Part 3.

 Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic.

In recent years, there has been growing interest in the relationship between equality and
personal achievement. Some people believe that individuals can achieve more in egalitarian
societies. Others believe that high levels of personal achievement are possible only if
individuals are free to succeed or fail according to their individual merits.
What is your view of the relationship between equality and personal success?
There have been a number of studies on how personal accomplishment is associated
with  equality in the society.  Some researchers have argued that individuals' achievement is
strongly linked with equality. However, others have stated that the success of one person
depends on environmental and genetic factors or his or her talent. From my persepective, I
strongly agree that both equality in the society and merits of an individual lead to the success of
a person.
First of all, personal achievement of individual could result from equality in the society. For
example, In Vietnam, most of the Kinh gain more achievements compared to other ethnic
groups, namely Khmer, Muong,  and Nung People. This is because the Kinh have better
chances to gain higher education or get more careful care from their families. Another example
is that the majority of chidren in African countries have less education because both of economy
and and education are not developed well in those countries. In fact, if people have equal
education or oppotunities, they will have more freedom to choose the career path, leading to
their success. It is proved that, most childen who are living in a  society with equality and wealth,
namely America and Canada, they will be more successful than those living in inequal and poor
societies.
Secondly,  it might be possible that merits of an individual lead to the success of a person. One
study showed that a child with merits have more achievements that one without any talent
although they are living in the same family. It is true that talented children seem to find better
solutions to a problem than those without talent. Another example is that high IQ score helps an
individual gain more success because more intelligent people seem to be  quicker to complete
their tasks with better results. More importantly, if they think that they are smarter, they can gain
more confidence and motivation at their workplace.
In conclusion, personal accomplishment bears a resemblance to the equality in societies in
terms of contributing to one's success which has been clearly demonstrated above. Therefore, I
strongly argue that not only do ones have tmerits, but they also  should have the same chance
and education as well as the same job oppotunities regardless of their race or family
backgrounds.