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    My Ambition in Life

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    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 before him‚

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    Ambition is usually seen as the primary tool to promote achievement. In the novel Frankenstein‚ there are three outstanding examples of people with ambitions‚ and each person achieves their goal in a different way. Mary Shelley uses the journeys of Robert Walton‚ Frankenstein‚ and the creature to warn against ambition for the purposes of self-gratification‚ as they ultimately lead to the detriment of the lives of others. In his letters to his sister‚ Walton is clearly aware that his ambition travel

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    In "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg‚" Mark Twain explores many weaknesses of human nature. Hadleyburg was a town‚ noted‚ praised and envied of the citizens honesty and incorruptibility‚ until a single man corrupted and surfaced weaknesses of individuals and the community as a whole. Dishonesty‚ greed and falling into temptation are the stories greatest examples of human weakness. From these three sprout many more‚ all in all adding up to a total corruption. Dishonesty is a very common occurrence

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    Ambition Essay 15

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    Ambition Before I could really start to write about ambition‚ I had to ask myself what ambition really was. What causes people to be ambitious‚ and what are the advantages and disadvantages of being an ambitious person? At first‚ I must admit it was fairly difficult to comprehend. But I found it to all come together when I relates it to another kind of person or group of people – dreamers. When I think of ambitious people I think of dreamers. These are the people with hopes of one day

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    ”I’ve got a nice place here.”(7‚ Fitzgerald 2004) Tom is wealthy but when you invite someone over you don’t tell them you have a nice house‚ he is corrupted by his wealth and all he cares about is what makes him look good and wealthy. But Tom isn’t the only one‚ Daisy gave up her true love for money. “She

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    the Thane of Cawdor died and he could become king. The Thane of Glamis develops an ambition to be king and kills Duncan‚ who is already the king. Killing Duncan drives Macbeth insane‚ and eventually‚ he loses all feelings towards life or death and goes numb. Since Macbeth’s ambition is to become king he is willing to do anything‚ but because of this‚ he begins to go psychotic by the end of the play. Macbeth’s ambition to be king controls his actions and emotions. Lady Macbeth seizes her opportunity

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    This is known as ambition‚ the spell binding force that leads people towards success. However‚ ambition may result in harmful acts to get their satisfaction. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ is described as a very loyal and noble soldier. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth’s character dramatically changes because of several different factors. These factors influence Macbeth greatly and cause him to make numerous bad decisions. The influence of the witches’ prophecies

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    Importance of Ambition In the play‚ Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ it is evident that ambition plays a very important role in the play. Ambition is when someone has a strong desire for success‚ achievement‚ or a goal. It is a motivating factor that drives one towards success. This is a big part of this specific play. Without ambition‚ there would be no play‚ everything started with ambition. Ambition is important to the play because throughout the play Macbeth does everything to secure

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    this phrase‚ “One of the greatest mysteries in the world is the success that lies in conscientious work.” (Coolidge) One of the reasons for his ambition was to impress his father. He wanted to become a proud man like his father was‚ and this was the fuel that lead him to the presidency. I don’t believe I possess ambition in the same way he did‚ but my ambition lies on proving to my family that I can become something great. I don’t want to outdo my family‚ but I guess I want them to be proud of my own

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    My Greatest Ambition

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    My Greatest Ambition‚ Lurie. Story written in 1st person in voice of young(?) narrator. Tone shows a wry humour – adult reflecting on youth seems more likely. Language is straightforward and relies on variety rather than image creating. Sentences vary in length and create a sense of conversation. Humour of opening sentence implies adult looking back with affection. Memory as narrative tool: memory is always unreliable. Narrator counters this unreliability by frequent corrections and apologies

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