In a society compelled by money‚ social status and love‚ all may seem virtuous for a moment‚ but come to a devastating finish in the matter of seconds. Everyone with ambition can live the American dream. People originate from third world countries to generate business in America. Many can live in poverty their whole life‚ but turn their lives around and become wealthy. Pursuing after his American Dream force Jay Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald to go against his morals just to
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Ambition is a key aspect of human existence‚ for it allows us to accomplish goals and improve the world around us. However‚ in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ Shelley points out the negative side-effects that ambition can have if handled improperly. Victor Frankenstein spends two years attempting to create life before “the beauty of [his] dream [vanishes]‚ and breathless horror and disgust [fills his] heart” as he realizes that his ambition has created a monster (35). Although Frankenstein is clearly
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The Rise of Hitler and the Great Man Theory Adolf Hitler was a very powerful dictator who was charismatic‚ promising‚ and prideful. Hitler at one point changed the whole world with his ideas and tactics. Many countries were involved and it had affected so many countries. He brought anti-Semitism to to the world and many Jews were executed. The great man theory became popular in the 1900’s because of Thomas Carlyle. Without the help of others‚ Hitler would not have gotten to where he was. Many other
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close but impossible to obtain. Jay Gatsby is a confusing man to understand‚ but his dream is very clear to everyone; he wants Daisy’s love to be his for keeping. Although there are many obstacles that stand in between him and his dream; he has an ambition to succeed where the odds are against him and Jay believes that it’s possible. After all Jay Gatsby states “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” Jay Gatsby was a man on a mission‚ and that was Daisy. Daisy was his Holy Grail and he was
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Inspired Ambition As a child I had great admiration for my father’s profession and I wanted to be like him. My dad is a military doctor. Growing up‚ my mother and I would occasionally visit the military hospital. During our visits‚ I observed in admiration his interactions with his colleagues and the respect he wielded from junior officers. I also admired his military regalia and medical attire‚ and I longed to dress in similar outfits. Furthermore‚ I developed a desire to help the sick
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3. Depreciation percentage=$1‚640‚200/$15‚411‚620 = 10.64% New Fixed Assets=$15‚411‚620 + $30‚000‚000 = $45‚411‚620 $45‚411‚620*.1064 = $4‚831‚796 new depreciation Pro forma Income Statement Sales ($36‚599‚300*1.12) $40‚991‚216 Cost of Goods Sold ($26‚669‚496*1.12) 29‚869‚836 Other Expenses ($4‚641‚000*1.12) 5‚197‚920 Depreciation 4‚831‚796 EBIT 1‚091‚664 Interest 573‚200 Taxable Income 518‚464 Taxes
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ADOLF HITLER Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler‚ regardless of his wrong doings and the obvious evil that he empowered‚ was one of the great leaders of our time and changed the way that our society looked at war. The fact that Hitler came from a front-line soldier with no real future in a leadership role to the chancellor of Germany and the commander of a great army shows his great will and ability to meet his goals and to manipulate people to achieve a vision. The reason that I chose Hitler as the
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The Rise of Hitler Throughout the history of mankind‚ many leaders have come and gone. Worldwide top leaders that marked history are Apple Inc. co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO Steve Jobs‚ France’s first emperor Napoleon Bonaparte‚ sixteenth U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‚ Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher‚ to mention a few. A leader that clearly made a statement and brought a lot of controversy during World War II was Chancellor and Führer
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T The Rise and Fall of Adolph Hitler Many historians have been quoted as saying that Adolph Hitler was one of the most unlamented tyrants of the twentieth century. “Hitler’s coming to power had no single cause‚” writes biographer Eugene Davidson. “He was a moving part in a series of events that shocked German society to its roots.”[1] The rise and fall of Hitler continues to be a mystery to the world—an event that intrigues and horrifies simultaneously. At his death by suicide in
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understand why Hitler expressed such a detrimental hatred towards the Jews. Hitler stated that his views were first developed in Vienna between1908-1913. Hitler blamed Jews for all negative aspect in his life like his failure to attend the Vienna art academy which shows Hitler was controlled by a deep and mental hatred for Jews. Hitler started to associate Jews with Bolshevism and Socialism where he combined his hatred of Jews. He even blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War 1. Hitler fixated and
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