People have different views about the outcomes of learning history and how to use knowledge of history-making in the future. Although some people argue that studying history has nothing to offer, others opine that studying history has a great prospect for discovering our past and using the wisdom to shape our future. This essay investigates both views, but I am personally inclined to the latter opinion.
According to a group of people, learning history is a waste of time and vitality. In addition, they believe that learning technology and science can bring significantly more benefits to humankind and the knowledge could be utilised for future development. History, on the contrary, is difficult to apply in daily life, according to them. For instance, science students can experiment and build helpful tools and devices, and this can lead to a magnificent future invention while pupils from history major are imposed to memorize dates and events from the past.
But this is not the whole picture according to many others. Learning history not only tells us about past events but also prepares us for the future. We can not expect to avoid a largescale catastrophe if we do not know why it happened in the first place. In the 19th century, for example, Ireland suffered the blight of potatoes, known as the Irish Potato Famine, and it happened because Irish were dependent on potatoes. Had they plant another crop, this could have been avoided. However, this unpleasant history has taught us a great lesson - to cultivate a wide diversity of crops. Finally, teaching history in school helps foster patriotism among the youth which is quite important for a bright future generation.
In conclusion, people learn important lessons from experience and to build a prosperous nation, we must learn from our history which offers the greatest experience of all. Without knowledge of history, scientific discoveries cannot bring a wide range of advantages.
People
have
different
views about the outcomes of
learning
history
and how to
use
knowledge of history-making in the
future
. Although
some
people
argue that studying
history
has nothing to offer, others opine that studying
history
has a great prospect for discovering our past and using the wisdom to shape our
future
. This essay investigates both views,
but
I am
personally
inclined to the latter opinion.
According to a group of
people
,
learning
history
is a waste of time and vitality.
In addition
, they believe that
learning
technology and science can bring
significantly
more benefits to humankind and the knowledge could be
utilised
for
future
development.
History
,
on the contrary
, is difficult to apply in daily life, according to them.
For instance
, science students can experiment and build helpful tools and devices, and this can lead to a magnificent
future
invention while pupils from
history
major
are imposed
to memorize dates and
events
from the past.
But
this is not the whole picture according to
many
others.
Learning
history
not
only
tells
us about past
events
but
also
prepares us for the
future
. We can not
expect
to avoid a
largescale
catastrophe if we do not know why it happened in the
first
place. In the 19th century,
for example
, Ireland suffered the blight of potatoes, known as the Irish Potato Famine, and it happened
because
Irish were dependent on potatoes. Had they
plant
another crop, this could have
been avoided
.
However
, this unpleasant
history
has taught us a great lesson
-
to cultivate a wide diversity of crops.
Finally
, teaching
history
in school
helps
foster patriotism among the youth which is quite
important
for a bright
future
generation.
In conclusion
,
people
learn
important
lessons from experience and to build a prosperous nation, we
must
learn from our
history
which offers the greatest experience of all. Without knowledge of
history
, scientific discoveries cannot bring a wide range of advantages.