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    My Ambition

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    Ambition is the desire for a personal achievement.Ambition has always taken an important part in people daily life because everybody want to achieve his goals in his life.However the point at issue is ambition is it positive or not ?In the following paragraphs we are going to expose the positive and negative aspects of this issue On the one hand ‚ if the ambition represents a sort of " motor" it can be very interesting because when you do omething which is very hard ‚ it’s always more easier to

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    Virtue Ethics

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    Introduction Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfil one’s functions. Virtue ethics is not so much interested in the question ’What should I do?’ but rather in the

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    Ambition in Macbeth

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    Ambition is often the driving force in one’s life. It can have an extremely dominant impact on not only yourself‚ but also many people in your surroundings. You have the ability to control if the outcomes either have a lasting negative or positive effect. When a goal requires determination and hard work to complete‚ personal morals often take a back seat to the aspiration of accomplishing the goal. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ it is clear that like many other great leaders‚ Macbeth exemplifies the necessary

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    my ambition

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    left after my sister’s explanation: my tooth had been ready to be extracted‚ while my friend’s had not.  “I’m going to be a dentist‚” I declared. I wanted to follow in the professional footsteps of my sister and my uncle. My sister supported my ambition‚ honoring my interest in her profession even when I was young.  I didn’t need to visit my sister’s clinic as a child because I had few cavities. As I entered elementary school and began eating more candy‚ however‚ I visited more often. I didn’t

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    Leading by Virtue

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    Sem. Gerald Paul Grijaldo July 9‚ 2012 Oriental Philosophy 1 Mr. Ramon Rafael Dolor “Leading by Virtues” “A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star‚ which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.” - Confucius‚ The Analects 2:1 The Confucius saying that is quoted above is very meaningful and it is very helpful to every government leaders especially in our country. Confucius was referring to the leaders

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    Humanism Humanism is an approach in study‚ philosophy‚ world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns‚ attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. According to Greg M. Epstein‚ "Humanism today can be categorized as a movement‚ a philosophy of life or worldview‚ or ... [a] lifestance."[1] In philosophy and social science‚ humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature‚ and is contrasted with anti-humanism Secular humanism

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    Virtue and Aristotle

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    on the cultivation of virtue‚ though his virtues are somewhat more individualistic than the essentially social virtues of the Confucians. Yet as we shall see‚ Aristotle was convinced that a genuinely happy life required the fulfillment of a broad range of conditions‚ including physical as well as mental well-being. In this way he introduced the idea of a science of happiness in the classical sense‚ in terms of a new field of knowledge. Essentially‚ Aristotle argues that virtue is achieved by maintaining

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    Life Ambitions

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    Owen Stuart Phillips-Statement of Ambitions and Life Purpose Scouting has taught me many things about myself. It is a big part of who I am now and it will stay with me forever. Through Scouting‚ I have learned the importance of preparation‚ personal responsibility‚ service to others‚ and leadership skills. I first started out with Cub Scouts where I earned every rank and received my Arrow of Light. After Cub Scouts‚ I crossed over to Boy Scouts and joined Troop 40. I have been extremely involved

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    Gatsby's Ambition

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    English 11‚ Period 2 05 June 2012 The Great Gatsby’s Ambition In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald builds theme of personal ambition by using the setting and the characterization to show the significance of the main persona‚ Gatsby’s personal ambition. Fitzgerald uses the setting of East Egg and West Egg and characterization of Daisy and Dan Cody on the connection they have with Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby’s ambition is to achieve the American Dream. In Gatsby’s eyes‚ to

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    from? Is it forged in the sweat and tears of hard work or in our natural born abilities? This has been debated for a very long time now and many authors have given their point of view on the situation. In The Sports Gene‚ a non-fiction text by David Epstein tells that talent comes from innate abilities and these abilities allow for little training to be needed to be successful. He talks about how our biological image can carry us to success. In Outliers: The Story of Success another non-fiction text

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