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    Ambition and Power Destroy Macbeth ‘Thriftless ambition that will ravin up‚ Thine own life’s means.’1 Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth shows the destructive power of uncontrolled ambition and power on a man. Burning ambition and later‚ uncontrolled power leads to the downfall of all Macbeth’s ‘life’s means’‚ that is religion‚ sanity and a good national relationship. In the 17th century‚ religion was the lifeblood of all men; it bonded all people – from peasants to Kings under a central belief

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    years plus different level of wisdom. Different level of understanding. Different level of punishment. i want to live loooong after my records have fallen‚ long after my rings have tarnished. Whatever you got to do to make sure you chase your legacy. Every second of your life. How will you be remembered? How will you be remembered? Why wouldn’t you fight for the greatest achievement ever? Leave your mark to endure forever." "To be the best and stay there sweat is necessary. I’m older. Of course

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    For some people‚ there is a call to rise. An ambition—a competition—is planted in them‚ and they dream of influence. These are the people who become rulers‚ who lead the way of nations‚ who bend circumstance under their will. Julius Caesar certainly is an example: his presumption towards bravery holds the nation beneath his grip. He fears no bad omens‚ and even signs of death do not scare him. He tells his wife just hours before his assassination: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The

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    encouraged to revise any worksheet. Be sure to include the original worksheet with Luke’s comments as well as the revised version. Please hand in the portfolio in a soft folder like this: Gaius Octavius‚ later renamed Augustus‚ was one of the greatest rulers of Rome. He was the founder of the Roman Empire and became its first Emperor. Despite the great contributions and peace he brought to Rome‚ his climb up the ladder for power was paved with destruction and violence. Octavian was ruthless

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    greed works. Greed clarifies‚ cuts through‚ and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit”. In these words‚ we can clearly notice how there is a word misconception between greed and ambition. Greed is self-centred ambition. It is a type of ambition that only seeks for someone´s own benefits. Whereas ambition can be a selfless desire and should be a pursuit for everyone. I think greed is the need that someone has in order to have everything. This is a foolish desire‚ because greed makes you always

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    Welcome Letter Welcome Letter VINATABA - PHILIP MORRIS LTD.‚ HO CHI MINH CITY BRANCH GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAM About the program Vinataba – Philip Morris Graduate Trainee Program aims to develop creative‚ talented and ambitious graduates‚ helping us to making our business growth ambition become a reality. What we offer Our Graduate Trainee Program offers a real exciting and fruitful development journey to help you as a fresh graduate build your general skills‚ professional skills and leadership

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    potential. Winston Churchill once said “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” This quote has been the backbone to my drive and passion in playing basketball. My passion for basketball began in the 7th grade. My middle school was having tryouts for our schools team and I had grown up shooting in my driveway almost everyday. Practicing for the chance of being a Bronco basketball player (Our schools mascot). Coach had set up tryouts for two days. The first

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    Santiago about the book he was reading. The man inspected the book and found it irritating‚ it was the same as every other book and it always ended up with everyone believing the one greatest lie in the world. This sparked something inside Santiago that started his journey. When the old man told Santiago the world’s greatest lie‚ he did not believe it applied to him and wanted to prove the man wrong. This is the first spark of determination the reader sees in Santiago. If this man had not sat beside

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    don’t share ambition and/or abuse of power. Hitler’s honor is completely different from Caesar’s. Caesar wanted to be the emperor of Rome. Hitler wanted to be leader of The Third Reich. These two very powerful men have many similarities and differences that will be explored. Caesar wanted to be emperor of Rome and he obtained that goal. He achieved his ambitions. Caesar tried to do what was best for Rome as a whole. He was willing to do whatever it took to achieve that goal. Caesars ambition to be emperor

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    their greatest achievement in life is‚ majority of them will say that it is some trophy or award they won in some competition. However for me‚ the word achievement has a whole different meaning; because for me‚ my greatest achievement is not a trophy or an award I’ve won‚ rather‚ it’s something I’ve learned. Mistakes are something we all make every day; but it is learning from them which really makes all the difference; and that is what I have done all my life‚ "make the difference." My greatest achievement in

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