It is important for people to take a risk both in their professional lives and in their personal lives. Do the advantages of taking risks outweight the disadvantages?

In every person's life, there is always at least a time when they have to make
decision
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a decision
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based on uncertainty and there is no option other than taking a
risk
at that particular time.
Therefore
, acting not by relying on solely knowledge and experience is seemingly essential for human beings during
the
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lifetime. As an independent thinker, I believe that
benefits
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of
risk
-taking
dominates
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the drawbacks of it. On one hand,
risk
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always serves as either victory or experience to individuals. If our prediction goes right and
completes
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any action positively,
then
we will make the direction of success turn towards ourselves. Take, as an example, the final match of the basketball competition between two strongest teams
of
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the world. Time is going to come to an end and only
few
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seconds left. One
team
is winning the game by scoring two more points than their losing opponents. The
last
attack is being made by
those
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losing
team
and one player from the
team
throws the ball immediately after receiving it from his teammate and he finds a way to the shit from three points-area. He not only rescues his teammates from suffering defeat but
also
makes them the
champion
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of the world
as well as
the shining part of basketball history. Imagine that situation never happened and that
previously
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winning
team
managed to keep the score as it was before and ultimately won the championship. In
this
case, a player who gave a shot towards the net would not be punished because there was no way
besides
risk
at the end
of the game.
However
, his
team
were still runners-up and they learned something new after the final. It was a crucial experience that
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us to try our best to achieve something as early as possible because starting action is better than waiting
the
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perfect moment.
On the other hand
, there is no warranty to succeed in a particular activity with the help of
risk
even
the
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probability of failure can be quite higher than that of success. It can lead us to
financially
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,
mentally
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or
physically
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serious
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apply
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damage.
Therefore
,
this
kind of action can be negatively approached by people.
Nevertheless
, any person tries to swim in order to survive before drowning
into
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the water even though they genuinely know that they can not swim at all. In
conclusion
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conclusion,
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the positive aspects of
risk
-taking usually
outweighs
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the negative ones, though it can have bad consequences.
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coherence cohesion
Make sure your essay has a clear introduction that introduces the topic and your position, a body that develops your ideas with supporting examples, and a conclusion that summarises and reasserts your viewpoint coherently, making sure there is a natural progression from one idea to the next.
task achievement
Your introduction appears to acknowledge the necessity of risk at times, but it should more clearly state your position on whether the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages.
coherence cohesion
The overall structure of your essay is somewhat disorganised and difficult to follow. Work on clear topic sentences for each paragraph that signal the main idea, and make sure each subsequent sentence expands on that idea with relevant details and examples.
task achievement
Support your main points with clear, relevant examples. While you provided an example about a basketball game, it was overly detailed and somewhat convoluted, which detracted from the overall clarity and purpose of the example pertaining to risk-taking.
task achievement
While the basketball example illustrates the idea of taking a risk, strive to include a broader range of examples from different contexts to demonstrate a more comprehensive understanding of the topic.
coherence cohesion
Check for grammatical errors and work on sentence structure to ensure clarity and precision in your writing. Avoid wordy and complex sentences that could confuse the reader.

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