as circumstances of birth, upbringing, friendship ties to whoever is in power, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, or sexual orientation. Chances for advancement should be open to everybody interested such that they have “an equal chance to compete within the framework of goals and the structure of rules established. The idea is to remove arbitrariness from the selection process and base it on some “pre-agreed basis of fairness with the
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private school. Wes doesn't want to go on living in poverty, so he decides that he is going to get an education one way, or another. He decides to join a military school and enlist in the countries' armed forces, in hopes that he will have one more chance at getting a wonderful education to turn his life around. At first, he didn't seem cut out for the military, but with time came acceptance, and Wes toughened up and contributed to the war in his own way. After his time in the
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“Luck, Greed & Money” Success or failure brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions is Luck; which Hester understands but still is not willing to give up their luxurious lifestyle. D. H. Lawrence describes their living style in “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” in a pleasant house, with a garden and servants to feel superior to anyone in the neighborhood. Hester marries for love, and it turns into dust. She had two little girls and a boy, whom she tells that luck is everything, and
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abroad is the beat way to improve ourselve.As you know, there are obvious advantages to study abroad. Fristly, We have chance to improve our language. I think nothing is better than to learn language with the native speakers.Because we can practise with the local people what we study at school, so it is very useful to improve our listening and speaking skills.It also offer chances to discover the new cultures,way of thinking,history,customs and lifestyles. Futhermore, we have opportunities to study
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Luck or Opportunity "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity” is a quote from Oprah Winfrey, a famous American talk show host. The speaker is trying to tell people that good preparation for opportunity is the key to be successful, not luck. Luck is really being ready for something, perhaps unconsciously, so that you recognize it when you see it. When whatever it is comes along, it will seem to be a stroke of luck, but in reality it is not luck at all. It is something you have strived
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Tronlyn Thompson Alsobrook AP Lang 23 March 2015 Outliers – Chapter One Reflection In chapter one, Gladwell discusses the importance of opportunity and chance in the role of success. It is really interesting that trend of hockey players’ birthdates was relatively common, and amongst other sports as well. I never really understood that cut-off dates played a huge role in a person’s success, but that success isn’t just because of their birthdate, it’s because of the extra bodily maturation
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assured: You'll end up doing something (or saying) something that will make sure that your prediction comes true. 3. Get a sense of proportion. Think about the big picture: Unless something life-changing has happened (like the death of a loved one), chances are that in two weeks, you'll have forgotten completely about whatever it was that has your shorts in a twist today. 4. Change your threshold for "good" and "bad." Decide that a good day is any day that you're above ground. Similarly, decide that
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In the novel, Candide, the author, Voltaire, creates an interesting main character. The main character, also named Candide, is a very complex individual. He is both lucky and unlucky, a philosopher and a naïve man. Exploring the attributes and adventures of this interesting character is quite the story. At times Candide can be difficult to relate to. At some points in this novel he is just too naïve for anyone to relate to. “One fine spring morning he took it into his head to take a walk…he had
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If given a chance, what would you do? As a person that are healthy, younger and live in a good life, and have a chances to help the community around that was a great opportunity to us in order to help others people that are unlucky to have a good live like us. Here have a few ideas that we would like to do if we have chances to do that. First is distributing food for homeless in Chow Kit area. We like to have collaboration with Yayasan Salam in order to give food for homeless at Chow Kit area
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idea that is very prominent in the book which is the idea of chance or luck. Kosinski does a lovely and humorously plain and straightforward way of narrating the book. The narration really helps the book to reach its full potential. Chance is an ordinary gardener; he is a bit slower than most. He has always lived in an old man’s house, where he’s tended to the garden, ever since he can remember. But one day, the old man dies, causing Chance to leave all he’s ever known and step foot into a world he’s
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