ISSUE 120

TOPIC: ISSUE120 - "So much is new and complex today that looking back for an understanding of the past provides little guidance for living in the present.
"WORDS: 307 TIME: 00:37:48 DATE: 2008-2-26 21:53:52

I can't agree with the arguer's claim. To the contrary, I believe only looking back and interpret the past can show a clarity direction to walk in the present. Failures we suffered and experiences accumulated in the past play an important role in guiding our life in contemporary.

Take learning for example, each of us surely have made some mistakes or experienced confusion from elementary to senior school, and to college and university. Matters we have solved make us forming certain ways in our minds, and these experiences are benefit for us in leaving dilemma. A pupil, for instance, learned how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, consequently he or she has the ability of making complex algorithm by using basic math operations. Another typical example comes from verbal. Fluent expressions are based on good mastery of vocabulary. No individual can write excellent essays without learning glossary by heart.

In lots of other realms, summarizing the past also puts positive impacts on living in the present, such as sales, physics, films, etc. It can be easily concluded this claim after reading next instance. In 1960s, Ang Lee, a Chinese movie director, began to shoot films in Hollywood. At first, when his products were offered in cinemas, none was interested in them, and Box Office was not as high as expected. Lee considered this situation immediately and found that his works didn't cooperate with local customs. Consequently, Lee changed his ways of making movies to cater Hollywood's style. Nowadays, his films are popular with quantities of people and have seized several awards.

To sum up, looking back for an inductive of the past is critical to ruling today's activities. If we do not take the past seriously, we will make the same mistakes in the future. Looking back is of tremendous important in helping us face tough circumstances.