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    Human Virtues

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    Human Virtues and Character Strengths Virtues consist of a set of character strengths‚ these strengths represent good character. They are wisdom‚ courage‚ humanity‚ justice‚ temperance‚ and transcendence. Wisdom and courage are two virtues that my Grand Father encompassed. He was a very strong and knowledgeable man. His life revolved around going against all odds‚ he truly believed in beating whatever he was at battle against. His perseverance was with him till the day he died.

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    REFLECTION OF HIS POEMS : The inspiring poems of Rizal proved his poetical genius that reflected about his life in his childhood memories including his experiences and insights about education‚ religion and colonial administration of Spain in the Philippine islands. In 1874-1877‚ he wrote poems of varied interest and perspectives about life : (1) My First Inspiration ; (2) In Memory of My Town; (3) Through Education the Mother Receives Light; (4) Intimate Alliance between Religion; and (5) A Farewell

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    Ambition In Macbeth

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    death of King Duncan. The play‚ Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare suggests that people are driven by ambition and the need for power; however‚ the characters are blinded by consequences that lead to unfortunate events. Lady Macbeth is sent a letter by Macbeth explaining the prophecies of the three witches. “Yet do I fear thy nature… Thou wouldst be great‚ art that not without ambition but without the illness should attend it” (1.5). In other words‚ lady Macbeth knows her husband is

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    Ambition Essay

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    Krause English 3 Stelling/Lauri Period 1 Ambition means a strong desire to attain success for one’s life. All of us have certain ambition. Some have good ambition such as to be a famous singer or an actor etc. Some others have bad ambition. Some want to be rich like Oprah Winfrey. Some want to be this person and that person‚ while some others want to be very rich. If one’s ambition is noble then he will surely succeed. On the other hand‚ if one’s ambition is selfish and narrow‚ he will surely fall

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    Macbeth's Ambition

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    behaviour‚ nature and ambitions in today’s society. Ambition is a quality in which we all possess‚ however‚ it is the way we interpret it‚ that will determine how far we will go to attain what we desire. The famous William Shakespeare’s plays are global successes‚ appreciated for their timeless themes. Ambition can be used to an extent‚ but as seen in the tragedy‚ Macbeth (1623) the protagonist Macbeth‚ becomes power-hungry and his life becomes fuelled‚ negatively‚ by ambition. Shakespeare is still

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    The Virtue of Perseverance

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    William P Taylor Jr WRI 1100 Sara Domguia Perseverance Perseverance and other obstacles in life “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture ) When I hear the term perseverance I think

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    Macbeth and Ambition

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    12/5/12 Macbeth: Close Reading Essay Ambition is a strong feeling of wanting to be successful in achieving a goal (Encarta Dictionary). An example of an ambition is in the play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare. The main character‚ Macbeth is described as “not without ambition‚” (Shakespeare‚ 1.5. 19) to become the king. Therefore‚ he has the drive‚ and he desires for the success of becoming the king. However‚ by achieving his goal and satisfying his ambition‚ the character’s soul and characteristics

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    Frankenstein's ambition

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    Topic #3 Victor’s driving‚ obsessive ambition ruined his life and led to his own death and the murder of his loved ones. Illustrate how ambition affects not only Victor and Robert Walton‚ but also the creature in Frankenstein. Thesis Statement: Ambition and the quest for knowledge is a fatal flaw in the characters of Victor Frankenstein‚ Robert Walton‚ and the creature. In Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel‚ ‘Frankenstein’‚ a recurring motif of ambition and the quest for knowledge is present among the

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    Ambition in Macbeth

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    Ambition in Macbeth In Macbeth‚ a play set in Scotland‚ William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy of a man’s ambition. In the play‚ Macbeth is described as a man who has ambitions of becoming king. After the first part of the prophecy by the witches whom he has met returning from battle comes true‚ he begins to think the second part may also come true‚ “supernatural soliciting cannot be ill‚ cannot be good.” The witches have predicted that Macbeth would first become Thane of

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    with the witches prophesying that Macbeth will be king. Macbeth wants to fulfil this prophecy due to his high ambitions. However‚ the prophecy is fulfilled only because Lady Macbeth leads her husband through the barriers. It is Macbeth’s wife who causes the death of Duncan. <br> <br>Lady Macbeth acts as Macbeth’s superior while the murder of Duncan occurs. Lady Macbeth has high ambitions for her husband. She understands that Macbeth has a lust for the throne. However‚ she fears that her husband would

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