Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.Write a response in which you discuss the extent

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Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.

Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.

Leadership and genius have no expiry date. A company or institution or political party does not necessarily need a new head to bring in success and innovation and hence, if a person in power does a remarkable job in leading the company, he should not have to step down after five years of doing so.

When a person has proved his worth in a field, be it politics or in a business or any other field, and when he has consistantly succeeded in his plans and and has the ability and enthusiasm to continue to do so, he should be encouraged to continue as the leader. A person who has brought about sign...

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Sentence: When a person has proved his worth in a field, be it politics or in a business or any other field, and when he has consistantly succeeded in his plans and and has the ability and enthusiasm to continue to do so, he should be encouraged to continue as the leader.
Description: The token and is not usually followed by a conjunction, coordinating
Suggestion: Refer to and and and

Sentence: Under him, they can learn more, get more exposure to the field and if and when they succeed him, they might do still better than him.
Description: The tag a conjunction, subordinating is not usually followed by and
Suggestion: Refer to if and and

Sentence: In conclusion, a person in power must not have to step down after a period of five years unless he proves to be incompitent or if there are prospective leaders who could do much better.
Error: incompitent Suggestion: incompetent

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