The Power of Ambition

Every morning when I wake up,

I wake up looking forward to what I can accomplish

Developing positive goals,

Realizing the power of ambition

The power of change,

Life consists of positive transformation.

Nothing is final unless you let it be

Open your eyes to a broad pathway

A journey that will lead you to a fulfilling future.

You choose the path you take

You prepare the draft of your life

You have control

You have the ability to plan your destiny,

Not everything in your life is planned

Every day is a new day

You are capable and worthy of becoming who you want to be

Never give up

Have determination

Follow your heart and all your dreams will come true.

This poem relates in some part to "Julius Caesar" play. The play talks about Julius Caesar getting crowned and his ambition makes him do whatever he can do to accomplish his goal. The play shows how each one of the characters starts to get consumed by ambition. As we read, we could notice how Cassius tries to do everything to get Brutus into the conspiracy, and his ambition to accomplish his goal makes Cassius talk bad about Caesar. At the end of Act I Cassius also sends Casca to leave a letter in Brutus' house. This relates to lines 4-9 and 10-16.

In Act II Caesar's ambition for the crown makes him think that everyone in the streets fear him and he says that he isn't afraid of death "What can be avoided whose end is purposed by the mighty gods? Yet Caesar shall go forth, for these predictions are to the world in general as to Caesar." There is also another quote that says "The gods do this in shame of cowardice. Caesar should be a beast without a heart if he should stay at home today for fear. No, Caesar shall not. Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous that he. We are two lions litter'd in one day, and I the elder and more terrible. And Caesar shall go forth." This quotes are also related with the lines 4-9 from the poem. Most of Caesar's life in the play fits in each one of the lines from the poem, but his ambition for power will take him to a bad end.

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Ambitious Chocolate Fudge Brownies

-An easy way recipe for ambitious chocolate fudge brownies. Full of hope, rich, sparkling, creamy, and eager taste, just the way brownies should be.

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cup margarine [Caesar's power]

• 4 eggs [Casca, Decius, Trebonius, Caius Legarius]

• 2 cups sugar [Portia]

• 1 ½ cups flour [Cassius]

• 2 tsp. Vanilla [sweet ambition]

• ¾ cups cocoa [Brutus(without him, none of this would succeed)]

Preparation:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees (To do this, you first have to get Brutus to side with the Conspirators).

2. Melt butter (start the plan against overthrowing Caesar) and add cocoa (follow Brutus' instructions).

3. Blend in the eggs(Conspirators arrive), and stir in sugar(Portia decides to comfort Brutus' for being concerned and scared of his current actions).

4. Add vanilla(sweet ambition with sparkling eager eyes), stir in flour(Cassius ambition to overthrow Caesar will soon commence after he persuades all the men he needs for his plan), and blend in the nuts(killing Mark Anthony is an optional step to overcome their obstacle).

5. Bake in greased 9x13 in. pan(Rome) for 30 minutes in preheated oven(Brutus' making his final decision). Let cool on rack(lets await what will happen).

   
   

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Acrostic for Ambition

Antony is loyal to Ceasar but seems to have no ambition of his own.
Many fear Ceasar's growing power and conspiritors such as . . .
Brutus and Cassius are planning to take down Ceasar and take charge.
Instilling a sense of power into Brutus is Cassius's plan to raise Brutus's ambition so he will follow through with the plan.
The March of Ides is predicted to be an important day, possibly the day Ceasar falls from power?
It is only a matter of time before the ambitious Cassius has enought back-up.
Overthrowing Ceasar will cause for much Chaos in the Capitol.
No one knows how much ambition Cassius really has and if it will stop at just Ceasar.

- SEVEN

Cassius Speaks to Brutus!

In Act 1 Scene 2, we see Cassius speaking with Brutus throughout most of the act. While talking with Brutus, he says, "And it is very much lamented, Brutus, that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye...". With this quote, we find out that Cassius is obviously against Caesar and his power. Cassius is talking to Brutus about this because he wants to bring Brutus to power. Well, that's what he says anyways. What he really wants to do is to just make sure that Caesar won't be in power anymore.
This quote reflects ambition because Cassius is saying that with ambition, Brutus can overthrow Caesar and come to power. This pretty much proves my initial prediction that Cassius was the antagonist in the story and that he is going to try and overthrow Caesar, in whatever way possible. Based on what Cassius said to Brutus, there are a couple of things we can infer. One inference we can make is that Cassius is going to use Brutus to try and overthrow Caesar, and then try and take the crown himself. Or another thing we can infer is that Cassius is going to try and overthrow Caesar by himself. Whichever one it's gonna be, it doesn't sound good for Caesar.