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Tham khảo tài liệu 'the choronologycal sat 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THE SAT WRITING SECTION Sample 5-point Response All it takes is a dollar and a dream. This slogan made popular by the NY Lottery is attractive to those who want to take the easy way out. If we consider what makes a person deep well-respected and marked by integrity relying on luck is not something that enters into the picture. In fact as the quotation states shallow men believe in luck. This is because shallow people look for an easy way out and do not take personal responsibility for their own lives. People who do not want to work hard are enticed by luck. For example my sister s friend wanted to be class president. Instead of campaigning and doing time-consuming tasks like putting up posters she made sure she wore her lucky sweater and her lucky bracelet on the day of the election. She crossed her fingers as the votes were cast. When she lost to a classmate who spent hours trying to publicize his name and his position on the issues she whined that he was just lucky and that it wasn t in her horoscope to win that day. If she had worked harder on the campaign she wouldn t have had to rely on luck and maybe she would have won the election. People make their own luck. This quotation tells us another truth about luck it is often not luck but the fruit of working hard that makes a person succeed. Many people watch the show American Idol. They talk about how fortunate the winners are to be discovered and made famous seemingly overnight. However what we don t see on American Idol are the years of voice lessons lonely hours of practice and times missed out with family and friends due to musical endeavors. Again the final victory is really more attributable to hard work than luck. If we are constantly looking outside ourselves for good fortune to miraculously find us we may be shirking our own personal responsibility to make things happen in our lives. We need to stop relying on lottery tickets to make our dreams come true and start taking the action that will make them a
