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Success comes to those who work hard. Discuss it.
INTRODUCTION:
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STATEMENT Success comes to those who work hard. 1. great controversy
2. people from all walks of life
In today’s age of information and technology, this issue has
ignited a great controversy among people from all walks of life.

NOW Nowadays, in our societal backdrop, a lot of people tend to think 1. societal backdrop
that there is a shortcut to success. 2. tend to

ELABORATON However, the reality is not what we expect it to be. 1. taste the real success

Only those who work hard and believe in themselves will be able
to acquire and taste real success.

OPINION From my perspective, I strongly agree with this statement.

QUESTION Below are the reasons why I stand my grounds firmly.

POINT 1
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POINT For starters, it may be said without fear of contradiction that
people who work hard will keep learning incessantly.

REASON This is because these people are mostly humble and to them,
the more they know, the more they want to learn.

EXAMPLE For instance, the creator of Apple, Steve Jobs was a person who 1. bring...into fame
worked very hard to bring his company into fame. 2. apply into

EFFECT He kept learning new technology to apply into his products and
thus, iPhones are successfully introduced to the world.

EXAMPLE In addition to that, Mark, Zuckerberg, the creator of the 1. Learn abut the demands
prominent social network of all time, Facebook is also a person and needs of
who works hard to succeed. 2. widen their knowledge

He learns about the demands and needs of teenagers.

Eventually, Facebook is created due to his continuous learning.

EFFECT As a result, people who learn continuously can widen their

knowledge.

RITE SPICE As the maxim goes, “Knowledge is power”. 1. Knowledge is power

CONCLUSION Hence, it is true that non- stop learning is one of the reasons
why people who work hard will become successful.

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POINT 2
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POINT Second to that, the second reason why people who work hard
will succeed is because they do not give up easily.

REASON This is due to the reason that they are not scared of failures.

To them, failure is the stepping stone towards success.

EXAMPLE For instance, we can take a look at inventors from the olden 1. take a look at… as
days as reference. reference
2. from the olden days
Thomas Alva Edison, the scientist who created light bulbs, had 3. failed countless of times
failed countless of times before he succeeded. 4. bite the dust

Every time he failed, he told himself he could do better and he

never once gave up.

EXAMPLE Furthermore, Alexander Graham Bell was definitely another 1. admit defeat
inventor who would not admit defeat.

He kept experimenting until he successfully invented the

telegraph and telephone.
EFFECT As a matter of fact, we need to thank them for giving us a 1. gain experience from
better life. their failures

Consequently, people who work hard can gain experience from

their failures.

CONCLUSION Thus, it is obvious that not giving up is a reason why success

comes to those who work hard.

POINT 4
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POINT On top of that, people who work hard will definitely find ways to 1. find ways to attain their
attain their goals. goals

REASON Unlike the majority, people who work hard will try all means and 1. majority
they are usually goal-oriented. 2. will try all means
3. goal-oriented
They do not find excuses as well as limit themselves. 4. find excuses
5. limit
They believe that they can do it and nothing is impossible. 6. nothing is impossible

EXAMPLE To quote an example, PSY, the Korean singer who becomes 1. dares to be different
famous because of the hit song, “Oppa Gangnam Style”, succeeds 2. extraordinary
since he dares to be different from the other singers. 3. killing the thoughts

His style is to dress classy but dance cheeky, which makes him

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extraordinary compared to other singers who only care about

their images.

PSY finds for ways to become successful in the entertainment

industry and he succeeds, killing the thoughts that a successful
singer must have good- looks.

EFFECT Accordingly, people who work hard believe that their effort will 1. effort will be paid
be paid in the end. 2. effort is in vain

RITE SPICE There is a quote that says, you reap what you sow. 1. you reap what you sow

CONCLUSION Therefore, it goes without saying that people who work hard 1. attain success
attain success by finding alternatives to reach their goals. 2. finding alternatives

POINT 5
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POINT Last but not emphatically least, another reason why people who 1. in routine life
work hard will succeed is because they will be disciplined in their
daily life.

REASON This is in light of the fact that they have high demands towards 1. high demands towards
themselves. themselves
2. no pain, no gain
PROVERB To them, no pain, no gain.

EFFECT As such, they demand themselves to become more disciplined 1. who are of their age
than many others who are of their age.

EXAMPLE To further illustrate on this point, Dato Lee Chong Wei, the world 1. the world ranking number
ranking number one badminton player is a very disciplined and one
hardworking athlete. 2. To be the best among the
best
He attends the badminton training with his coach daily. 3. without fail

To be the best among the best, he also continues attending the

badminton training to improve his skills without fail although
sometimes, he was sick or even injured.

EXAMPLE Moreover, President Obama, the first black president in USA can 1. punctual- oriented
also be categorized as a disciplined person.

This is due to the reason that he is always punctual- oriented.

He is never late and he is usually the earliest person to arrive at

the venue of the event.

CONCLUSION Henceforth, facts speak for themselves that people who are 1. lead them towards
disciplined will lead them towards success. success

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CONCLUSION
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OVERALL All words in one, people who work hard will often succeed by
the end of the day.

RECOMMEND The younger generations should try to adapt these 1. to adapt …into their lives
characteristics into their lives if they yearn for success. 2. yearn for success

RITE SPICE As people always say “Rome is not built in a day”, the greatest 1. Rome is not built in a day
things need time to be realized especially the succed in life. 2. the greatest things need
time to be realized

HOPE In order to achieve success, it is compulsory for them to climb the 1. climb the steps and pay
steps and pay enough effort. enough effort

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Success comes to those who work hard. Discuss it.

INTRODUCTION:
FORMAT FACTS + ELABORATION INTERESTING PHRASES
STATEMENT Success comes to those who work hard. 1. great controversy
2. people from all walks of life
In today’s age of information and technology, this issue has
ignited a great controversy among people from all walks of life.

NOW Nowadays, in our societal backdrop, a lot of people tend to think 1. societal backdrop
that there is a shortcut to success. 2. tend to

ELABORATON However, the reality is not what we expect it to be. 1. taste the real success

Only those who work hard and believe in themselves will be able
to acquire and taste real success.

OPINION From my perspective, I strongly agree with this statement.

QUESTION Below are the reasons why I stand my grounds firmly.

POINT 1
FORMAT FACTS+ELABORATION INTERESTING PHRASES
POINT For starters, it may be said without fear of contradiction that
people who work hard will keep learning incessantly.

REASON This is because these people are mostly humble and to them,
the more they know, the more they want to learn.

EXAMPLE For instance, the creator of Apple, Steve Jobs was a person who 1. bring...into fame
worked very hard to bring his company into fame. 2. apply into

EFFECT He kept learning new technology to apply into his products and
thus, iPhones are successfully introduced to the world.

EXAMPLE In addition to that, Mark, Zuckerberg, the creator of the 1. Learn about the demands
prominent social network of all time, Facebook is also a person and needs of
who works hard to succeed. 2. widen their knowledge

He learns about the demands and needs of teenagers.

Eventually, Facebook is created due to his continuous learning.

EFFECT As a result, people who learn continuously can widen their

knowledge.

RITE SPICE As the maxim goes, “Knowledge is power”. 1. Knowledge is power

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CONCLUSION Hence, it is true that non- stop learning is one of the reasons
why people who work hard will become successful.

POINT 2
Format FACTS+ELABORATION INTERESTING PHRASES
POINT Second to that, the second reason why people who work hard
will succeed is because they do not give up easily.

REASON This is due to the reason that they are not scared of failures.

To them, failure is the stepping stone towards success.

EXAMPLE For instance, we can take a look at inventors from the olden 1. take a look at… as
days as reference. reference
2. from the olden days
Thomas Alva Edison, the scientist who created light bulbs, had 3. failed countless of times
failed countless of times before he succeeded. 4. bite the dust

Every time he failed, he told himself he could do better and he

never once gave up.

EXAMPLE Furthermore, Alexander Graham Bell was definitely another 1. admit defeat
inventor who would not admit defeat.

He kept experimenting until he successfully invented the

telegraph and telephone.
EFFECT As a matter of fact, we need to thank them for giving us a 1. gain experience from
better life. their failures

Consequently, people who work hard can gain experience from

their failures.

CONCLUSION Thus, it is obvious that not giving up is a reason why success

comes to those who work hard.

POINT 4
FORMAT FACTS+ ELABORATION INTERESTING PHARASES
POINT On top of that, people who work hard will definitely find ways to 1. find ways to attain their
attain their goals. goals

REASON Unlike the majority, people who work hard will try all means and 1. majority
they are usually goal-oriented. 2. will try all means
3. goal-oriented
They do not find excuses as well as limit themselves. 4. find excuses
5. limit
They believe that they can do it and nothing is impossible. 6. nothing is impossible

EXAMPLE To quote an example, PSY, the Korean singer who becomes 1. dares to be different
2. extraordinary

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famous because of the hit song, “Oppa Gangnam Style”, succeeds 3. killing the thoughts
since he dares to be different from the other singers.

His style is to dress classy but dance cheeky, which makes him
extraordinary compared to other singers who only care about
their images.

PSY finds for ways to become successful in the entertainment

industry and he succeeds, killing the thoughts that a successful
singer must have good- looks.

EFFECT Accordingly, people who work hard believe that their effort will 1. effort will be paid
be paid in the end. 2. effort is in vain

RITE SPICE There is a quote that says, you reap what you sow. 1. you reap what you sow

CONCLUSION Therefore, it goes without saying that people who work hard 1. attain success
attain success by finding alternatives to reach their goals. 2. finding alternatives

POINT 5
FORMAT FACTS+ ELABORATION INTERESTING PHARASES
POINT Last but not emphatically least, another reason why people who 1. in routine life
work hard will succeed is because they will be disciplined in their
daily life.

REASON This is in light of the fact that they have high demands towards 1. high demands towards
themselves. themselves
2. no pain, no gain
PROVERB To them, no pain, no gain.

EFFECT As such, they demand themselves to become more disciplined 1. who are of their age
than many others who are of their age.

EXAMPLE To further illustrate on this point, Dato Lee Chong Wei, the world 1. the world ranking number
ranking number one badminton player is a very disciplined and one
hardworking athlete. 2. To be the best among the
best
He attends the badminton training with his coach daily. 3. without fail

To be the best among the best, he also continues attending the

badminton training to improve his skills without fail although
sometimes, he was sick or even injured.

EXAMPLE Moreover, President Obama, the first black president in USA can 1. punctual- oriented
also be categorized as a disciplined person.

This is due to the reason that he is always punctual- oriented.

He is never late and he is usually the earliest person to arrive at

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the venue of the event.

CONCLUSION Henceforth, facts speak for themselves that people who are 1. lead them towards
disciplined will lead them towards success. success

CONCLUSION
FORMAT FACTS+ ELABORATION INTERESTING PHARASES
OVERALL All words in one, people who work hard will often succeed by
the end of the day.

RECOMMEND The younger generations should try to adapt these 1. to adapt …into their lives
characteristics into their lives if they yearn for success. 2. yearn for success

RITE SPICE As people always say “Rome is not built in a day”, the greatest 1. Rome is not built in a day
things need time to be realized especially the succed in life. 2. the greatest things need
time to be realized

HOPE In order to achieve success, it is compulsory for them to climb 1. climb the steps and pay
the steps and pay enough effort. enough effort

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