John Armour Hindman 4th 5/13/10 Power Ambition and Honor The fact is power corrupts‚ unless one knows how to use it. Everyone has ambition; it is the desire for achievement and the willingness to strive for its attainment. (1) Ambition can give us great things; strength‚ admiration and respect‚ but ambition as well as power has the ability to corrupt. Finally‚ honor‚ a title given to people who have completed a noble act. But some honorable‚ powerful and ambitious people go too far and forget
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Psychological Deterioration of Macbeth Ambition is the driving force that gives humans the desire to achieve a certain goal. Ambition is the motivation that keeps us going and a revered trait by many. However‚ it is also a psychological drug. Like many drugs‚ ambition also has a dark‚ addictive side: what used to be determination turns into obsession. Once hooked‚ one will stop at nothing to get what he wants‚ regardless of the cost. The dangers of ambition can be seen in the Shakespearean tragedy
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expectancy being at record levels in the last few decades are nothing but medical miracles. Famous words of Neal Armstrong when he landed on the moon were "This is one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind". Had it not been for the engineers and doctors‚ landing on the moon and being able to survive out there in space would still have been man’s unfulfilled
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aimless life and what they do in life‚ is largely a matter of chance‚ determined by the circumstances in which they happen to be placed. Aimless people do not achieve any thing in life. They just live because they have to live.A man or woman without an ambition is really an unfortunate person because his life is just like a ship without a rudder. It is at the mercy of winds and will be tosses hither and thither aimlessly. As it does not have any set destination. It will reach nowhere. Without any set aim
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"He who blinded by ambition‚ raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher‚ must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." - Niccolo Machiavelli. This preceding quote effectively describes Macbeth’s fight to gain and maintain his role as King of Scotland. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth did anything necessary to become King. When he feared his reign was at risk‚ he again did whatever he thought was necessary to ensure his role. His ambitions caused him to take part in many regretful acts
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Thomas Zimmerman Mrs. Simpson English 10H P.3 9 February‚ 2018 Following Ambition’s Path Ambition. When used by most humans‚ it can lead to dynamic or destructive outcomes‚ yet nobody really knows where it comes from. This brings up two very important questions: ¨Where does ambition come from‚ and what is its purpose?¨ In modern day life‚ these questions can be answered effortlessly. In regard to classic and contemporary literature‚ however‚ the answers are more strenuous to pursue. Not only is it
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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 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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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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The Bard of Avon saturates the pages of the tragedy Macbeth with ugly feelings of ambition - unprincipled ambition which is ready to kill for itself. Let’s thoroughly search out the major instances of ambitious behavior by the husband-wife team. Samuel Johnson in The Plays of Shakespeare explains the place of ambition in this tragedy: The danger of ambition is well described; and I know not whether it may not be said in defence of some parts which now seem improbable‚ that‚ in
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