Question

In a paragraph of at least five sentences, explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement.

In order to truly understand an event—whether personal or historical —it is necessary to look at it from multiple perspectives.

Answer 1

Perspective is the 'point of view' from which the creator of a source described historical events. Every person sees and understands events differently depending on their age, gender, social position, beliefs and values. Even modern historians have their own perspectives which can influence how they interpret the past.

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Answer 2

I do agree with that statement.

An example can be the Wounded Knee battle. You need to see several perspectives of the battles to understand it. Although it isn’t needed to look at several, if you want to really understand something in depth, review it by several people’s point of view. Such as in an argument as well, parents say, look at it from their perspective. Both sides usually think they are in the right, which is why it’s better to look at several POVs of it and find out who you thought was right and wrong and formulate your own opinion on an event whilst finding evidence on it.