...Taylor Sadlowski Professor Swinney WR 240 24 January 2012 Word Count: 604 Reflection: Looking Into the Past Through Present Eyes The past is not something that can easily be erased from the memory or relived to satisfy an ulterior outcome. Instead it is revisited by those who choose to reminisce in a precedent experience from which they feel brings a sense of happiness, sadness, or other feeling. In E.B White’s memoir, “Once More to the Lake” he captures the essence of looking back at the past after a visit with his son to a lake that he went to as a young boy. As he tells his story, the words create a vivid picture through his adult perspective and the perspective of his little boy. He recalls the pristine color of the lake, the smells that seemed to remain stagnant in the woods, and the way everything seemed to look the same. Throughout the memoir, White not only establishes himself as a father taking his boy on a vacation but also as a young boy reliving his childhood experience. It is through detailed explanations of the scenery, the reminiscence of once lived memories, and current conditions of the lake that make White seem like he is living in a dual existence. “I seemed to be living in a dual existence. I would be in the middle of some simple act, I would be picking up a bait box or laying down a table fork, or I would be saying something, and suddenly it would be not I but my father …” (White p. 4). White summarizes his memoir with this one sentence by...
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...Past, Present, Future The past dictates of who you are and what you have become. We all have live a past of which was once present. The ways you act can affect your future in many ways. Just one unthoughtful choice can cause you to regret your past. No matter how much one wants to change the past, the feeling of guilt can never change that. Guilt can never change the past as worrying can never change the future. In the Novel, The Kite Runner, Amir witnesses Hassan's encounter with Assef, since that incident, Amir suffers the thought of guilt throughout his whole life. His relationship with Hassan was broken and it lead to many events that Amir wish he could reverse. This lead to many events that molded Amir into the present man he is today. The past reminisces the minds and actions of several character in the book and Amir's future will continue to change due to the actions he has done in the past. People's respect in Afghanistan is mainly based off their social class. Pashtuns treat Hazaras poorly and they are above them. The difference in social class set Amir and Hassan apart. Although Hassan was Amirs servant. They were best friends. For an example, during an incident in the beginning of the book, Amir said,"I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan – the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In...
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...(Marty McFly) plays the role of the main character who is sent back in time by the time machine of his friend, Doc (Shail & Stoate, 2010). Back in the 1955, Marty meets his parents during the college life and strives to unite them before resuming to his future life. The story was written because of amusement of Gale who bumped into his father’s papers back in the college. He mused upon whether he would befriend his father if they attended the same college back then (Engelen, 2007). The film begins with an ambitious Marty who is into music so much but his parents live an inferior life. His supervisor bullies the father while his mother is an alcoholic who reminisces about the past and how she mate Marty’s father in the college. When Marty meets his friend Doc, he unveils a time machine that can speed to the future or past. Accidentally, Marty is taken back to 1955 where he interacts with his then teenage parents; succeeds to bring them together before resuming his future state of life. After resuming the future state of life, Marty realizes that things have changed as his parents were living positively and his father had now become a senior to the supervisor who was bullying him before. Dean Cundey was the cinematographer of the movie and since the production of the movie; he has since received numerous awards for his iconic work on the film and others. The trilogy of the film was unified to communicate the main theme of the movie by...
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...Rhea Hunjan English Oct 10th 2013 How does Offred change her way of coping while under different circumstances? The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood shows a women’s life within a totalitarian society. Offred, the protagonist and narrator, struggles to remain sane within herself, this is express through her internal battle of balance of hope between her past, and the present she is in. As she tries to handle the different situations, her coping methods vary with her state of mind within the circumstance. Offred’s struggle is manifested in two different occasions through the book. Her hope to stay sane in one situation is done by her reminiscing the past she had and telling us that her past life identity must be hidden from others, while under different circumstances she copes by convincing herself that the present is where all her attention should be, and who she is now is who she must remain to survive. As Offred struggles to keep her sanity, she uses different methods to cope with her situations. Towards the beginning of the book, in Chapter 14, Offred tells us that she has “another name” however using it is forbidden. She also says “ I keep the knowledge of this name like something hidden, some treasure. I’ll come back to dig up, one day. I think of this name as buried”. This statement shows how she want to keep her identity hidden from this world, so one day if free to go from this situation she can come back for her name, as she connotes her name with a treasure...
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...Others possibly could be due to the fact that they are not open minded about things like equality and giving other people chances to move above where they sit. Unfortunately that is how the majority of society is and it doesn’t always change for the better. Men and women both are the same in certain aspects but treated so different in many others. A general setting in where this happens is in society. Before I get into what they are I want to talk about where they come from and what they are influenced by. The main contributor to this subject is the media. Things like music, television, movies, internet and even things like blogs can set an idea or thought and then kick it into motion. The thing that differs how an idea from present time to past time spreads is the media. In this time we have many more influences on society then 50 years ago. Our parents and elders are also a huge part of where we get our views on men and women I society because they get it from their parents and so on, it all goes back so far. Our culture is also so influential on everything we believe nowadays and our culture is what set the ideas for our grandparents and parents to follow. For example, what might seem right to someone of Hispanic decent possibly could not seem right to someone from an Asian background. All that combined is what makes us see the way we look at men and women today. In today’s time there are still some views on the places of men and women in society that have been around since the...
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...We would be nothing without the experiences that form us. Both the good and the bad etch themselves into how we see and feel the world. If we are lucky, work hard and learn our lessons then, hopefully, the good outweigh the bad. We learn that the world is an exciting but also a dangerous place. Certainly most of us have had our fingers burnt at some time or another. That is, bad things have happened to us during our lives. They range from the physical scars we bear from cuts, breaks, illnesses and diseases that strike us down sometimes without warning. They are the accidents from simply falling over or from going head to head with a car. They are the psychological scars from tragedies such as bereavement or divorce. We often say that given time, we will recover. We will get better. Things will improve. Time, we say is a great healer. Time itself though if we think about it, is indifferent to our various crises and celebrations. Time, we seem to have universally agreed is a unit measuring the distance between two events. The hours, weeks, months and years themselves do not do anything. It is how we fill our time that makes it productive, or wastes it. Different people in the same period of time will do very different things. One might write a masterpiece, another might embroider a quilt. One might do nothing but watch TV. The same amount of time has passed but with very different results. It is up to us to give the time value and meaning. When we suffer an injury, we know that...
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...people are willing to take to be known as, one of the greatest, a hero, Spectacular, amazing, or an Idol Purpose statement: today, I would like to reveal the ways legalizing performance enhancing drugs would tarnish the future of sports and athletes Preview: I would like to discuss three Main problems with legalizing performance enhancing-drugs First: ruining the legacies of past athletes Second: side effects in the present Third: future possibilities Transition: let me begin by explaining the effects legalizing the drugs would have on our past I. Legalizing performance-enhancing drugs will not only disrespect but also disregard all of the great accomplishments made by great athletes before us through pure hard work and will A. Barry bonds record is already an example (diminishes roger Maris/babe Ruth) B. Brett farve from 1992-2010 321 consecutive starts, usain bolt (worlds fastest man),Olympics C. How would you feel if someone broke one of your records on a video game with a cheat code Transition: Now that we went over some of the effects PED’s have on the past let me explain the effects on the present I. Legalizing PED’s would lead to more...
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...the tutorial lesson. Actually, it is of great importance for us to know exactly what we are doing in the moment. It is because we can avoid wasting our time and life in doing some meaningless things. Meditation can help us to stay focus on what we are doing in the moment and know more about our goals. Monkey mind, which means an unsettled and uncontrollable mind, is always the stumbling block for gaining a clear and sharp mind. Hence, by meditating, we can avoid getting a monkey mind as our mind is calmed and concentrated during the process of meditation. Usually, people will think about their future, i.e. the deadlines of their projects, and their past, i.e. past exam results. However, seldom do they concern about the work they are doing at present. For instance, some people may be stuck in their unsatisfied past exam results for a very long time. During that period of time, they would just be upset but doing nothing. However, it is meaningless. If...
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...Financial and Managerial Accounting. Financial and management accounting are both important tools for a business, but serve different purposes. A business uses accounting to determine operational plans in the future, to review past performance and to check current business functions. Management and financial accounting have different audiences, as investors are not usually involved in the day-to-day operations of the business but are concerned about their investment, whereas managers need information quickly to make daily business decisions. Financial Accounting Financial accounting is used to present the financial health of an organization to its external stakeholders. Board of directors, stockholders, financial institutions and other investors are the audience for financial accounting reports. Financial accounting presents a specific period of time in the past and enables the audience to see how the company has performed. Financial accounting reports must be filed on an annual basis, and for publically traded companies, the annual report must be made part of the public record. Management Accounting Management or managerial accounting is used by managers to make decisions concerning the day-to-day operations of a business. It is based not on past performance, but on current and future trends, which does not allow for exact numbers. Because managers often have to make operation decisions in a short period of time in a fluctuating environment, management accounting relies...
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...The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ written by J.C Burke and the film ‘Stand by me’ written by Rob Reiner. These texts present the fact that relationships with people assist one’s journey of going into the World, people deal with obstacles differently and maturity brings great rewards. J.C.Burke uses descriptive language, dialogue, metaphors and idiomatic first person narration. The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ written by J.C Burke and the film ‘Stand by me’ written by Rob Reiner. These texts present the fact that relationships with people assist one’s journey of going into the World, people deal with obstacles differently and maturity brings great rewards. J.C.Burke uses descriptive language, dialogue, metaphors and idiomatic first person narration. Going into the World can be a difficult and a daunting time which everyone can find hard to overcome. Going into the world can be defined as growing up when you may or may not be ready. Individuals venturing into the world will experience obstacles but with maturity and relationships the individual can gain significant rewards. This is clearly shown in the two following texts. Going into the World can be a difficult and a daunting time which everyone can find hard to overcome. Going into the world can be defined as growing up when you may or may not be ready. Individuals venturing into the world will experience obstacles but with maturity and relationships the individual can gain significant rewards. This is clearly shown...
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...My Past, Present, and Future PSY 202 My past was my future, and both were full of doubt and unwillingness to continue my education after I graduated from high school. After high school, three individuals impacted my life and changed my views on family, life, and education. Several years passed with me working a steady job until I found myself almost unemployed and needing the education I had not pursued. This resulted in my decision to join the Army to support my financial needs. I felt satisfied with my employment, until I decided to have a family of my own and with this expansion; I knew I had to further my education to meet the requirements to excel in my career. These life experiences changed my views on family, life, and education. Unfortunately, I was always unbalanced and unable to meet the educational needs that needed to be settled in my life. The three individuals that have influenced my life, and who have helped me become the person that I am today are my father, my uncle, and my wife. Their influence has greatly affected who I am and who I want to be. Urie Bronfenbrenner stated, “Ecological theory proposes that human development is best explained in terms of the interaction between individuals and the environments in which they live or have lived” (Witt & Mossler, 2010, p. 53). My father was a big influence, directing me to conduct myself as a man should. He instilled morals, beliefs, and responsibilities that helped me to look for the good in everyone...
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...It seems that the NYT has at least attempted to make some progresses in finding a more sustainable business model as opposed to remain status quo, in which falling advertising revenues and printing subscriptions are industry norms. A comparison of digital subscriptions between 227,000 from the 2007 TimeSelect trial and 390,000 from the current paywall (by February 2012) has suggested a sign of a more successful model at present. In addition, the paper announced 70% of traditional print subscription audiences have registered for the digital access over 10 months since the new paywall was implemented, and that, overall, indicates an enormous potential for the digital subscription growth in the future – a habitual change from print to digital copies among readers. Extra revenues can be generated from this habitual change not only from digital subscriptions alone, but also cost savings to deliver digital copies than print ones. A consistent growth of online advertising by 5% was also reported in Q4 2011 for the News Media Group, combining the current and potential growths mentioned above, we consider the NYT has found a strategy that is working for them at the present time. However, despite some bolstering figures above, the NYT’s low subscription ratio among online readers (i.e. less than 25% of its 1.1 million site users subscribed for digital contents) remains a concern whether it can attract new digital subscriptions over long term. Further, the NYT’s high subscription fees...
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...profession that brought credibility for complex business practices that sparked the economic, and as a platform to the information revolution that is transforming the global economy . Most of us don’t know the names of accounting innovators; in reality, there are no names were known before the Italian Renaissance. The early history and scholars from many fields showed the importance of accounting to so many aspects of economics and culture in the past. Archaeologists discover the interpretations of the artifacts of the ancient accountants, and it is developed over 5,000 years. Accounting was main factor to the success of Italian merchants, necessary to the birth of the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution firms. Nowadays, a global economy integrated information system is a reality, creating new accounting paradigms. Understanding accounting history is needed to develop a link to predict this future business world. The only way we can understand who we are as an accountant and how we got to be that way is by studying the past. "We study the past to understand the present; we understand the present to guide the future." -- William...
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...fear will not exist because the mind itself will not exist. Our fear of death, according to Epicurus, is a manufactured fear with no rational basis. We fear the unknown and we fear what cannot ever be known. Therefore, such a fear is pointless. Epicurus advises Menoeceus instead to live as if he was immortal, a god in other words. He doesn’t mean that Menoeceus should believe he suddenly has godlike powers. Instead, he means that Menoeceus should discard any thoughts of death and live as if he is as immortal as the gods. In my opinion, the philosophy of Epicurus has a lot in common with the current popularity of “mindfulness.” The ideas are much the same – that one should live entirely in the present moment. Regrets are useless since the past cannot be changed; fears of the future are meaningless since the future is always unknown. (Why worry about something that may never happen?) We can enjoy the...
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