You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “When people succeed, it is entirely because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with their success.” Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge. Write at least 250 words. 

It is opined that success is determined solely by hard work, and luck has the least significance in it. Although I admit the statement is true to a greater extent, I believe luck is a success-determining factor in some occasions.

The primary reason why I align with the statement is because of the fact that hard work and success are directly proportional. To be precise, in most occasions, success cannot be embraced if there is little hard work. For example, an inattentive and lazy student in the class is most likely to fail in his exams. Similarly, an employee who has not a productive approach towards his work is most likely to stay in the same position or likely to be sacked. The same can be seen in the field of business, where companies do not work hard in forming innovative marketing techniques are seen out of the competition.

It is to be noted that despite difficulties, if people work hard, the success rate is most likely to go high. There are examples of successful businessmen who had not got the basic requisites like education and proper food during their childhood. It also helps the established to become more successful. The growth of a successful local brand to an international brand could be seen as a pertinent example for this.

However, the role of luck in making a person successful cannot be totally neglected as there are numerous occasions when luck, in the form of getting unexpected opportunities or winning lotteries has brought good fortunes to people. Yet, I feel one cannot rely only on luck.

To conclude, though luck is a key to success in certain situations, I feel that in most occasions, success can be guaranteed with hard work.

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