Forevers‚ author Katherine Boo argues that hope and faith are what brings together a family during hard times. She explains the meaning of “hope and faith” to a family in the slums of Annawadi in section 3‚ “Sunil” (31-49). “First these children have to learn after bread and rice‚ when they’re older‚ they can worry about the other things” The first argument Boo explains the fights and gangs of Maharashtrains and argues that these gangs fight the Bhaiyas in hope of forcing them to leave the city‚ so they
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Ambition is the strong desire to achieve a goal. It is often the driving force in one’s life. However‚ individuals can be blinded by great ambition. This idea of the impact of ambition is often explored in literature. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ the playwright William Shakespeare suggests that one’s ambitions can hinder one’s life as well as the individuals around him or her. Lady Macbeth’s ambitions lead to her demise as well as to the people around her. For instance‚ her strong desire and ambition to
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Death at the Hands of Witches‚ Taunts‚ and Ambition John F. Kennedy‚ Indira Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Julius Caesar‚ Mahatma Gandhi… Besides this list being full of leaders‚ what do they all have in common? All of these people were in positions of power when they were assassinated. Like these leaders‚ King Duncan in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ is assassinated. However‚ unlike most of these assassinated leaders‚ the public is able to see into the mind and plans of the
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1.) How do you interpret the story of the caterpillar pillars and the transformation of Yellow and Stripe into butterflies? The story of Yellow and Stripe in Hope for the Flowers is analogous to our own Human search for purpose in life. Human life seems as open as life would seem to a caterpillar‚ a parallel that the story draws on to create a critical dialogue in our own mind as we read the text‚ raising such questions as: What is my purpose in life? Is whatever I am doing now only just “climbing
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’’Hope for the flowers’’ is a book that I found at a friend’s place. This book was part of a course on entrepreneurship that he underwent at business school. Hardbound with bright coloured cover and inside pages‚ the book looks like one created for kindergarten kids. Something that prompted me to give him a quizzical look. His reply was very simple - ’’Just read it’’. I was still sceptical‚ but considering the fact that the course itself was taken by a pretty successful entrepreneur I gave it the
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but are often ambitiously pursued with only the end result in mind. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Othello and Macbeth‚ an underlying connection of the result of blind ambition is presented. Through the use of ambition for power‚ love‚ and mental satisfaction‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that regardless of the source of ambition‚ if it is pursued without regard to morality‚ it results in destruction. Firstly‚ the desire for prestige and power by characters in both plays results in destruction. For
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towards the next objective they face. Just like many characters in the stories we read‚ people follow this cycle of setting goals‚ achieving them‚ then moving on to the next. But what is behind these ambitions that fuel the true stories we read? Ralph Waldo Emerson lays the foundation for ambitions in his theories of transcendentalism in his piece “Self-Reliance”. This speech‚ which was used to promote individualism from Europe‚ highlights the necessity to listen to yourself‚ not what others may
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“[can all the] water in the ocean wash this blood from my hands“ for the deeds he has done are unforgivable. He’s led on by influences from the three weird witches who tell him predictions‚ his own wife full of greed for more‚ and simply his own ambitions which drive him into a world full of corruption and pain. Macbeth after experiencing the witch’s prophecies has begun to change and advance through to see the prophecies. Macbeth is told prophecies from the witches explaining how Macbeth will be
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Everyone has ambition regardless of age or culture and it can lead to success or failure. The play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ presents the rise and downfall of tragic and renowned hero‚ Macbeth‚ as he listens to the prophecy of the Three Witches saying he will be king of Scotland and plots to murder King Duncan for the throne. Eventually‚ the nobles find out Macbeth’s evil deeds to rise to power and will retake the throne back to its rightful owner‚ Malcolm‚ King Duncan’s
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Macbeth Where can you see that Macbeth is ambitious? Pp. 21-23. Do you not hope your children shall be kings‚ When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me Promised no less to them? (p. 21 ll. Ovenover 120) - Aren’t you beginning to hope your children will be kings? After all‚ the witches who said I was thane of Cawdor promised them nothing less. (p. 21 “Do you hope your children shall be kings…”) I am thane of Cawdor. If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image
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