An Article: A Beautiful Face 

It is said that a beautiful face should bring its owner an easy life, but is this true? Interestingly, the concept of what beauty is has changed over time, but that should not truly be surprising as it depends on many factors; beauty is most definitely a subjective matter. Still, there are many among us who believe that the success of a person depends mostly on the level of their attractiveness.

Thus, for them, that first sight, that initial impression, might be the sole criteria used in their evaluation of a person, but for many others, leadership abilities, or charisma, are even more important, and certainly more useful, than a beautiful face. However, very few would disagree that it is a person’s innate intelligence, rather than their appearance, that is usually an essential factor in being successful. Still, while there is little doubt that an intelligent person will have more opportunities to obtain a good education and, most likely, to find a well-paying job, in and of itself, intelligence is not a guarantee of personal success.

In conclusion, both beauty and intelligence are subjective concepts in terms of arguably being the reasons for a person’s success. Moreover, even the term “success” itself, is rather subjective as one person’s “success” could be earning a lot of money, yet, another’s is merely having many friends. Regardless, whatever your beliefs, or however you define these terms, I feel that the most important attribute is having a positive attitude, which is something everyone can aspire to, regardless of how they look, or how smart they are.

Hi, Cristin. Good job! The changes that I have made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to complete your thoughts, and for ease of reading. I hope that this helps you. J.

A question mark (?), an exclamation point (!), and a period (.), are all terminal punctuation marks, so there is no need to use a period after the other two, or vice-versa.

“leadership abilities, or charisma”—in using the word “or,” I read this as you saying that these are two distinct traits. However, the very definition of the latter, typically includes leadership abilities. Thus, while it is not wrong per se, what you are trying to say is also not as clear as you would like it to be. I would just use one or the other.

“criteria”—is actually the plural of criterion, so language “purist” would cringe at your use of it in a singular manner. However, modern-day usage appears to allow it to be both. The old rule of “Know Your Audience” would definitely apply here!