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    my ambition

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    Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali actually ‚ i wanted to become a doc. since i was 4 years old.my grandfather was a landlord. i always used to ask him `when i become a doc. will u give me some of your land to construct my clinic?` he used to smile and say`why not dear.` then i would say `grandpa then i will certainly treat you after i become a doc. and i will not charge you a single penny` and he used to enjoy this childish talk with me.however i and my grandpa

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    Coriolanus Virtues

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    Coriolanus’ virtues of valour and integrity make him extremely unsuitable to fill the role of Consul in Rome. By exploring Coriolanus’ pure martial virtues‚ distinctive character and godlike status‚ it can be seen that to a very certain extent his is not Consul material. Coriolanus has been raised to behold only martial virtues and because of this he excels in battles. His warrior nature makes him fearless‚ dangerous and brutal‚ leaving him with no ability to be patient‚ humble and considerate

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    Ambition in Life

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    Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without any ambition is like a boat without rudder. Having an ambition needs continuous efforts towards achieving it. One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. A strong will-power and determination will carry a person forward against all obstacles. Different people have different ambitions. Some aim to become teachers‚ soldiers‚ artists‚ politicians‚ doctors‚ engineers etc. Some try to amass wealth and

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    Virtue of Generosity

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    Selfness is a virtue of humanity and generosity is an offshot of selfness. It is the virtue of bringing a smile onto other peoples faces. For the most part‚ it is good to be generous. In the Prince‚ Machiavelli argues that there are boundaries on when and to what extend a prince should be generous before his people take advantage of him or are no longer satisfied with his generosity and expect more from him. Through his text and my understanding of Machiavelli perspective on generosity you will be

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    My Ambition

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    "Every one of you should have an ambition in life. Once you have got one‚ build a strong base and work your way to that ambition‚" lectured Mrs. Johnson as she walked back and forth in the front of the room. I could hear a faint snore in the back of the room. Everyone was watching the clock tick towards the end of the period. She just went on and on about setting goals. I t was boring beyond reason. I have already heard all this junk in my past years of school. Even watching a fly sounded much more

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    Macbeth Ambition

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    Ambition can lead to committing great accomplishments as well as immoral acts. However‚ often times these acts change one’s desires and lead people in temptation and to their own corruption. This is evident in the play‚ The Tragedy Of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ where he explains how certain events can lead to consequences of ambition. A Scottish lord‚ Macbeth‚ who was once honored by his bravery had a drastic turn of events and is now gullible tyrant. This occurred after an encounter

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    Is Patriotism A Virtue

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    Yet if everyone presumes their country is above all others‚ then at most only one can be correct (Nathanson 537). In the essay “Is Patriotism A Virtue‚” MacIntyre brings up an effective example of this. Consider a scarce resource that all countries need such as oil. Since patriotism encourages a people to put their own country’s interests first‚ they would want to keep their oil within their country

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    Ambition - Essay

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    Ambition is the strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without future ambition is like a relationship without trust. Having ambition requires continuous effort towards achieving it. One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. My greatest ambition is to attend medical school‚ and become a doctor. I was inspired by my grandmother‚ as well as‚ the great passion I have in helping others. Seeing the person that one loves in agony is hard‚ but not being able

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    career ambitions

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    Career ambition This misconception ambition is the first thing you may crashing in front of the eyes of many of us when he finds himself after graduation without a job or is suffering even find any work by plugging breath livelihood and then thought one of us that has stabilized and is believed to function is always from eight o’clock to the second half in the public sector and others in the private sector and then interrupted it relates to his work every day so even comes last month arrested for

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    Ambition Essay

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    Ambition is not so much the desire to achieve‚ but the action or method of getting to that desire‚ without the action it is merely a dream. When an individual speaks about ambition there is a straight idea of positivity embedded into it. Carol Anne Duffy’s education for leisure and Shakespeare’s Macbeth both have a very strong link to ambition and power‚ but they are by no means positive ambitions. In this essay I am going to analyse and compare the two piece of text. The poem ’Education for Leisure’

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