Background Paper on
Learning and Knowledge
1. Knowledge and learning is vital to the survival of the human race. Without man’s need to educate himself we probably would not have made it past the caveman days. For today’s society, we must learn how our government works and how to thrive within it in order to have a successful future. To understand our government we must learn its history, understand our military prowess as well as the rest of the worlds. Most importantly we must educate today’s youth, as they are the key to America’s future.
2. How does educating ourselves on American government history help us to prepare for the future? Knowing what types of government experiences America has been through throughout history keeps us cognizant of what failures we have had in the past. America itself is an experiment. We are the first country made up of immigrants and we based our government off the idea of freedom. We are one of the few country’s that allows it’s citizens the option to join the military.
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Like the old saying in football “the best defense is a good offense.” A football coach will study his opponent to find a weakness. Military tactics are no different. We must know our defenses and offensive abilities, to keep potential enemies at bay. “If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” Sun Tzu, The Art of Wari. The average citizen can sleep at night knowing that no nation in the world is foolish enough to declare war on America unprovoked. Education provides us with knowledge that we can use to develop new technologies that will give the United States a greater military