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    happened in the past ?Over the years thing have changed from climent to the living organism that occupies this planet however how do we really know what went down a few hundreds to thousands years ago.Historians are people who are well known exports on the past it self.The first historian ever noted was named herodotus,herodotus recorded and analyzed greece during the 5th century.Most historians study different sections of history such as government, war, and other key factors in our past.

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    The past always comes back and it may not be the way someone wanted. In the book The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima, and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan the theme is decisions made by one in the past can affect the one’s future. The theme is developed through the conflict that the characters undergo. Han in the Demon king decided to join the Raggers in his past and caused conflict throughout the book. Percy withheld information and cause unfortunate events to occur causing forces to go against

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    The Present and Past Five Years of my Life Throughout a young adult’s life there are many things that can drastically change in five year time period. In fact, I believed to be the age of twenty-three years old waiting to see what the world is about. Like many young adults planning for the future perhaps I can characterize my myself at twenty three irresponsible individual with any goals set for my future . As for my present age of twenty-seven, I feel like a mature butterfly sprung with wings

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    What is the significance of our memories of the past? The significance of our memories of the past is to comprehend our true personal identity, in the short story “Where the world began” Is a revelation of memories Margaret recalls in her life growing up on the prairies. The memories of the past play in front of her like a movie, furthermore. The past shapes her personal identity and gives her a sense of belonging. Without recalling memories of the past, our personal identity wouldn’t fully develop

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    see Willies past thanks to his constant daydreams, along with his sons past and wife and

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    They say that it is hard to get away from the past in the short story “Babylon Revisited” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Is about a men named Charlie Wales who is troubled by his past however, he tries to escape away form America, but comes to realize that no mater where Charlie goes he cannot avoid his past. The reason being because in his recent move to Paris Charlie can only go to certain parts of Paris where they are do not serve alcohol or are open late. The main part of this is that Duncan and Lorraine

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    You can’t repeat the past. Yes, you heard right, as much as we want to stay in the moment it won’t last endlessly sadly. Now there are those that take to accept that reality and those who refute it and try to do their best to avert the inevitable. There is a great book that depicts this perfectly, and that is The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the main characters Gatsby believes you can repeat the past. Then there is another main character named Nick who tells him that you can’t do it

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    no claim of the recent past. Loewen argues that textbooks avoid this coverage of the recent past and it doesn't meet students needs rather they simply ignore them because this history from there recent past and it is unnecessary because students “know”. This information of the recent past that doesn't get through in textbooks leaves students without a clue or a very faint knowing of a subject of there recent past the Vietnam War or the War of 1812. Since the recent past seems to be more controversial

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    Past memories in a person’s life can be positive or negative. Regardless of what type of memory it might be, it could influence one’s life. In the poem, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe and in the story “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen the main characters dealt with something that changed their lives. The mother in “I Stand Here Ironing” made past mistakes which lead to a poor relationship with her daughter Emily. The narrator in The Raven was so lost in the past memories of his loved one Lenore

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    Juliet has placed one foot in the past and one in the present. As Lady Juliet reads out loud from her diaries, her voice is described by one of the archivists as a “song” and how “the voice then quavers - cracks and is reduced to a helpless whisper.” The total “effect” of Lady Juliet’s voice is described as, “both magical and devastating - for you know that what you hear is the voice of someone near death - and the wisdom remains a child’s.” (143). Just as the past and the present are contradictions

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