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Post by brandonina on Oct 11, 2014 13:52:38 GMT
What makes someone successful? This was one of the essential questions that our first period English class came up with.
Do you think someone needs to become a hero in order to be a successful person?
I honestly think someone can be successful for doing the best at what he or she likes to do. I don't think money, fame, acceptance by society don't come first. And I think it's really difficult to forgo those desirable things and rather focus more on on what you really enjoy or love with heart. For example, one might desperately want to become a singer but chooses to do something else, thinking that he will earn more money that way. I'm not saying that the choice is wrong because being realistic is sometimes better and I myself would do the same thing. However, in my opinion, if he tried his best to become a singer with so much effort and becomes one of the best, he would then be successful. And he would eventually gain money and fame. He might even become a hero in that way by inspiring others or motivating them to become a singer like him. I think this is why it's hard to become truly successful, to pursue what you really love and being the best.
This was my thought. The situation might be too detailed or specific to generalize but I hopefully sent a message across by giving an example that applies to other jobs or careers as you say. What do you think?
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Post by dhiya on Oct 12, 2014 1:53:31 GMT
I think when describing someone as 'successful' the society tends to associate him/her having excess wealth, fame/respect or a high position job. When it comes to being 'successful' we tend to think materialistic things or fame. Because that's the term has always been portrayed as. In the media, among others. That's why there are some people who even though the society describe them as really successful in life, they don't feel like they are. For instance, a famous actress who committed suicide or a rich CEO who comes home every night only to find he's all alone. For me, those people aren't successful because they haven't achieved what they want in life. I think you're the only one who can determine if you're successful. You become successful, when you've gained what you want and feel happy about it. It can be about anything. I don't think it necessarily has to be hero. There are however, people who feel like they've gained accomplishment by helping others. And that's what hero is all about.
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Post by James on Oct 12, 2014 7:46:15 GMT
I think the word success directly refers to the outcome of a task. If it is "successul" we know that the task was actually "solved" and therefore successful. I dont know if im being very cruel, but even if a person worked so hard to complete a certain task and learned something through that experience, if there is no outcome, i wouldnt call that a success. The word success i believe directly refers to the best outcome or result of something
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Post by jooyoungparkyesbaby on Oct 12, 2014 12:11:25 GMT
I think along the same routes as you Brandon, I think that success comes from happiness.
This is not a hard concept really. It is just that a lot of today's society associates success with money and fame. While it is true that success can be attained from money, true success can strive from the littlest happiness. If one is happy and satisfied, there is no other real need, everything else becomes a luxury. It is as simple as that, no hard concepts, although the thoughts goals for success is all different, it basically comes down to how happy one is.
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Post by bachle on Oct 12, 2014 12:13:16 GMT
I think success to one person is when he or she achieves his/her dream. Then, another question is "What is a dream?". To me, achieving a dream and success is achieving what you want for your happiness. It doesn't have to be having lots of money, fame or respect. Maybe, all they want is just a happy family which is always healthy and sociable.
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Post by leeeeena on Oct 12, 2014 13:46:15 GMT
I think people are successful when their dreams came true.
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Post by anyuchen on Oct 12, 2014 14:23:42 GMT
I think if one person want to become success, he or she need to work very hard and maybe undertake lots of pressure frome outside world. In this way, he can get success finally. I do not think a perso need to become a hero in order to get success. I think succeess is not equal to hero.
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Post by irin on Oct 12, 2014 14:38:55 GMT
I think sucessuful comes through working hard through many people think sucessful comes through high job or wealth but sucessful comes through doing things what you like to do or when you work through the sucessful will comes.
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Post by crystalcao on Oct 12, 2014 15:11:30 GMT
Having a good characteristic means you have the key to the successful door, but you have to find the way of success.
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Post by jimim on Oct 12, 2014 15:20:41 GMT
I think persistence make someone to be successful because people like Steve Jobs, he never gave up to achieve his dream. As a result, he was able to be one of the most successful entrepreneur in the world. Also he never gave up or felt depressed about hardships that he had to overcome. So I think persistence make someone successful.
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Post by jmoon234 on Oct 12, 2014 15:58:54 GMT
I don't think that people need to be a hero to be successful. People can become successful in many different ways. They can be successful in a career or maybe like in some minor things. Somethings like experiments can be successful.
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Post by jasmin on Oct 13, 2014 14:10:57 GMT
I totally agree with Brandon that being successful doesn't mean you have to become a hero (or doctor or lawyer, the simplest example of asian society?)
It's depends on how you define SUCCESSFUL. Personally, successful has to do with how I feel accomplishment, not how others see me. Setting goals for myself and doing best to achieve those goals. I was taught growing up, no matter what my situation or profession in life, to be the best "mcdonals cleaner, carwasher, etc. I CAN BE. Following through with your aspirations and dreams, even you dont get to the top but you have worked hard to succeed. That still count and that is what being successful is to me.
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Post by woojong on Oct 13, 2014 15:01:01 GMT
When you consider someone as successful, people usually think of a famous, talented person. Personally, I think a successful person is one who achieved their goals in life, and one who have no regrets in the end of their lives. I think it is sad to see people who get turned down because of the society's conformity, because the society itself recognizes success as being wealthy, having a good life, and being famous and praised. Which cannot be always defined as success.
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Post by estherchoi on Oct 14, 2014 9:54:02 GMT
We can't judge someone whether the person is successful or not, since the term success goes differently top different people who value different things. Some might think achieving fame, money, and wealth is having success. In the other hand, a janitor might consider himself or herself successful. If one put their best efforts and hard work on something they wanted to achieve, and did achieve it, that person has a successful life.
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Post by misato on Oct 14, 2014 13:07:55 GMT
I think successful person need self control. They need to overcome their hard points and achieve their own goals.
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