my essay topic
is striving to achieve a goal the best course of action, or should people give up if they are not making progress?
try and try again and if you still don't succeed, try again. hard work and perseverance go hand in hand with success. the expectation of being successful on the first attempt does not make a winner. legends are defined by their ability to keep trying even when a situation seems hopeless.
on the other hand, it would be a complete waste of time and energy if a person continuously works hard and does not succeed. a person could try succeeding in another field or endeavor. if Bill Gates had not stopped pursuing his studies in Harvard, he would not have become the founder of the world's most successful enterprise.
even though, the above is true in many cases, Louis Pasteur, the Wright brothers and Thomas Edison would not have succeeded if they had stopped persevering. Pasteur had countless number of failures before saving millions of lives with his vaccines. Edison failed 999 times en route to inventing the light bulb. History, science and any other field are marked by people who persevered.
perseverance leads to determination, patience and betterment of attitude. striving to succeed creates better people. many countries in the world would not have become independent if they had not tirelessly strived for it. if everybody has 'the never say die' spirit, the world would be a better place to live in.
to conclude, in my opinion, success does not come in the first attempt but comes to those who strive and persevere. nobody becomes an overnight superstar without hours of blood, sweat and tears. the bronze medal belongs to those who try, the silver to those who work hard but the gold belongs to those who strive and persevere.
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