In history such as World History? You should be able to distinguish the trends and differences in different periods say "Period 1 vs. Period 2" where each period represents a different range of years (in AP World History I learned it with 6 periods but it varies from year to year of when it is taught)
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Dignity can play a role it should not. The dignity comes into effect if and when a party concerned is unable to participate fully in an activity of society in the event of insufficient funds for any item/purchase/luxury suggestively needed for this activity.