What the world is now has taught us that it has not come true that we study history to avoid repeating the same mistakes of the past.2. To understand well how the world works involves our deep knowledge of the past.3. In history we seek the meaning of our existence by gaining a better understanding of ourselves.4. Because we were forced to study history at high school, we really didn’t learn much of importance.5. I do not agree with the view that history can help us predict the future because it repeats itself.6. Learning and getting to know our history can help to keep our traditions alive.7. A good teacher is crucial to a student’s positive learning experience with history.8. The way historians think is not different from the way people in other fields think.9. As we grow older, we find out that the world is actually bigger than our immediate surroundings, and feel eager to know more.10. History is part of everything and should be celebrated instead of being forgotten.