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Definition Essay On Ambition

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Juan Orellana
Professor Mark Rocksworld
ENG 121
18 October 2015
Ambition
Everyone has a different ambition therefore the word itself has many different definitions depending on who you ask. Some may say it’s a compliment others may take it as in insult. Do you strive to be the best? Or do you scorn with triumph? As for me it is a burning urge, a desire for achievement, to succeed, to have dedication, to carry motivation. It’s what’s propels me to work toward my set goals. It has led people from all walks of life to cleave to a new path, to set a new vision and fight through hurdles and win with honor
Rag to riches, the enslaved to liberator we as humans are driven by ambition. It is the very path to success. A person without ambition is like a boat without a rudder. How is it even possible to achieve anything? It gives you will power and determination. Ambition pushes you forward and through any obstacles. Swami Vivekananda said that, “Man is master of his destiny”. We ourselves fully control our actions. In a way it feels like its power behind progress and change it is a powerful value. I believe ambition to be important, for where would anyone be without …show more content…

Such as Sean Combs aka (P Diddy) a boy who at age 12 being to young to have his own paper route, found a way around the rule by taking the routes of several older boys and giving them 50 percent of his earning and soon leading him to making over 700 a week as a paperboy. In 1993 he formed his own company Bad Boy Records and came to produce hit artists. His enterprise includes clothing lines, cologne, alcohol, television series, and even restaurants with a net worth of 735 million. He says, “ I’ve never been surprise about what happened to me. I’ve put in hard work to get to this point. “Its like when you become a lawyer – if you’re bustin’ your ass, you’re not surprised when you get your degree. I came in to win, you know” he is a prime example on where ambition can get

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