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Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without
ambition to push us, we will not be ___1___ of great
achievements. We all need that special something
___2___ ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a
higher goal ___3___ we imagine ourselves capable
___4___. Yet, ambition,
___5___ money and fire, is a good
servant, but a bad
master. Einstein, Louis Braille and countless ___6___
renowned persons
succeeded because they had the ambition and
determination to strive ___7___
what they wanted. On ___8___ other hand, there were also
people like Adolf
Hitler and Nero, who, ___9___ of over-ambitious, failed
to ___10___
successful people. Instead, by ___11___ slaves to their
ambition, they were blinded
to reality and humanity. They ___12___ the people's
respect and were soon
despised. Needless to ___13___, they failed in their endeavours and caused much
suffering to the people they had been ___14___ in charge
of.
Perhaps you may ___15___ that people like Hitler and
Einstein are
far removed from ___16___ ordinary lives. Nevertheless,
ambition and
over-ambition ___17___ timeless emotions. Since the era
of the cave man,
ambition has led to the success and downfall ___18___
many individuals. We
have achieved much today, ___19___ to our forefathers'
ambitions and dreams.
___20___ we are to progress, we will have to learn to
control our ambition to help us achieve our targets. |
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Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without
ambition to push us, we will not be
capable of great
achievements. We all need that special something
within ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a
higher goal than we imagine ourselves capable
of. Yet, ambition,
like money and fire, is a good
servant, but a bad
master. Einstein, Louis Braille and countless
other
renowned persons
succeeded because they had the ambition and
determination to strive for
what they wanted. On the other hand, there were also
people like Adolf
Hitler and Nero, who,
because of over-ambitious, failed
to become
successful people. Instead, by
being slaves to their
ambition, they were blinded
to reality and humanity. They
lost the people's
respect and were soon
despised. Needless to say, they failed in their endeavors and caused much
suffering to the people they had been
put/placed in charge
of.
Perhaps you may think that people like Hitler and
Einstein are
far removed from our ordinary lives. Nevertheless,
ambition and
over-ambition are timeless emotions. Since the era
of the cave man,
ambition has led to the success and downfall
of
many individuals. We
have achieved much today,
due to our forefathers'
ambitions and dreams.
If we are to progress, we will have to learn to
control our ambition to help us achieve our targets. |
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