There is no going back to the past; there is only remembering it. So‚ no matter how much we would like the idea of time machines in movies such as Back to the Future‚ we‚ ourselves‚ must learn to cope with memories. In the poem Postcard from Kashmir‚ by Agha Shanhid Ali‚ and Elena‚ by Pat Mora‚ both authors must do just that. In fact‚ both writers effectively incorporate powerful language and techniques in their poems to embody a nostalgic feeling for what once was the past‚ and for what they consider
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Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s was a Haitian historian and anthropologist. Trouillot uses anecdotes through 3 major historical events in history in this first chapter of his book. The Alamo‚ the Holocaust‚ and the significant events of U.S. slavery are all the narratives for which Trouillot assesses. Through these events he provides an analysis of actors‚ subjects and narrative. Trouillot argues that‚ “The vernacular use of the word history thus offers us a semantic ambiguity: an irreducible distinction
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(assumed Granddaughter)‚ and Mataji the Grandmother. Both characters would be best described as “dynamic”‚ as they both have many personality traits‚ ranging from good to bad throughout the story. As the story itself follows two plots being present and past‚ similarities were noticed between the Granddaughter and Mataji’s actions. Proving the strong relationship between the Granddaughter and Mataji. Granddaughter makes marks on the wall‚ with crayon set. | Mataji was eager to write‚ so she would copy
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Scrooge was how unpleasant‚ unhappy‚ and how miserable of a human being he was. He never came to family outings and he was always left out on his own accord from fun family times. This past holiday season‚ Scrooge was visited by the ghosts of Christmas past‚ present‚ and future. From the ghost of Christmas Past Scrooge learned how much he hurt people. From the ghost of Christmas present he learned what he was missing out on by not going to family Christmas Parties. From the ghost of Christmas
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rather than disputable opinion‚ this presents a bit of quandary. To many‚ there appears to be little merit in making an effort to understand events that have been debated ad nauseam since they occurred. I would argue‚ however‚ that while assessing the past properly and accurately not only requires significant effort on the part of the historian‚ but may also be completely impossible from the outset‚ this task is still an essential
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Some of you might think I brought in these boxing gloves because I am a boxer or inspire to be a professional fighter someday‚ but in all honesty its none of these things. When I take a look at these gloves I see my past‚ present and future. How these boxing gloves represent my past is the way I grew up as a kid. As I was younger I was always moving locations‚ didn’t have many friends and was not the biggest kid in school‚ so for some reason I would get bullied or trouble would just find its way
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scents of my childhood‚ when I touch a smooth cover of my favorite books‚ I feel tenderness that sink my consciousness in its sweet embraces‚ that makes me smile and laugh cheerfully. I love my present‚ but I’ve never loved it as passionately as my past. Whether it’s ok or not I don’t know‚ and don’t care actually – what for? Fighting with emotions and deeply hidden feelings is a battle doomed to be lost disgracefully. Memory is a curious thing. Is there anything more disposed to distort ever existing
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expectations set for me. My education is the most important during a young age because what I do now or did in the past is going to affect the future and more specifically my future. Shaping my self up during my teenage years using education will surely give me a foundation to build upon. Most don’t realize what happens in the past will affect their future so I am making sure my past affects my future in the most positive way possible. The only way to secure a stable life for my self is to be well
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It is true History was one of the classes that has been taught almost every year from elementary school and throughout all high school. The fact that history was one of the main courses during my education doesn’t really imply that I know a lot about it. My memories of what we were taught during these years are in fact vague‚ not to say that I don’t really remember anything from what our professors taught us. My clearest memory is the history teacher at my elementary school and his strange idea
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mind and helps people to understand why happiness seems to have no concrete definition and eludes many. Happiness is a vague term that means different things to everybody largely because of how flawed imagination is while predicting the future and how past events dictate how individuals view the present. The imagination’s incorrect view of the future causes happiness to be different for everybody. Man perceives the future in an improper manner‚ and with this perception man makes decisions now that
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