Essay/Term paper: Historical anology

Essay, term paper, research paper:  Expository Essays

Historical analogies have a great and significant value to everyone. They are used
compare past wars and events, such as World War 1 and Vietnam. They could be used as
guidelines for the future, and a reminder of the past.
"All human events possess unique qualities, thus making reasoning by historical
analogy a precarious enterprise." as described in our historical analogy packet, "The future
has no place to come from but the past, hence the past has predictive value." Meaning that
almost every course we take in life, it somehow relates to the past, which could be
compared with past events to the future in order to show negative and positive
consequences of historical events. For example, after World War II, the United States had
realized aggressions from Japan, Italy, and Germany should have been halted way before
those powers became so strong that only a major World War could stop them. And now
with question in everyone"s mind whether or not our troops should be sent into Iraq in
order to stop the mad man Sudan Hussein before he turns to great of a power and only a
major World War could stop him. Also, as a reference to the past would be the killing of
all the Jews by Hitler compared to what Sudan Hussein is doing right now to the Croats.
Hundreds of thousands died during Hitler"s evil rage and now with Sudan Hussein
practicing the same methods, action should be taken.
I think historical analogy is very important and serves a great value. With historical
analogy we can see positive and negative consequences from past events and could use
these results to avoid certain situations. As said before, "The future has no place to come
from but the past, hence the past has predictive value."