Persuasive Speech : ' Ninja '

One of the first things a child is taught while growing up is the well-known cliché, practice makes perfect. This phrase has been the basis for trial and error situations time and time again, where if it doesn’t work the first time then keep trying. In Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell leaves the audience with a memorable observation, the 10,000 hour rule. The basis of the 10,000 hour rule is that an area of interest requires 10,000 hours of practice in order to become an expert. Although this may be true in some situations, how can someone practice something they are unable to do? Natural talent and ability are crucial characteristics in order to become an expert in any area. This phenomena highly lends itself to the observations made about intelligence and genetics. The main misunderstanding when considering whether this argument is fundamentally nature or nurture is the difference between intelligence and education. Many consider education to be exactly equal to intelligence, which is the basis for the believing that working hard will essentially result in intelligence. Intelligence is considered as “a very general mental capability that, among other things, involved the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience” (Colangelo19-39.) Qualities that make up the realm of intelligence are things that people are simply born with and cannot easily be taught and trained. One may be able to work twice as hard as the next person and equalize their achievements, but the essential difference at work is the way the mind process information and the difference between intelligence and education. Although some consider intelligence to be an environmentally based attribute, they fail to understand the true meaning of

I am sure that everyone of you have heard about aliens and UFOs. Indeed, we all have heard about the famous case of aliens and UFOs in Roswell, New Mexico. Most people might be interested in the topic of aliens, but I know that the majority of you just think of it as rumours and the existence of them are impossible. Therefore, I am standing here in front all of you to make you change your perspective. I am strongly confident that I have found the evidence of their real existence to convince all of you.

A similar notion is shown on Geoff Colvin’s book, Talent is overrated. He validates that success is a result of a focused effort to increase one’s knowledge. Stating that hard work can result in success and that inborn talent is only helpful when the student first start learning a new concept.

In the short story, 10,000 Hours, by Malcolm Gladwell, he starts his writing with the question of “Is there such thing as innate talent?” Meaning there obviously is such a thing as being born with some sort of talent in some field but that doesn’t mean someone can’t practice and work harder than those of such great talent. Gladwell presents a study in this story to show the possibilities of average or below people than those that were meant for the broadway lights right from the gate. The author’s purpose of this short writing is to show his audience that everyone has potential to be the best not by just natural talent, but hard work.

There is nothing truly like standing on the stage at a karate competition as a victor. You feel such a deep sense of pride and fulfillment as, in that moment, everyone’s eyes fall on you; that of your peers, who you have worked alongside through all of the blood, sweat, and tears, of your parents, who spent long, difficult extra hours at work so they could afford to take you to practice, even of your competitors, who pushed you just as hard as you pushed them and allowed you to be where you are as a better karate student, and finally of your instructor, who gives a part of himself in every lesson and pushes his students to be beyond what is expected of them.

After seven hours of school and two and a half hours of soccer, I could feel the heaviness of my eyes as I was reading the last words on the page of my book, “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is.” (The Alchemist 21) After I finished, I didn’t think much else about it, except for the fact that I had a quiz tomorrow. Consequently, this quiz was the first grade we would get for the school year, and I had to start out with a good grade point average. Grades to me are like an engine to a car - essential to being successful.

Have you served in a war? Has your father or mother served in a war? How about your grandpa? As we honor those who have served we typically do so by standing for the pledge of allegiance or star spangled banner. We say thank you to our war heroes or we go and visit them and listen to their stories. In this paper I will be discussing why NFL players should not be allowed to kneel for the flag. Although the NFL players have the right to peacefully protest, they should find a different way than kneeling as it shows disrespect towards the flag also active duty military and veterans, it teaches young children this behavior is okay, what they are protesting has nothing to do with the flag and there are many different ways to get their message out.

I just want to thank you for what you have accomplished for the California School District these past years. I do have one concern though, and I am sure you have looked into it before, but I would like you to reconsider the situation. In past years, many students have wondered why we do not have a soccer team. Having a soccer team would open up so many different paths in the high school for students, staff, and even the community.

Staring in middle school and through high school I struggled with grades and was always blaming the fact that it didn’t come easy for me, or I wasn’t born intelligent, so I was fine getting c’s and thus I didn’t put in the effort to get the better grades. In college I decided that c’s wouldn’t get me where I wanted to get in life and I had no one to give excuses to so I took it upon myself to step up my studying technics and now my grades are significantly better. I even enjoy school which was not true in my past. However, I still believe that there are certain characteristics that come preinstalled in us. Things that come naturally easier to us than others. One of mine for example is mechanics, I’m a born mechanic I had a CJ7 Jeep given to me in high school in non-working condition. The previous owner was tired of trying to get it running. I had it going in a week without any training or help. Cars are my strong suit I look at them and I understand them, even without having classes, but I know that even with classes and teachers some still struggle to understand how cars work. This is not their fault nor is it their downfall. We all have things that we are naturally good at and things that we struggle with. That doesn’t mean that we can’t learn them, it just means they will take an extra

My heart sunk in my chest when I found out that my results were far from what I had desired. I was unbelievably disappointed. I was not disappointed in anything, but myself. I had studied for hours on end. I had read every chapter, every study source, every notecard, but to no end, I did not reach my goal. This is when I really started to get to the core of my character. I had always been into academia. I loved to learn and even though I had to work ten times as harder to get the same result as another kid, I loved to learn how the world worked. When I received the news, I thought that I had failed. I was a Junior in high school who worked harder than anyone else and I still could not get the goal that I wanted. Looking back, I realized that I did not fail. I did not reach my goal but that does not mean that I am less than a person or not as smart as

Drip.Drip.Drip. Mooom! Did you forget to turn off the faucet again? Hello! Mom! That's it i'm going to go turn it off myself. Knock! Knock! Knock! Mom are you in there? The tub is leaking again! Knock! Knock! Knock! I'm coming in! ….. OH..MY.. GOSH..

Nature versus nature is still an ever-ongoing argument within the human sciences. Psychology has been the main focus of this debate, since psychology’s inception. None of the may sub topics in this discussion are as complex and tested and the difference between innate abilities and the role of practice. Both sides have their evidence to support their ideas, done through observation, correlations, and even experiments. The data shows that both viewpoints have their merits, such as the many savants that seem to have enhanced learning capabilities, where they seem to be able to pick up a task and master it quicker than normal, starting at very young age, that seem to do with the details of their birth, thus showing innate traits help with skill

So a person doesn’t have to practice, because they are just naturally good. Another point the author makes is that practice is essential but natural ability is more important, “For some things, like games, practice explained about a quarter of variance in expertise. For music and sports, the explanatory power accounted for about a fifth. But for education and professions... the effect ranged from small to tiny. For all of these professions, you obviously need to practice, but natural abilities matter more,” (3). This quote explains that we do need to practice to get better but our natural ability is more important, because it has a bigger impact on your performance. Konnikova uses the quote to show that professionals believe that practice is essential but that what you inherit makes you better in the area. The author also points out that the environment has a big impact on the person's ability, “Genes are great, but they need to have the right environment in which to flourish. You don’t just give birth to a “genius,” whether an academic or an athletic or an artistic

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the

Just like I have my motivations or strengths, I also have weaknesses in my educational life. One of those is that sometimes I get so lazy and distracted with what is around me, it keeps me from doing what I’m supposed to be in school or when I’m doing my homework. Another one of my weaknesses is that is finding some subjects hard to understand even English since it’s not my firs language, it takes me more time to process the things that I do in class because I have to take my time and read in carefully in order to understand it better. I’ve learned to use this strengths and weaknesses to make my learning process a lot better and easier if it’s possible. I still have a lot to do to be a better