Many suppose that it is not worth studying history because of its uselessness, others think that the past plays an important role in providing knowledge for humans. In my opinion, I support the second claim due to many values it can bring to us.
To begin with, there are several reasons why history is no longer relevant for people to study. The first one is that history already happened, which we could not change or modify. For instance, students often have to memorise events, numbers and names related to thousands of years ago. They therefore could gain nothing which is suitable to apply in today’s world. Another reason is that when people put effort into studying those outdated things, they would have less time to prepare for future plans. While the past is outside of their controls, future is what individuals need to focus on in order to make it occur in a better way. Thus, it seems to be a waste of time to learn history.
However, I believe the importance of learning from the past cannot be denied. Firstly, looking back into it allows us to have better understanding of our mistakes so that we can avoid making those errors later on. If people do not know why they did it wrong and what aspects need to be improved, they will more likely to make same mistakes right next time when they face it. Secondly, the valuable experience and wisdom of ancestors give us priceless lessons which never stop being true even in this modern world. For example, we learned from Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors ever is that hard work and persistence are two most crucial factors leading to success. He had conducted thousands of experiments failed in many years before creating the first electronic light bulb, which positively did change the whole world.
In conclusion, while some individuals consider studying history do not provide us with any useful knowledge, I would argue that it is definitely a precious source of information.
Many
suppose that it is not worth studying
history
because
of its uselessness, others
think
that the past plays an
important
role in providing knowledge for humans. In my opinion, I support the second claim due to
many
values it can bring to us.
To
begin
with, there are several reasons why
history
is no longer relevant for
people
to study. The
first
one is that
history
already happened, which we could not
change
or modify.
For instance
, students
often
have to
memorise
events
, numbers and names related to thousands of years ago. They
therefore
could gain nothing which is suitable to apply in
today
’s world. Another reason is that when
people
put effort into studying those outdated things, they would have less time to prepare for future plans. While the past is
outside of
their controls, future is what individuals need to focus on in order to
make
it occur in a better way.
Thus
, it seems to be a waste of time to learn history.
However
, I believe the importance of learning from the past cannot
be denied
.
Firstly
, looking back into it
allows
us to have better understanding of our mistakes
so
that we can avoid making those errors later on. If
people
do not know why they did it
wrong
and what aspects need to be
improved
, they will more likely to
make
same mistakes right
next
time when they face it.
Secondly
, the valuable experience and wisdom of ancestors give us priceless lessons which never
stop
being true even in this modern world.
For example
, we learned from Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors ever is that
hard
work and persistence are two most crucial factors leading to success. He had conducted thousands of experiments failed in
many
years
before
creating the
first
electronic light bulb, which
positively
did
change
the whole world.
In conclusion
, while
some
individuals consider studying
history
do not provide us with any useful knowledge, I would argue that it is definitely a precious source of information.