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| | == The Future == | | == The Future == |
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| − | The future is ordinarily not part of a history course, but perhaps it should be. History reveals trends that continue into the future. Some of the current trends include: | + | The future is not ordinarly part of a history course, but perhaps it should be. History reveals trends that continue into the future. Some of the current trends include: |
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| − | *loss in manufacturing and factory jobs to foreign competitors | + | *loss in manufacturing, factory and other types of jobs to foreign competitors |
| | *exodus from public and private schools toward charter schools and homeschooling | | *exodus from public and private schools toward charter schools and homeschooling |
| | *increasingly conservative nation (in the view of the teacher) | | *increasingly conservative nation (in the view of the teacher) |
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| | *rise in the influence of the internet | | *rise in the influence of the internet |
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| − | Why is it important to use history to try to predict the future? We all have to plan our own future, God willing, and do not want to train to be an automaker if there are not going to be any jobs for that trade. Also, we do not want to be misled into thinking that the other side will own the future, and giving up. | + | Why is it important to use history to try to predict the future? We all have to plan our own future, and do not want to train to be an automaker if there are not going to be any jobs for that trade. Also, we do not want to be misled into giving up in thinking that the other side will own the future. |
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| − | It is also worth pausing to remember all those in history who sacrifice their lives for our sake. Some examples include: | + | It is also worth pausing to remember all those in history who sacrificed their lives for our sake. Some examples include: |
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| | *the soldiers who fought in the wars | | *the soldiers who fought in the wars |
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| | *others? | | *others? |
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| − | And then there were those who gave everything they had for the benefit of the future. Some examples include: | + | And then there were those who gave everything they received from God for the benefit of the future. Some examples include: |
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| | *Thomas Edison | | *Thomas Edison |