arning from the past is very important, and a great example to learn from is the crash of 1929. We caught the monopolies before they became too out of control, but failed to stop the small investor from driving the market down (Sharp 210). We must learn from history to make sure we never make the same mistakes that Wall Street made at the turn of the century. However, nobody can predict the future; with the rise of new types of stocks, online trading, and faster riskier trading, are we setting ourselves up for yet another fall? ...