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Some people think history has nothing or little to tell us, but others think that studying the past history can help us better understand the present. discuss both views and give your opinion. give reason for your answer an include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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A group of individuals hold the view that studying the past is waste of time, and not beneficial to deal with problems , whereas others believe it gives us depth insight into present
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. I strongly agree with the latter opinion, and I will justify my support in
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 regard. On the one hand, some people justifiably argue that studying the past could broaden our horizons about past events and individuals can learn about the
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 which had happened in the past. As they said “
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 repeats itself”, so governments should have good grips on
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 matter, and the policies ancient governments implement to flourish.
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, before making any critical decisions authorities can refer to
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 books and find similar
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 in the past so they can find out the consequences of that decision due to considering their pros and cons.
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, another group of people claim that
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 has nothing to tell us and we cannot implement it in our present
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. They insist that the situation of today's world is completely different from the past and it is unrealistic to consider it for our decisions.
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, I do not find
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 argument convincing because like the time we learn about our mistakes we can learn about ancient people’s mistakes too, and
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 books help us in
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 regard. To conclude, in my view
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 is like a treasure which guides the public to a wider future and we can always learn about the past stories to avoid
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 mistakes.
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