He learns that in order to have the “best of all possible worlds” he must work hard‚ because it will not just come to him. Candide has rejected Pangloss’ philosophy in exchange for hard‚ practical work. 2) Voltaire is correct in his theory that optimism blinds a person from the real life obstacles one must face. Life is not perfect because a person says it is; a person must experience life before you make assumptions about it. 3) Evidence: “Candide‚ amazed‚ terrified‚ confounded‚ astonished
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Crooks Character Analysis Lonely: Sad because one has no friends or company. Loneliness is the sadness that comes to everyone once in their life time. The sheer isolation driving people insane. Loneliness is the base of Crooks’s life. Every day‚ he’s separated from the rest of the workers and living in his own room‚ which almost no one had ever entered. This shows in John Steinbeck’s‚ Of Mice and Men‚ where the main characters Lennie and George travel away from Weed to a new work place. In this
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teach and entertain. Both writers use satire‚ optimism‚ and emphasis on reason to inform and keep the attention of their audience. There are some regards that Moliere and Pope sacrificed art‚ creativity‚ or entertainment just for educations. Readers of both works will realize that there are no other works like the two and the two works are entertaining and teach audiences valuable lessons. Therefore‚ both Moliere and Pope effectively fulfill the
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Schopenhauer’s pessimism is simply his idea that life is meaningless. He says that human life must be some kind of mistake. He thinks that life is meaningless because the ideals that we have about meaning are not what makes up true meaning. Most people think that goals or happiness bring meaning to their lives. Schopenhauer would say that once you meet the goal or goals that you think give your life meaning‚ you will become bored. The happiness that comes about when people meet their goal or goals
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Depression is a manic-depressive form of an attack. With low emotional‚ mental retardation‚ and speech movements decreased slowly for the typical symptoms. In patients with severe depression troubled life and work‚ to family and society of the heavy burden‚ about 15% of patients with depression die by suicide. World Health Organization‚ the World Bank and Harvard University‚ a joint study shows that depression has become the world ’s disease burden of disease is the second serious illness. Caused
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alone‚ no divine intervention **Optimism: 1) Founder= Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz: German mathematician and scientist. World is organized to a pre-established harmony. There is a reason for everything that happens. Followed two main assumptions: 1. God is perfect‚ therefore 2. Of all the worlds God could have created‚ he must have made this one perfect‚ the best. Evil had a beneficial value. 2) Alexander Pope (1688-1744) - wrote heavily about belief of optimism Voltaire knew Pope in England
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and challenges come our way. Trials will either make you stronger or drive you to despair. In order to withstand difficulties‚ one needs to face them with courage and a positive attitude. This lesson will lead us to understand how fortitude and optimism will help us overcome trials. It also aims to help us discover the right and positive ways of dealing with crises in life. The lesson will encourage us to never give up even in the midst of hardship. FORTITUDE - Is the willingness to see things
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put it on a scale. It would be oddly light. Take bravery‚ or sincerity. These qualities are much more substantial‚ but nothing can add up to what positivity and optimism can do to one’s life. Positivity is a trait that’s passed through people spiritually‚ and in everyday conversation. Anne Frank is a well known exemplar. She used her optimism to change the lives of the people around her. Now‚ one may think that remaining happy in tough situations is nearly impossible‚ or unimportant considering other
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A Philosophical Perspective of World Wars Week 4 Help Introduction: Humanity has climbed mountains – both literal and figurative – to prove that we stand out amongst the animals. We have demonstrated our ability to persevere in the face of adversity; we have constructed certain ideals such as personal freedom‚ individuality‚ love‚ and altruism. Since the beginning of history‚ we have struggled to find truth and understanding. People like Jesus Christ‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle
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Utilizing real-time resilience will enable a Soldier to shut down counterproductive thoughts as they occur. Developing this skill in Soldiers that are thinking about suicide will immediately change their thought process. Real-time resilience allows us to stay motivated and concentrate on the task. Soldiers depended on their experience levels practice real-time resilience on a daily basis. For example‚ preparing for an exam the Soldier learns the day of the test that it is a closed book examination
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