Michelangelo Buonarroti once said‚ “if people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery‚ it would not seem so wonderful at all.” The controversial debate between hard work and talent has yet to come to an answer. In the present-day‚ there are a lot of famous or popular people that are known for their talent. Just because they have talent‚ does that mean that they didn’t work very hard to get to that point? The key to success is being a hard worker instead of only having natural born talent because
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given by fate‚ are more successful. He implicates that opportunity‚ hard work‚ birthdate‚ 10‚000 hours rule‚ and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these aspects‚ working hard would have to be the one factor that surpasses the rest in this scenario. Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes many characteristics on what being an outlier is. The most important is hard work‚ “... [for] if you work hard enough and assert yourself‚ and use your mind and imagination‚ you
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Austin Knaack Mr. Konen English 11- 4th 11 Jan. 2015 Hard Work to No Work Speech Purpose: Discuss and inform my audience about the value of hard work‚ and how the value of hard work has decreased over time. I. Intro a. Welcome‚ name b. Talking about the value of hard work and how it changed over time c. Hard Work i. Where? ii. When? iii. Why is it not being valued? II. Start of America a. Hard work set the foundation to the new country b. Their hard work (P) i. Countless hours 1. Manual Labor a. Pruning
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Hard Work‚ Luck and Dedication Malcolm Gladwell‚ a writer for the magazine New Yorker‚ once stated an important point. “It isn’t sheer talent that distinguishes most super achievers…” he said. He also went on to say ‚ “The Beatles rocked‚ but they might never have achieved stardom if they hadn’t lucked into a Hamburg gig that forced them to play together for hundreds of hours a month…” Mr. Gladwell is right in my mind in the sense that some people do not reach the success they could achieve‚ simply
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that employees complain about their work situation‚ their picky boss‚ and their outstanding colleagues. In every area‚ there are several outstanding geniuses. They stay there‚ and it seems like they can never be surpassed. They are like myths. Have you ever considered why there has always been someone who seems like relax but better than you and stands there forever. However‚ grumble does not help. Working harder than expectation is necessary for winning respect from others‚ making individuals valuable
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reigned victorious to all others. My participation in skiing has alluded me an outlet to escape from whatever outside sources weighed me down‚ and has given me the opportunity to meet a multitude of benevolent people while traveling in exemplary places. Participation in Squaw Valley Snow Sports has taught me a variety of lessons that I not only utilize on the mountain‚ but in my day to day life. Perseverance is one of the main skill I have gained through my participation in Squaw Valley Snow Sports
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Hard Work Pays Off Graduation day! As I stand in line waiting for my name to be called I look around the enormous gymnasium full of happy families taking pictures and all my fellow classmates smiling and clapping. While I look around I notice that I am shaking in my maroon gown‚ and I feel a trickle of sweat coming down my face. As I start to get closer to the stage my heart starts to race and I can’t stop myself from smiling. Finally I walk onto the tall‚ long stage and hear my whole name being
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Samuel Johnson once declared‚ “Great works are performed not by strength‚ but by perseverance.” Oddly if one were to come across the definition of perseverance they would unfortunately see a chaotic cluster of enormous synonyms that lack very little purpose for a compelling indication. Despite the realization that the definition prevails‚ Samuel Johnson’s statement exhibits my existential behavior during my college career. For it only helped me understand that by maintaining my feelings of assiduity
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Strength Comes from the Heart Maya Angelou once said‚ “You may encounter many defeats‚ but you must not be defeated. In fact‚ it may be necessary to encounter the defeats‚ so you can know who you are‚ what you can rise from‚ how you can still come out of it.” This quote states that you must encounter obstacles in order to find out more about yourself. I believe in perseverance. Perseverance is the willingness to continue on. I do not wish nor do I want people to judge my character for my success but
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In life when it comes to hard times perseverance is key. Without perseverance people in a bad situation lose sight of what is their goals and what is good for them. If goals are set and are not given up on‚ the greater chance of success. The books Night by Elie Wiesel and Sold by Patricia McCormick both relate to the topic on multiple accounts throughout the reading. Throughout the novels Perseverance is the key to survival‚ and a little determination (perseverance) never hurt anybody. There are
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