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PleaseClap
12/24/18 5:25:25 PM
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Why do people go to universities to study history?
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Genocet_10-325
12/24/18 5:26:01 PM
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To be history teachers i guess
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IloveJesus
12/24/18 5:26:38 PM
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It's a worthwhile subject to study.
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Flockaveli
12/24/18 5:26:59 PM
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They love history.
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Omnislasher
12/24/18 5:27:04 PM
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interest in history?
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Muffinz0rz
12/24/18 5:27:19 PM
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Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers

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TheMikh
12/24/18 5:27:36 PM
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IloveJesus posted...
It's a worthwhile subject to study.

from a cost-benefit standpoint, it's a better idea to study it independently or as a minor and pursue a more economically viable field of study
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IloveJesus
12/24/18 5:28:53 PM
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TheMikh posted...
IloveJesus posted...
It's a worthwhile subject to study.

from a cost-benefit standpoint, it's a better idea to study it independently or as a minor and pursue a more economically viable field of study


I don't see studying as being about getting a job afterwards. I guess it depends what your priorities are.
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Complete_Idi0t
12/24/18 5:30:09 PM
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So they can be ignored when they point out someone is making the same mistake that someone in history did
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 5:31:06 PM
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Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?
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vbty3
12/24/18 5:31:29 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?

No. Some want to be lawyers.
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ROBANN_88
12/24/18 5:32:54 PM
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They can also be historians, doing the research bit
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ChainedRedone
12/24/18 5:33:21 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion
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IloveJesus
12/24/18 5:39:02 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion


Totally agree.
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Siaperaz
12/24/18 5:40:49 PM
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They love being poor and then go online, cry about being poor and claim that life is not fair and that capitalism sucks.
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codey
12/24/18 5:41:37 PM
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To work in a history-related field. My friend loves history, so he became an archaeologist. Lives in Maryland now, but he does a lot flying back and forth from here to do work out in the gulf.
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Bad_Mojo
12/24/18 5:41:47 PM
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Some jobs just want a college degree in something, so why not pick something youre interested in and can do good at?
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 5:42:05 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion

Haven't people already written all of those books? What more is there to write about?
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codey
12/24/18 5:43:59 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion

Haven't people already written all of those books? What more is there to write about?


Are you serious?
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 5:50:35 PM
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codey posted...
PleaseClap posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion

Haven't people already written all of those books? What more is there to write about?


Are you serious?

why wouldn't I be
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IloveJesus
12/24/18 6:08:46 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
codey posted...
PleaseClap posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion

Haven't people already written all of those books? What more is there to write about?


Are you serious?

why wouldn't I be


Maybe because you come across as woefully uninformed? As in, no understanding of the nature of history, at all.
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 6:10:22 PM
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IloveJesus posted...
PleaseClap posted...
codey posted...
PleaseClap posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
PleaseClap posted...
Genocet_10-325 posted...
To be history teachers i guess

is it just an endless cycle of history students turning into teachers? Does every history major want to be a teacher?


You do realize historians have other jobs, right? Like research and writing books. If someone loves history, why wouldn't they study history? That's the problem with society. It's not all about making bank. Sometimes people follow their passion

Haven't people already written all of those books? What more is there to write about?


Are you serious?

why wouldn't I be


Maybe because you come across as woefully uninformed? As in, no understanding of the nature of history, at all.

What makes you think that? Please, educate me
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Prestoff
12/24/18 6:10:41 PM
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Some jobs you cant move up unless you have a degree, which is why my senior manager has a degree in arts because the company never specified what kind of degree he needed.
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 6:11:42 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Some jobs you cant move up unless you have a degree, which is why my senior manager has a degree in arts because the company never specified what kind of degree he needed.

So people major in history for loopholes and easy degrees?
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Prestoff
12/24/18 6:12:09 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
Prestoff posted...
Some jobs you cant move up unless you have a degree, which is why my senior manager has a degree in arts because the company never specified what kind of degree he needed.

So people major in history for loopholes and easy degrees?


Sometimes, not always.
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 6:37:07 PM
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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Because they (hopefully) enjoy history and likely want to teach or write about it.

Isn't all history already written?
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ROBANN_88
12/24/18 6:56:25 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Because they (hopefully) enjoy history and likely want to teach or write about it.

Isn't all history already written?


new things are always being discovered, alot of historical mysteries are still unsolved.
and new perspectives on already wellknown subjects can always be found
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 7:25:51 PM
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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
PleaseClap posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Because they (hopefully) enjoy history and likely want to teach or write about it.

Isn't all history already written?


Yeah but its boring af and needs some spice.

So history majors are just redoing work that other people have already done
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Mega_Luponny462
12/24/18 7:26:53 PM
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 8:00:16 PM
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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
PleaseClap posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
PleaseClap posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Because they (hopefully) enjoy history and likely want to teach or write about it.

Isn't all history already written?


Yeah but its boring af and needs some spice.

So history majors are just redoing work that other people have already done


What do you not get about adding spice TV? Honestly.

Just seems like not a fantastic use of time
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masticatingman
12/24/18 8:04:03 PM
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At least if youre gonna do law school, Id argue its the most pertinent bachelors degree you could do. (You have to get a bachelors before pursuing law school in the US).
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GAMERCAMRY
12/24/18 8:07:05 PM
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why we still on gamefaqs in 2018
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 8:07:59 PM
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GAMERCAMRY posted...
why we still on gamefaqs in 2018

why are we still here? Just to suffer?

masticatingman posted...
At least if youre gonna do law school, Id argue its the most pertinent bachelors degree you could do. (You have to get a bachelors before pursuing law school in the US).

sure, but how many people use it as a launchpad to law school?
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SmidgeIsntBack
12/24/18 8:09:21 PM
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Complete_Idi0t posted...
So they can be ignored when they point out someone is making the same mistake that someone in history did

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PleaseClap
12/24/18 8:10:38 PM
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...
Complete_Idi0t posted...
So they can be ignored when they point out someone is making the same mistake that someone in history did

Couldn't someone reading a wikipedia article do the same thing?
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TaiIs82
12/24/18 8:16:38 PM
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Because it's one of the most important subjects one can study?
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EdgeMaster
12/24/18 8:17:27 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Some people don't base their careers on their degrees. You can go to college to study a subject, then pursue vocational training afterward (certifications, etc.) to prepare for the workforce.

College isn't just about getting a job after graduation.


Youre right, its not.

But not having an idea in mind for after graduation is just plain stupid seeing as college is outrageously overpriced in the US these days.

It would be incredibly stupid to get a bachelors degree then go to trade school. Just lol. Talk about a gigantic waste of ~$40,000. If you had $40k just to piss away (just about every recent high school graduate doesnt btw) knowing you were gonna learn a trade afterwords it would be better spent on a house, a nice car, or invested into something.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
12/24/18 8:21:45 PM
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I'm not about to put myself in tens of thousands of dollars in debt just because I'm studying my "passion." I have to get a return on that investment.

College is expensive.
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ChainedRedone
12/24/18 8:30:09 PM
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TC sounds utterly ignorant. Tsk tsk

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
I'm not about to put myself in tens of thousands of dollars in debt just because I'm studying my "passion." I have to get a return on that investment.

College is expensive.


Clearly you have no passion, then.
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 8:31:57 PM
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TaiIs82 posted...
Because it's one of the most important subjects one can study?

When was the last time you bought a history book
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PleaseClap
12/24/18 9:00:34 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
TC sounds utterly ignorant. Tsk tsk

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
I'm not about to put myself in tens of thousands of dollars in debt just because I'm studying my "passion." I have to get a return on that investment.

College is expensive.


Clearly you have no passion, then.

Passion doesnt pay the bills
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ChainedRedone
12/24/18 9:05:38 PM
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PleaseClap posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
TC sounds utterly ignorant. Tsk tsk

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
I'm not about to put myself in tens of thousands of dollars in debt just because I'm studying my "passion." I have to get a return on that investment.

College is expensive.


Clearly you have no passion, then.

Passion doesnt pay the bills


Unless you're a moron, passion brings success. Good historians are well-off, as are successful people in any field. You sound like someone with no passion. So I doubt you'd make any money unless you have a med degree.
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ROBANN_88
12/24/18 9:06:06 PM
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personal opinion. if history is just a passion that's not gonna be a career, a degree is pointless.
it's much more fun to get that fix in your personal time on your own
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catboy0_0
12/24/18 9:08:43 PM
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good topic TC
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ChainedRedone
12/24/18 9:17:33 PM
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ROBANN_88 posted...
personal opinion. if history is just a passion that's not gonna be a career, a degree is pointless.
it's much more fun to get that fix in your personal time on your own


You mean a hobby. Reading something in your spare time isn't exactly a passion.
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