Some people believe that the history has little to tell us, but others think studying past history can help us better understand the present. Discuss both views and give your opinion, citing examples

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There is a considerable bias when it comes to studying
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or not. One school of thought,
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believes that
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is past and it can never help anybody to grow
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.
On the other hand
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, there are
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a group
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of people who believes that
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can be advantageous for
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the present
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and future as well.
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with, there are many instances where it is not evident about the accuracy of past events.
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may be
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lack
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a lack
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of resources which could validate the correctness of any event in past. In
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scenarios, we cannot come to any conclusions in present.
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, when we study
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various wars that happen in past,
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lack of proper
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, we cannot do anything about it nor it has anything to do with in present.
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, from
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people can learn lots of things and can make
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the most
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out of it in present. There are many great inventions that happened in past from just an idea. Discussing
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in present is important, as it can motivate people to develop and innovate alike inventions ignoring past mistakes. In conclusion, I believe that studying
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can be beneficial in many ways.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • insights
  • progression
  • values
  • beliefs
  • heritage
  • identity
  • applicable
  • biased
  • subjective
  • practical
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