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【学习历史的重要性】 Topic： Learning about the past has no value for thoseof us living in the present. Do you agree ordisagree? Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answer. Model Essay： People often say Those who dont understandhistory will repeat the mistakes of the past. I totallydisagree. I dont see any evidence that people havemade smart decisions based on their knowledge of the past. To me, the present is what isimportant, not the past. I think that people, the weather, and politics determine whathappens, not the past. People can change. We cant assume that people will continue to hate one another justbecause they have had hated one another for years. Look at Turkey and Greece. When Turkeyhad an earthquake, Greece sent aid. When Greece had an earthquake, Turkey sent aid. Now,these two countries are cooperating and looking forward to improved relations. No doubt, if welooked at the past, we could have thought this was a lost cause. But people change. The weather can change. Farmers think that they can plant certain crops because thesecrops have always grown well in their fields before. But the weather can change. There can be along drought. The crops that have always worked well , will die. A drought-resistant cropneeds to be tried. If we looked at the past, we would not have changed our crop and we wouldhave lost our farm. Weather changes. | 
