Topic: Which of the following is the kind of friend you would prefer to have?
Smart, cheerful, considerate
Some people might think that considerate friend is the most ideal friend type. However, I prefer to have smart friends. First, they can actually help me in many ways. Second, they can be my positive motivation.
To begin with, smart friends are helpful for me in many ways. To be specific, they sometimes teach something that I struggle for, and other times they give me practical advice. For example, when I was in middle school, I had a friend named Jacob. He was really good at math compared to any other classmates. In contrast, I was one of students who struggled for solving math problems. Therefore, I asked Jacob for help. He kindly taught me from the very basic of the algebra to advanced functions. As a result, my math grade increased 80% after Jacob’s lessons. Until now, he helps me in a more practical ways. To be specific, he became a banker and gave me a lot of advice like how to increase my assets. By following his guidance, I earned 1 million dollars last month.
On top of that, smart friends can be a positive stimulation which motivates me to do my best. To be specific, these friends can be a motivation that makes me to act and think like they do. For instance, my friend Jacob was my motivation to do my best on mathematics during the school years. By looking at his strong desire to solve problems and his effort, I actually motivated myself to follow the way he did to solve the problems. According to JJJ Institution, this motivation is something approved by a lot of studies. JJJ institution states that the biggest stimulation that differentiates successful people from public is the peers who are talented. This is the biggest reason that I prefer smart friend.
In a nutshell, I prefer smart friends to any other friends. This is because they actually help me in many ways and be the biggest motivation that leads me to a better life.
Topic: It is better for students in high schools and universities to learn about particular fields and jobs than to study general subjects.
Some people might think that it is better for high school and college students to study general subjects rather to study particular fields. However, I disagree with the statement above for two subsequent reasons. First, students focus on their interest by studying particular fields. Second, studying general subjects make students exhausted.
To begin with, students do what they want to do by learning particular fields. It is far more efficient and helpful for them to do so rather do something they reluctant to do. According to the research done by Korea Education Center (KEC), students who were focused on particular fields in early ages have higher self-confidence and chances to success in the future than students who studied general subjects. In addition, students who concentrated to particular fields regarded as skillful leaders in their fields, so a lot of employers these days scout them before they complete schools.
On top of that, learning general subjects makes students exhausted. Since they have to focus on various subjects, they have no time to seriously consider their interest and future. This makes them feel exhausted. According to the research done by JJJ Institution, people feel depressed and thus exhausted when they have no chance to choose what they want to do. Let me give my personal experience as an example. When I was in high school, I had to take social study classes, which I hated most. Since I had no choice to take classes what I wanted, I painfully studied it. As a result, my grades were bad, and it actually damages other subjects’ grades. This made me depressed and exhausted. Also, it lowered my self-confidence.
In a nutshell, I think it is better for students to focus on particular fields than study general subjects. This is because they focus on what they really want to do and are prevented from being exhausted.