“When someone achieves greatness in any field—such as the arts‚ science‚ politics‚ or business—that person’s achievements are more important than any of his or her personal faults.” The author clearly leans towards the status of achievement being the mark of a man rather than the man itself. The statement clearly paints a literal synecdoche‚ which exalts the level of accomplishment to over-run any possible shortcomings or shortfalls in character – a path to be treaded carefully. The author also
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worst failure of all is the failure to try. That is the first rule towards achieving your ambitions. Moving past the ‘no‚ I just can’t.’ attitude and realizing that you can. That the possibility is there‚ and no matter how minute that chance is‚ the fact that it is present is all you really need. In the words of Beth Hamilton‚ ‘You don’t need easy‚ you just need possible’. You need to commit yourself to achieving it‚ realize that your fate is in your hands‚ and that the choices you made
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American Greatness in the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington and Concord The Battle of Lexington and Concord took place on the 18th of April‚ 1775. British plans were discovered to send 700 soldiers to Concord‚ a town outside of Boston. Their plans were to destroy guns and ammunition that were being stored in the town. They were also planning to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock‚ who were two of the leaders of the patriot movement. The Americans were warned of the assault of the British
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Achieving my career aspirations and future professional growth: A path to success Introduction As other graduate students maybe desire some more specific profession knowledge becoming their wings to make them fly in the future career. They have their own specific goals and clear life planning. A clear planning objective is the first step to success in life. It is time to take serious to construct my future plan. I never think systematically about my future career‚ all of thoughts are fantasy
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GOAL ACHIEVING ANALYSIS: To achieve anything‚ whether mundane or unearthly‚ the primary and crucial step is to set out with a clear-cut goal or goals before us. No one has ever hit the mark without taking an aim. Even when the pathways are not clear to us‚ the destination must be clear. There are goals as varied as human nature‚ but we can classify them in the order of significance or value calculated to give meaning and purpose to human existence. Motivational psychology has also tried to classify
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Research Paper April 11 2010 The Greatness of Edgar Allan Poe Some people think Edgar Allan Poe is one of the greatest writers in history. Poe mostly wrote in a Gothic theme‚ which makes the story creepy and mysterious. The death of his family members played a big part in the type of writing he did. He became a drinker and gambler‚ which led him down the path of the crazed thoughts that come out in his stories. Edgar Allan Poe has a claim to literary greatness because of his mysterious‚ Gothic
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that‚ competitions as well almost never ceased among the students. My moments had been depressing‚ as I had to compete for the top rank with many brighter students than me. Nevertheless‚ after years of experience‚ I realized that it was not about achieving great success. Without anxiety‚ life would not be as interesting as it is now.
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results of individualism has been spread world wide. Important leaders‚ thinkers‚ and philosophers with radical ideas in virgin areas of research were making significant finds rapidly. Yet progress was slowed by short-sighted men who failed to <br>see greatness. <br><br>Aberham Lincoln was a revolutionary in his time with his views on slavery and forgiveness of the South. Yet his death was the result of one man’s refusal to accept what was once a proud and rich land reduced to tatters- left to ruin because
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Also‚ professionally there will be a stable career for me to advance in. College opens many opportunities to bigger things‚ always knowing there is a career available to me. It’s not only about the benefits of being in college but‚ knowing I’m achieving my goals and completing something that can change my life depending on what I do with it. Although‚ I have the weakness to stop my college success when my motivation drops‚ I challenge myself to push even harder and seek further. What people may
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Americans‚ Hispanic Americans‚ and women‚ do not have the same amount of opportunities and benefits as white males typically have (Patterson‚ 2013 pg. 148). Through affirmative action programs enacted by Congress‚ small steps have been made toward achieving the equality America has been lacking for a majority of its history. According to Patterson‚ affirmative action “...refers to deliberate efforts to provide
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