Explicit goal in literature is when the main character is purposely trying to make the believer believe what his intentions really are however the implicit is what the character is actually trying to achieve at the end. ... Sammy talks about how amazing they look in their bathing suits to make the reader believe that his main goal is to win their love. ... The narrator's explicit goal was to try to buy the gift from his view of Araby however the implicit goal was actually easy to realize which the narrator was trying to win his lover's heart. ... "Araby" seems to be much ea...

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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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In friendship, people help and motivate their friends to succeed in achieving their goal, which make them useful to each other. When my friend Steven gave up on reaching his goal to attend college, I helped him to keep on trying to achieve his dream and never to give up on his it. ... By supporting and helping him to reach his goal, I motivated his determination to achieve his dream and became a better friend. ...

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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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The ability to establish and achieve goals in life is one of the many ideas Block conveys through the use of characters. ... Block emphasizes the importance of putting forth an effort in order to accomplish goals. ... The significance of the wishes coming true in the novel is essential in order to inspire children to believe in and work towards their dreams, to accomplish any set goals for themselves, and to maintain faith that nothing is impossible. ... The significance of faith motivates and inspires children to strive further to accomplish their goals. ...

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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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Gina taught me how to relax, how to look at myself with a smile, and be able to joke about my own weaknesses in order to feel comfortable with myself and achieve inner-peace. ... I realized that I need to enjoy every moment of my life and spend as much time as possible with the people who I love; that I should not forget them on my way to achieving my future goals because one of the ways to be successful and leave a trace behind myself is to create and keep friendships. ...

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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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Although there are many practical reasons to think about why it is important for me to learn to write well, I also have strong motives to believe that learning to do it help people to get a more developed emotional intelligence. For instance, to do well on class papers or get a better job are some o...

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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 epic centers around a conflict of powerful men with an underlying theme of the helplessness of women, yet Hera transcends the gender-based limitations by exerting her powers and taking full advantage of her sexuality in order to achieve her merciless goal of trumping the Trojans. ... After convincing Zeus to hide them in a golden cloud, Hera sexually baits her husband into an oblivious slumber simply to advance her Achaean-centered goals. ... Zeus's superior position is a recurring theme that underscores the gender inequality that pervades the epic; nonetheless, Hera not only rises...

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Mutually Edna and Hester strive for independence, although they do not share the same reasoning behind their aspirations for independence, they do share the goal. ... However, through different actions both achieve independence and become their own individual. ... Furthermore both women allowed there true emotions lead them and they both accomplished their goals of independence. ... Both Edna and Hester do in fact share the same goal, independence, but they both want it for different reasons. ...

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Ultimately, hunger for food and for status becomes his next goal. ... After achieving his primary objective of nourishment, he is able to proceed and to get married. ... Sacredness in religion was achieved through vows of virtues, one of which was chastity. ... This phrase possibly insinuates Lázaro's first sexual relation, which the hallowed friar aided Lázaro in achieving. ...

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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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