people consider that history is of little or no use to us. Others believe that studying history helps us to know the present. Discuss these views and give your own opinion

Certain individuals imagine that the past is not important whereas others think it is crucial to our understanding of today.

This

essay will discuss these two views. It argues that history is of essence to our contemporary lives.

First

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.

This

is because of advances in every aspect of life

such

that today has its own opportunities, problems, and issues, and

hence

requires its own curriculum, policies and approaches.

For example

, no yesteryear theory can be able to explain the future of nanotechnology or any other form of technological advances.

Nevertheless

,

this

is not completely true because several technologies today are linked to previous civilisations in Egypt and other places.

On the contrary

, studying history can be advantageous because it helps us to preserve and conserve the past. Through museums,

for instance

, people's identities can be kept intact for many generations and

such

information can be used for educational purposes. I,

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

this

tree to educate myself about my origins. In conclusion,

therefore

, while some people dismiss studies of origins based on irrelevance, these can be valuable to the understanding of our sociocultural roots.

This

is the primary argument of

this

essay as shown in the

third

paragraph.