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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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    Feminism is the Source of Tragedy in Macbeth Behind every successful man there is a ruthless woman pushing him along to gain her own personal successes. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth causes Macbeths downfall. With the faults and lies of Lady Macbeth‚ marriage is Macbeth’s big mistake. Lady Macbeth turns his courageous conquests on the fields of war into butchery. Mangled by the blood-spotted hands of his wife he becomes a traitor to himself‚ the people around him‚ and even her. In the

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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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    The Destructive Force in Beauty Beauty is dangerous‚ especially when you lack it. In the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison‚ we witness the effects that beauty brings. Specifically the collapse of Pecola Breedlove‚ due to her belief that she did not hold beauty. The media in the 1940 ’s as well as today imposes standards in which beauty is measured up to; but in reality beauty dwells within us all whether it ’s visible or not there ’s beauty in all; that beauty is unworthy if society brands

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    Macbeth by‚ William Shakespeare A critical appreciation on asides and soliloquies of Macbeth in Macbeth Introduction: It was such a time when only the witches‚ wolves‚ and ravishers were awake. Macbeth was holding a dagger in his hand. He softly stole in the room where his guest King Duncan lay. But all of a Sudden it happened. He thought‚ he saw another dagger in the air‚ drops of blood at its point. He tried to grasp at it‚ but it was nothing but air. Unable to bear this‚ he cried: “Art thou

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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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    I‚ much like my husband‚ am deeply driven by ambition and can admit that I lust for reign. Power is in fact a guilty pleasure but I for one will never cease to strive for it. After receiving the letter Macbeth sent to me about all that has happened‚ I realized this is a perfect opportunity to take charge in what needs to be done. Even though Macbeth desires power equally as much as I do‚ I feel that I am the more ruthless and conniving one. Macbeth seems to be too kind-hearted in nature and has a

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    Macbeth Retold’ and Macbeth share many connections‚ yet have essential differences. Demonstrate the truth of this comment through a detailed discussion of Brozel’s film and Shakespeare’s drama. ‘Macbeth Retold’ uses themes‚ a modified plot to be more accessible to a contemporary audience and exaggerated characters to have an effect on viewers. Retold also utilises setting to create an emotive atmosphere. Likewise Shakespeare’s Macbeth employs a variety of themes that reflect Elizabethan times

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    Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play MacbethMacbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall‚ but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However‚ Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out

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    Zeesha Ansar Mr.young English 4 3 March 2013 The Ambitions of Walter White Ambition is described as a desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honor‚ fame‚ or wealth. In the case of Walter white he is all about power and wealth. Walters main purpose of acquiring wealth was when he dies he will leave a fortune in his family ’s name. Power is also described as fame for his blue crystal. He wants to create the purest form of meth. He is proud of it because no one has accomplished

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