Success Is Not Final‚ Failure Is Not Fatal What is failure? William Zinsser doesn’t believe that just because you drop out‚ doesn’t mean you just failed the toughest class you would ever take called life. Confucius once said‚ “Success depends upon previous preparation‚ and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Just like Zinsser Confucius also thought that one’s success doesn’t have to depend on working hard it could also depend on failing at something that doesn’t work. There’s
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(TOMATS) both failure and success can be seen many times. Both attributes have been shown throughout the book numerous times by Santiago‚ he exemplifies success as he shows that he has a lot of skill in his profession. However‚ he also shows some traits of failure as well‚ making it hard to discern whether he is a failure or not. In the book Santiago showed that to have success you must have failure. In the book Through his actions‚ Santiago shows that he is both‚ a failure and a success. The old
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Jing Mei: Success or a Failure In the 1950’s‚ many immigrants believed that America was a place where all their dreams and wishes could come true. There is no exception to one family who just move to the “land of opportunity” to give their daughter‚ Jing Mei for a brighter future. As the author‚ Amy Tan writes the story named “Two Kinds”. The story is centered around a Chinese immigrant‚ Jing Mei and her family’s struggles and how they have overcome many obstacles in their lives. Jing Mei’s mother
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M.M 11/9/11 History Prompt: Why was the French Revolution both a success and a failure? Explain. Be specific. Like many radical upheavals‚ the French Revolution resulted in some successes as well as many failures. Even the outcomes that were viewed as positive‚ however‚ came at a very high price. Different groups of Frenchmen had varying ideas of what the Revolution should accomplish. The rural peasants and urban sans-culottes were more interested in having enough food to eat than
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The actions portrayed by Caliban in Shakespeare’s work‚ The Tempest‚ shows his failure in an attempt to murder his master. The overall failure of his plan appears to be an effect of poor judgement in many ways. This includes a lack of discernment when trusting others to help with executing the murder‚ as well as ill contrived planning. If Descartes rules were followed‚ he may have been more successful in achieving his main objective. Caliban does not succeed at killing Prospero due to irrational
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Was Collectivisation a success or failure? Economic AIMS: Large farms = would increase efficiency = fewer workers needed = more man power for industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved
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Cuban Revolution: Success or Failure? A revolution is known as being an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Cuba during the decade of the 1950’s experienced this type of rebellion in search for an enhanced and better-developed society‚ independent of all outside domination. Cuban citizens were at a point where they needed to be free and be able to enforce the constitution established in 1940‚ which included amendments stating that Cuba
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After the First World War everyone wanted to avoid repetition of the mass slaughter of the war that had just ended. US was horrified by such an act‚ therefore‚ President Woodrow Wilson suggested an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain World peace. Before 1920 there was no such organization or place where the national Delegates could meet up and try to talk their way through their problems. After the War with great number of deaths‚ this idea was liked by almost everyone. Its main
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Drug War: Failure or Success? Many people would claim that President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs. Although it is less well-known today that the Nixon Administration also repealed the federal 2–10-year mandatory minimum sentences for possession of marijuana and started federal demand for reduction programs. He also endorsed drug-treatment programs‚ and that Nixon only made an effort of continuation towards the states original acts of prohibition dating back to 1905-1914. Even with these
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African Americans experienced strong hatred from the South. Reconstruction was a failure because of ratification‚ government corruption‚ and racism. The 13th amendment‚ 14th amendment‚ and 15th amendment were passed African Americans were never free they were still segregated. The "Negroes found themselves systematically separated from whites ("Seeds of Failure in Radical Policy"‚ 304). The 14th amendment said‚ that African Americans equal rights and the US citizenship
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