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It is more important for schoolchildren to learn about local history than world history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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History
 is an attractive subject and is compulsory at many levels of school. Some people find that it is more beneficial for students to get knowledge about their hometown's ancient stories than the world’s one. Personally, I support the idea that having thorough insights into what happened in the country where a child is born and grows up and develops his patriotism. On the one hand, it is true that local
history
 provides a foundation for the youth to explore their origin and
also
 helps them to promote a sense of patriotism.
For example
, many Vietnamese generations had suffered from numerous mental injuries and deaths during the wars against Western enemies and thousands of Vietnam soldiers sacrificed their
life
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 to protect the country’s independence and peace.
Therefore
, young generations must know about these victories in order to fully appreciate and be more responsible for saving the liberty and
tranquility
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 of the nation.
Furthermore
, it is essential that the youth are considered to be the leaders of the future, so they should be taught about
nation's
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history
 to contribute
in
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 the nation's development.
On the other hand
, world
history
 should not be ignored because it is
also
 related to the local one and students should widen their understanding of the subject. Nowadays, more and more high school graduated dream of studying overseas due to globalization.
Hence
, those who do not have knowledge about world
history
 may struggle to access international education. Studying about countries’ ancient stories
also
 enhances children's horizons of the civilization and developments of humans. In conclusion, I hold a firm belief that local
history
 is always a subject that every
school child
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 should be educated
first
 because it brings many benefits and worthy tradition to children before they gain more lectures about other countries’
history
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • heritage
  • cultural identity
  • ancestry
  • traditions
  • globalization
  • empathy
  • contemporary issues
  • integrate
  • perspective
  • civilization
  • diversity
  • innovations
  • historical significance
  • nationalism
  • cosmopolitanism
  • historiography
  • geopolitical
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