Peter Sterns says that we need to study history and here are a few reasons why we should study history: History Helps Us Understand People and Societies- We can use history from the past to explain why we act the way we do. We can also use the past to formulate laws or theories about human behavior. History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live in came to be- we can use history to understand why things occur and history shows us a trend we can see what made a trend rise or fall and
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The Importance of History Studies What is history? According to E.H. Carr (1984)‚ history is a science‚ no more and no less. Meanwhile‚ R.G. Collingwood (1946)‚ described the history as re-enactment of past experience. Obviously‚ history studies is the study of past events‚ particularly in human affairs. In Malaysia‚ history is a compulsory subject in the school curriculum. Referring to Examination Board Circular No. 3‚ Year 2011‚ history is a must-pass subject in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
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1) WHY AM I STUDYING HISTORY? I started doing History as an academic subject in high school and found it very interesting back then‚ and this fascination with the subject has continued to be there. Although many people disregard history as important and influential‚ I believe the opposite because for humans to develop as a race‚ we have to keep in touch with‚ or at least understand what happened in the past before we got to where we are now; why it happened; how it happened and who were the people
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AP U.S. History 5 September 2012 Is The Study of History Worthwhile? “Is the study of history worthwhile?” is one of the most important questions we face today in our academic communities. Whether we should be persistent in our study of man’s triumphs and mistakes‚ or whether we should leave where we have come from and merely focus on where we are going. There are compelling arguments for both sides‚ but by far‚ the logical answer to this question is without a doubt. Yes. History is an incredibly
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4 Points (Not developed fully) Explain means to put in a paragraph 2 (In Detail Explain why should STUDENTS study HISTORY Expansion of knowledge In conclusion‚ we need to study history for many reasons‚ we are able to learn from disastrous mistakes‚ expand upon our knowledge and recover medical mysteries. Students should definitely learn about history Plan: Answer: Find out how things work Find out how things work Three main reasons‚ from right TEEEC‚ Make sure to include introductory and
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Why History is Important The Study of history is important because we learn from our mistakes‚ we share a common experience with people that binds us together‚ our minds store our experiences‚ and society can build upon past accomplishments. The first‚ and most significannot reason history is important is because we learn from our mistakes. If there were no history then everyone would make the same mistakes over and over. In any job‚ if you can avoid mistakes you or someone else
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no longer literature or geography but maths and physics. Nevertheless‚ it cannot be denied that historic studying plays an essential role in our life as it builds up a basement for the society. Moreover‚ a child growing up without any idea about history may face up with plenty of serious problems. There are lots of reasons forcing people to pay less attention to olden times. For example‚ studying about dynasties or colonies brings no economic value at all; whereas‚ people could get loads of money
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Why study history? -To know about our past (archaeology) -to learn from our past mistakes - History helps us understand change -to broaden our knowledge People live in the present and they plan for and worry about the future. History‚ however‚ is the study of the past. Given all the demands that press in from living in the present and anticipating what is yet to come‚ why bother with what has been? Given all the desirable and available branches of knowledge‚ why insist-as most American educational
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“His” Story: Jamaica Kincaid’s Finding of History’s True Definition in “In History” In “In History‚” Jamaica Kincaid tells the readers two stories of historically significant figures‚ Christopher Columbus and Carl Linnaeus. She first explains the discovery of New World and then describes how Linnaeus created the modern version of binominal nomenclature. In between these two stories‚ she vaguely mentions her own history‚ coming from “a place called Antigua”; her own story is only a small proportion
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People’s History A book unlike any other before about American history was published in 1980. The author‚ a former bombardier in World War II‚ shows the way most people would view the history of the United States‚ and that is why the title is A People’s History of the United States. He (the author‚ that is) has written many other books that also have much merit to them. The author’s thesis in this work of literature is to unveil many misconceptions in the way people view our nation’s history and
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