...of human is negative and positive. One of the human characteristic is ambition. Everybody must have an ambition to change his life. By an ambition, they can be encouraging themselves to do anything with good result. There are positive and negative from ambition. While there are opinion ambition is a negative thing, there is also a good reason why it might benefit for ambition. An ambition can be negative when someone wants to have very deep pretension but it is not comparable with potential in selves. Therefore, he will impose any ways to get anything that he wants. An ambition from negative angle is an ambitious. For example, they want to be legislative candidates, they do not have many supporters, but they do not want to strive and hard work to get support, with the result that they use money politics. An ambitious person is always confident. He always convinced with his abilities. So, he tends to regard the underestimated the ability of others. Generally, people become ambitious just to prove themselves that they can achieve a success. However, they always use wrong way and do anything to get it. On the other hand, Everybody has an ambition in selves, which is good thing. Firstly, the true meaning of ambition is power boost. An ambition is a source of inspiration and motivation. It makes people survive and keeping their expectation for the purpose. For the future, that makes a person want to be strong. For instance, a leader must have an ambition and great vision for everyone...
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...Definition of ambition | 3 | 1.3 Constructive Ambition | 4 | 1.3.1 Definition of Constructive Ambition | 4 | 1.3.2 Example of Constructive Ambition | 4-5 | 1.4 Destructive Ambition | 5 | 1.4.1 Definition of Destructive Ambition: | 5 | 1.5 Personal experience with ambition | 6 | 6.0 bibliography | 7 | “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” 1.1 Introduction: Many people have different ambitions in life so the word ambition would have different definitions, depending on whom you ask. To me ambition is an urge desire to achieve your goals or succeed. Ambition leads you to dedication, motivation and determination. Ambition is a feeling that is driven from within. In other words it is the sum of two factors; force and goal. In this essay, I will define "ambition", the different effects of ambition, and at last, I will talk about my personal experience with ambition. 1.2 Definition of Ambition Ambition is the motive force needed to propel all of us to work towards our set cherished goals. It is the force that drives us to accomplish goals that are within or beyond one’s natural abilities. Nevertheless ambition has the power to corrupt and completely alter one’s sense of reality and morality. Different people have different ambitions in life. The nature of ambition varies from persons to person. It depends upon one's family background, upbringing, social status and economic condition. 1.3 Constructive Ambition 1.3.1 Definition...
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...Ambition: The key to self-destruction Ambition is normally seen as a positive quality in an individual, but it can in fact spiral out of control. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, readers witness this exact situation; ambition is what leads to Macbeth’s destruction. This trait can also be referred to as his hamartia. The dangerous growth of ambition begins when the witches present to him a prophecy, continues when Lady Macbeth pushes him until, finally, he has built up enough to drive himself to destruction. To begin with, the first instance in which ambition presents a danger is when Macbeth gets encouraged by the witches’ supernatural promises. After he hears the witches declare that he will be named Thane of Cawdor and “shalt be king hereafter” (I. iii. 48), a spark is lit and his darker side comes out. This is especially noticed when he says, “my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single slate of man that function / Is smother’d insurmise, and nothing is / But what is not.” (I. iii. 138-141). It is visible at this time that ambition is just beginning to drive him in the wrong direction and away from moral consciousness. This battle of conscious vs excessive ambition is central to the story. It is referred to by Lady Macbeth, upon welcoming Macbeth home after hearing of his title as Thane of Cawdor, when she states, “Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without / The illness should attend it”. (I. v. 17-19) Here, she...
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...will make society look at the positive outlook of a brilliant idea gone wrong. I’m that special someone that will help you realize that the idea is still brilliant even though it may have taken a turn for the worse. I have always been recognized for my gift to lift someone’s spirits. It has always been evident that Public Relations is the career for me. Dreams and ambitions or not just sleep clouds and small child fantasies that are only in my imagination. Dreams and ambitions keep me focused and energized to achieve all that God has for me. What is achievement to me? The meaning of achievement is obtaining exertion or successful performance. That’s the proper definition according to Webster’s Dictionary. But to me, achievement means so much more. My goals and ambitions are life opportunities that I refuse to compromise or let be compromised. Obtaining my goals and working hard towards my ambitions is a very important factor at this point in my life. In my opinion, achievement is everlasting. It can be good or bad. It just depends on how one chooses to take advantage of it. For example, a criminal has stolen a man’s fortune successfully; he has achieved his goal. It’s a very bad achievement, but he was successful. However, a Christian such as myself, looks to accomplish those goals which are in the will of God. I know it is His will that I excel as an outstanding student in high school and college; live each day as a good example to other young people; and serve...
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...May 3, 2017 Hannah Barovier The Power of Ambition “Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.” This statement made by John Webster describes the downfall of Macbeth, which was brought on by unchecked ambition, his hamartia. In William Shakespeare’s great tragedy Macbeth, a man upsets the natural order by committing regicide, simultaneously putting him at war with himself. Macbeth is driven by his lust for power and loss of morals. His unchecked ambition leads to his own self-destruction, and the natural order is restored. Over the course of the play, Shakespeare imparts that ambition will never fulfil a lust for power, and while it can be positive, it has the ability to fundamentally alter one’s...
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...people who chose criminal lives. Once they accomplish the first crime, the rest comes with no guilt. Another concept is manhood. In Macbeth, manhood is used to manipulate characters to perform task they would otherwise not. Lady Macbeth was able to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan by questioning his manhood, and Macbeth did the same to his group of hired murders to kill his best friend. Modern examples of manipulation include gangs, children, and siblings. The final concept is the importance of interpersonal relationships. This is the core of the play. It is the relation Macbeth had with the witches and his wife alongside himself that led him to a life of crime. Bad outside influence leads people to act unpleasantly. Even in modern cultures interpersonal relationships can be seen. School life, neighborhood, and family relationships all influence how an individual behaves. If the influence is positive, then the person sustains his relationships and grows, but if it is negative, the person falls to an unfortunately bad lifestyle. William Shakespeare establishes that keeping strong positive interpersonal relationships is the key to a good life, but if one lets one bad relation manipulate them, their actions will lead to their...
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...Is Macbeth an evil villain or simply a tragic hero? What makes a character a true tragic hero? All tragic heroes have the same qualities; an honorable person who is doomed for a tragic downfall; the situation usually makes them suffer and feel guilty. Would Macbeth be considered an evil villain or noble man? Throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it is clear to see that Macbeth is a man who was influenced by the wrong people, and completely driven to have success. Could the drive to success make a person so morally wrong? How could the favorable Macbeth take such an awful turn for defeat? Macbeth is the perfect example of a true tragic hero; possessing great nobility that came crashing down at the hands of his peers, and the single tragic flaw of ambition. The first time the reader was introduced to the character Macbeth, it would be impossible to think he could turn out to be so morally imperfect. For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops, And fixed his head upon our battlement (Shakespeare 1.2.16-23). When the caption is talking about Macbeth, it was obvious to understand that Macbeth was a brave and a courageous fighter; he was explained to be a hero very quickly in the beginning. This...
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...Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 4(1): 64-73 Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational2013 (ISSN: 2141-6990) © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 4(1):64-73 (ISSN:2141-6990) jeteraps.scholarlinkresearch.org The Role of Student-Related Factors in the Performance of Biology Subject in Secondary Schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya Wabuke Joy Mukhwana Chepkoilel University College, Department of Science Education, P. O. Box 1125-30100, Eldoret, Kenya. ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This paper focuses on the student-related factors that influence performance of students in Biology in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Eldoret municipality. The study was conducted through an ex-post facto design. A total of ten secondary schools were sampled. Target respondents were Form Three students and teachers of Biology (those teaching Form Three) within the municipality. The study sample (which was made up of 225 respondents; 200 students and 25 teachers) was obtained using stratified sampling. Simple random sampling was then used to choose the streams and particular students who participated in the study. Purposive sampling was used to obtain only the students who study Biology. The data was collected using questionnaires, observations and interviews and analysed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) computer programme...
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...experience before storing it in the brain for the word neuro, the use of words, symbols and images create mental pictures (linguistic) and how desired behaviors and attitudes become ingrained (programming) (Business Dictionary). NLP is known to be useful in the enabling of people to develop behaviors such as to take effective action in spite of fear, to behave with confidence in any situation, to create positive, pervasive changes, to rapidly acquire skills and strategies and to achieve goals elegantly and easily. In this information age, communication is what industrial technology was in the technological age. The ability to communicate with people at different levels is a determinant factor in the achievement of success. Given the materialistic nature of society, the highest performing individuals are mostly people with high material influence. Giving NLP different names from self-hypnosis to auto-suggestion, the use of NLP in the achievement of social goals is evident. This paper seeks to associate NLP to performance and determine whether this association is real or imaginary. Ambition is a very influential factor in the creation of...
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...Fifth Business, Robertson Davies portrays a man’s quest for enlightenment through his unpredictable life journey. Every change in Dunstan Ramsay’s life journey teaches him a valuable life lesson, and changes him for the better, resulting in his discovery of enlightenment. The road to enlightenment is paved by the insight on life that Dunstan gains as he changes his physical locations over the course of the novel. It is also clear that change can be enlightening when looking at the important characteristics that Dunstan develops from the variety of people that he surrounds himself with throughout life. Lastly, the knowledge that Dunstan learns through his many ambition changes proves to help him find personal enlightenment. Through the principles that Dunstan learns from his perpetual changes in setting, friends and ambitions, Davies uses Dunstan’s life journey to show that in order to achieve enlightenment, one must live within constant change. Over the course of the novel, Dunstan is constantly moving to new settings, and every change in scenery results in a big leap towards enlightenment. When Dunstan enlists for World War I, he lives through what may be his worst life experience. At this time, Dunstan explains that he is “frightened of death, of wounds, of being...
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...‘Shakespeare is interested in the essentials of human nature, holding a mirror up to our humanity’ Shakespeare understood humanity in a way that no other playwright before him had ever explored. Harold Bloom, a prominent Shakespeare authority and literary critic, contends that Shakespeare invented personality and human nature as we know it today. Up until Shakespeare, there was a “villain”, a “hero”, a “fool” and an “innocent” and the audience knew right away which was which. Shakespeare didn’t write “heroes” and “villains.” He wrote real people with real flaws, who were all equally capable of committing good and evil. One of the most important themes in Macbeth involves the witches' statement in Act 1, Scene1 that "fair is foul and foul is fair." (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 10) This phrase aptly describes the macabre status quo within the character Macbeth and without. When Macbeth and Banquo first see the weird sisters, Banquo is horrified by their hideous appearances. Conversely, Macbeth immediately began to converse with these universally known evil creatures. After hearing their prophecies, one can say that Macbeth considered the witches to be "fair" when in reality their intentions were quite "foul." Macbeth's possession of the titles of Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland came by foul means. Macbeth became the Thane of Glamis by his father Sinel's death; he became Thane of Cawdor when the former namesake was executed for treason; and he was ordained...
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...First Draft Marking Template Research Paper First Draft | Marker’s Alias: Leonhart | | Author’s Alias: Spearow | I. STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION | Comments | Introduction: HookDoes the essay begin with a hook/brief introduction that situates the topic more broadly? The hook should make it evident why the topic is interesting and important to generalist and specialist audiences.Does it draw the reader’s interest? How could it be improved? | Positive * Hook introduces the topic in a great way, by analyzing a healthy government, and introducing the topic of how, to succeed it needs the help of the people who vote them in. Improvements * The author could give an example of a regime that turned on its people, (Syria) and thus lead to the overthrowing of the government (Arab spring) to further relate to the reader and gain its interest. | Introduction: Thesis StatementIs the thesis statement easy to identify? E.g. “This essay argues…” Is it clear? Does it make sense? How could it be made clearer and more easily identifiable? | Positive * The thesis is clear and makes sense “this essay will argue that societal politics are derived from the motivations of the middle class as it pertains to the state flourishing” Improvements * The factors that relate to this topic could be further addressed in a few words. What are these economic needs? Etc.… | Introduction: RoadmapDoes the roadmap state how the paper will prove the thesis statement in several parts? E.g. “This paper is...
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...I think that that assessment is inaccurate because I feel as though I have demonstrated ambition throughout my life, both academically and professionally. Although, there were some questions regarding leadership that I was shaky on upon answering them, nonetheless, I thought that whenever I was asked a question related to my ambition, I always answered in a positive manner. There were a few instances where I perhaps disagreed with a statement such as “I like giving orders”, but I do not think that such an answer reflects my ambition since I was merely answering the question based on how I perceived it. Using the earlier statement as an example, I viewed it as someone who just enjoys giving orders for the sake of it. Therefore, I disagreed accordingly. In essence, I do not think the test assessed my ambition ability accurately. I also disliked the fact that the test was quite extensive in terms of duration. It me around 30 minutes to complete the assessment. I think that the test can be improved in that...
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...bank account, and cars are all examples of external success measured by physical possessions. Instances of priceless, non-material measurements of success can be family, experiences, and milestones. One example of a combination of external and internal measurements...
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...Many government buildings and personal property went down, including the White House. The government tried getting the money to rebuild infrastructure but since the country was struggling with finances already, Haiti needed to reach out to other countries for help. As you may know, Haiti’s government is very corrupted. Other countries would help us financially, but the native population wouldn’t see any of that cash. For example, whenever a country gives our government money to help the population, the people that run the government take that money right to their family and do nothing to help the people. In my opinion Haiti will never change with people like that in power. The reason why I think there is a Middle-class has to do with the fact that growing up In Haiti made me see the difference between me and other kids. Sometimes my friends would complain how their parents didn’t have any food to cook, or their parents don’t have any money to buy supplies. Me on the other hand, my parents always had something to put on the table for us. That is why I believe in the middle-class. Growing up on that background makes you see lifestyle from a different point of view...
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