Some people believe that we cannot learn anything from the past for our life today, while others believe that history is a valuable source of information to understand human’s life. Discuss both views and give your opinion – Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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, in agriculture, there was
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the past so we cannot learn a lot from the previous
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and the routes that were used
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past
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, we can learn a lot from the previous
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we can refine
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and improve our life's quality.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • lessons
  • mistakes
  • insights
  • human behavior
  • cultural diversity
  • applicable
  • biased
  • distorted
  • present-focused
  • personal development
  • societal development
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