The importance of history and how it shows us how actions have consequences, what people are capable of, good or bad

(From the book of The Boys in the Book )One of the earliest articles we read talked about the importance of history and how it shows us how actions have consequences, what people are capable of, good or bad, and it gives us the context to know who we are.  Using this framework of thinking about history, consider what you have learned about our actions, people, and who we are as Americans or individuals as a result of reading The Boys in the Boat. If we take the boat as a metaphor for our culture or society or country, what would it take in order for us to work together as one in this polarized time in our country? (And no, there’s no getting out of or finding another boat :))   In what ways do each of us have a responsibility to one another in order to “row” together? You can think about this from a scale as small as that of a family to larger ones like community to state to national and even internationally. What might be the consequences of not doing so?