Now By Wayne Waon Analysis

What can the past teach us? This is a very widespread and very used question, but if we think carefully of this question that seems so simple and innocent it has so many meanings and importance to mankind, the present and what may be the future. The past can teach us many things, where we come from, who we are, who were our

The Past, an ever growing pool of time, is always biting at the heels of a person. It reminds him of what they have done wrong, done right, or when he did nothing. For most people, recalling the past leads to loose ends and blanks where memories should be. No matter how much a person may want to return to the past, it is not possible. It is lost forever. These forgotten moment lead to uncertainties and confusion in the present, and chaos in the future. Forgetting the past leads to spirals, spinning downwards as people look to what they have lost. They retrace their steps hoping to find a sliver of who they are and what may become of them. In the poem, Itinerary, Eamon Grennan shows how an individual searches through his past, but can never return to it. Through the poem and with a personal experience I will explain how individuals deal with uncertainties in their pasts.

The universe is created for society to cherish all God’s creations; it could be anything to admiring nature to loving all animals. The expectations for the world are difficult to maintain, so unfortunately, society often leads to major destruction. There is unnecessary homicides, animal cruelty, toxic waste in the rivers and many more heart-wrenching actions that deteriorates the world. As a society, we have to turn a negative into a positive, but firstly, we have to change ourselves before we help others. Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”, exposes all of the humanity issues and suggests that we should fix the world by recognizing our flaws first. The theme of the song is about self-improvement and imagery, tone and repetition are the poetic devices that are used in the song.

When Coney Island opened in 1895, it was the prime example to show how people wanted to spend their free time. Kasson gives the reader an understanding of the evolution of the nature of American entertainment via Coney Island, which was used by the American public as an escape from the ridged societal expectations of moral integrity and long suffering that was imposed upon them by the leading powers during the time. Coney Island represented an act of social rebellion that birthed a dichotomy of how Americans view and use entertainment. We can see even today the different kinds of ways and reasons that people entertain themselves, whether it be a carefree carousal to momentarily distract themselves from the harsh realities of the world, a calm and collected reflection of themselves and what is around them through media and art, or anything in between, it can be argued that Coney Island was the beginning of all that we see today when it comes to American entertainment and even life. The amusement park was given praise from

When I think about the past there are a lot of things that I wish I had done. Whether it be, standing up for myself, defending myself, gone zip lining, taken back some of the things I said or tried harder. It is important to not think about regrets too much because in fifty years any of the mistakes you've made aren't going to matter. Even if you think that it is the biggest mistake ever, nobody will remember it in fifty years. It is still important to make mistakes and have regrets because in the long run you’ll have nothing to look back and laugh about, or give valuable lessons to other people

The study of history not only provides information about the past, but gives people knowledge and details that help shape lives, in the present and future. For the longest time it has been said that history is bound to repeat itself if it is not understood. Although the repetition of previous tragic historical events is an important reason to study the past, there are many others. As American playwright James Baldwin said, people are a part of history, but history is just as much part of them. This is one of the more fundamental reasons why the exploration of the past is vital to human beings. The study of history gives humans a sense of belonging, a feeling that

In today’s society men are taught to be strong and exert a constant masculine persona. At an early age men are taught to be strong and not to express their feelings. Andrew Simmons is a high school English teacher, and has seen firsthand the benefits of Facebook for young male individuals. The article “Facebook Has Transformed My Students’ Writing- For the Better” by Simmons has broken the stereotype of Facebook being useless and men not being able to express their emotions appropriately. Simmons in the article discusses how through the use of Facebook young teenage males are learning to better express themselves through their writing. The author Andrew Simmons effectively

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Even we live in the moment. It’s also a scene of crossings, bridging past and present. People struggle ahead but often obsess themselves with the past and present.

A. At the turn of the 20th century radical social changes began to define the American culture, and a major part that factored into these new changes was the creation of the amusement park. According to John F. Kasson’s Amusing The Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century, the amusement park (the amusement parks at Coney Island especially) played a major role in the shift of lifestyle, morals, and overall attitudes of our society. John Kasson’s Amusing the Million has many societal and cultural examples of what it was like to live in a bustling urban setting in the 1920’s. The turn of the century It also provides a rich, detailed view of why Coney Island is regarded as a cultural hotspot in the 1920’s. This amusement park/attraction transitioned America from the Victorian culture of the past to a more inclusive, less restrictive culture on which our culture today is based on. This culture is highlighted by new social and moral codes, and also a new mentality. Kasson says that when the 20th century began the American elite took it upon themselves to take control of the ragtag urban public and took leadership of the culture that was being formed. These members of the elite “built museums, symphonies, and libraries to institutionalize a formal cultural life based upon moral integrity and self-control” (Kasson p. 4). Although these reformers tried to grow the population that reinforced their ideas

Not going to lie, but I put an immense amount of trust into other’s experiences and allow them to dictate my own. I have travelled to different places for the sole purpose of “reliving” another person’s experience only to be disappointed when I get there. The ideas expressed in Walker Percy’s, “The Loss of the Creature” parallel my adventures towards misfortune. As Percy Walker writes in his essay, “The thing as it is, has been appropriated by the symbolic complex which has already been formed in the sightseer’s mind” (Percy 472). Percy argues that having preconceived notions about places or ideas, creates a “symbolic complex” in our minds. I have always been told that Disney World Florida is “The most magical place in the world.” I

In numerous examples, it is clear that though it is much easier to just follow along with the changes in society, it takes much more courage to think deeply about our individual involvement. What makes that type of self reflection difficult is that if we think too deeply we might discover that we are not on the ”right side”. I have also learned that being on the “right side” of history is easy to judge when it is history, but when when it is happening in the moment it is much more complicated and it is much easier to be

I agree that the music enhances the meaning of the film, which I will revisit in more detail later on. For me, a simple comparison of the film’s shared characteristics with the Odyssey, on which it was “loosely” based, misses its depth and meaning. I also found it reaches beyond the Great Depression. The journey in the film represents the human experience from a spiritual perspective of eternity. Within the film’s message is the religious concept that the human story is already part of eternity and this segment is the human journey. Scenes in the film depict choices between good and evil, finding God, moving closer toward our original design, and recognizing the depth of our experiences. Michiko Kakutani views the characters life trajectories as a deviation from the usual “innocence to wisdom, shame to redemption, ignorance to self-knowledge.” Kakutani thinks the film reflects the heart of America “where everything is possible and anything can happen -- and usually does.”

things we might do can affect our past,and destroy our thoughts religion also the things we need to understand the past world.Also in the text (Freedom Walkers) we judged people by their skin tone and we have to look back to have that never happen again.We just think of ourselves and what we do now and do not appreciate people who fought for what we don’t pay no attention to like when the said there were protest in the text(Freedom Walkers).just like (Jo Ann

As Emerson perceived the world, “Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoes to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time” (“Self-Reliance” 833-834). Even if a man finds himself with both self-trust and originality, he may never realize his true potential if he is preoccupied with past events or future fortunes. Emerson finds these obsessions to be utterly useless: “Discontent is the want of self-reliance; it is the infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired” (838). In contemporary society, a willingness to “live in the moment” is highly regarded, especially among youth, yet this acceptance seems to wane with age. Nevertheless, excessive anxiousness and nostalgia are a waste of the potential that can be realized when the truths of the present are

If given the opportunity to reflect on remembering the past, living in the present, or looking to the future what would I choose? Is it more important to remember the actions of the past or to look towards the future to make life better? These are all important parts of life to think about, but the most important part in my life is to remember the past. Remembering the past in important to one's life because the things of the past guide us to the acts of the future.