Napoleon Dynamite’s once said‚“ Great ambition is the passion of great character.Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them." Meaning that ambitions is a force that can alone endowed the promises of life. However‚ if overmastered it can lead to a sign of doom and destruction resulting‚ in one’s premature demise. This holds truth because both Gatsby and Macbeth were driving by ambition and power. The Great Gatsby was written by F
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How ambitious are you? Being ambitious means having the desire to reach some successes or achievements in work‚ social and personal fields. Ambition is generally considered positive‚ although an excess of it can lead to non-desirable behaviours. 1 - When you play a game with your friends or participate in a competition‚ do you feel like you’re going to win? Never Sometimes Frequently Always 2 - Do you think you have some above-average qualities? Never Sometimes Frequently Always 3 - Do you
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Morris Lurie My greatest ambition Summary The story is an autobiography about the narrator’s life when he was a kid. A thirteen year old boy draws comics‚ and wants to become a comic-strip artist. He calls everybody in his class dreamers‚ and believes he is the only person who is not a dreamer. When he finishes his first comic he gets a tip from a friend‚ who tells him to send it to a magazine‚ which might publish it. So he sends his comic to the magazine‚ and is asked to make an appointment with
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Ever had to face a contrary impulse by the drive of ambition? When confronted with challenging tasks‚ we intend to endure it with perseverance till the end‚ whether we have achieved the goal or not. In Welty’s work “A Worn Path” seizes the moments of the protagonist as she overcomes her obstacles from every angle. Poe’s character‚ Montresor is also someone who entitled to this but does it in a rancorous way. With all opinions aside‚ these protagonists have attested persistence through strength‚ endurance
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men in the United States history. Washington was not born into the provincial lifestyle of high rank and did not receive the education that he was expected to receive due to early on tragedies in his life. Despite lack of education‚ Washington’s ambition leads him to accomplish many things in his life. Though many of the accounts of Washington’s life are documented and have been accurate; new discoveries have been uncovered explaining more detailed accounts of “the man who could not tell a lie.”
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Ambition is a difficult trait to pin down because it is so humanly‚ we all have dreams and strive to be something in life. On the one hand‚ we want praise ambition‚ yet on the other we want to warn against it. Literature especially‚ take a big role on the approach of the theme Ambition. You see many characters in stories putting fourth efforts to fulfill their wishes and who push themselves past what is thought to be capable. This is evident in the actions of the epic hero Beowulf who strives for
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The American Dream first game up in the Declaration of Independence‚ which was used to give hope to regular citizens. The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights‚ among which are life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness“. The American dream is something that is common to all people‚ but is perceived differently from one another. A major theme in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is the pursuit of what can be called
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one ignores you." This quote by Steve Martin explains the importance of ambition in our daily lives. Ambition is the driving point of success in life despite the obstacles one encounters‚ however‚ it causes stress to people along with the success it brings‚ forcing some people to believe that it is impossible to accomplish their dreams‚ but if they try‚ they will surprise themselves and others. First‚ the portrayal of ambition in the song "Hall of Fame"‚ by The Script and Will-I-Am‚ the title is a
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from day to day‚ To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle! (5.5. 21-25) The repetition of “to-morrow” accentuates the monotony of his life. Macbeth’s vaulting ambition brought him to a point where he is isolated and every aspect of his life is futile‚ and this repetition and the image of a candle being extinguished emphasizes this. His demise signifies that toiling for all the wrong reasons and end goals will only
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Childhood is the best time of a person’s life Many people will probably agree that childhood is the best time of one’s life. But not every childhood is happy. Some children may be born in a poor family or under such circumstances that make their lives bad. In my opinion‚ childhood is the happiest time of a person’s life in most cases. Why is childhood the best stage of one’s life? Let’s consider common circumstances. The child is born in good family‚ he or she has parents who love and take care
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