Honor over Ambition Throughout history the balance between honor and ambition has been tilted in one way or another. Someone’s ambition can get in the way of their honor and result in dishonorable actions and negative societal consequences. However sometimes a dishonorable act can be done for honorable reasons‚ for the greater good of society. This is the case in Marcus Brutus taking part in Julius Caesar’s murder‚ Oskar Schindler deceiving the Nazi‚ and Sir Nicholas Winton forging legal documents
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life takes each person on unique individual paths that open or close doors that were never either given much attention or simply never seen as achievable. Countless people miss the opportunity in choosing a profession‚ perhaps never having a goal‚ ambition‚ or the desire to focus on a particular profession‚ wandering in life from one position to another‚ each never fulfilling their dream‚ or passion in life. I happen to be a firm believer that if one has a reason to do something and truly
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The courtesan‚ was the highest class of sex worker‚ not all prostitutes were courtesans. A woman’s ambition to succeed in prostitution was vital in setting her apart as a courtesan rather than a common prostitute‚ “The essential difference is that the first carries on trade in her pure generality- as woman- with the result that competition keepsher at
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quickly‚ starting as a chaplain with the archbishop of Canterbury‚ and then beginning the reign as royal almoner to King Henry VII. This newfound position gave Wolsey a seat on the Privy Council‚ which gave him an opportunity to show his driving ambition for power and his industrious nature to the king. When Henry VII succeeded his father in 1509‚ Wolsey continued his life at court and quickly outgrew his position as royal almoner. After very successful military campaigns in France‚ which garnered
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Macbeth’s vaulting ambition to be king which ultimately leads to his downfall. Through Macbeth wrestling with his conscience about the prophesies of the witches he started to gain the trait of ambition. We also see his ambition continue to grow through the persuasion by his soul mate which is also shown through the 1961 CBC TV production of Macbeth. His want to stay king brought out the tyrant within him and shows the evil side of Macbeth‚ letting his ambition take over. His growth of ambition through the
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In what ways can success and ambition be dangerous? Since our birth‚ we are encouraged to go forward‚ to reach farther and to shoot for higher goals in life. In the words of Donald Trump: “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff.” But‚ are ambition and pursuit for success turning into an obsession nowadays? The authors Lotte Bailyn‚ Karen Heller and William Zinsser agree that they are‚ and unfortunately‚ I have to endorse their idea. All three authors’ view that‚ as Heller put it “…there’s
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banquet. Lady Macbeth conquers instincts towards compassion in favor of ambition‚ ruthlessness and the single-minded pursuit of power. Yet in the beginning of the play‚ she acts as if she is unstoppable‚ yet by act 5 we see her change in her mind set and attitude towards guilt. I am going to examine how the reader responds to the character of lady Macbeth. The main themes include relationship‚ witchcraft‚ power and ambition. I will talk about how lady Macbeth is involved with all of these themes
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In the context of “The Crucible” the most capable character of putting an end to mass hysteria would indeed be John Proctor. Proctor’s rebellion against authority‚ his willingness to sacrifice his reputation for the truth‚ and his refusal to confess to witchcraft all show his potential to end the madness that is told in “The Crucible.” Throughout the play‚ John Proctor’s rebellion against authority is clear throughout the play. When he confronts Deputy Governor Danforth in Act IV‚ Proctor refuses
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Lady Macbeth’s ambition and greed is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. Do you agree? William Shakespeare’s tragic play ‘Macbeth’ depicts a tale of a honourable Thane and his unethical raise to sovereignty‚ to his untimely destruction and death. Lady Macbeth’s ambition and greed was instrumental in her husband‚ Macbeth’s moral downfall‚ however it was not the only factor that contributed to the outcome. Macbeth himself and the deception and manipulation presented to him by ‘wired sisters’ drove
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Women in the Middle Ages: A Depiction of Craft and Ambition Throughout the works depicting the Arthurian Middle Ages‚ women are scarcely even mentioned. However‚ a few women managed to make it into the pages of history as written by Gildas‚ Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth and transcribed by Richard Loomis. These two women‚ specifically Renwein‚ the daughter of Hengist‚ and Culhwch’s stepmother the queen‚ are prime examples of how women in middle age stories were used to warn rulers of
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