Some people think studying from the past offers no benefits to today’s life, while others believe history is a valuable source of information for us. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Several
people
have been left to wonder whether there is any value-added to their present life by studying historical
materials
or they can be an important source of information that adds value to the present day.
This
essay will discuss,
firstly
, why some
people
believe they can use what they studied from historical
materials
can offer them presently,
secondly
while some
people
believe that studying historical
materials
offers no gain to their present life. Studying historical
materials
can be a way to not repeat past mistakes, or it can
also
just be for the sake of gaining more
knowledge
on past events for discussion amongst peers.
For instance
, the bible is one of the historical
materials
I read and I read it to acquire
knowledge
about God and
also
to gain
knowledge
of bad judgement that was made so I don't make the same mistake and be damned.
Furthermore
, some
people
don't believe studying historical
materials
can help them in the present because they assume it is irrelevant to what is currently happening in the world, or they feel it is what knowing.
For instance
, how does studying about world war 2 help them in the present? For them, realistically it doesn't because there is no war happening.
Moreover
, I believe that studying historical
materials
can be helpful in dealing with present-day situations, and
also
it can be helpful in communicating when subjects arise in social gatherings.
People
should study history not because it can be helpful to us in the present day but so we can be aware of them. In Summary, History can be useful, so
also
can it be less useful.
However
, it is important that we study history even if it is just for
knowledge
.
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