Assignment: Argument Essay
Is Social Life More Important than Academics?
Social life and Academics carry their own importance. Academics are important for one to know what is what in all aspects of life. Social life will automatically teach you to live life but may not teach you in a systematic and a neat manner. Also, Social life is important to have a strong social interpersonal relationship with the world, whereas academics will only be important to self and nothing in terms of the world. All Humans need education for a better and a safe future. That does not mean that, social life is not important but equally important. Both need to be managed equally. Well, the difference is, academics take you far in life and it determines your success and quality in your future life.
According to JEFF KELLY JANUARY 20, 2013, in his article,“10 Poorly Educated But Incredibly Successful People”, he clearly listed the 10 great people who are successful in life in spite of less educated. All these 10 people proved that education is just a base for once knowledge but does not became a base for one’s success in life. Also, Accordingly to Robert Kiyosaki, Posted on: Tuesday, April 09, 2013, “50 Extremely Successful People Who Never Finished School”, he stated that, school does not a make a person successful because it does not teach financial education. In fact of the successful people are successful in life without finishing his school. He supported his article by giving example of people who never finished their school but are successful in their life. Few of them are, George Washington, President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln President of the United States, John Major, Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill Prime Minister of England, Ray Kroc Founder of McDonald’s, John D. Rockefeller, Founder of Standard Oil and may more.
There are many students who wrote their views in a blog stating that, education is important but social life is more
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