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    Dreams Do Come True Many people have hopes and goals that they would like to accomplish. They may desire powerful positions or jobs‚ while others may desire prosperity and riches. This is known as ambition‚ the spell binding force that leads people towards success. However‚ ambition may result in harmful acts to get their satisfaction. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ is described as a very loyal and noble soldier. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth’s

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    Nutrition‚ Ambition‚ Competition We all do it; for money‚ for reputation‚ for popularity. Being competitive is completely natural and‚ in most cases; it is what keeps you going as a person. Sometimes you have those couple of people that completely deny that they are competitive. Why? Oh right‚ because you definitely don’t care that you did not get an A on that test‚ or that “the other guy” got a promotion and you didn’t. Whether it is grades‚ promotions‚ or sports competition is all around us

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    Ambition Ambition means an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as wealth or frame‚ and the willingness to strive for it. The theme in Macbeth is ambition and the pursuit of powers causes downfall. In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth displays sinister actions and later starts confessing the things she did. Ambition is a big point in Macbeth‚ with the characters relationship to influence the direction where the play goes‚ such as cruelty and manliness‚ and the emotions

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    Macbeth Ambition Quotes Quote #1MACBETH  “My thought‚ whose murder yet is but fantastical‚ Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother’d in surmise‚ and nothing is But what is not.” (1.3.9) | After the weird sisters predict that Macbeth will be king‚ his thoughts turn to "murder‚" which the sisters have said nothing about. Could it be that the witches’ prophesy awakens within Macbeth a murderous ambition that was there all along? Quote #2MACBETH  [Aside]” The Prince of Cumberland

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    Everyone wants to be on top in life. Many people want respect‚ many want fame‚ more want fortune. People have this great ambition for several changes both good and bad. Many people let their ambition overtake them. They become selfish‚ greedy‚ cold and obsessed with power. Some will do whatever it takes to get to the top‚ no matter what the situation might be. Ruthless ambition is doing anything to get ahead‚ even if your hurting people. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth has

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    Everyone has some sort of ambition whether its in their genes‚ family or culture. Ambition can become very stressful and competitive. Everyone always wants a bigger piece of the pie. They always want more for themselves and their family. Although some people are more determined then others to get that bigger piece of the pie. Some people will put in over time every week to achieve what they want and others will just keep saying "one day I’m going to do it" or "one day I’ll have it." People need to

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    Ambition in Macbeth Julius Caesar once said “When the gods wish to take vengeance on a man for his crimes they usually grant him considerable success and a period of impunity‚ so that when his fortune is reversed he will feel it all the more bitterly”. This quote directly reflects the problem with over ambition in effective all cases. Being over ambitious can bring someone to great heights but usually also leads to their downfall. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the situation is no different

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    Everybody has an aim in life. Aim or ambition is the inner desire of man. No man can do anything in the world if his aim is not fixed. So‚ all of us should be very clear about our aim in life. We may face many difficulties in reaching our desired target‚ but we have to go ahead at any cost. Ambitiousness is a dynamic make. Desire is your psychical susceptibleness to apply your knowledge‚ surround‚ relationships‚ and personality to accomplish happiness. What is felicity? Compartment that can only

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    Wealth‚ Love‚ and the American Dream It has been said that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about the pursuit of the American dream. It has also been said that the novel is about love‚ ambition‚ and obsession. Perhaps both are true. Combined‚ these themes may be understood in their most basic forms among the relationships within the novel. After all‚ each character’s reason for belonging to a relationship speaks very strongly of what really makes him tick; each character’s manifestation

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    Tuckers Ambition Tucker was a visionary person who had an idea about how to make a revolutionary car. Tuckers revolutionary designs and ideas threatened the big car companies so they stepped in and got him shut down. People should really go after their dreams and not listen to people who say that they can’t or shouldn’t go after their dream. Tucker never gave up no matter what obstacles came his way. Preston Tucker was not too ambitious was not too ambitious in his quest to start a car company

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