It's generally believed that success in fields such as art and sport can only be achieved if a person has natural talent. However, it's sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or artist. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The following table
comparison
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compares
the Australian and Malaysian
population
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in 6 different categories between 1980 and 2002. Overall, Malaysia was more populated city than Austria, while the trends were totally different when it comes to
older
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the older population
older populations
population
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. The sex distribution in both countries
were
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was
roughly the same around 50% and
this
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the only stats that these counties came close to each other,
in addition
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to it, females in Australia constituted their majority of
population
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with slightly over the half.
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however
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However
, men gained the upper hand in Malaysia with
similar number
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a similar number
similar numbers
around 50%.
in
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In
1980, 9.6% of people made up over 65 old aged Australian
community
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communities
.
On the other hand
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, in 2002
this
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data increased to 12.4 and Australian older
people
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person's
percentage experienced the same
paradigm but
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paradigm, but
with different stats,
there
of them or themselves
their
records were approximately on
third
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of Malaysian people. In 1980, the
population
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gap between these two countries was nearly at 5
million but
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million, but
in 2002 the data doubled up and reached close to 10.6 million.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • natural talent
  • innate ability
  • genetic predisposition
  • nurture
  • nurturing
  • develop
  • cultivate
  • foster
  • encourage
  • inherit
  • unravel
  • reveal
  • demonstrate
  • evidence
  • proof
  • counterargument
  • counter
  • overcome
  • compensate
  • arguably
  • debate
  • controversial
  • persuasive
  • convincing
  • conclusive
  • critical
  • essential
  • crucial
  • vital
  • significant
  • prominent
  • noteworthy
  • imperative
  • compulsory
  • fundamental
  • compelling
  • persuasive
  • support
  • favor
  • oppose
  • disagree
  • acknowledge
  • consider
  • claim
  • view
  • belief
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