sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.” (Chinese Proverb Quote) Ambition is a dangerous trait‚ it can cause both bad and good. The outcome is determined by ones ability to control their desires. If not‚ ambitious actions can even bring down the most powerful. In the play Macbeth the main character Macbeth looses control over his ambition. A similar situation occurred in Indonesia to the leader Suharto. Both Macbeth and Suharto let their ambition fuel their actions without
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641 Words Essay for kids on my ambition in life by Manish on August 8‚ 2011 in Example Essays A person without any ambition in life is like a ship without a rudder he no destination. He does not have any urge to make a start. He reaches now’ He is tossed about like a straw in the wind. He achieves nothing in life. So everyone should have an ambition in life but simply having it is not enough. Whatever be the ambition‚ it must be backed up by contain efforts to achieve it. If a person sets an ambition
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ShowTime’s Shameless Pilot Episode Review 2014 On January 9th‚ 2011‚ Showtime presented its pilot episode of the new series‚ Shameless. Before watching the pilot episode‚ I was able to find out that Shameless was first created as a British TV series. Showtime had remade a new series based off the British version. Remakes tend to repel me but I decided to give it a chance. Right off the bat‚ Showtime’s Shameless had a terrific‚ attention-getting opening introduction. The intro places a focus
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away from Australia in voluntary exile form the subject matter of much of his writing. Background/Setting The main character is a school boy whose “greatest ambition” is to be a comic strip artist. The story explores the uncertainties and trials of being an adolescent with unsupportive parents. In the short story ‘My Greatest Ambition’ by Morris Lurie‚ we experience the disillusionment of a thirteen-year-old boy as he tries to live a dream that he initially thought would set him apart from all
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The Boy’s Ambition In the sleepy town of Hannibal‚ Missouri things are simple and easy. In the mornings things are quite and people are dozing off‚ but when the steamboats arrive at the wharf things become very hectic. Mornings in Hannibal are quite and sleepy‚ the streets are empty; people are still sleeping or are in their homes. Store clerks are napping against their store fronts. Wooden flats against the edge of the wharf‚ the water from the Mississippi softly crashing upon the town’s edge
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There is no man without an ambition in life. Some aspire to be rich‚ many hanker after name and fame and still others crave for power‚ position and social status in life. Honour and position do not last long. Fortune turns like a wheel. I have a strong desire to become a doctor and serve humanity. I do not want to become a teacher like my elder brother. A teacher’s lot is very hard. He is overworked but underpaid. He commands no respect in society. The so-called nation-builder cannot make both
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Ambition‚ it is what alters something’s condition‚ creates change‚ and history. Ambition can be seen all through history‚ from Abraham Lincoln‚ to modern people; it occurs when somebody has a desire for something and furthermore tries and achieves that desire. Ambition can end both positively and negatively depending on the intentions of a mind‚ if one is trying to cause harm then it will be negative‚ but if they are doing something for a good reason‚ then that will be positive. But we also have
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like a circle in the water‚ which never ceaseth to enlarge itself‚ till‚ by broad spreading it disperse to naught.” In other words the battles fought by men are followed by thousands of years legendary fame. The character Beowulf took his glory and ambition up to his death. The epic poem of ‚“Beowulf”‚ Unfortunately upon this date we have no trace who wrote it or when was Beowulf composed. The Anglo-Saxon people started the language of Old English but at this time there was no form of writing everything
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Seeking for someone else to do it could have taken months or years in that era. Beowulf had the ambition and mindset to defeat evil and save lives. Plus Hrothgar had seeked help from great people and the news spread from sea to sea and no one except Beowulf he had the hands to stop this. If Beowulf did not step up‚ no one else would have‚ so why should
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Affecting Decision Making Physical Fitness There are many physical factors that can affect the efficiency of our brain. Pilots should follow the IMSAFE model‚ as a personal pre-flight inspection process. I - Illness M - Medication S - Stress A - Alcohol and Drugs F - Fatigue E - Eating and Drinking One thing that is important to note is that many pilots do not realise how much dehydration can affect them. Take a water bottle with you in flight‚ and make sure you keep drinking
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