Extra Activity #2


In this extra activity we will watch a video. 

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Now after watching the video in a 8 lined paragraph answer the following question: 

The video illustrates that people who are not the smartest can still succeed if they work hard. It also shows that people who are very smart may not succeed if they don’t work hard. What did you think when you saw this? How does it apply to your life?


Post your answer as a comment. 



17 comentarios:

  1. Well I think that he’s right, because we can apply this to the university, maybe sometimes we are not the best average in the class but it does not mean that we are not intelligent people only a little bit lazy people because it happens to me. I know if every student, study more with more dedication and effort we could have a better average. So, here is when the speach of the video apply, because if we as students, work harder (studying and practicing) we could be better students. And it apply to the real life also, because sometimes not necessary the best average of the class is the best in his or her work, if not those people who are effort people and work hard to get what they got.

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  2. I think the information is true and I totally agree with the video. Hard work and perseverance are the most important in life. This brings you to the achievements.
    In my life, I can apply it in college. In each semester I propose to take courses and pass all these. But the study is very difficult and it does not matter if I pass the course with 70 because I learn from the various subjects and I know that when I graduate, my degree will say engineer regardless of the grades. But I know that effort and knowledge is totally satisfying.

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  3. I believe that is true the message that he offered, because all people have the possibility to achieve their goals independently of level of smart that has any person. In my personal life, this situation is very common in special with English, I really work hard for learn things about this language but although my grades are not the best, not define my level of smart it is just I need work more that other people, because is more difficult for me. But this it is not an excuse for not learning every day. On the other hand, I meet people that English for them is very easy and they are the smartest but don’t work hard and several of them have grades lower than mine. For that reason I think that the man explain on the video is very true, always is necessary work hard for achieve our goals or dreams in special when these dreams are very complicated for we.

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  4. The success of each person does not depend on how smart he is or not, but on working hard for what he wants to achieve, that is the key to all success that motivates people to fight for what they want with struggle and Perseverance you can accomplish many things regardless of who you are. This message applies or should be applied to the life of any person since things do not occur from nothing, but for the dedication, passion and effort that another person makes. In my case this situation I see more reflected in my studies since I am formed as a person and professional and my effort, struggle and passion dedicated to my study will depend on how good a professional is in the future.

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  5. This video is very important in our life, becose you need exploit your characteristic. Many people says "I'm not smart" but never work to achieve. All people has a possibility to change but people should hard work in your style life for example fun working.

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  6. The success does not arrive alone, you would have to be lucky to be able to reach success being a bum.
    I think like this gentleman, it is important to work hard, to be able to get far in life.
    Maybe for some talented people to achieve success is a little easier because they are born with it, but for others equal or more talented is not so easy.
    For that reason it is important that even if you have talent, even if you are intelligent and even if you are an average person you work hard and you will reach success.

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  7. Answering the question. I could say that I share the idea of video, because in real life nothing is easy and one as a person should work and be effort if you want to be successful.

    Every person who is successful today is because they first have dreamed of big things but also have dedicated part of their life to achieve that dream and they worked many hours making big sacrifices.

    I think intelligence may have something to do with successful. However, this is not a limitation or problem to be a successful person, because success is in find the job that makes one happy and feeling satisfied.

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  8. In this video the exhibitor teaches us that be success in the life don't need to be smarts; I think that have a reason because if someone wants something need work hard for this. No mater how smart a person is; you should always strive for what you want for this successful people are those who work hard.

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  9. I agree with the video and it happens every day.Many times people who are good professionals are not those who had perfect qualifications.Also a bad grade in a course does not indicate the intelligence that a person has. Because sometimes the students know a lot but in the exam the nerves win. I have several friends who are not so smart but their effort makes them great students.

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  10. I think that this imformation is true, because you can have talent and you can see some things more easy than the other people, but if yoy don't work or push yourself in it you will not have success in this. You can see this from all sides not always the people who had the improvement notes in college or university are the ones that get the best jobs.
    In short intelligence is no guarantee of success it takes hard work to become successful in life

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  11. Watching the video, I think in world there is much persons that your life is very difficult because they don´t have money or don´t have studies, much the persons must work since we were kids to survive. The persons that more difficult are the ones that work the hardest for get ahead. In this moment much persons not are the smartest but can get success if they work hard and study. But what is success? It is to get everything you dream or what you always wanted for your life.
    It also the persons that are very smarts for get all they want must work very hard and aspire to more for your life.
    In my life it applies because if I'm smart or I should not I must go ahead and get my career to be successful in the future.

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  12. The message of this video is very important because there is people who think that they can not be successful because they aren't very intelligent. If we work hard we can be successful. Bill Gates is an example of this, he wasn´t the smartest but he is very very famous and successful man, he has his own company, one of the largest in the world. So, If we want something, we have to work hard to achieve it.

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  13. I like this message. This is because I belive I'm a "C" person, and I work very hard to be here in the University. I study all day and all night to get good grades in examns, and they´re good grades not excellent, but I feel satisfied with my work, because I know I do the best I can and I like what I do. This not only applies in muy life in the university, some years ago, I was a worst dancer, but I practice all the time,and know I'm in a group and I made some tours with them, to other countries, and also I'm the vice principal of the group ;)
    So if you work hard you can get what you want, nothing is impossible.

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  14. For a lot of people, being successful means that you have to be good at something with no effort, but that's not true. If you really want to accomplish something, talent isn't enough, you have to work hard every day, no matter the circumstances life has put you on your way. Not being as smart as the average or just being behind in knowledge, doesn't mean that you don't have the potencial to reach your goals, it just means that you're going to have to work a little bit harder than the rest. And at the end of the day, you will be a step closer to achieving it.

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  15. Certainly the messaage of the video are true, working people can give a K.O to the "talent people", but it depends a lot of your life expentions. If you want to be a CEO, multimillionaire or only a person that all the word recognized you need work very very hard because the talent doesn't go to give you that. But if you only want a normal job, have a "life", make a family, if you have talent or are "A" person, can life your live, don´t need kill yourself with 24 hours per day of study or work. The people with talent can do a middle effort and take the rest of time for play, go out, or only see the life pass.
    If you do the middle efort, and you are happy with that just do it
    If you study or work 24 hours per day and you are happy let´s do it
    The point is "do the things that make you happy"
    You don´t go to be a bad person if don´t aprove a subjet of don´t get the best job and you aren´t go to be more than other people if have a lot of money of are a senior in an important Company.

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  16. All these points that were looked at in the video without very successful, many people by having the skill, knowledge, freedom, do not strive in their work to improve in their life or improve their working in a good environment.
    In my life I have always tried hard work, from the day I was born, I was a fighter, I won my first battle to become the person I am at this time, in all this time study tour I have achieved things that I have never imagined but I have achieved it with hard work, I have had friends who have been to inspire me at all times, just like my mother, she has fought for my sister and me. Someday I'll be just like her a fighter and a hard worker. My sole will be to be a great engineer for better well-being and why not help inspire people to work very hard for their ideals.

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  17. After watching the video i agrree with the statements that it makes. Because everything in life can be achieved with a lot of hard work and dedication. When you truly want to accomplish something you will do whatever is in your reach to achieve it.I have always worked hard for everything since i was young and i will continue doing it because it is the only way to get results. Success is when you make your dreams come true and you are honestly happy.

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