world. It is the template for many decisions and‚ while it is defined as the study of the past‚ helps shape current affairs that will change the course of the future. But history can also be dangerous‚ when it is manipulated‚ reinvented‚ or erased‚ often for political gain — collectively termed ‘historical negationism’ by the French historian Henry Rousso. History can become a weapon‚ as is seen in the past and the present‚ from the Nazis to North Korea. The mass falsification of history throughout
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A man‚ whether wealthy or poor‚ big or small‚ is defined by his past. This past can give strength and hope or fond memories. For this very reason‚ most people hold on to their past with all of their strength. This fact holds true for Amoo in the story Tribal Scars by Ousmane Sembene. He holds on to his past because the present is so difficult. His way of holding on to his past was not giving up on his daughter‚ Iome. One can argue that Amoo did not kill Iome because he loves her and he cannot
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society America offered. The movie was able to visually describe how disillusionment with the present leads to a desire to escape in some way. The movie uses protagonist’s‚ Gill Pender‚ adventure through time to show audiences of any generation that the past is not as glorious as we make it seem. The movie opens with Gill Pender and his fiancé‚ Inez‚ having a conversation about how Gill sees them
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heal the past‚ live the present and dream the future” What is the implication of this advice? Is it good to follow it? This advice is very interesting for me. I think it is good for us to follow it because of the following reasons Firstly‚ the past is always a very great strength. Past quietly…but its power is always present in every human mind. No one can completely forget the past. The past has no shape‚ it’s invisible but it can change a man. Each person has their own past. The only
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His story has a lot of adventure‚ fearful‚ and mysterious things that could entertain you to read this story. One thing though is that everything changes forever because something in the story that Ray Bradbury puts in is that if you go back on the past or future never change anything even if it’s a small thing because not only that would change but the whole world would. This story was mostly how the future technology works and how we can go anywhere basically
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common humanity‚ so that we can better face the future” -Robert Penn Warren. History is the analysis and interpretation of the human past that enables us to study continuity and change over time. If it wasn’t for the study of our nation’s past there would be no way to identify the American identity. The study of the world’s history shows the contrast between the past and present‚ making it clear what the American identity believes and stands for. History is a device used to understand our personal
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setting and conflict help to show the theme of ’history repeating itself ’. This is portrayed in the novel through what happened to Jan Pelgrom in the past‚ repeating itself with Steven Messenger in the present. The stories of Pelgrom and Messenger that develop in Strange Objects run along parallel plotlines in the novel. In the story from the past Jan Pelgrom found a ring that glows‚ he got sick‚ broke away from Wouter Loos and killed a female Aborigine. In the story from the present‚ Steven Messenger
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about the future. History however is the study of the past. The word history has many meanings. It is an account of the past events‚ in sequence of time‚ it is the study of past events‚ their causes and results; and it is all that is preserved or remembered about the past‚ especially in written form. According to Mathews(2008)‚ “history depicts the fascinating events of we‚ the world came to be in existence”. So history gives us explanations to past events. And those explanations used to understand the
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As an individual‚ one often hears‚ “learn from your mistakes.” The past teaches about mistakes‚ so one may learn from them. By learning the bigger lessons‚ not the tiny details‚ one can discover why they are who they are now. Finally‚ by studying the chain of events and actions that transpired‚ one can understand the present and what may occur in the future. Students study history so that they do not repeat the mistakes of the past‚ find out who and what the race is‚ and understand the present and
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Live and Let Die “True happiness is... to enjoy the present‚ without anxious dependence upon the past and future.” This quote by the Roman Philosopher‚ Lucius Annaeus Seneca‚ represents the theme of the poem‚ Golden Retrievals‚ by Mark Doty. The poem displays the relationship between a distracted owner and his exuberant Golden Retriever. As the human contemplates both the past and future‚ the dog attempts to grab his owner’s attention and help him enjoy the moment‚ just as the dog does constantly
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