<p>The old saying, "be careful what you wish for," may be an appropriate warning. The drive to achieve a particular goal can dangerously narrow one's perspective and encourage the fantasy that success in one endeavor will solve all of life's difficulties. In fact, sucdcess can sometimes have unexpected consequences. Those who propel themselves toward the achievement of one goal often find that their lives are worse once "success" is achieved than they were before.</p>
<p>Assignment: Can success be disastrous? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.</p>
<p>Success can be dangerous, as shown in the movie "The Perfect Storm", Napoleon Bonaparte's life, and in my brother's life.<br>
In the movie "The Perfect Storm," the captain of the ship lived for money-he had no family-and was willing to do anything to get it. One day he and his crew go out to sea. They find a lot of lobster, but not enough. The captain wants to go farther out to sea, even though he knows that a huge storm is precipitating. His crew wants to go back home, but finally he convinces them to go farther out. When they go farther they are very successful and find a lof of lobster, but in the end the storm gets them and they all die. They bring about their own disastrous end because they want to be successful.
Napoleon was a famous French war hero. In the 19th century he conquered almost all of Europe, exactly what he wanted to do. The only problem was that he barely got to spend any time with his wife, Josephine. He loved her so much, and although he loved power also, he never reached his full potential of happiness because he couldn't be with his wife. He can be considered one of the most successful men of his time because he conquered almost all of Europe, but he thought his life was worse because of this success, because he couldn't be with his wife. Also, after Napoleon lost power, he formed a coup de tat to try to gain it back-to try to become successful once more. He was successful for a few days, but then was exiled to a very lonely island. Thus, his life was worse after he became successful.
My older brother has loved baseball all his life. When he was little, that's all he devoted his life to. He was in so many leagues and won an array of tournaments, but all at a price. He barely had any time to spend with his friends and family, had to spend his summer vacations at home playing, instead of traveling with his family, and he was achy everyday from exercising so much. Now he is on a minor league team in our home town, but I kow he regrets all of those childhood summers lost to baseball, and I know that its has affected him personally.
Many people have achieved success in their lifetimes, and in some cases, like in the movie "The Perfect Storm", in Napoleon's life, and in my brother's life, it has made their lives worse.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>(It seems short now, but it's a little over 2 pages written out.)</p>