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    Why does making history matters? Is it important to consider the way a person shapes the world? Leaving something behind after death is surely of importance. People were put on earth for a reason‚ and if they don’t do something about their purpose‚ their lives may not have any meaning at all. The world is full of aspects that can develop into successful things. I can say that my life does have a meaning‚ and I believe‚ after my death‚ the world will receive something from me. People should shape

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    my kitchen table has always been a place to unwind and share with my family members. From childhood to my adult hood‚ I have always come to the kitchen table in celebration‚ conference‚ in search of security‚ and enjoyment. The kitchen table of the past always brought my family together‚ and the table in my present brings focus to my school work and an occasional “catch up” conversation with my family‚ and in the future I hope to have a similar kitchen table setting as I did in my childhood‚ but with

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    they called home‚ they realize that home wasn’t what it used to. A lot of changes were happening rapidly‚ because of technological advances‚ and hence the modern sense of nostalgia developed. This modern feeling of nostalgia deals with remembering the past and the memories that accompany it. In contrast‚ homesickness searches for a lost place called home. The main difference here is‚ whereas nostalgia refers to searching for a lost time and feeling‚ homesickness refers to searching for a lost place and

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    History is a valuable‚ yet underappreciated‚ part of American society. The topic of history is a slippery surface for the American public because‚ generally‚ the public would rather learn about encouraging information instead of more controversial topics. For true historians‚ this is a complicated issue for the public needs to be involved‚ but controversial parts of history cannot become contorted or cleansed. Commonly‚ locations of historical significance or historical learning turn into battlegrounds

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    Shannon Miller Prof Luciano 11 April 2013 Comp 111 Amanda Wingfield: A Woman of the Past The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play about a family filled with characters who view time and their lives very differently. Tom lives his life very much in the present while his sister Laura lives her life barely at all. Then‚ there is their mother Amanda. Amanda almost lives her life I denial‚ not as much as Laura though of course. She perceives time in a unique way by never actually living

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    “You are the only young man that I know of who ignores the fact that the future becomes the present‚ the present becomes the past‚ and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don’t plan for it.” • Amanda Wingfield The first phrase to catch my attention was when Amanda is telling Tom about planning for the future. It seems as though it may have been first hand experience being how her own life has not gone the way she would have liked it too. She puts a lot of stock into the first

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    Cristina Degli-Esposti stated that “Our culture is indeed postmodern in this oxymoron-like manner as it transcends the notion of present. It reaches back to the past and forward to the future trying to synthesize these two imaginary places” This notion of both reaching back to the past and forward to the future‚ can be seen in Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner. The film although set in L.A. in 2019‚ shows many aspects of both the 1980’s culture and that of the 1940’s‚ when the film noir genre rose

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    Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. Do you agree  or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.    In contrast‚ some people may contend that in these days people have a great deal of  technology‚ so learning about history is not useful for humans’ lives. The past is not a  necessary factor  for new generations as they can learn and gain knowledge in the the  present and develop new innovations .However‚ technology is also derive from the people 

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    learn from the past 2. Insight: The ability to interpret and respond to the present 3. Foresight: The ability to predict and prepare for the future But while every leader must operate in all three aspects of vision‚ which focus they rely on most will have far-reaching implications for their lives and organisations they build. Which focus do you favour? Hindsight Leadership: Tends to emphasise the value of experience and evidence. They look at the future through the eyes of the past. Like a lawyer

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    Loving Grace"‚ they both show the theme of past or present with the future. While Frost’s shows his past expierences of desire with how it will effect his future‚ and death‚ Brautigan’s show how today technology is taking over‚ computers are everywhere and one day in the future they will replace our class in society. Robert Frost connects a vision of the future to the past by a vision of the future stating the world will end by fire and ice. But he uses past expierences to develop his own thesis of

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