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    Happiness Interviews Transcript Dawn Burkhert HU300 – Arts and Humanities Kaplan University The first person I interviewed was my mom‚ Shirley. The reason I chose her is because she is 83 years old and raised seven kids during the early part of the Cold War. She has been married twice‚ she been broke then been comfortable but not wealthy‚ and she has seen her share of health problems. For my second interview‚ I chose a new co-worker named Doug. He is a 21 year old‚ homosexual‚ single

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    love story The End of the Affair. The content is about the four characters the novelist‚ Maurice Bendrix; the couple Henry and Sarah Miles; and the priest Richard Smythe. Maurice meets Sarah and they fall in love deeply. The more Maurice loves Sarah‚ the more he realizes that there is an indestructible obstacle‚ which prevents him possessing all Sarah’s love. Maurice’s love affair ends‚ he lives in hatred and torment because Sarah staying away from him. Maurice has no more doubt when he finds out Sarah’s

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    "Ambition is the last refuge of failure." Ambition is the desire for personal achievement. It provides the motivation and determination necessary to achieve a particular end or condition. Ambitious people are characterized by their strong desire for attainment‚ power‚ or superiority. also ambition can be defined as the desire‚ determination‚ and access the goal. Beginning of the ambition is the meaning of desire. Man ambition is generated has a desire to reach a particular goal. For example you

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    “It is not money that brings up happiness but what we do and how we do it” 309 Money is most often cited as a crucial material for people to satisfy their needs ranged from the simplest to the most complicated desire. Hence‚ many people spend their whole life seeking for money which offers them utmost happiness and super power. In contrast‚ I honestly believe that it is

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    –language‚ character‚ theme Virtue and Ambition in Julius Caesar Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play which displays the contrasting themes of ambition and virtue. The background of this renowned play is set in republican Rome‚ where the importance of virtue is at its peak. Virtue embraces honour‚ nobility‚ love and responsibility for their nation. The Romans believe that truly virtuous men are consistent in their private and public political life. Ambition‚ on the other hand‚ has no place in

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    The “Divine” Love Triangle In The End of the Affair‚ Graham Greene presents to us a complex romantic triangle between Sarah Miles (the kind-hearted adulteress)‚ her suspicious yet ever-loving husband Henry‚ and Maurice Bendrix‚ Sarah’s passionate lover. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ a new character is introduced into this love trio: God. One might even say that God is not just introduced‚ but actually replaces Henry in the intricate triangle. Not only does God touch Sarah in an intimate‚

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    “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing”- Ralph Waldo Emerson. Oftentimes‚ people set goals for themselves to accomplish. This goals creates great desire and ambition which fuels all actions. However‚ when the ambition in question becomes the individual’s sole focus‚ the outcomes can be negative‚ both for the individual‚ as well as for surrounding parties. The excessive ambition and desire of characters in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ led to their downfall

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    Macbeth’s Ambition Ambition can often times be considered the motivation in one’s life. It is one of the key sources to success. Ambition can blind one from determining from what’s right and what’s wrong. Having much ambition can have positive or negative effects. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeths ambition led to destruction of himself. One’s ambition can over power them and cause them to act differently. Macbeths ambition over powers him and controls who he really is not. “The prince

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    End of Watch The typical cop movie: riding around fighting evil in the cities and overall just portraying a superhero character‚ because you are a cop. Doesn’t that get boring? Well‚ in the movie End of Watch directed by David Ayer (producer of Training Day) he comes with a different approach. This isn’t the average cop movie though‚ it introduces the bond between two men who have been in law enforcement with each other quite a while now. Ayer not only shows the basic fighting crime scenes‚ but

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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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