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Hace 2 días · It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.”. “Go the extra mile. The majority of people don’t even go the first mile.”. “A positive mind finds a way it can be done. A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.”. “Don’t wait.
Hace 2 días · The life of such simplicity was never one so easy lived, the lands became more brutal with every passing day, this much was known by all. His father, the Miller, was known to dabble in a side business, not unlike a majority toiling in such a field, who found themselves typically drawn to the illegal and disloyal in order to supply for their families.
Hace 5 días · According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "If [conceit and selfish ambition] are resident in you, there is no way you should believe that you are living according to Biblical humility and you are subsequently unable to live out the Mind of Christ."
Hace 2 días · When I encountered Newland Archer, the main character in Edith Wharton’s The Age Of Innocence, 4 I recognized in him parts of my youthful self. Newland is a young paragon of New York society in the 1870s. He’s wealthy, spends his days dabbling in the law and reading to satisfy his intellectual curiosity.
Hace 3 días · Albert Cossery was born in Cairo in 1913. He studied law in Paris before the outbreak of World War II. During the war, Cossery served in the Egyptian merchant Navy. At the age of 27 he published his first book, Men God Forgot.Albert Cossery emigrated to Paris to continue his studies (which he never did) and to devote himself to writing.
Hace 5 días · Macbeth's hamartia, the imperfect aspect of his personality that causes his downfall, is his ambition. Analyse "I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself / And falls on th'other". Macbeth contemplates whether to murder Duncan.
Hace 5 días · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Act II, Which of the following best states the central idea of The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II? A. Ambition leads to greatness. B. Tragedy befalls even honest people. C. A murderer must live with his conscience. D.
