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Why Study History?
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Questions to Consider1. Is history important?
2. How do we view history?
3. Can history be interpreted in many different ways? How is this good or bad?
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What is a Historian? • An historian is a writer, student, or scholar of history.
• They are thinkers and appreciate things that others don’t.
• A person who write or compiles a chronological record of events.
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How does History help me? • Studying history provides you with many skills, such as:
* Critical Thinking
* Analyzing Information
* Drawing Connections
* Predicting Potential Outcomes
• Most importantly, student’s of history can recognize past mistakes before anyone else.
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What Else?• Historians are some of the most informed citizens!
• Highly debated issues in contemporary society:
* Affordable college?
* Terrorism?
* Economy?
* Healthcare?
* Political Polarization?
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