Some people say that history offers no practical benefit to society while others claim that history teaches us to understand the present. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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The question of whether
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provides
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advantage to society is one
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is debated. Some
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claim it does as oppose to others
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it is a waste of time. I believe that
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is important and it plays a vital role for those politicians as well as in
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field. On the side of the debate are those
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who argue that
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really offers nothing for society today. They claim that, for the majority of occupations, there is not necessarily for
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to acknowledge the past events.
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such
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industries or even those on the infrastructure sites,
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go with their daily life without input the
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from the past. There are other groups of
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who claim that
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important and
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is a fundamental lesson for
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to learn
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. As
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can teach us about the mistakes in the past and big sacrifices in the war.
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teaching
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about the events in the past will
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them from avoiding
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repeating itself.
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many great inventions were designed as the wheel which was invented
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our
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. From my perspective, I will stand for the opinion that
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should be taught about the
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children will
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the past and
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the world they have nowadays. On the other
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,
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politicians, will
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the way in managing the citizens with kindness and not
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the wrong implementations from the past,
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as the time when countries
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all invented nuclear weapons to protect their nations. It brings a
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drawback
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the trust between countries and the organizations of the world. In conclusion, both positions have their pros and cons. In order to have a sustainable world for our
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generations, we had better
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keep teaching historical events to our younger generation.
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