Impromptu Topics: 1. You are an ant. Convince an anteater to not eat you. 1. Explain three different ways to eat an Oreo cookie. 1. Tell us about a nickname you have and how you got it. 1. Convince us to vote for you as president of the USA. 1. Explain three uses for a pencil besides for writing. 1. Read us a letter you might write home when you are staying at a circus training summer camp. 1. Tell us about your summer plans. 1. Convince us that homework is harmful
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people. If you take the commitment to apply every day each principle in your life‚ you’ll start to see amazing results in no time. 1. They are positive. Successful people don’t let negative events alter their ego. They see the glass half full and not half empty. They are known as the ones who raises positiveness among others. Benefits: other people want to stay with them because they make them feel better. 2. They say yes to everything. They take every opportunity they can. They are not
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always face difficulties‚ frustrations and dissatisfactions in his life. When encountering frustration‚ if one can keep an optimistic‚ confident and open-minded outlook‚ like myself‚ he will be able to change an ordinary‚ boring life into a rich one full of bright and positive emotions‚ a difficult life into a relaxed one and even the suffering into beautiful and precious experiences. Being optimistic doesn ’t mean waiting for things to happen by themselves. It means expecting the best‚ believing
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Exploring Optimism In this paper hopefulness and optimism will be compared and contrasted and a review under what circumstances might optimism is harmful. Then the paper will explore defensive pessimism and under what circumstances might this be beneficial. So how is hopefulness and optimism related? Both terms are positive. Both terms are wonderful motivators. Hope is a dream and optimism makes the dream come true. Hopefulness is the emotion or feeling that keeps a person going and striving for
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unlucky situation‚ Abby views it in a positive way and lets everyone know that “it could have been worse.” The way in which Abby handled breaking her wrist just goes to show her optimistic view on life. Abby is constantly looking at the glass half full‚ and is always searching for the best in every situation. Honestly‚ how would you have reacted?
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Larkin’s Poetry is Predominantly Pessimistic. How far do you agree? Larkins writing is largely pessimistic because of his inability to accept change throughout the era of his writing‚ he’s bitter character largely reflects personas in his poems for example Mr.Bleaney‚ whilst in others he prefers to mock those who lead alternative lifestyles to his own. Although his writing has a heavily pessimistic style to it‚ more of his character make-up is revealed. I feel we can see more clearly Larkins
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OPTIMISM – A TOOL TO FIGHT DESPAIR “IF WINTER COMES ‚CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND” This is the famous maxim by P.B Shelly has a deep meaning underlying it. As we observe a silver lining around a cloud ‚ in the same manner all our misfortunes leave behind a ray of hope. Therefore ‚ the maxim seems to convey the great message that one should not be cowed down or brow beaten by the misfortunes or adversities. The dark difficult days of sufferings will not last forever‚ soon the bright days will bring
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Existentialism is defined as the idea that man creates his own experiences and responsibilities. You can either be a pessimistic existentialist or an optimistic existentialist. A pessimistic existentialist is a person that has a negative outlook on life. They are usually more realistic about the way that things can turn out. This prepares them for something bad to happen‚ so they won’t be surprised and will be able to deal with it. Being a pessimist can also have some negative effects though. If
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The Positive and Negative In life‚ one can look at life two ways. One can be an optimist‚ a person who has a positive outlook on life and no matter what is going on one always-thinks positive. However‚ a pessimist is the pole opposite of an optimist. A pessimist is a person who has a negative outlook of life and always thinks of the negative in any situation. A great example of an optimist and pessimist view is in Voltaire’s Candide‚ tells the story of Candide an illegitimate nephew of a German
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George Chauncey and Martin Luther King Both being proficient activist of their time are very similar in the way they approach their topics. Chauncey is speaking on what we are fighting for today in America which relates very closely to what King was trying to overcome in the 1960’s. The subject of gay marriage has been crucial in todays arguments amongst Americans making it seem like history is repeating itself when it comes to minorities of sexual orientaion. At the same time there are differences
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