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    instead of the characters and their personalities in the story. Through the forces of the nature that are shown in these writings the reader will be exposed to a different feelings that are inserted into the story. This story is filled with hope‚ pessimism‚ fate‚ absurdity and survival at the very end. The nature gives hope for finding a shore and to find salvation‚ at the same time it changes and pulls the characters away from happy end‚ putting them in absurd and impasse situation to doubt why they

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    In Benigni’s cathartic film‚ Life is Beautiful‚ Guido helps his son survive the inhumanity of the concentration camp through his eternal optimism and ingenuity. Throughout the film‚ Guido exercises his tremendous optimism in attempt to help his son through the concentration camp. Guido is able to overcome the reality of what is happening in the camp and focus on how his son perceives the experience. It is obvious that his son is not fully aware of what is taking place‚ meaning Guido has room to be

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    of which hard work and optimism are vividly reflected in the movie “Pursuit of Happyness”. “Pursuit of Happyness” is inspired by a true story of Chris Gardner‚ who made great efforts to keep his family from sinking into poverty and escape from the homelessness to be a multimillionaire. In the gloomy economic setting‚ Chris both in reality and in movie‚ appearently‚ proves you do not need a powerful army to fight the war on poverty but big smiles and smarts. His optimism sweeps through the film

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    these harsh criticisms Voltaire presents his work in an extremely humorous and approachable way. Perhaps the best example of how the Enlightenment is satirized is Voltaire’s view of optimism. One of the movements most regarded philosophers was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. He founded this idea of supreme optimism. His theory was that since God is a benevolent deity all is good in the world no matter what happens. In other words everything happens for a reason‚ but that reason is always a good

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    serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and decisions. * To refresh the world... * To inspire moments of optimism and happiness... * To create value and make a difference. Coca Cola Mission Statement | "Everything we do is inspired by our enduring mission: * To Refresh the World... in body‚ mind‚ and spirit. * To Inspire Moments of Optimism... through our brands and our actions. * To Create Value and Make a Difference... everywhere we engage." | | Coca Cola Mission

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    Furthermore‚ the factors that restrain you from achieving your purpose ultimately narrow down to the loss of optimism; consequently‚ this leads you to let your negative emotions decide your purpose. In “Finding purpose” Khullar Acknowledges research done on patients with metastatic cancer. Khullar explains that [Patients in the support groups met weekly and discussed

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    semblance of mismatch‚ can adequately contain her intellectual gamut- “optimism as spiritually necessary” and “intellectually suspect”. In her attempt to rescue her equally talented twin brother who was about to join an orthodox Jewish sect telling her “I’ve had my lack of faith shaken”‚ she took a trip Jerusalem‚ chronicled her magnum Opus “Next year in Jerusalem” demonstrates her lack of faith was more influenced by optimism‚ emancipation of oppression‚ embracing freedom rather than by her New York

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    Optimism is a strong character trait that one can utilize to help escape their troubles through the power of imagination or guide them to the realization of their potential. This is the case for the protagonists in “Circus in Town”‚ by Sinclair Ross and “Happiness for Sale”‚ by Jia Lynn Yang. Jenny in the short story‚ “Circus in Town”‚ lives a poverty stricken life. One day her brother‚ Tom‚ comes home with a poster about the circus coming to town. Jenny’s excitement grew with the possibility

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    the sun; 15. Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood; 16. For nothing now can ever come to any good. W. H. Auden ’s poem‚ "Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone" conveys the meaning of overwhelming grief‚ tragic loss‚ and an unrelenting pessimism best exemplified in the last lines‚ "For nothing now can ever come to any good." The tone of the poem is that of a melancholy sadness enforced by the

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    TOPIC: Explain the causes of stresses. Introduction Life is full of expectations‚ commitments‚ deadlines‚ frustrations and demands. People are faced with stress every day that it has become a way of life. Stress is a response to evens that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some ways. According to Gilabert (2007:10) stress is defined as an emotional reaction occurring in the presence of certain stimuli that usually trigger the body’s coping mechanisms to face the new circumstance.

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