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.

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