The main reason we should study history is to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Write a response in which you examine your own position on the statement. Explore the extent to which you either agree or disagree with it, and support your reasoning with evidence and/or examples. Be sure to reflect on ways in which the statement might or might not be true, and how this informs your thinking on the subject.
History is a broad term that describes the study of events that occurred in the past. These events can occur on a national, geographic, or even personal level. While disdained by many as a school subject with far too many trivial details, history--in the many ways it can be defined--should be studied mainly to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past.
History, taken as an understanding of political pasts, should be studied to ensure that nation-states treat their citizens with respect and do not make bureaucratic decisions that may adversely affect their populations. Human beings often run into the same conflicts over natural resources and wealth, which are often disguised by the context of religion. In 1984, the Indian government attacked the Sikhs of Punjab. While the Sikhs took this as an attack on their faith, closer examination reveals that this attack arose due to the Sikhs growing political power. In contemporary times in Punjab, the Sikhs temples of Punjab were demolished. The Sikhs in 2016 revolted against what they saw as a repeated attack on their faith. Their revolt was quickly squandered. Had they understood the motive behind the attack on their temples as non-religious and rather political, they might not have been able to build up a more appropriate and effective response. Had the Sikhs of 2016 studied the history of their prior generations, they could have avoided making the same mistakes in the design of their revolt and avoided their past mistakes.
History, taken on a more individual and familial basis, should be studied to avoid stress and to save money and time. My friend’s family is, unfortunately, blessed with terrible genetics. 95% of their family members have diabetes. My friend could not help but indulge in a sweet delight after each meal until very recently. After her more recent trip to the doctor’s office, she was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Had my friend studied her family’s medical history more, she might have considered her diet and the consequences it might lead to. She could have avoided the mistakes of her family had she studied history. Some many argue that studying history is not all about avoiding mistakes of the past; that such studies have alternative, equally important purposes. For example, my friend could have studied her family’s history in order to simply give her perspective and increase awareness of her own bodily conditions. While this may be true, any increase in awareness or perspective gained through a study of history, on a personal level or otherwise, ultimately guides one’s future decision making. As a result, a study of history ends up ensuring that we do not repeat mistakes of the past.
All in all, studying the past, or history, is an important method of ensuring we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. This concept is applicable on multiple levels; history can be studied in a political or personal sense. This study, for whatever context it may be, can help avoid the stress of repeating the same mistake and help ensure the effectiveness of future decision making.
- The following is an excerpt from a letter to the editor of the Billington Bugle:There is no possible downside to the community in bringing the Grand Prix to Billington. Though it has not proved financially successful in other cities that have hosted the r 70
- The main reason we should study history is to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. Write a response in which you examine your own position on the statement. Explore the extent to which you either agree or disagree with it, and support yo 70
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 247, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...th far too many trivial details, history in the many ways it can be defined shou...
^^
Line 1, column 283, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...tory in the many ways it can be defined should be studied mainly to ensure that ...
^^
Discourse Markers used:
['but', 'may', 'so', 'while', 'for example', 'as a result']
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.218370883882 0.238963963785 91% => OK
Verbs: 0.159445407279 0.154291517835 103% => OK
Adjectives: 0.102253032929 0.0886310499679 115% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0450606585789 0.0506014161523 89% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0606585788562 0.0449626384858 135% => OK
Prepositions: 0.121317157712 0.123526278965 98% => OK
Participles: 0.0467937608319 0.0379742944744 123% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.60169991652 2.82910677849 92% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0155979202773 0.0316879551592 49% => Some infinitives wanted.
Particles: 0.00346620450607 0.0014075125626 246% => Less particles wanted.
Determiners: 0.100519930676 0.0950106342287 106% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0294627383016 0.0245489744465 120% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.0103986135182 0.0157978311181 66% => OK
Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 3110.0 2899.98275862 107% => OK
No of words: 520.0 478.390804598 109% => OK
Chars per words: 5.98076923077 6.0591788892 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.77530192783 4.65681771538 103% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.376923076923 0.369966551584 102% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.271153846154 0.285172536893 95% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.173076923077 0.207245337619 84% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.107692307692 0.136322040163 79% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.60169991652 2.82910677849 92% => OK
Unique words: 250.0 234.298850575 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.480769230769 0.492565540709 98% => OK
Word variations: 56.4718468271 56.8184620615 99% => OK
How many sentences: 26.0 21.1264367816 123% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 23.7468607788 84% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.1500116514 62.0618507366 81% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.615384615 143.81877709 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.0 23.7468607788 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.230769230769 0.728815259664 32% => More Discourse Markers wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.87931034483 82% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.71264367816 26% => OK
Readability: 47.1153846154 52.2641144681 90% => OK
Elegance: 1.45751633987 1.64547068916 89% => OK
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.491033431907 0.39480681544 124% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.124772326765 0.11556216369 108% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.114727998711 0.0736162880345 156% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.442640225959 0.531340600358 83% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.160850072976 0.15197228837 106% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.16587697338 0.158818324754 104% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.110693310219 0.0851127212816 130% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.363734601878 0.388921930462 94% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0163696272057 0.0677916285025 24% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.371733614802 0.28015025965 133% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.048227584109 0.0610219844235 79% => OK
Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.8591954023 101% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 5.30459770115 151% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.96264367816 141% => OK
Positive topic words: 9.0 8.10632183908 111% => OK
Negative topic words: 5.0 3.93390804598 127% => OK
Neutral topic words: 4.0 3.04597701149 131% => OK
Total topic words: 18.0 15.0862068966 119% => OK
--------------------------
Rates: 62.5 out of 100
Scores by essay E-rater: 3.75 Out of 6