Ambition can be an amazing driving force that pushes you to accomplish your goals in life. However‚ it can also cause one’s downfall if they choose to ignore their conscience and let their strongest desires cloud their judgment. For instance‚ in the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth allowed his thirst for power to get in the way of his morality. He had given into his wife’s tempting words and betrayed those who trusted him‚ those who loved and valued his bravery and friendship. However‚ Macbeth had done this
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Mr. O’Brien | Macbeth | The Consequences of Ambition | | Sao Mir | April‚ 16 2012 | Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itselfAnd falls on th’ other. | One of the primary forces in Shakespeare’s most compact and sublime tragedy‚ Macbeth is the drive of reckless ambition in the title character and the consequences that follow such impactful‚ unchecked emotions. This is expressed very transparently in Macbeth’s character. It is known from the very beginning that Macbeth is highly ambitious
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man distinctively human (that which gives human beings their humanity). 1. The virtue of virtues; Confucius said he never really saw it full expressed. The other virtues follow from it. He never gives and defends a definition of it although he does characterize it. 2. It is dearer than life itself--the man of jen will sacrifice his life to preserve jen‚ and conversely it is what makes life worth living. 3. Jen is a sense for the dignity of human life--a feeling of humanity towards others
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32 It was the most auspicious and wonderful day of my life. The appointed time for solemnizing the marriage had come. I was sitting on the verandah surrounded by hundreds of young girls and women. They were all waiting for the propitious news to be announced. The bridegroom‚ Nadim with his marriage party had reached to my place. They were stayed at a near by Madrasa. That religious institution was named after my late grandfather and founded by my family members. At nine in the evening‚ one person
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possible. I received a gold medal in the President’s Service Award for my contributions to the community. I volunteered as a tennis coach‚ camp counselor‚ Kumon grader‚ and library helper in the summer following my freshman year. Most my volunteer work has consisted of teaching of some form. Education is extremely important to me‚ and I feel it is the best way to give back to my community. Learning is the focal point of my life‚ and everyone who has ever taught me has had an impact on me. Through
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Ambition Before I could really start to write about ambition‚ I had to ask myself what ambition really was. What causes people to be ambitious‚ and what are the advantages and disadvantages of being an ambitious person? At first‚ I must admit it was fairly difficult to comprehend. But I found it to all come together when I relates it to another kind of person or group of people dreamers. When I think of ambitious people I think of dreamers. These are the people with hopes of one day
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Seeking for someone else to do it could have taken months or years in that era. Beowulf had the ambition and mindset to defeat evil and save lives. Plus Hrothgar had seeked help from great people and the news spread from sea to sea and no one except Beowulf he had the hands to stop this. If Beowulf did not step up‚ no one else would have‚ so why should
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Introduction Does death give meaning to life? One might wonder how something so morbid could bring meaning to “life”‚ which is supposedly something more pleasant and sound. Bernard Williams was an English philosopher in the 20th century who suggests that death gives meaning to life‚ and that immortality might not be something that one should desire and wish for (Jacobsen‚ 104). In the average human life‚ everyone has many different desires that bring meaning and purpose to that life. There are conditional
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A new phase of my life began when I was living in Mexico‚ my mother and stepfather lost their jobs. My mother became pregnant and my stepfather was in major automobile accident. My family started to go through a financial-crisis. As soon as my mother was able to work‚ she returned to work‚ however she did not earn enough to solve the expenses at home. By the time my stepfather recovered from the car accident‚ due to the accumulated debt‚ we our assets. Continuous fights began at home because of money
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Inspiration in my life In life people have that one special person that inspired them the most throughout their life. In my life my mother has definitely been a huge inspiration. As a single mother she manage to find ways to take care of two kids‚ put food on the table‚ and get us everything we needed. In so many ways my mother has inspired me. When times got rough my mother was always there for me encouraging me to never give up and to stay focus. No matter what I did she was always there encouraging
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