It's generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for music and sport, and others are not. However, it's sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both ideas by giving your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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One of the highly controversial issues today is whether talents are learned or it is God gifted. In
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essay, I am going to shed some light on both points of view and extend my partial support to the former view/ the statement that we can practice to master something. On one side of the argument, some
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believe that only when you have a certain inborn talent, you can succeed or master the relevant field. There are many famous
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on earth that we can take
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, and Mozart is one of them. He was extremely different at a very young age and immediately
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his outstanding ability in playing
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and composing music without any hard studying or
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. On another side, it is thought that any type of skill can be gained and strengthened by learning and training. There are several reasons for
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statement. As we have already heard about a lot of physical disabilities
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who can play sports very ưell, even much better than normal
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, but the motivation and effort
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good performances and skills. On the whole
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To conclude
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In conclusion
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To sum up,
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with innated abilities do get the achievements in easier and faster ways.
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, in my perspective, learning and
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can make us proficient in music, sports, or
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any aspect of life.
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