Some people believe that we cannot learn anything from the past for our life today, while others believe that history is a valuable source of information to understand human's life. Discuss both views and give your opinion

While it is wildly kno

wn tha

to a great degree

widely

t we can learn a great share of lessons from the past and apply it to our present, some people argue that we cannot learn anything from our

history

. In

this

essay I will be sitting on the fence and I will discuss both viewpoints. On the one hand, there are various examples of repetitive situations that happened in

history

and still occur today. A great example of

this

phenomena is the election of a supreme. In our lives we u

sually a

Accept comma addition

lives, we

void voting for a president that has radical and fascist views, because we have seen what had been done to countri

es

Suggestion

in

that did

such

as Germany and Italy.

Moreover

,

history

proves to be a vital source to trace medical hazards to their origins,

thus

finding a cure.

Furthermore

, Dr. John Snow, a famous doctor in the 19th century who is the father of epidemiology, was able to trace back the London cholera outbreak to its origin and minimize its occurrence through his research into previous epidemics in

history

.

On the other hand

, some oppose

history

as a trustworthy source to understand our lives simply because

history

is written by the winner.

In other words

, when reading

history

, you are seeing the past through the eyes of the writer, which tends to be biased towards the winner in most cases. One can clearly observe

this

situation when reading the

history

of Justinian, the

first

.

Furthermore

, it can be noted that Procopius the writer of Justinian I, had two different depictions of Justinian in his different books. Had not we found his hidden book, we would have followed the path of Justinian as a role model for all ambitious leaders. To conclude,

although

history

can have some disadvantages, I believe that those problems can be avoided or rectified by taking a closer look into the lives of historians.

Therefore

, leaving us with vital information to better understand our lives and avoid possible inadvisable choices.