Throughout my school life, I studied more than 20 subjects. Each one left a different impression on me. Some were boring and difficult, while others were interesting and inspiring. Among them, history was my favorite. History class felt like listening to an adult telling stories to children. The events that happened in ancient times, especially before our common era, always seemed mysterious to me. When I imagined the moment the Code of Hammurabi was announced, I could almost see the light of civilization beginning to spread across the world. When I read about Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, building the Great Wall and unifying the country, I imagined the Terracotta Warriors coming to life and fighting off enemies. After learning history, I began to love visiting famous heritage sites while traveling. Standing on the land where important historical events happened made me feel as if I had traveled back in time. It was truly an incredible experience. Reading about failures in history also taught me important lessons. When I face similar situations in life, I remember what happened in the past and know how to respond better. History is not just a subject that teaches us about the past—it’s like a mirror that helps us understand whether what we’re doing now is right or wrong.

Throughout my school life, there were more than 20 subjects to study. Each of them left me with different memories. Some of them were boring and difficult, but others were interesting and inspirational. Among these topics, I liked history most. A history class just looked like as if an adult told stories to children and I remember that the events that happened B.C. really sounded like a myth. When I imagined the moment when the Code of Hammurabi was promulgated, I could almost see the light of civilization beginning to spread around the world. When I read about the first emperor of China Qingshihuang that built the Great Wall and unified the country, I could see Terra-Cotta Warriors coming back to life and fighting with the enemies. After learning about Chinese history, I really liked to visit famous places that held a part of the Chinese heritage while travelling. When I stood on the land where some important events happened in history, I immediately travelled back in time and had the feeling that I was living again those historical events and it felt really incredible. When I read about historical failures, I know what I should do when I face the same situations. History is not only a subject that helps us knowing/understanding the past, but it also act like a mirror that helps us know if the things we do are right or wrong.