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Some people think that success in life comes from hard work and determination. Others think money and appearance are more important. Discuss both sides and give your opinion

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It's true that the factors to achievement are becoming a common feature. There is a view that hard work and persistence are crucial to accomplishment, while other people believe that
money
 and
appearance
 are more significant. I support the former. Admittedly, success in life coming from
money
 and
appearance
 is reasonable to some extent.
To begin
 with, it's true that
money
 and
appearance
 are some shortcuts to success.
For example
, some children born into rich families can facilitate more advanced resources,
such
 as elite education quality, living quality and the like.
Furthermore
, they are available to travel abroad to enrich their horizons, giving them adequate opportunities to foster their competence.
However
, others hold that fame depends on hard trial and determination. I totally support
this
 view. As an old saying goes, the road to fame mustn't be comfortable and smooth, which is inevitable to meeting all varieties of difficulties, having a higher demand of a person's perseverance and diligence.
Besides
, there is no denying that the majority of outstanding people were born into ordinary families with a plain
appearance
, while they tried their best to endeavour hard day by day and strived for ambitions with a stubborn determination, not fearing trouble ahead. Only in
this
 way can we manage to succeed in what we have been dreaming of,
although
 the time is full of sweat and tears. In conclusion,
although
 some people hold that
money
 and
appearance
 are more important, I am still convinced that hard work and determination are the key point to success.
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