Some people think that politicians have the greatest influence on the world. Other people, however believe that scientists have the greatest influence. Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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From the beginning of human civilization, our
world
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has had great men and women, be it in a field of science & technology, medicine or politics. We have always looked up to men & women, who have tried and
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achieved to make a difference in our
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. For some people, they have got inspired by great politicians
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as Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Nehru, APJ Kalam, Arthur King and many more. Meanwhile, there's
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a section in our
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, who have taken inspiration from Legendary Scientists
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as Newton, Edison, Ramanujan etc. And
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debate about whether politicians or Scientists having higher influence on the
society
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has continued for ages. In my essay, I am going to elaborate on why think so and
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present my perspective in
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debate. Many countries around the
world
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have had to fight against discrimination and independence from the riches and more powerful organizations. It was their
leaders
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leader
turned politicians who helped them get over the line with their powerful speeches and showing them the direction in
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fight. If we walk back to early 1900's, it was Martin
Arthur King
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Arthur, King
who helped his fellow black community achieve equal rights and status in a White Dominant America. He eventually went on to become
politician
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a politician
and is even today remembered with great respect.
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Similarly, in
India, Nehru, Gandhi and Patel led the revolution through their
non violence
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
nonviolence
means and won independence for India. So, there's a popular belief among certain people that politicians have always led or shown the right path for people to follow ultimately leading to
development
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the development
of their country. Meanwhile, Science and Technology have always had an impact like no other on the
society
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. Scientists have always commanded respect of the fellow people all around the
world
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. Through their invention and discovery, Scientists have tried to add
values
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value
to the lives of people. Be it be the Wright Bros, who with their invention of Aeroplanes gave wings to the aviation industry. Marie Curie and her team invented various
vaccines which
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vaccines, which
helped cure many life threatening diseases all around the globe. Edison showed that despite having dyslexia and
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failing 1000 times, there's
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
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light at the end of the tunnel. Nikola Tesla admirably overcame adversities and showed the
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the path for
Sustainable Future
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a Sustainable Future
.
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, there have been many examples of Scientists throughout the years showed that with
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the right amount
of dedication and
hardwork
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hard work
, nothing is beyond reach. In my opinion, Scientists have had much higher influence on the
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. Kids look
upto
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up to
their inventions and dream of achieving something similar when they grow up. We can take an example of Elon Musk here, Musk
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is being
a Scientist
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has encouraged
younger generation
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the younger generation
to dream with their eyes open, to think beyond what's in front of us. As a Scientist and Entrepreneur, he has taken actions which were never dreamt of before, from building Sport Electric Cars to taking humans on
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an
Intergalactic Missions, Musk keeps on inspiring
younger generation
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a younger generation
the younger generation
younger generations
with his incredible passion for the job and admirable work ethics.
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, Politicians nowadays have become more materialistic and hungrier for power rather than helping those who elected them. Politicians now have become
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the face
of riots, spreading hate, inciting mob while Scientists have gone about their job of helping
country's economy
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the country's economy
and spreading Love.

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