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Great People Are Made, Not Born

Spiderman, ladies and gentlemen, yes, I said Spiderman. Well, even this web slinging Marvel

super hero was stung by a spider and then became your friendly neighbor spidey. You may all

be wondering why I am taling about Spiderman and what he has to do with my topic. !his is to

prove to you that even a super hero was made, not born a super hero. !he truth is, no single

person in this entire world was born great, all of us here were made to be great by their own

effort. !here is no such thing as a person who is genetically born great. If there was such a

person, ladies and gentlemen, I can guarantee you that it is purely a hoa".

#nd so I begin my topic for today with a warm good morning $ afternoon to%

& the ever wise 'udges,

& the ever attentive time eeper,

& much appreciated special guests

& last but not least my great audience present here today.

(reat )eople #re Made, *ot +orn is the topic of my speech today. irst of all, the word -great

figuratively means those who have achieved importance and recognition that are meaningful for

him, his family and the people around him. When people say, he is a born leader, do you

seriously believe it/ I dont and so comes my first argument.

0adies and gentlemen,

I believe being passionate is not innate and so, great people are people who are passionate about

what they do. !hey tae great pain and effort in maing their dreams materiali1ed. !he base of

being passionate is to have an interest and en'oy what you do. !hese people too this point very

seriously and leaped forward to be acnowledged as great people. When there is no passion for

anything, thus there is no achievement. !he most successful people in the world wor day and

night to achieve what they want in life and this goes to show that they have passion.

0ets tae for e"ample, *elson Mandela. 2e is considered a hero in the hearts of not only

#fricans but also worldwide, when he fought for the eradication of slavery and rebelled against

the #partheid government at that era. 2e then became South #fricas president from 3445 to

3444. 6ven though *elson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison and had to perform hard

labor at a lime 7uarry, his passion for fighting against the #partheid government did not tae a

brea. 2e pushed through and wored from inside prison walls, which comes to show you how

passionate he was to fight for human rights and freedom. *ow, thats an evidence of a hero

made, not born.

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Moving on to my ne"t argument, my respected captive listeners,

8etermination is also an added value that great people possess. !he -never give up attitude of

these great people has taen them to a new height in their live. !his is a vital 7uality in maing

great personalities. When life is hard for them and it presents a mountain of challenges, their

pure determination eeps them going further. 8etermination is something that in nurtured

through hardships and hard hitting moments in life. 9ne does not ac7uire determination as soonas they are brought to earth, it comes as they build their character and find their true self. !he

best instance that I could 7uote you for determination is Steve :obs, the co&founder of #pple Inc.

!he best part about his success is that he was a college dropout from the ;eed