will be far better. Statistics have proven that positive thinking extends your life. Is the glass of water half full or half empty? In reality‚ it’s both! Reality. Realist. That is what we should be. It is the best possible option‚ no gloomy pessimism or blindly hopeful optimism. Just reality. As William Arthur Ward said‚ “The pessimist complains about the wind‚ the optimist expects it to change‚ the realist adjusts the
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Pessimism and optimism are generally seen as two major things which drive human emotion. A depressed person is usually associated with pessimism and a happy person with optimism. However‚ that is not always the case. A perfectly happy person could have pessimistic thought and a depressed person usually tries to be optimistic of the future. Pessimism‚ however‚ is much easier to deal with. It is much easier to swallow pride when an event goes wrong just as one predicted. On the contrary‚ one is
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leaves of the calendar .. Torn papers the last few days .. It may be that the scattered memories .. Examines not find a place to be placed in the memory of time .. My heart is no longer delicate hands to carry ..‚‚ Remember blame people .. Pessimism when they told me that I walk on the ground I thought a lot .. Times Tthbtunai questions haunt me .. How can I be optimistic and around me does not call for optimism?? We have many and great‚ Znoobi .. And times of my hand I say no a lot
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song Love Song For No One (LSFNO)‚ written and composed by John Mayer‚ but optimism is replaced by pessimism. Both of these songs are about a man longing for love; however‚ in the first‚ the man is optimistic and hopeful‚ while in the second he is getting anxious and a little doubtful. The way that the themes are portrayed are both similar and different in that they are about love‚ optimism/pessimism and loneliness‚ but each song has differences on how the themes are viewed. In I Just Haven’t Met
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obtain good decisions. This paper will give detail to three types of thinking with an individual‚ and in the workplace; pessimism‚ the emotional thinker‚ and the optimistic thinker‚ and the affects of each type of thinking. Pessimism Pessimism is an emotion shared by a large percentage of the human race and has a defined effect on critical thinking. Excessive pessimism is somewhat like depression and can interfere directly with a person’s ability to accurately and effectively interpret or
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Renaissance 1/6 Eugene O’Neill is the father of modern American drama. His vision of life was essentially tragic; the human dilemma is the theme of his plays‚ which are all‚ with one exception‚ tragedies. He is a great tragic artist‚ but with a difference. He writes tragedies of modern life which do not follow the traditional Aristotelian form. There are no tragic heroes‚ exceptional individuals with Hamartia‚ in the Aristotelian sense. His tragic characters are all drawn from the humblest ranks
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Candide by Voltaire “We must cultivate our garden” Voltaire portrays Candide as society’s journey from pessimism to optimism. Candide comes to the realization that acceptance of the life given to a person allows that person to make the best out of it. Candide reacts to Pangloss by stating that “we must cultivate our garden” meaning a person not allowing mediocrity to govern his/her life‚ but by putting forth an effort to make the lives they are given the best one possible. Following the analogy
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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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Faith Like A River Helen Keller once said‚ “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence”(brainyquotes.com). The level of faith that someone has can really show their true character and personality. This is shown in the story Peace Like A River by Leif Enger. This story is about a small rural family that is placed with an immense burden after the eldest son Davy kills two local boys and escapes prison. The Land family ventures out to find him and
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revolution‚ disintegration of old social and economic structure‚ Darwin’s theory of evolution were the chief characteristics of that age. All these factors probe deep into his writings and heighten its somber‚ melancholic and tragic vision. His pessimism is also the outcome of the impressions that he receives from villager’s life. They were plenty of tragedies in the life of the poverty stricken Wessex folk. Hardy’s philosophy of the human condition is determined by his natural temper and disposition
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