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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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.

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, others argue that abilities can be learned.

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

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. Some people defend that someone with

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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

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can learn faster than others.

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, 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.

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is what differentiates having or not

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.

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

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, because

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can´t be learnt. In my point of view,

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alone is not enough. Even if you have the

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, it has to be explored and pushed to show

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potential. If someone has the

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

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have the

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can achieve better results. Why is that?

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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”.