The Past‚ Present‚ and a Condemned Future “The past is the present‚ isn’t it? It’s the future too. We all try to lie out of that but life won’t let us”(882). The character of Mary Tyrone declares this quote and poses an ominous thought; the state of time is merely irrelevant in life. It does not matter whether one resides in the present‚ the past can hauntingly resurface; the hope for the future can consume and blur what occurs currently. The main characters of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named
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an example of a simile. Similes use like and as to make explicit comparisons between unlike things‚ such as eyes and stars. Metaphor Her eyes were pools of liquid light. Again‚ her eyes are literally human eyes. Figuratively‚ they are being compared to pools of liquid light. However‚ the comparison is implied‚ not stated. This is an example of a metaphor. Unlike similes‚ metaphors compare unlike things without explicitly stating the comparison with “like” or “as.” Personification Her eyes followed
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Half Past Two‚ Piano and Refugee Mother and Child share a common theme of childhood. In Half Past Two‚ the author talks about remembers about the feeling of simplicity and timelessness during his childhood. In Piano‚ the poet expresses his feelings towards the loss of childhood in comparison to his present. In Refugee Mother and Child talks about the loss of a child and the misery they all have to go through. In Half Past Two‚ by U.A. Fanthorpe‚ we are taken into the past from the very start with
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the woods around here‚ some local ranch hands were saying in 1996. He wears no clothes. Get near him‚ and he vanishes. He is utterly alone … The rumor’s trail led to a logging operation near a cattle ranch. Marcelo and Altair‚ careful to sneak past the boss‚ found the company cook. “Yeah‚ I’ve seen him‚” the
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Education: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Education‚ without it we would all be mindless wonders wandering around the globe. Education is an important factor in our lives‚ but the past‚ present‚ and future of education is changing. And change it will until our education system is the best in the world. In the past‚ Education in America was plain and simple. We’ve all heard the stories of how our ancestors used to have to walk to school 5 miles in the snow in the heat of summer. These shameless
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"Past Experiences Shape Identity" Many believe that whatever situations have happened in the past should be left in the past. To others‚ the past holds a special place in their hearts because it has helped in shaping the person they have become today. One should always appreciate his or her ancestors and the struggles they have gone through throughout history such as slavery in order to bring us to where we are today. Though negativity can affect past experiences one should not dwell on it‚ but
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“No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” This is a quotation by the famous Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character’s attempt in trying to recapture the past is highly noticeable. Gatsby‚ who is the main character in the novel‚ tries extremely hard to bring back the past. His longing for something he knew years ago drives him to great lengths to get what he has always wanted. Gatsby finds great success in the bootlegging industry in order
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Reliving the past almost reflects how grandparents talk about how things were better‚ easier‚ and more fun when they were younger. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how some characters will do almost anything to get what they have desired for so long‚ even though in some cases‚ they can no longer have it. In the 1920s people went out and had a lot of fun‚ and in The Great Gatsby characters enjoyed the fun they once had and try to relive it. F. Scott Fitzgerald expresses characters who are still trying to
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Past‚ Present‚ and Future of Computers Imagine being able to do almost anything right from your own living room. You could order a pizza‚ watch cartoons‚ or play video games with people from around the entire world. All are possible today with your computer. The beginnings of the computer started off in a rather unique way. It was first used to produce intricate designs with silk‚ a task far to long a tedious for a human to do constantly. It’s really unbelievable how the computers changed
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Emily Rose living in the past within isolated realities The theme of a rose for emily How is Emily stuck in the past ! In “A Rose for Emily‚" by William Faulkner‚ the main character Emily Grierson is stuck living in the past within the isolated reality that she’s been forced into and that she herself created. Throughout the story‚ a major theme‚ (meaning what the story is about) is Emily’s resistance to change which leads to isolation. This Faulkner classic shows us how Emily became isolated
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