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Throughout our lives, we all have desires. Some may be major desires, some may be minor; some may be difficult to achieve, some may be simple. Nevertheless, we should always strive to aspire and to meet these desires. Our passions and desires should govern the way we choose to live our lives. Three passions that consume my life are success, love and wealth. Each of these elements motivate me and help to establish my sense of self. The greatest accomplishment would be to attain these three desires in my lifetime. To be successful means to accomplish set goals and I hope to reach my goals in my life. First and foremost, I hope to be successful with regards to my academics. One of the greatest satisfactions would be graduating high school, going to university and completing my degree. Along the way, I know I will be faced with obstacles, so I want to be able to overcome those obstacles and be successful with regards to evaluations to further …show more content…

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