Talent is more necessary for success than money

Contention 1: MaterialismIn today's society when people ask you if you are successful in life they are asking weather or not that you have made a fortune. Not weather or not you have a good job. One also has to remember that today's society is very materialistic and has been for quiet some time. When immigrants come to America thinking of the American dream they think that all Americans are rich and that you can make it big in America just by moving there. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com...) In the document about the Lost Boys of Sudan the boy who moves to America is constantly being called by his mother asking who asks him to send an amount of his mountain loads of money home to Sudan to support the entire village. (http://www.lostboysfilm.com...) So here you can see that the world is very materialistic and that Materialism is very important to defining success and that means big sacks of money. Contention 2: You can make money and still not be talented.In today's world it is easy to make money and not be talented and still achieve one's goals. Look at Andy Dalton, he recieved a 6 year $115 million contract. (http://www.cbssports.com...) Many ESPN sports analysts are even arguing that he is being over paid by Cinci and that his talent doesn't match the money he's making. (http://www.rantsports.com...)We can even look at historical refrences on how people don't have to be talented and can still be successful look at some people like Andrew Carnegie. He grew up on the streets as an immigrant orphan and then grew up to be the owner of US Steel. He had no talent. He became a bicylce boy and read magazines for companies he delivered to. They then hired him as an in tern and eventually he got to where he was. This man become arguabley the richest in the world. But then Fell behind Rockefellar. John Rockefeller created a trust on Oil. He did Horizontal Integration and bought up all of the companies he bankrupted that who were not in his trust, Standard Oil. He became the 2nd Richest man in America. He also had no talent. All Rockenfeller did was destroy his competition by rising and lowering prices to the point where his opponent's couldn't compete with Standard Oil. Here's one I believe we all know, William Vanderbuilt. He came up with the idea to make a standard for the railroad lines. That way you don't go from one city to the next and have to get off and change trains in between. This made buisness and transportation a lot easier on people and buisness. Still not talented only came up with the idea and became one of the richest men in America. (http://www.neatorama.com...) FYI there all time rankings are 1. John D. Rockefeller2. Andrew Carnegie4. William VanderbuiltContention 3: Talent won't get you far in today's world.Employers in today's world are not looking for Talent, they are looking for Hard Work, Good attitude, and someone who accepts responsability. Those in society who maybe talented don't really work hard. Take David Beckham for example, he's known for his talent in soccer, but has been known not to work hard. The same can be said for Manny Rameriez in baseball. ( http://www.career-success-for-newbies.com...)