Ambition In Bridg Bridge To Terabithia
The will power and courage to show ambition. Ambition is one of the most common things people go through in their life time. Ambition is defined as the strongest desire success, achievement, or distinction, for example a goal or an aim towards their desire. (Collins) Many people can use ambition in small ways to achieve one big goal. For example, your teacher asks you to accomplish a 10 page paper due in exactly 10 days. You make a goal to get one page done a day as to not procrastinate and have to cram it all in in one night. This is an example of ambition. I have chosen two simpler, more common words to describe ambition. These words are will power and courage. Also, in order to have ambition you need to face both will power and courage to carry out your success.
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This book was just recently made into a film, although the ambition I understood from is still present in the movie. In the book a young boy named Jess Aarons, a fifth grade boy, who become friends with his new neighbor and classmate Leslie Burke. Leslie is a smart girl with a wild imagination, while Jess is a sports fanatic and has a secret love of drawing. Jess doesn’t get along with his family very well, his mother favors his sisters and his father is never home. Leslie on the other hand is an only child with parents as writers. As Jess and Leslie begin to become closer, Leslie notices how much pressure is on Jess and how it is affecting him. So, to get away from all the stress and pressure of the outside world, together they create a kingdom full of glorious and magical things, such as giants and castles. This kingdom is only open to Jess and Leslie with their creative
This book was just recently made into a film, although the ambition I understood from is still present in the movie. In the book a young boy named Jess Aarons, a fifth grade boy, who become friends with his new neighbor and classmate Leslie Burke. Leslie is a smart girl with a wild imagination, while Jess is a sports fanatic and has a secret love of drawing. Jess doesn’t get along with his family very well, his mother favors his sisters and his father is never home. Leslie on the other hand is an only child with parents as writers. As Jess and Leslie begin to become closer, Leslie notices how much pressure is on Jess and how it is affecting him. So, to get away from all the stress and pressure of the outside world, together they create a kingdom full of glorious and magical things, such as giants and castles. This kingdom is only open to Jess and Leslie with their creative