Ambition is the strong desire to achieve a specific goal and is often driven by determination. It can guide people to achieve goals and aspirations‚ and some are willing to do anything in order to satisfy their ambitious personalities. The French military and political Napoleon Bonaparte successfully defined what ambition truly is by stating‚ “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct
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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 example‚ Iago and Macbeth both desire power and do so to the detriment
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Jennifer Tressler Regret by Kate Chopin In the short story "Regret" by Kate Chopin‚ a woman named Mamzelle Aurelie has to watch a neighbor’s four children for two weeks. Mamzelle is an old and lonely woman who never believed in love or marriage. She has never had a man‚ nor been married‚ and lives alone on her farm with some animals. She also has African Americans‚ or "negroes"‚ who work around her house for maintenance. Because of a dangerous illness that her mother acquired‚ the younger neighbor
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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
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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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Towering ambitions Transforming high rise housing into sustainable homes Towering ambitions: Transforming high rise housing into sustainable homes By Hannah Kyrke-Smith Green Alliance Green Alliance is a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. Green Alliance is a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. We have a track record of over 30 years‚ working with the most influential leaders from the NGO‚ business
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John Armour Hindman 4th 5/13/10 Power Ambition and Honor The fact is power corrupts‚ unless one knows how to use it. Everyone has ambition; it is the desire for achievement and the willingness to strive for its attainment. (1) Ambition can give us great things; strength‚ admiration and respect‚ but ambition as well as power has the ability to corrupt. Finally‚ honor‚ a title given to people who have completed a noble act. But some honorable‚ powerful and ambitious people go too far and forget
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Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without any ambition is like a boat without rudder. Having an ambition needs continuous efforts towards achieving it. One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. A strong will-power and determination will carry a person forward against all obstacles. Different people have different ambitions. Some aim to become teachers‚ soldiers‚ artists‚ politicians‚ doctors‚ engineers etc. Some try to amass wealth and
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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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"He who blinded by ambition‚ raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher‚ must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." - Niccolo Machiavelli. This preceding quote effectively describes Macbeth’s fight to gain and maintain his role as King of Scotland. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth did anything necessary to become King. When he feared his reign was at risk‚ he again did whatever he thought was necessary to ensure his role. His ambitions caused him to take part in many regretful acts
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