These motives include the motives to eat, love, for sex, and to achieve. ... You should set specific goals that are challenging but not impossible to achieve. You should also set approach goals rather than avoidance goals. Approach goals are in terms of what you want to achieve such an A on an exam and avoidance goals are in terms of what you don't want to achieve such as failure. Performance goals are set to make a good impression on people while mastery goals are for the purpose of learning the material itself. ...

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Santiago's journey exhibits the necessity for one to speak and hear the truth, to execute goals rather than make excuses. If one has this mindset, then it is possible to achieve their personal legend. ... In order to achieve this goal, he opens a shop to gather enough money to take him there. ... Everyone should stay persistent and not make excuses when things get difficult if you want to achieve a goal. ... Furthermore, if Santiago is going to keep focus on his goal, he needs to stay persistent even when the road ahead looks tough. ...

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This is Homer's dream, and he sets his goals accordingly to achieve this dream. ... His recognition of his goals and persistence in achieving them is a very admirable and noble quality. ... While Homer's goal of building rockets presents a chance for him to go to college, it also hinders his relationship with his father. ... Homer realizes that even though it would be his older brother's duty as oldest son to take on this responsibility, he does not want his brother to give up a football scholarship and instead sacrifices the chances he has of achieving his own academic scholar...

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Much Ado about Nothing is a play that involves an elaborate network of schemes, tricks, and deceit to achieve a satirical "true love" effect. ... In addition to Claudio's vengeful and enraged attitude at times, he is also a very determined human being who is capable of great exertions to achieve a goal. ... For example, Leonato spoke, " A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers. ... Don Pedro's words give off the fact that; Claudio indeed was and still is capable of great exertions to achieve a goal(s). Claudio's significant capability to achieve a ...

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To achieve success we should convert each step into a goal and each goal into a step. ... To achieve success we have to work hard because we don't have Aladdin's lamp or Harry Potter's magic. ...

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It shows how hardworking Rudy had to be to reach this goal. ... The day of Rudy's friends funeral was the day that Rudy took a big step to achieve his goal of being a football player at Notre Dame. ... Rudy believed in his dream, stuck to it and in a matter of time achieved it, and anyone could do that as long as they follow what they believe in and to never let anything, like an upsetting emotion pull them down. ...

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I believe that in my life I will go through somewhat of the same obstacles in order to achieve my goals. ... In my heart I knew that he was wrong that I could and would achieve greatness. ... And only with one of them I felt as if I was going to achieve it. ... The other two dreams were becoming a professional dancer which I've already achieved. ... In return I will achieve my goal and become a forensic scientist....

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The story says that Hester "wanted to be first in something, and did not succeed," (653) and when she did not obtain her goals she simply quit trying. Paul on the other hand, had dedicated himself to his goal of being, or possibly becoming lucky. He exerted great efforts to achieve his goals; this exertion would ultimately be the cause of his death. ... Paul learns that his mother does not succeed because she is not dedicated to her goals. ... Perhaps his death was not in vain but rather completed his goal of making his mother happy, showing her that there is more in life than just money. ...

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In Hesse's Siddhartha, one is led to believe that the world is made up of voices, yearnings, goals, pleasures, good and evil as well as sorrows (Hesse, 1951, p. 135). ... Throughout the novel, Siddhartha deals with many different issues and discoveries but his main goal to reach ultimate Nirvana is constant. ... Siddhartha's goal to reach ultimate Nirvana, the final state of bliss that one goes through to obtain ultimate happiness, took Siddhartha on a long adventure. ... (p.61) He achieved many goals, gained and experienced many pleasures and sadly, had to deal with many sorrows. ...

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He faces many challenges, and each only gets him closer to his goal. At this point and time in my life, much like Anpao, I feel myself traveling through my predetermined journey in order to achieve my goals. ... Like Anpao, I am trying to get to the sun in order to complete my goal. ... As we travel, we are constantly carving the pathways to our goals. ...

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Our Great Prince Together we have experienced many deaths but none so great as the death we will observe today: the death of our Prince Hamlet. Hamlet was a dear friend to me and to many others as well. He w...

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He was a person who would set a goal and achieve it no matter what the odds. ... His goal gave him a purpose in life and sets him apart from the rest of the upper class. ... His goals possess the unique traits present in the old American Dream - to achieve a perfect life but through hindsight, we can see that his dream was unattainable due to one factor; his love for Daisy was not returned mutually by her. ...

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We can improve our strengths and work on our weakness to achieve positive goals in life. the most successful people know that by working on their weaknesses can bring significant results. ... That helps me at work to listen to my teammates different ideas and work with them in a positive way to achieve maximum results. ... I am strong willed and want to achieve maximum in life. ...

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During his time with Eduard Keller, Paul learns how important honesty and harsh criticism is for achieving or not achieving his goals. ... Paul on the other hand, feels that he needs Keller praise to accomplish his goals. ...

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A strong desire to do what one can to achieve something great, does not always have a happy ending. ... Although Macbeth has his own desires to do all he can to reach his goal, it is Lady Macbeth who encourages and forces him to get there. ... It is Lady Macbeth's thirst for power and her inability as a woman to gain that right without a dominant male partner, that drives her to great lengths to accomplish that goal. ... She's intelligent in doing so, because she knows that it's the only way she can have a place to influence political decisions, and any other decisions her husba...

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The American Dream revolves around achieving happiness. Which paths and choices are taken to reach this goal, however, are entirely dependent upon the individual. ... His hope was shaped by love; aspirations of achieving his desires of earning one girl's affection. Through each day, it was this that kept Gatsby trying gallantly, although nonetheless futilely, to reach his goal; it was this that dictated who Gatsby was. ... Through all his effort, though, nothing except a brief glimpse of the American Dream was achieved. ...

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When I looked in the dictionary under "sisterhood", it said "the state or relation of being a sister"; it's more than just that. Sisterhood is a feeling beyond words. It's a feeling of warmth and comfort. It means knowing that someone will be there for you under all circumstances, that they accept y...

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There are millions of parts to my personality, and it is hard to narrow such a complex structure down to an animated character. I would like to think of myself as unique and individual, and I am. However certain aspects remind others as well as myself of the Disney animated character Ariel, from The...

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Throughout this short story, the main character, Ann, resembles a selfish, frustrated, unhappy and insecure character with a weak personality. She faces some problems with both herself and John, her husband. They do not have a very healthy relationship which leads to John's suicidal death in the end...

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The goal of living a lifestyle of riches, may get tiresome and old for some people and not for others. ... Also, happiness can be achieved when a person accomplishes a goal they set out for. ... A person's pursuit in one's happiness is the ultimate goal in life. ...

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The reason that these women followed THE OLD RULES, back then, was to accomplish one goal that had been instilled in them since they were little girls. The main goal was to find a man and get married. ... They were to achieve this by playing the game of manipulation and masquerade. ...

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"The Ying and Yang of Oedipus and Lysistrata" It was the great Physicist, Isaac Newton who once deducted that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. Similarly the concept of Ying and Yang states that for harmony to exist, a person should have a perfect mix of light and dark, g...

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People face struggles within themselves, with their friendships, relationships, acceptance by others, love, goals, dreams, and in finding complete happiness. ... They both have to prove to themselves that they can achieve their dreams despite what people think. ... It shows that everyone can overcome any struggle and achieve any dream they want with the help of family and friends who love them. ...

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1) Friendship And Loyalty The whole play is interwoven with the theme of friendship and loyalty. It is witnessed first in the friendship between Antonio, a rich merchant and his intimate friend, Bassanio. Both of them a loving bond of friendship. Basssanio, a spendthrift, has taken a loan from his ...

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Once one begins to live according to the book he is well on his way to his ultimate goal of reaching Brahman. ... It can be a guide that can be used everyday to help them achieve Ultimate Reality. ...

• Word Count: 620
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• Grade Level: High School