Topic 1: Increasing travels between countries enable people to learn different cultures or to increase tension between people from different countries

self-motivated 
and 
self-directed 
can eventually attain their objectives. 
There are some other factors, such as opportunities, that play a contributing role in one's success, but 
for simplicity's sake, 
one does not need to cite all these factors to uphold the 
assertion 
that a college 
degree is not the precondition to personal success. Practical experience, a mastery of different skills and 
personality suffice to illustrate the complex nature of personal achievement. 
1.
 
efficacy = effectiveness = usefulness 
2.
 
grasp = understanding = comprehension 
3.
 
rule of thumb = a rule based on experience 
4.
 
hands-on = practical 
5.
 
foretell = predict = forecast = harbinger 
6.
 
polarise = separate 
7.
 
resilience = flexibility = elasticity 
8.
 
self-motivated = energetic 
9.
 
self-directed = autonomous = independent 
10.
for simplicity's sake 
11.
assertion = declaration = contention = claim = statement 

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