Oedipus The King Informative Speech

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” –George Santayana. This quote was carved into the top of the time capsule I discovered. My ancestor’s name was not placed within the capsule, so I will refer to him as King, since that is our last name. He believed history was a vital source of history that we all could learn from. Personally, history has been a rather boring subject, so I do not understand the importance King seems to have placed on it. None the less, life from 500 years ago does seem to be a mildly interesting topic since it is coming directly from someone who lived way back then. This essay will explore what my ancestor put into this time capsule, what he believed we should know, and what items best represent

To start, the first of the objects I discovered was a copy of the United States Constitution. His entire nation was founded on the principals put into place by this document. Therefore, the historical significance of this item could not be stressed enough. Next, the second item I unearthed appears to be a timeline of important historical events that occurred during King’s life time. For example, it mentions the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula. These events appear to have had a major impact on the societies of that time period. Thus, he deemed them important enough to include in the time capsule. Immediately, I discovered the next item which is an album of pictures detailing different sites around the world. As an example, it holds a picture of the Grand River back when it was called the Grand Canyon. It is remarkable how much the melting of the glaciers changed history. These fascinating pictures will give us a new perspective on the world in the past. In conclusion, all of these items appear to have significant historical

Firstly, the time line provided much insight into the happening of the old world. Specifically, it mentions the rise and eventual fall of ISIS, a group of Muslim extremists attempting to force their Islamic sect of Wahhabism on others and to form a caliphate. Its historical importance comes from the complicated web of support these ISIS troublemakers were getting from their enemies supposed allies. Another apparent reason behind their importance is their massive effect ISIS had on the Middle Eastern region of the old world. King describes these villains as akin to raging beasts seeking to destroy everything in their path. Secondly, there appears to be a journal of some kind with information on what daily life was like for King. For instance, instead of neurological implants they had to attend school for 8 hours several times a week to learn. Although writing essays appears to have been a lasting tradition in our societies. Thirdly, King felt it important to mention the some things that weren’t all bad during his life. Specifically, all of the countries involved in their global organization, called the United Nations, agreed upon the fact that they faced climate change issues. Even though the damage had already begun they put aside their minute differences to try and minimize the damage. The people of the past were remarkably petty about minor differences like race