Navdeep BadhanMs. DornfordENG3U1 – 08 May 30‚ 2014 Ambition and Its Negative Effects guilt An individual’s ambition can be a crucial factor in aiding one to achieve their goals. However‚ one’s obsessive desire to achieve their goals can have a series of destructive effects potentially leading to their demise. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ is a novel that depicts the consequences that relate to one’s obstinate devotion to their goal. Characters in the novel strive to achieve their individual
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Abraham Lincoln once said that “all men can stand adversity‚ but to reveal their true nature‚ the only essential element is to grant them power.” An excellent example of this can be found in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. When Macbeth battles between his integrity and desire for the throne‚ Lady Macbeth shatters his depleted loyalty by questioning his masculinity. After Duncan’s death and the coronation of Macbeth‚ the soliloquy in Act 3 suggests that what distresses him even as a king is the fear
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Glory of Women – Siegfried Sassoon You love us when we’re heroes‚ home on leave‚ Or wounded in a mentionable place. You worship decorations; you believe That chivalry redeems the war’s disgrace. You make us shells. You listen with delight‚ By tales of dirt and danger fondly thrilled. You crown our distant ardours while we fight‚ And mourn our laurelled memories when we’re killed. You can’t believe that British troops "retire" When hell’s last horror breaks them‚ and they run
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will be less because of that missing drop. An ambition is an eager‚ and sometimes an inordinate‚ desire for honor‚ superiority‚ power‚ or the attainment of something. To obtain a goal that is immensely desired. Ambition is something that everyone‚ no matter their age or cultural background‚ has instinctively. Ambition can be a driving force for success‚ or in some cases a road to failure. Without an ambition we have no purpose in our lives. My ambition is to be a teacher. To be a teacher is something
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a powerful‚ trusted warrior for King Duncan of Scotland. However‚ his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is powered by greed and her ambition for power. Ambition‚ a strong desire to achieve one’s goals‚ is often a good aspect. However‚ Lady Macbeth’s ambition to become the Queen caused her to guilt Macbeth into committing many distasteful acts by questioning his masculinity and using the power of love. Ultimately‚ Lady Macbeth is able to transform her husband into a completely different character becoming ruthless
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Ambition and Desire: Macbeth Ambition and desire in itself are not bad traits‚ it is only when released from moral constraints that they can wreak havoc. These traits‚ which have been freed from any sense of morality and principles are explored through Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth. Shakespeare developed Macbeth as a noble character who gives in to the cravings of power and superiority over others‚ and not only goes on a murdering rampage‚ but drags his morally corrupt wife with him‚ ultimately
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during Act 1‚ Macbeth is a kind and honorable man‚ who truthfully did not have the adequate ambitions to become king. As a character‚ Macbeth is very noble and has the status of the Thane of Glamis‚ to which originally‚ he is satisfied with this title alone‚ until he has the encounter with three witches‚ and learns of a prophecy where he becomes king. Once told of this‚ the theme that pride‚ greed‚ and ambition can overpower morality and human nature emerges‚ and this is perfectly exemplified in the
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falls prey to his own greed and ambition thus causing his own fall from grace. Every tragic hero is originally of noble stature‚ whether by birthright or through his deeds. Macbeth proves to be noble though his deed‚ serving his country and his king. Alongside
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Biography of Steve jobs Early life Steven Jobs was born February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco‚ California‚ and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. He grew up with one sister‚ Patty. Paul Jobs was a machinist and fixed cars as a hobby. Jobs remembers his father as being very skilled at working with his hands. As a child‚ Jobs preferred doing things by himself. He swam competitively‚ but was not interested in team sports or other group activities. He showed an early interest in electronics and gadgetry
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Let me start off by stating that this was my first viewing of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. The movie also enlightened me of how the French army command of World War I acted and carried out their policy of cowardice. This film was banned in France for 18 years after its 1957 release for anti-militarist sentiments. As for being Kubrick’s first major studio flick‚ he re-creates realistic‚ historical conditions of what went on during the pre- to post- battle scene‚ along with the contrast in the
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