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    Macbeth’s hamartia is his vaulting ambition William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy of a man’s ambition. In the text‚ Macbeth is described as a man who has ambitions of becoming king. After the first part of the prophecy by the witches whom he has met returning from battle comes true‚ he begins to think the second part may also come true. The witches have predicted that Macbeth would first become Thane of Cawdor and then king of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he murders King Duncan

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    his true colours when he allows his “vaulting ambition” [1] to come into power. By allowing himself to be influenced by the “Weird sisters” [1]‚ he aligns himself with their belief that “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” [1]. Macbeth agrees‚ with the help of “[his] dearest partner of greatness” [1] and the equivocating “fiends” [1]‚ that the “horrid deed” [1] of “regicide” [2] must be committed. The “brave Macbeth” [1] initially claims that if “chance will have [him] king‚ why‚ chance may crown [him]

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    MY AMBITION

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    MY AMBITION INTRODUCTION ‘Life without ambition is like a ship without rudder’ Different people have different ambitions. Some want to be rich. Some wish to become leaders to gain honour. Some desire to be great scientists. There are others who are mainly led by a spirit of adventure. Dreaming about touring the world‚ desiring to be a celebrity‚ wanting to be a teacher my goals varied. But all these were short lived. DETERMINING MY AMBITION ‘Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings

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    Ambition is the desire for a personal achievement.Ambition has always taken an important part in people daily life because everybody want to achieve his goals in his life.However the point at issue is ambition is it positive or not ?In the following paragraphs we are going to expose the positive and negative aspects of this issue On the one hand ‚ if the ambition represents a sort of " motor" it can be very interesting because when you do omething which is very hard ‚ it’s always more easier to

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    Once when I was young and had a loose tooth‚ I asked my sister‚ a dentist‚ to look at it.  “It needs to be pulled‚” she told me. I frowned‚ dreading the experience. My sister sent me for some tissues and I envisioned them soaking up liters of blood from my mouth. I closed my eyes and braced myself. I was still waiting for him to pull when I heard my sister say‚ “I’m done.” I opened my eyes and saw my tooth in her tissue-covered hand. I hadn’t felt anything‚ and there was just a bit of blood on

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    My ambition in life has always kept changing frequently‚ like as a dancer‚ as an artist‚ a writer or a doctor since I like biology .But I have realized that by just liking something that is related to it cannot assure someone to become that. Every ambition has so many fields to look through to achieve. One may not be successful in all the related paths but can be in at least a few. But now I feel its time for me to have a particular goal to reach. I don’t want to be focused completely on it but also

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    Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali actually ‚ i wanted to become a doc. since i was 4 years old.my grandfather was a landlord. i always used to ask him `when i become a doc. will u give me some of your land to construct my clinic?` he used to smile and say`why not dear.` then i would say `grandpa then i will certainly treat you after i become a doc. and i will not charge you a single penny` and he used to enjoy this childish talk with me.however i and my grandpa were

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    My ambition is to open and run a small fine dining place doing business at a level of excellence whereby it could be revered in the Michelin Guide. Published every year in over a dozen countries‚ the Michelin Guide is the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide which awards a star to those deserving restaurants listed in its famous Red Guide. The guide awards one to three stars to a small number of restaurants of outstanding quality. One star signifies a “very good cuisine

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    "Every one of you should have an ambition in life. Once you have got one‚ build a strong base and work your way to that ambition‚" lectured Mrs. Johnson as she walked back and forth in the front of the room. I could hear a faint snore in the back of the room. Everyone was watching the clock tick towards the end of the period. She just went on and on about setting goals. I t was boring beyond reason. I have already heard all this junk in my past years of school. Even watching a fly sounded much more

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    Ever person has some aims and ambitions of his life. Some get success to achieve these goals and some fail. Mahatma Gandhi sacrificed his life for the sake of India. Everybody is bom to serve some purpose. Every one should be aware of his ambition in life. Desires may be many‚ but an ambition is a different thing. I have thought long and well about the ambition of my life. I neither want wealth‚ nor fame‚ name nor power. My only ambition is to serve my motherland honestly‚ sincerely and lovingly

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