How We Lose Hope

(A) Hope, goals, and dreams are all things everyone has. Whether it's realistic, or impossible all human beings retain hope, goals, or dreams.(B) In the following paragraphs you will learn how the two psychological articles, “ How We Lose Hope and How We Get It Back”, and “ The Will and Ways of Hope”, support the reasoning for hope, goals, and dreams in three very different films. The three films, Of Mice and Men, the documentary War Dance, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, are all material that represent the struggles and gains from having hope, chasing dreams, and setting goals. (C) The examples will help support the thesis that hopes, dreams, and goals allow people to keep a positive attitude toward life.

(E) The film War Dance, is beautifully filmed documentary about the dreams of troubled children
Even though Dominic faced this tragic experience he works so hard everyday to reach his goal. After escaping his abductees, he turned to playing the xylophone for his local school. His main focus was to master the instrument. Dominic and his school travelled to the National Music Competition In Southern Uganda. There, he was awarded the best xylophone player. Dominic was an example of how hope can allow you to live positively even after facing major trauma. The article,” How We Lose Hope and How We Gain It Back,” says,” By achieving small steps along the way you can renew hope and continue to stretch yourself further.” Dominic had to acheive many baby steps in order to renew his hope. But, once he had gained hope back, he set himself up for success by setting a goal. Having something to look forward to allowed him to be positive through hope, and towards his dream of becoming a xylophone player. Another child in the documentary who faced great terror was a girl named Nancy. Nancy had lived in a small, unsafe,rural village. One day her mother and father had gone out to the fields and only her mother had returned. Her father had