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First paragraph of history - anabel - 02/10/2004
For me the knowledge of a country’s history is key to unlocking its social make-up and identity. I recognise that history shapes the foundations of social and cultural behaviour and do not live in the false illusion of an eternal present, believing that humanity began with my birth. This why I want to read history at University. It impassions me to able to unravel the past like a detective story, dissecting other historians’ interpretations to events and forming my own. This is one of the subject’s most enjoyable aspects for me. It will also allow me to become fluent in the language of analysis.