I disagree that Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. Some people may mention that present only existed in our life. Thus, the present is better than any other past. However, We could learn a lot of things from the past. Also When we have trouble time on something, we could get more suitable answers through past experiences.
First of all, We could get a lot of things from the past. The present have been formed the consequences of the past. For instance, The Korean War between South Korea and North Korea occurred in 1950. Millions people had died due to the war. Also, the war had not end until now. It meant The Cold War system has continued between Two countries. In addition, it is an answer why South Korean men should have military obligation. South Korean men got an important lesson from the Korean War that they had to protect their territory and prohibit war again between two countries.
Second, When we encountered difficult situations, we could get more suitable answers through past experiences. Let me take my experience for example. When I was in middle school, I did pool on mid-term test. Especially, the mathematics test score was the worst what I had received. Thus, I focused on studying mathematics to prepare final exams. Consequently, I did well on test with mathematics from final exam. It means that I could learn the past experiences about what I have to spend time on studying to grow my grade.
In conclusion, I do not agree that learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. It is because we could get a lot of things from the past. Also when we encountered difficult situations, we could get more relevant answers through past experiences.
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