Brittany Lewis Dr. Muriel M. Brennan English 105 April 24‚ 2015 Talent versus. Hard Work Natural talent vs. hard work is a topic that has been debated by people of all professions throughout history. It’s also known as Nature vs. Nurture‚ the difference between one’s innate ability vs. ability affected by personal experience. In a study‚ the Florida State University psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues asked violin students at a music academy to estimate the amount of time they
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“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard”-KD… In life we strive to succeed in every aspect we partake in life. In my view life is fulfilled by exceeding expectations you have set for yourself and community. Being an athlete already categorizes their capabilities‚ stereotypically speaking. LeBron James‚ Kobe Bryant‚ and Shaquille O’Neal defy the stereotypical ideologies of a professional athlete or athletes period. Through their success on an off the court‚ they demonstrate how the game
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Determination The greatest lesson I have learned in my life thus far. I have found this to be true in most aspects of my life‚ for all of my growth and success has come as a result of determination and perseverance. No matter how desperate the situation may be‚ no matter how badly it seems I will succeed. While I had experience failures and hardships‚ this experience taught me the most valuable lessons‚ making me a stronger person and building the character which drives the individual
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“There is no such thing as luck. People determine their own life”. Do you agree? When one is born or raised in Singapore‚ most cannot help but agree with Thomas Jefferson who said‚ “I am a great believer in luck‚ and I find the harder I work‚ the more I have of it.” This is due to the limitless opportunities that can be found in this meritocratic country. However‚ I do not concur with him as I believe that it is with luck‚ which gives one the opportunities to be born in a meritocratic country‚ or
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I will investigate reasons why people work and why people would be in business. I will investigate advantages and disadvantages looking at limited companies to being self employed and working within the public and private sector’s. My Investigation will be mainly constructed around my parents. My dad was a self employed builder for about fifteen years and has in the last few years become a limited company. My mum is a personal services assistant for the NHS and has been for around eight years. I
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Ramirez 6/18/2013 English Professor Jenkings Final Draft Hard Work Does Pay Off When I was born my father had to leave Peru. He left my mother and I to go to the United States. He didn’t leave my mother and I because he didn’t love us anymore. He left us so that he could go work his butt off. He wanted his wife and his son to have a better life. He wanted me to have opportunities that he couldn’t have for himself
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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 those who persevere
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Anteanna Hargrove Dr. Clark Comp II February 8‚ 2013 “Hard work pays off” As of today‚ in this generation single parents homes have increased drastically. Being a single parent is a hard thing to do‚ even if we have two jobs or getting some kind of government assistance. With the world population elevating higher and higher‚ the cost of living is shooting through the roof. Living in a society like this‚ you may never know what downfall single parents may have. Hopefully the world would stop and
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Defining success is never as simple as it seems. People spend their entire lives aiming to be successful in their goals‚ but in actuality‚ many individuals don’t even know what it is they’re striving to achieve. The reason for this is that success can be defined in a number of different ways depending on the person that you ask. In particular‚ countless individuals associate success with the widespread idea that achieving milestones such as gaining wealth or power; but for others‚ defining success is
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So when the wise ones said ‘work is worship’‚ they meant doing what we do with the sense of worthiness or respect. When we understand that all work—big or small—is valuable and do it with reverence‚ then our work becomes worship. “Work is Worship” is a very old proverb which means there is no better way to worship God except to be working hard and this is fully justified by what man has achieved during the course of his development which is the result of hard work over long periods of time. He
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