrounds, the Jewish, the Greek, and the Roman that reminds us of the disobedience of the children of God, but it also show us the mercy of God. Galatians 4:3-5 (KJV)…

been given the task to make a cube that makes a collage of my past, present, future, family, and things I enjoy. The goal of this project is to make a cube that acts as a summarization of my life thus far, my goals, and my aspirations. I found pictures and words which I believe best describe me and the phases of my life. Each side of the cube tells a story, which I will describe. Chronologically, the first side of my cube is my past. On this side I used pictures of an open-mouthed man and…

have chosen to highlight and critique three important points discussed within this book. I will begin by discussing the role of equal opportunity for all individuals, how money influences our everyday lives and will conclude with a way to prevent the past from reoccurring. To begin, some political ideologies such as liberal feminism, social democracy and Marxism promote egalitarian values, meaning that all individuals should have the right to equal opportunities. Smith expressed his anger…

point were never really questioned because those people know me and also the know the goals I want out of life. The only difference I have noticed in the people around me and the way they treat me is that they have motivated me more now then in the past. The closer I am to graduating the more supportive they are during my…