WHY STUDY HISTORY!?
Is a question that I and other history majors have posed to us quite often. SO my professor had us contemplate this question and write a reflection on it. I loved doing this assignment for some strange reason, gave me a lot to think about. History, I have concluded is what shapes us, because of history we are who we are. I study history because of my gratitude for those who came before me Out of curiosity about the people who have helped create the world I live in and the life that I live. I want to know their dreams, hopes and passions. History gives us identity. I study history because I am able to look at their examples, to rethink my life, my morals, standards, expectations and actions in life. By looking back and learning from the past we are capable of creating a better future.
To quote Hitch, "You can't know where you are going until you know where you've been". :)
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