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    in an isolated venue‚ would the strong mold the weak into their ideological perspective‚ would it benefit themselves or others? Ambition of individuals have proven throughout time to separate the weak and the strong‚ ambition comes in many forms and many things drive individual ambitions. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding expresses how individuals’ ambitions

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    World War I: German Ambition Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win‚ but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be‚ which angered them even more. The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But‚ it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So‚ after

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    Discuss How Lurie Uses Humor to Create an Entertaining Story “My Greatest Ambition” is about a young Australian boy of thirteen who has a dream of being a comic book artist. This dream is rubbished and scoffed at by everyone whom he knows. He has to keep his desire a secret from his parents as they give little or no support for such frivolous activities. However‚ the young Lurie follows his ambition and makes his first comic strip and sends it to a dying magazine. Seeing his work the editors

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    The main theme of Macbeth is the destruction wrought when visions of reality are blurred by ambition‚ and it finds its expression in the play’s two main characters‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is a Scottish general with undying devotion to the King of Scots‚ Duncan‚ and seems incapable of doing wrong. Yet his ambition and desires clouds his judgment. Lady Macbeth has greater determination than Macbeth‚ but she is less capable of containing the guilt brought by her deeds. With one hand in

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    Changing Effects of Corrupted Ambition Many people have hopes or goals that one might want to accomplish in their future. They may desire powerful positions or occupations‚ while others may desire prosperity and wealth. This is known as ambition‚ the spellbinding force that leads one toward success. However‚ an excessive amount can result in harmful acts and damaging outcomes to get ones temporary satisfaction. William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” shows a great deal of ambition between characters and how

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    success comes ambition‚ a force that has been around for a while. Through both good and bad (or evil) ambition our world was born and it’s through ambition that we live our life today. But is it physically and mentally healthy? Yes and No. Ambition can either make or break your day for it can bring utter happiness or utter destruction. It has no size and depending on the person’s aspirations or ego it can bring utter happiness or utter destruction. Impatience is also a result of ambition. But like I

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    unchecked ambition and its negative consequences was explored through Macbeth’s internal conflict‚ which was between his moral values and his ambitious thoughts. Through the metaphor of sleep‚ Macbeth’s internal conflict showed how over ambition can lead to a lack of peace within people‚ causing sickness in their mental health. The imagery of blood can also be seen in Macbeth’s internal conflict‚ which is used as an expression of the everlasting guilt in people which results from unchecked ambition. Finally

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    Ambition‚ it is what alters something’s condition‚ creates change‚ and history. Ambition can be seen all through history‚ from Abraham Lincoln‚ to modern people; it occurs when somebody has a desire for something and furthermore tries and achieves that desire. Ambition can end both positively and negatively depending on the intentions of a mind‚ if one is trying to cause harm then it will be negative‚ but if they are doing something for a good reason‚ then that will be positive. But we also have

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    The Down Fall of Ambition Although ambition can be looked on as a positive thing‚ it can also have its downfalls. Sometimes too much ambition can turn out to be negative. Ambition can hurt a person’s life by its downfall. It can also lead to a person’s downfall because it can cause someone to make bad decisions‚ neglect priorities‚ and do drugs. Ambition can lead a person to make bad decisions. At the 2006 Tour de France Floyd Landis confessed to taking performance enhancing drugs (Ford2). Landis

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    Power‚ Ambition‚ Glory By Steve Forbes and John Prevas Synopsis Power‚ Ambition‚ Glory analyzes great leaders in history and links similarities with leaders of today. Great leaders such as Cyrus the Great‚ Alexander the Great‚ Hannibal of Carthage‚ Julius Caesar and Augustus bear a striking resemblance to characteristics that we see from current business leaders. The historical leader’s leadership style and results that followed give insight into effective management. Cyrus the Great

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