Hard work and determination

Some people say success can be achieved through hard work and determination, others argue it is reached by using money and personal appearance. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Thomas Edison said “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”. In today’s world, putting a lot effort into job and doing it well are keys which lead to success. However, others argue financial status and personal appearances which are important factors achieving success. This essay will discuss both sides of this idea.

It is no doubt that hard-work and determination are the cornerstones of each breakthrough especially in research and development. For example, when Galileo had discovered the secrets of solar system, he was sentenced as an anti-Christ, but he continued putting his efforts with his enthusiasm. He was, finally, able to convince all scientists at that time by his inventions and now he was known as the first astronomer. What is more, knowledge can be upgraded in long-term because knowledge is huge and people cannot study all things in short-term.  

Besides this, it also helps to guarantee career status in the future. With efforts and patient, people gather enough expertise to face challenges that may be posted in jobs. For instance, a good doctor can diagnose patient’s diseases through symptoms because he or she had a lot experiences in it before. It results in decreasing time-curing and his reputation also increases.

On the other hand, wealth and beauty are advantages in some jobs. If, for example, an actress doesn’t have attractive appearance, she might not be success although she puts lot efforts on it. Another example is in medical areas, to find out a new medicine, pharmaceutical companies spend thousands of dollars to research it. It is not easy to do unless these companies had big budgets for it.

In conclusion, there are many factors to get achievements, however the key is hard work and determination.

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