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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There is a thin line between greed and ambition in the tragedy play‚ Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare. Many people‚ who seek success‚ crave power‚ recognition‚ and money. Macbeth’s greed comes mainly from his ambition to obtain power. He went from an honorable conqueror to an infamous traitor. Several people‚ such as Macduff’s family‚ Banquo‚ and King Duncan‚ were killed along the way of Macbeth’s lust for complete and utter control.
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Bradley said‚“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in(Bill Bradley Quotes).”Without a doubt‚ he achieved great success as a citizen- athlete‚ but what made him the citizen-athlete he became? Was it his family background? Many people believe it was his family background because of how his mother and father raised him. His Mother‚ Susan Crow‚ was an educator and his father‚ Warren Bradley‚ was an investor. Sadly‚ Bradley’s father became very ill. In spite of his
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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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Macbeth: Ambition is Root of All Evil It is said that ambition is the key to success. In the case of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ it is the key to his downfall. He is presented with the ambition by the supernatural power of the witches. Lady Macbeth‚ his wife‚ then pushes the ambition. After the murdering of Duncan‚ Macbeth has gained enough ambition himself to cause his own destruction. We can see a clear building of desire throughout the play. Macbeth is first introduced to the limits of his power
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wanted to restore things “the way” they were “before” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby’s actions were completely based on his ambitions to resurrect the time that was five years ago; he stylized himself with a pink suit‚ a bunch of parties‚ and a rich cream car‚ all to fall in love with an idealized version of a mediocre woman. Even if Nick provided evidence to persuade him to abandon his ambition‚ Gatsby would not have ignored his feelings. Nick realized that his desire to recreate a fanciful life implied a
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to deceive is a craftsman of destruction” (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4860176.Criss_Jami). With this quote he explains that‚ oftentimes‚ truthfulness can be more misleading than dishonesty. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play about ambition and greed. After hearing prophesies from three witches that he will be king‚ Macbeth becomes a power hungry killer who annihilates anyone standing in his way. The women in Macbeth’s life are deceptive and give him a false sense of hope and security
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him think that he shouldn’t be the murderer‚ but the one who would fight off the murderers. Also Lady Macbeth is having devilish thoughts and is heavily persuading Macbeth making him change his mind. In the end‚ he murders the King himself‚ saying ambition if the only thing leading him.
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“Ambition vs Honor” Adolf Hitler and Julius Caesar were both powerful men that were ambitious. Hitler created the third Reich in Germany. Hitler also had this idea of a perfect race. He killed many Jews without blonde hair and blue eyes. Caesar was the dictator of Roman Empire‚ and he never lost a war while he was in command. He played a critical role in forming the Roman Empire. Hitler and Caesar were both ambitious men. To be ambitious is having or showing a strong desire and determination to
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Ambition can consume and overwhelm the initial drive of achieving one’s goals‚ and morph into a manipulative‚ devastating obsession. However it can also be seen as an empowering trait that liberates one from the status and conformation that they are subjected to. However it can be seen that if left unguarded this consuming desire can catch men‚ such as Faustus in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus and Satan‚ in John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ in its throes‚ resulting in their ultimate destruction. This
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