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    In reflecting on Gladwell and Brooks’ arguments, I believe that in order to move up in life not only does a person need to work hard, but they also need someone to help advocate and be a guide. There is evidence to support this view in a report called “The Missing “One-Offs”: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students” by Caroline Hoxby of Stanford University and Christopher Avery of Harvard Kennedy School: (41). There is a lot in this chart, however focus your attention to the last

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    Success, is it determined on how you look, your health or your wealth? Galileo was one of the most respected scientist in modern day science because of one simple fact. The way you represent your work and represent yourself is what makes up your success, but it starts with you. I once heard somewhere “laziness is not attractive” and that you’ve got to work towards your goals and this is a story about someone on pushed these things to the extreme. Making revolutionary discoveries that some only

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    Success is persevering through tough times and yet still feeling accomplished in something. Many people give up as soon as something bad happens or after something sets them back, but in order to be considered successful, you must never give up. The possibilities for something wrong to go on are endless but there are always ways to get around it, in order to achieve your goal. Four people who have shown that you should never give up, even after difficult times are, myself, Henry Ford, Bethany Hamilton

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    “I am someone who always gets up again, even if there are setbacks. I have a survivor instinct. I'm not sure where it comes from, but probably from all the little things that make you into who you are.” -Heidi Klum Every single one of us here have probably been disappointed in our lifetime. However, how awful the storm of disappointment is, the most important part of disappointment is how we respond to it. We can either respond to it in a negative way or a positive way. When the going gets tough

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    Do you believe determination is the key to success? Many people believe that if you never give up you can achieve anything. Is it true, though, did one person be the first man to land on the moon? Did one-person travel to the North Pole? Did one person win the Revolutionary War? No, is determination really the key to success or is there more to it than meets the eye? Does teamwork have an effect on whether or not you are successful? Joanne Katherine Rowling is the author of the "Harry Potter" series

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    What is success? Is success something that you can eat? Is it a physical object you can touch or a psychological feeling in the mind? Success is characterized differently by various people. For some people it means wealth. Others it means happiness. To me, success means making sure my family is living a healthy happy life. It means making valuable life decisions and having a feeling of belonging. Success is not only about helping yourself reach full potential. It is about bringing others along and

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    played with his finger, traumatized from many previous breaks and arthritis in the knuckle, because he did not want to let his team down. It is easy to infer that Kobe Bryant has been dedicated to his sport since he was a child, which led to the success in the NBA and Beijing Olympics. He would have been less achieved had he taken time off to get surgery and possibly return to basketball. An example of natural talent but lack of motivation hindering a career is Trady McGrady. He was able to score

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    This article was made by Colvin Geoff in October 30,2006.Colvin wrote this story not only to give people inspiration to be the best but also how they succeeded it they didn't give up they worked every day at it they had dedication and determination to be the best they could be. They got their motivation from coaches friends and family.Many people ask how do you be the best, and the answer is never giving up never wanting to quit because you didn't make that shot you could have to win the game, because

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    What Was Your Greatest Failure and What Did You Learn From It? Every student has been taught and understands how to succeed. Over many years of schooling it is ingrained into our minds that if we don’t succeed then we fail. This mentality has prevented many people from learning from their mistakes; however, if students learn to see their mistakes not as a failure but as a lesson to learn from, we could all become ameliorated people. One of my greatest failure occurs during my third season on the

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    Everyone have face dissapointments. Some may be bad or good. Dissapointments can hurt people or it just make people stronger. Dissapoinments may have a good side, but it can also have a good side. Dissapoinments may bring people down, but it can also help them be stronger. Some people when faced failure they just give up but other people just keep on trying. People that become stronger with a diissapointment may be looking for ways to be better at themselve or their future. A lot of athletes learned

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