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    Talent

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    Allahverdizade Reading and writing 12‚February 2013 Talent Were all wise or famous people talented? Did wise people make their own talent? Talent is something that gives you more opportunity to do something than others but‚ it does not mean that talent is the only key to success”‚we should not confuse talent with spiritual success. Talent is the 10% of wisdom‚ while 90% of wisdom is hard-working “(anonym) from this we understand that ‚ although talent is delivered uniquely to all people it can be

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    Horace's Adversity Quote

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    Horace’s quote‚"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."‚ simply means that people behave differently in the face of adversity. Facing adversity‚ it usually brings out the best in people or it leads for them to discover something that they knew not they could do. This quote helps in building a person’s character and may also lead to self-discovery for the person while facing adversity. I noticed how people react differently while

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    17:59 Nesrin A lot of people audition to talent shows - very few of them actually got talent. Manyattend just so they can be on television‚ even though they get humiliated in front ofthe whole nation. The judges are rude and the audience is yelling depreciating words.People home in the living rooms are also criticizing participants. It is silly what peoplewill do for 5 minutes of fame. And it is incredible that they actually do it. There areactually some of them who believe that they are good singers

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    as stated " it is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents‚ for instance in sports or music while others are not. however it is sometimes claimed that any student can be taught to become a good sportsman or a singer." the statement is pretty true that some children are born with talent while some are not but also children if trained at young can achieve perfection. as mentioned above it is pretty true that children can be trained to be perfect at something‚ i had experienced

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    Adversity builds character. The challenges we face teach us resourcefulness‚ self- reliance‚ courage‚ patience‚ perseverance‚ and self-discipline. Challenges have a way of bringing out talents and creativity in people that otherwise they might have never discovered. Horace once said‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Beethoven‚ for example‚ suffered from difficulty with hearing. He also had a problem with

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    win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." The meaning behind Theodore Roosevelt’s quote is to not only overcome adversity‚ but win while doing so. One can’t just have the tools to be great‚ they have to use them. Those that use these tools are the ones that truly achieve greatness. The Roman poet Horace explained that “adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Most everyone knows the difference between right and wrong‚ and

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    Eminem Adversity Everyone is affected by adversity and everyone tends to overcome and recover from adversity. One guy that a lot of people look up to and that had faced adversity is Eminem. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and he is like an idol to people who have drug problems or family problems. He grew up with nothing and came from an absentee father and a cruel mother. He always appeared to be angry and it was even felt through his music. He has a disillusioned wife and lived life

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    Adversity Each individual will go through that stage of life where you feel that you have hit rock bottom and wonder what went wrong‚ why am I in this position. I agree that‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.‚” spoken by the Roman poet‚ Horace‚ when one is in a misfortunate situation‚ one’s mentality and psychological state would strengthened. Nonetheless‚ each individual is different and some may be stuck at that stage of

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    activities that have influenced me. Some of my activities range from sports to community service. These activities I had to learn how to adjust to. There is one aspect in my life that would not be evident in my record. It has influenced and changed me as a person in many ways. It has allowed me to take the best and worst of myself and make it better. During my two years in Civil Air Patrol I have broadened my understanding about the world and its systems because of the choices I have made. When

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    Adversity Essay

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    Adversity is a bellowing thunderstorm waiting to strike. Parts of people’s lives that nothing is bad‚ is a life of ease‚ but sometimes a loud crack of thunder could bring up frightful events that could change how people view themselves called adversity. Adversity is when an event occurs that negatively‚ or terribly affects someone by letting them find their true self. Adversity ranges from a lot of different events that could happen to a person that has a negative effect on that person’s personality

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