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When thinking about the past and older times your brain will most likely jump to the colonial times and the era of the Civil War. During this time people were evolving and the world was becoming more advanced in technology and other areas. Nonetheless, all the good that happened during these times could not outcast the war and tragedy; and there was lots of it. The time period for this was around the 1600s to 1865. In that long stretch of period lots of events occurred that would forever alter the

injustices do not affect us. Every now and then, we choose to show our “support” to those affected by injustices by retweeting, liking, or merely leaving an emotional comment. We give the world this façade that we care, and we repeat this cycle each time we hear of injustices. We become these twofaced creatures because at end of the day we lay in our comfortable beds forgetting all about the injustices and never attempt to help the victims. We then proceed to wake up the next day, and the whole cycle

future. However, the purpose is not geared toward not dwelling in the past, but more so learning from the past. This is what separates the presence of the past in traditional American literary pieces, and the function of the past in African American literature. In African American novels the past serve as a very central theme in many works such as: Their Eyes Were Watching God, the Bluest Eye, and Beloved; however, it serves a different purpose. Instead of simply learning from past mistakes, make the

The first scene of this poem is all about to foreshadow important parts of the plot and to introduce elements which the speaker will contrast later in the play, enabling him to create a sense that the characters have changed over time. The speaker automatically causes the audience to adapt to the world of the play by getting information from Troy’s and Bono’s conversation. The description of the first dialogue explains that Troy and Bono are close friends and work together. They both agree on Troy’s

Time is what most people seek, whether it’s the yearning for more or to go backwards. Time and history coincide with one another, one cannot exist without the other. In Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison manipulates the fluidity of time to explore the hurdles, the history, and suffering of what it means to be a black person living in America. These hurdles can stem from their own people, specifically in The Song of Solomon whether a person is wealth or if they have dark skin. The servitude and purpose

In 1962 writer James Baldwin wrote the book The Fire Next time. In this book Balwin, constructs the theory that America is currently engulfed in flames and that the only way to save ourselves from being totally burnt alive is to realize the house is on fire, to evacuate the premises and to start from scratch. Additionally, by leaving us with the proper tools of self reflection and unconditional love, inhabitants of the 21st century will be able to learn from our past mistakes to make sure that

without a reason. Bailey walks into a wild journey to find daughter before time runs out. As the story progress, Kathryn starts realizing she doesn’t really know about her

about what could be or what has been but ,instead, need to live in the present. The narrator says that we need to, “Be happy, happy, happy, / And seize the day of pleasure” (Frost 9-10). It expresses that we need to take pleasure in what the current time is offering us. The narrator of “Carpe Diem” also states that, “It [our thoughts] lives less in the present Than in the future always, And less in both together Than in the post. The present Is too much for the senses, Too crowding, too confusing

were not of importance to history as a whole due to a variety of reasons including political factors, race and ethnicity, or were lacking the ability to fully understand the significance of certain aspects of cultural history during the respective time period associated with each essay. The Unpredictable Past gives new insight into America’s past and opens up a new train of thought that shows how dynamic cultural history really is when looked at through a different lens.

In the introduction of his song, Lamar repeats the lines “Everything black, I don’t want black” “I want everything black, I ain’t need black” “Some white some black, I ain’t mean black”. In today’s society, music and style is dominated heavily by African American artists and stars. One of the most popular themes of clothing, cars, and accessories are to get them “blacked out” or all black. This is why Lamar says “I want everything black”. The desire to have this simple color on materialistic thing