<p>What determines a persons success? Many people who are now considered successful were doubted before their success. Although a person may not seem to posses the necessary skills for succeeding their goal, this is not important if they continue to work and work until they succeed. It is for this reason that I would like to argue that persistence is more important than ability when determining a persons success.
My first example of this is found in C.S. Lewiss Perelandra. In this book a man named Ransom is sent to Venus to determine the fate of the planet. Venus Eve is being tempted by Satan to disobey God, and Ransom is the only one who can keep her from doing so. Although Ransom is no theologian and considers himself lacking in ability for this task, his persistence leads him to success.
The next example I would like to explore is that of Robinson Crusoe. Robinson, in youthful folly, runs away to sea. Many years and many trials later he finds himself stranded on a desert island. He immediately despairs, certain that he will die. He has learned no skills to aid him in surviving. However, although it would seem that he lacks ability, he was able to make many ingenious developments to the island that allowed him to live comfortably for many years.
My final example is illustrated in the life of Aung San Sui Kyi. Sui Kyi was born in Burma in 1945. She moved to America to attend Harvard, where she met her future husband. It was not until many years later that she returned to Burma to care for her ailing mother. Only then did she see how tyrannical the Burmese military government was. Although she may have seemed to lack the ability, she became one of the most prominent political figures in history, through sheer persistence, refusing to stop protesting even at the cost of 15 years under house arrest.
In conclusion, although skill and ability are helpful in success, they are not necessary. Determination and persistence are far more important in achieving ones goal.</p>
<p>try giving examples from broad range - 1 film, 1 history, 1 novel. That should bring you atleast a 10</p>
<p>…Aung San Suu Kyi went to Oxford and lived in England. Please at least get your historical facts right…</p>
<p>That essay prompt seems quite broad even for the SAT test, they usually want you to take one of two sides.</p>
<p>Lalaluna fabrication is not against the SAT rules, your essay could be littered with apocryphal statements, but to the marker the absolute facticity of you essay cannot be refuted.</p>