In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
The expression "beginner's luck" will probably not be unfamiliar with most people. What it implies is that more often than not novices who are trying out something for the first time find themselves in a position quite superior compared to others. This phenomenon leads some people to believe that beginners are more likely to make important contributions in a field than experts. Although this situation might seem plausible in certain anecdotal evidence, it is more likely that those that are experienced in their field will make historical discoveries rather than beginners.
Admittedly, people who are starting anew at a field have the upper hand in regards to thinking more creatively, because they are relatively not as restrained to the extant conventions of the field. It is common to see many experts frustrated over their inability to think outside the box due to their unwitting complacency in their studies. Since beginners have less experience dealing with the new field, they have less of an idea on what is feasible and what is not, causing them to explore unorthodox ideas and methods, which could rather lead to surprising discoveries. For example, in the study of physics, while expert theorists are anguished about figuring out the logic of string theory, a completely unknowing bystander could accidentally give them a hint while making small talk, leading to the answer of the last piece of the puzzle.
However, cases where beginners make memorable contributions are highly unlikely in reality. Contributions can only be acknowledged as contributions when the person who has executed that discovery recognizes its meaning. For beginners, there is a high possibility that they will not be able to discern whether what they have achieved is a meaningful discovery due to their lack of knowledge in the field. Realizing that something could be a contribution is just as important as making that discovery, which means that experts are more likely to achieve that goal. If an attending physician found an antibiotic that could work effectively as an antiseptic for the common cold, he or she will be able to claim ownership of the findings. On the other hand, if a first-year medical student found that discovery, it is possible that he or she wouldn't even realize its importance and brush if off as trivial.
Also, nowadays, historical contributions do not appear out of thin air; they are usually made through the endeavors of dedicated experts in a certain field. Take, for example, the advancement of the semiconductor. Manufacturing a semiconductor wouldn't have been possible had there been no discoveries of the chemicals and the mechanisms which enable the chemicals to form a semiconductor. Furthermore, the amount of memory a semiconductor can store is improving every year because experts keep working on existing data to make new improved versions based on the old ones. These contributions are only possible because experts have accumulated the knowledge by ancestors and they know how to react to problems or unexpected situations based on that knowledge. Therefore, today's new discoveries can only be achieved by experts.
In conclusion, even though it can be tempting to say that historical achievements can be made by beginners, one shouldn't hastily accept this as fact. Beginners can admittedly think more creatively, but experts are the ones who actually can recognize a meaningful discovery when faced with one, and they are the ones who can make huge leaps of advancement for humanity. Therefore, experts can make more discoveries.
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comments:
it is a good one. The arguments are correct. but it may need better examples. see this sample essay:
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Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.5 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 23 15
No. of Words: 578 350
No. of Characters: 2939 1500
No. of Different Words: 282 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.903 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.085 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.915 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 201 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 171 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 127 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 101 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 25.13 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 9.905 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.522 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.289 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.503 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.116 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 73, Rule ID: IN_REGARD_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'regarding' or 'with regard to'.
Suggestion: regarding; with regard to
...ing anew at a field have the upper hand in regards to thinking more creatively, because they ...
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Line 5, column 838, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: wouldn't
...iscovery, it is possible that he or she wouldnt even realize its importance and brush i...
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Line 7, column 245, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: wouldn't
...onductor. Manufacturing a semiconductor wouldnt have been possible had there been no di...
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Line 9, column 113, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: shouldn't
...ievements can be made by beginners, one shouldnt hastily accept this as fact. Beginners ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, furthermore, however, if, so, therefore, while, for example, in conclusion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 32.0 19.5258426966 164% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 12.4196629213 145% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 14.8657303371 67% => OK
Relative clauses : 26.0 11.3162921348 230% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 46.0 33.0505617978 139% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 65.0 58.6224719101 111% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3016.0 2235.4752809 135% => OK
No of words: 575.0 442.535393258 130% => OK
Chars per words: 5.2452173913 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.89685180668 4.55969084622 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.01238778235 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 285.0 215.323595506 132% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.495652173913 0.4932671777 100% => OK
syllable_count: 958.5 704.065955056 136% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 7.0 3.10617977528 225% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 20.2370786517 114% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 23.0359550562 109% => OK
Sentence length SD: 54.9258995588 60.3974514979 91% => OK
Chars per sentence: 131.130434783 118.986275619 110% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.0 23.4991977007 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.26086956522 5.21951772744 101% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.2758426966 107% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.83258426966 145% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.171906555445 0.243740707755 71% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0563802749305 0.0831039109588 68% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.047682251431 0.0758088955206 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.103107793191 0.150359130593 69% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0402274303711 0.0667264976115 60% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.8 14.1392134831 112% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 37.64 48.8420337079 77% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 12.1743820225 117% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.47 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.83 8.38706741573 105% => OK
difficult_words: 144.0 100.480337079 143% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 11.2143820225 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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