Certain individuals imagine that the past is not important whereas others think it is crucial to our understanding of today.
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essay will discuss these two views. It argues that history is of essence to our contemporary lives.
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and foremost, it can be opinionated that with the contemporary world being totally different from yesterday, it does not make sense to focus on historical matters. Linking Words
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is because of advances in every aspect of life Linking Words
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that today has its own opportunities, problems, and issues, and Linking Words
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requires its own curriculum, policies and approaches. Linking Words
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, no yesteryear theory can be able to explain the future of nanotechnology or any other form of technological advances. Linking Words
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this
is not completely true because several technologies today are linked to previous civilisations in Egypt and other places.
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On the contrary
, studying history can be advantageous because it helps us to preserve and conserve the past. Through museums, Linking Words
for instance
, people's identities can be kept intact for many generations and Linking Words
such
information can be used for educational purposes. I, Linking Words
for example
, can confidently talk about my forefathers and their lives in South Africa because of the family tree that has been regularly updated and kept in a safe house for future generations. I have used Linking Words
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tree to educate myself about my origins.
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, while some people dismiss studies of origins based on irrelevance, these can be valuable to the understanding of our sociocultural roots. Linking Words
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