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while the wicked ones will bring regret and frustration. Usually a rotten past will affect life ahead by inhibiting an individual or emotionally corroding them. This is evident in Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” as the development of Charlie Whales presents the inevitable to escape the past. In the beginning of the novel Charlie revisits a familiar city from…

The way Carr presents his anecdotes causes the reader to wonder what could have possibly changed so much to change a “voracious book reader” (Carr) into someone who does not read books at all. Karp suggests that his lack of desire to read may have occurred because the way he thinks has changed, which is central to Carr’s argument. Carr uses pathos to evoke various feelings of incredulity at the state of the human mind in the present time and the current state of people’s…

Aside from being of African American and Asian in race, which enables him to feel as though he belongs to multiple races and the cultures they provide. He is also a current college student and former Marine, which has added to his present identity. While he sticks close to the term African American, he believes that by listening and learning from one’s surroundings they can change one’s lifestyle and impact their identity. This has enabled him to feel as though his identity can be…

In Sartre’s play No exit, he addresses the existentialism theme of the human as a temporal being that could never be disclosed in isolation. He consider human beings as much more than their actions in the present and past because these are only significant when associated to the future. By being disclosed to isolation, Sartre implies that we are responsible for how other people see ourselves and for our actions, which impacts not only in our lives, but in everyone else’s. The sense of the…

this book the miracle of gratitude will shift your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see. Gratitude is like the ocean, majestic and full and Grace is the buoy that surrenders to the ebb and flow knowing all is well in the present moment. You, regardless of your life experiences and situation right now, have the choice to open and welcome gratitude and grace into your life right now. If you so choose to you won’t be sorry. In Gratitude and Grace my…

unity of past and present. Lincoln makes it a point to talk about the past specifically in the first line he states that 87 years ago a new nation was founded and that now is the time to see whether or not this nation can truly endure. This is a powerful beginning and helps to set the tone of his address. It is important to understand the background of the address in order to better see exactly what was going in history to be able to see why this choice of bringing past and present together was…

courage, and wisdom is found in the present moment. The present moment is God’s gift where humans can experience true joy. 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…

In “Self-reliance” Emerson makes a bold claim on the concept of time and man’s conceptual idea of perfection. He states: “Man cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present” (151). Emerson would seem to argue that man cannot exists in the present moment unlike nature. Which is another way of saying that man simply cannot be or just exist. In order to be man must leave his thoughts of time behind and simply exists in all facets of life. This brings up two important…

I read Arnett’s unconventional path to becoming who he is in the present time, a developmental psychologist. Throughout “Confessions of a Heretic,” Arnett takes the reader through his career journey and the multiple jobs that he held throughout the years until he finally arrived at his current destination, a job he believes to be fulfilling. For this reason, I believe that by taking us through his professional journey, he describes a career with a heart. As I read this article, I also, reflected…

Knowing Difference of the History History is the most important thing to know in our life; from the past, we know what is the present time and also from the past events we know in the present events might happen the same as what happened in the past. Each of us might know the different history of their country that might be American, Mexican, Greek, Egyptian or even Multicultural history that knowing your values from your own culture and from the culture that you live in. For me, I…