Some people say that history has little or nothing to offer, while others say the study of the past helps the present. Discuss both the view and give your opinion.

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It is argued that studying historical events in the past isn'
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valuable, but others believe it is valuable knowledge to help improve our lives. A lot of
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didn'
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take the time to look back and study past events. I will discuss both perspectives and give my own opinion.
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, those that think learning about history isn'
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crucial for them because they focus on the present and the future but don'
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look back at the past.
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who don'
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focus on the past want to improve their current life and make tomorrow better than today.
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, John Li, a Chinese business millionaire who develops and improves artificial intelligence in China, when he was a child he was bullied by
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around him because he was poor, but he didn'
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look back at the past and started working his way through the corporate ladder, starting his
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company, Wang Tech, and kept improving himself to be better every day.
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, these are
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who look into the future to improve themselves.
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,
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who study history want to avoid making the same
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as others in the past. Like a lot of ancient leaders, that caused their kingdoms to be destroyed.
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, Qin Shi Huang, the
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emperor of China, managed to conquer and unite China in only 10 years, but the
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he made caused his kingdom to fall. Because he never appointed an heir due to a lack of trusting anyone around him, when he died, every court member tried to be emperor but all failed, causing the Qin dynasty to fall.
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, history helps us avoid
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caused by our ancestors. In conclusion, those who don'
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look into the past because they want to improve their present and better their future, while those who study the past want to avoid the past
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of their ancestors.

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