the question is below , Look back over the readings, quizzes, lectures, and discussions from the first three weeks of this class and locate at least two examples of ways that the past affects the pre

the question is below , 

Look back over the readings, quizzes, lectures, and discussions from the first three weeks of this class and locate at least two examples of ways that the past affects the present. Explain your chosen examples from the course, and find one additional example from contemporary American culture that demonstrates a connection between past and present. 

I have attached some documents to used for writing the paper.