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TOPIC: ISSUE103 - "The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives."WORDS: 389 TIME: 0:45:00 DATE: 2007-2-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~During the last decade, the discussion of the high controversial issue whether the history’s essential contribution is according with the daily lives has come into vogue among people not only in the America but all over the world. What is the tendency about this argument? Judgment should be dispensed. Plausible as it may seem, further reflection tells me that the significant potential aspect of the history is the contribution to the people contemporary and the men living after us, regardless of it's relevant to our daily lives or not.================================================To begin with, Bacon, counting one of the greatest philosophers, once said that (and I paraphrase):" histories make men wise."(maybe it’s a bit more natural to say”taking Bacon for example”) It's the soul of the history that through investigating, learning and assimilating history, we can become the leavening of people with wisdom, intellect and prestige; and grace to criticize the progress of contemporary society, to evaluate the direction of the improving, and to examining the function of the system.(The sentences are a little bit too long, and I advise that you cut it into short sentense) History can lead us to the ocean of truth, and sometimes we might pick up a pretty shell as Newton. Through the history epics Iliad and Odyssey - the great famous magnum opus modified by Homer, we turn back to the ancient Greek empire, watching the prowess of the heroes fighting in the war for their faith and ideal. The blooming culture of the ancient empire satisfied our souls; and the democratic society substantiates the grave power of the country. ==============When probing into the history more deeply, we may even seek for the essential that all the history is integrated with the civilization. Though to some extend, the history we now studying may be seem (it ought to be “may seem to be”)disintegrated with our daily lives, many centuries, decades, or even one year after, we may immerge in the absolutely astonishing sense that it's the history bringing about the flourish of today. With the critical feelings, the most powerful weapon is psychological tolerance. Stories well reveal how people and societies have actually functioned and promote thoughts about the experience and reconstruct our lives, involving a sense of beauty and excitement and ultimately another perspective.==============================================Admittedly, as the accelerating technology developing and the society improving, we all fall into the pitfall of the utilitarian when facing the alluring economic society. The most unfortunate devotion is the sense that all (“all” refers to what?)should relevant to our daily lives and all should be able to produce the merit in the ordinary use of concept. The work of the history is very long, and it needs the historians exalt ideals and faiths, neither of which are defined in the terms of dollars and the commercial merit. We as individuals and members of society should realize the considerable potential contribution of the studying history.================================================All in all, it’s might(here you commit the grammar mistake again) not all the people reach to the same point. When we are struggled in the dilemma, histories are the only director shining the path of lives. In my opinion, if you check carefully, and avoid the grammar mistakes, your composition may be more attractive. | 
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