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Angela Duckworth et alia write, "In our view, achievement is the product of talent and effort, the latter a function of the intensity, direction, and duration of one's exertions toward a goal. We speculate that individual differences in the intensity dimension of effort are salient and, therefore, described by many adjectives in the English language (e.g., energetic, conscientious, dutiful, responsible, lazy) (7)." But David Denby argues, "Duckworth not only ignores the actual market for skills and talents, she barely acknowledges that success has more than a casual relation to family income. After all, few of us can stick to a passion year after year that doesn't pay off-not without serious support (23)."

Based on your analysis of all the essays in the reading set, do you agree with Denby that it takes more than "grit" to succeed?