It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Natural

talent

is questionable, can it be taught or do we need to be born with it? It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents.

Nevertheless

, others argue that abilities can be learned.

However

, being really good at something isn´t the same thing as having

talent

. Some people defend that someone with

talent

is natural and can have some skills without learning

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. Especially in arts, sports or music a child with a “gift” or

talent

can learn faster than others.

For example

, If you have two persons having exactly the same music classes, you can´t assume that they will have the same skills, even if they practice the same, one of them can achieve a level that the other one will never achieve even if he dedicates all he has.

This

is what differentiates having or not

talent

.

On the other hand

, it can be claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Some people believe that if you work hard you can learn and become actually good at something, even if you haven´t

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with

talent

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for it. Teachers have technique and experience and can teach their students, but they can´t give them the

talent

, because

talent

can´t be learnt. In my point of view,

talent

alone is not enough. Even if you have the

talent

, it has to be explored and pushed to show

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potential. If someone has the

talent

but don´t do anything about it, another person that works really hard but

don´t

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have the

talent

can achieve better results. Why is that?

Last

but not least, I think humans have the ability to learn and acquire competencies because of the world and society we live in, not just due to our genes and “talents”.