Gilderhus gives many reasons why
people study history; the following are a few of those reasons. People can use historical events to help them
explain their take on a situation to other people more clearly than if they had
to make up a scenario. An outcome to the
situation then can be seen from history as well. The second reason follows on the last. Studying history can help prevent similar bad
events from happening again, such as the 9/11 terrorist attack, which can be
greatly prevented from happening again through security increases. A third reason some people study history is
for the sheer fun of learning about the past.
They can read about history kind of like they would a book and picture
what it was like during those times.
I think that I probably use history
to explain things I am trying to get across (although I cannot give an exact
example). It could be as simple as
comparing a ship that sank the same way the Titanic did. Instantly the person you are talking to knows
that the ship probably hit an iceberg which damaged its hull and then sank. The first thing I may remember about learning
history is that I was taught that learning about history helps us from making
the same mistakes again, which I still think is a very important aspect of
learning about our history. As for
learning about history for the entertainment value of it, I am not that
person. One of my friend’s family is
like this though. If I have any general history
questions I always go to them because they often spend time learning about
history for fun.
