It was a cool, brisk afternoon on the Oregon coast. The beach was surprisingly vacant; only two men present on the sand. On man, perhaps thirty five years old, comes here to dig for clams day after day after day. The other, much older man, also comes to the ocean for clamming - but his visits are less frequent. On this particular day, as the sun began to set, the two men - strangers to each other - packed their supplies. As they began their trek off the beach, the young man, with a long look on his face, peered into the other man's clam basket. It seemed that his own efforts had produced little, while the older man carried a heavy basket, full of fresh clams. The young man, hoping to be given a portion of his competitors haul, said, "How many clams did you find? Many?" It was evident that the younger man had caught less than usual. The older gentleman stopped walking, looked down at his basket, raised his gaze toward the face of the other man and flatly said, "Looking in my basket isn't going to do you any good.".
This story is an example of one man being envious of what another has. The truth is, jealousy is a waste of emotion. Being jealous of what another person has is like waiting for rain in a desert, hopeless and disappointing. Jealousy will not change what you have, nor will it make you content with what you have. Envy is one of those emotions that is very difficult to avoid, almost impossible. Though everyone has been jealous at some point, it is possible to turn those feelings of jealousy into motivation to do better.
Most of the time, people are jealous of money or tangible items. However, it is very common to be jealous of non tangible things such as people. Personally, I don't think I've ever been jealous over a person, but I have been jealous of what other people have. It is difficult to pick a specific incident, but in general I have been covetous. I have been jealous of money and physical objects.
Themes such as racism, jealousy and love are values that have persisted in human society. ... The play Othello has succeeded in achieving that. ... This is because jealousy is a universal human emotion. ... Iago was the main reason for jealousy in Shakespeare's Othello. ... This shows how jealousy in Othello relates to a modern day audience. ...
What information do they give us with regard to his character and motivation? ... Up until now in the play Iago's motivation has not been wholly clear. ... The fact that Roderigo is taken in by this exploitative act is not to his detriment because as we learn later, Iago succeeds in deceiving Venice's finest. ... He is also riddled with jealousy, saying again that he believes the lusty Moor, Hath leaped into my seat' he even goes as far to accuse Cassio I fear Cassio with my night cap too' These wild, unfounded accusations indicate that hatred and jealousy a...
What youths need to realize is that while their peers might be help them in schoolwork, assist in developing their talents, and give them support and motivation to succeed, there are peers that will influence them to do things that will harm them, like smoking, missing school or shoplifting. ... We have become a society of overachievers, stereotyping losing, or not succeeding as bad, and is a stigma of imperfection. ... Competitiveness in school is very common - seeing their friends succeeding in schoolwork will spur jealousy within a teen who's not doing as well, and "winning" will be th...
I personally think that the motivation behind it is the failure to be promoted. ... These motivations are the reasons behind all the sinister plans.In order to examine these motivations, I plan to explore the following passages and soliloquies: (1) Who Othello, Cassio, Iago and Desdemona are at the beginning of the play. (2) What are the relationships between them. (3) How Iago gets angry and alliances with Roderigo and uses him... (4) How he plots his plans and how he plans the seed of doubt in each of them. (5) How he plays Cassio and Othello with the help of Roderigo (6) What Iago reveal...
He and will do not get along very well due to Willy's jealousy but manage to be friends on one level. ... The play could reach that type of audience, however any individual aware of the motivation behind Willy's dream to succeed could be targeted. ...
Her dislike of certain people and desire for John Proctor, being considered important, and her fear of getting beaten or even killed were her chief motivations of accusing people in this play. ... This shows that she's trying to get revenge and would have succeeded if John fell for what she was saying and did what she wanted him to do. ... Her desire for John Proctor was caused by her jealousy of Elizabeth, which was resulted in revenge of her. ...
Jealousy and envy are among the greatest of sins and have been the down fall of many. Maupassant's "The Necklace" is the story of a woman who is overcome with jealousy and envy. ... It is her motivation to act throughout the story, and it is the key to her downfall. ... As a result, Matilde's desire to appear part of the upper class has only succeeded in making them part of a lower one. ...
The true motivations for his evil manipulations remain mysterious. ... Even though the audience is likely to be repulsed by Richard's actions, his revealing soliloquies cause most to like him and even hope that he will succeed despite his obvious malice. ... Shakespeare intrigues readers with the workings of Richard's mind and even asks them to sympathize with Richard's jealousy and pain, despite his treachery. ... Even though the audience recognises Richard's actions as heinous, it is tempting to hope that he succeeds, and readers are fascinated with his skill of manipu...
From the enormous labyrinth, one-eyed giants or Cyclopes to skyscraper-sized demon, the movie has succeeded in creating a literal epic setting. ... In short, justice basically controls all the motivations and driving forces in this movie. ... Ares' jealousy towards Perseus for being his father's favorite son was also another noteworthy detail that is very much the same in the society at the present. ...
