anticipating the next book

I agree that ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person. To be ambitious also means to determined and to work for what you want. That is a good thing to do because they tend to work harder. Ambitious people do this by identifying what they want and taking a risk to get it. I think it is a good thing to try to work for what you want.

The third sentence is something we have looked at before. It reminds me of what we studied in Lord of The Flies. One of the thinkers believed that lying, betrayal, and violence is part of life. We saw this in Jack in LOTF. I personally disagree with this. I do not think all people are bad. I think that under certain conditions like in LOTF you can turn bad, but all people are not born bad.