I can't write an essay for you, however, I can offer you some tips :)
The quote above was said by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an essayist. To me, the quote means that a person's past and future has a small impact on who the person becomes. Often times, somebody's personality does not rely on his/her past or future, but in what the person believes in.
I hope this helped!
For some, Open Mic Night at the local bar might conjure up some pretty bad memories - random people yacking about this or that, one minute a guy tells you about the novel ways to trim your hedges into the likes of farm animals, while another talks about his belief that aliens live amongst us. You and your buddies roll your eyes and dash for the door. And this is for good reason! Neither speaker took the time to consider some very important things.
You see, when a speechwriter sets out to draft a winning speech, he not only considers the topic - he thinks about the speaker, audience and purpose of the speech. Why, you ask? He does this mostly to keep the attention and interest of his audience. Let's take a closer look at this.
I claim that Martin Luther King Jr.’s American Dream speech achieved civil and economic rights and caused the end of racism in the United States.
Hope this helps <3
It's part of his transformation