Temple of HerodThey used to have a cooler way to say "A biochem degree is my goal." They'd say, "The end of my studies is a mastery of biochemisty." They wouldn't ask, "Hey, I see that Iraq has enriched uranium. What's their goal?" They'd ask, "Why have they enriched uranium? To what end?"
The word "goal" causes us to visualize a target and a moving projectile. The convention "To what end?" causes us to visualize a series of #1-2-3-4 steps that we take, and a final, impactful #5 result-step that occurs because of our actions.
I like the "end" construction.
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