its dead and the future was bright and golden. He was thinking how her face would glow when he told her the news. As he reached the corner of Fifty-ninth Street‚ the traffic light ambered its way to red and he stopped with the impatient crowd. A few feet away‚ a Salvation Army Santa Claus stood over a large kettle. The man reached in his pocket for some coins‚ an offering to the gods of fortune. At that instant someone clapped him on the back‚ a sudden stinging blow that rocked his whole
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"When people succeed in life‚ it is because of hard work. Being lucky has nothing to do with success in life” Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. “Persistence is the material to success”‚ I believe in this quote. With an earnest effort‚ ones put in their work would help them to achieve their goal and eventually become successful in their lives. However‚ luck is just a small element that happens once in a blue moon. Thus‚ I
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Learning through experience is the normal‚ common place approach to learning‚ and we take it for granted.’ Miller and Boud (1996) After my work experience at Franklin College and St Mary’s school‚ I whole heartedly agree with this statement. During my life I have taken my experiences for granted for example throughout my academic career and vocational encounters I haven’t really reflected on them. Swedish research that was later developed by Marton‚ Hounsell and Entwistle (1997) suggested that
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“Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way.” ― Mary E. Pearson. Will hard work pay off? Or is hard work just a waste of time and effort? In the story that I am going to share‚ the questions will no longer be left unanswered. It all started when I was 9 years old‚ my teachers and parents were disappointed of what I am doing at school. History was not my best subject and I didn’t know anything about it. My average in class was 72. I was so disappointed about myself
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finals?” Mohsin enquired. “Yeah‚ you didn’t call me‚ is there any kind of work you’ve come for?” Hammad replied to Mohsin‚ who had arrived at his house unexpectedly. “Yeah‚ I was getting bored. Mom and Dad are out shopping so I came here‚ should I go? Are you busy right now?” Mohsin asked Hammad. “No‚ not at all. But let’s check the syllabus for the final examinations.Exams start next week. So we should better be studying hard‚” Hammad said to Mohsin. At this Mohsin made a face and shook his
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April‚ 2013 Hard Work Pays Off It’s 7am‚ Monday July 26th 2004. The sun has just risen up and it’s already reached 92 Degrees. I’m sweating out of control and out of breath just like the other Sixty- Five teenage boys here. The smell of grass is strong and unpleasant and there is no shaded area in site. The line for water is like a mile long and were all fighting like mad men to get a sip. My legs are burning from the running‚ my arms hurting from the endless pushups and I’m holding on
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Hard Work is the Key to Success "One percent inspiration‚ 99 percent perspiration"Edison’s definition of genius has often been quoted to define success as well. Even before Edison‚ the rigors of success were described by painter Michelangelo thus: "If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery‚ it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all." Achieving success is almost like finding Godthe destination is the same‚ but the roads are as varied as the seekers. All you need to do is choose your path
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Hard work leads to success Hard work is the key to success. Nothing can be achieved without hard work. Work‚ work‚ ever work‚ is a great panacea. Edison worked for twenty-one hours a day. He slept only for two or three hours on the laboratory tables with his books as his pillow. Our beloved Prime Minister late Pt. Nehru‚ worked for seventeen hours a day and seven days a week. There were no holidays in his calendar. Mahatma Gandhi worked ceaselessly day and night and won freedom for his
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Hard work beats Talent Some people would argue that the top musicians or sports people they see on TV or wherever it might be are different to themselves but in fact that is false. What we see is the finished product then assume they have something special but in fact all they’ve done is more work. Many times we put down success to having specific genetic inheritance. The innate capacity of a performer is different to innate ability. Genetically a person may have an innate capacity‚ but without the
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the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Stephen Leacock‚ economist and humorist. Any person who has exercised endeavors striving for success would be familiar with the conflict between hard work and luck as the limiting factors of long term achievement. Some people liberate themselves of all responsibility and leave everything to chance. While others‚ leave no stones unturned in attempt to induce the highest degrees of perfectionism in their work. People switch from one work ethic to other
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