Some people think that studying history is a waste of time while others think it is essential for us to learn history. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

People have different views about learning

history

and using the knowledge of

history

to shape the

future

.

Although

some people argue that studying

history

has nothing to offer, others opine that examining

history

has a great prospect for discovering our past and using the wisdom to shape our

future

.

This

essay investigates both views, but I am personally inclined to the latter opinion. According to some people, learning

history

is a waste of time and energy. They believe that learning technology and science can bring significantly more benefits to the humankind and the knowledge could be utilised for

future

development.

History

,

on the contrary

, has no utilisation in our daily life, according to them.

For instance

, science students can experiment and build helpful tools and devices, and

this

can lead to a magnificent

future

invention while pupils from

history

major are imposed to memorize dates and events from the past. But

this

is not the whole picture according to many others. Learning

history

not only tells us about past events but

also

prepares us for the

future

. We can not expect to avoid a largescale catastrophe if we do not know why it happened in the

first

place. In the 19th century,

for example

, Ireland suffered the blight of potatoes, known as the Irish Potato Famine, and it happened because Irish was largely dependent on potatoes. Had they plant another crop,

this

could have been avoided.

However

,

this

unpleasant

history

has taught us a great lesson - to cultivate a wide diversity of crops.

Finally

, teaching

history

in school helps foster patriotism among the youth which is quite important for a bright

future

generation. In conclusion, people learn important lessons from experience and to build a prosperous nation, we must learn from our

history

which offers the greatest experience of all. Without knowledge of

history

, scientific discoveries alone cannot bring a wide range of advantages.