the 7th various thought!!

I chose the seventh epigram which is:

"ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping. "

What I really enjoyed about this particular epigraph was that it applies to everyone, and pretty much every situation and decision you make. What I think this epigraph means is that ambition can turn into greed and possibly twist your redeeming qualities around on you.

1. what first came to mind was Macbeth, yes I know going back to Macbeth again lol but he first poped into my head. Macbeth was a good kind man until he got a glimpse of power and then he became obsessed with power and climbing that chain of command. His ambition was his downfall, which we discussed in class.

2. Next i thought of high school just because well that's where i am most of the day surrounded by friends and foes and possibly friends who are also foes at times. These people you see in the hallway every day, the people who live to climb up the social ladders. Their intent is good (most of the time but ya never know it is high school were talking abut) but they tend to step on their "lower level" friends as they reach their intended climbing up that social ladder.

I had more examples like politicians and what-not but this was gettin pretty long! so I stoped :)