The Great Gatsby- Nick’s Attitude Nick’s attitude towards Gatsby may seem to be ambiguous because of varying tones he uses in his narration. But when one analyzes the speaker’s implied tone through the use of specific and individual words‚ it is evident that Nick had a clear stance and view of Gatsby‚ both before and after his death. This paper will analyze words that Nick uses during his narration that express his attitude towards Jay Gatsby. At first‚ Nick states‚ "I didn’t want to hear it and
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life. The novel concludes with Candide saying that in order to obtain happiness ’We must cultivate our garden’. The meaning of this quote seems to be open to a wide variety of interpretations. This quotation is essentially rejecting the notion of optimism and expressing the idea that there is no solution to the problems of the world‚ and that the only thing we can do is carry on and ignore the world’s hardships. Throughout the story‚ Pangloss
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a French satire written in the eighteenth-century‚ Voltaire stood as an indisputably witty writer. Throughout Candide‚ Voltaire targeted philosophical optimism‚ war‚ and religion: what he considered to be the ills of the world. His primary purpose in writing Candide was to oppose the philosophical theory of optimism. This anger towards optimism primarily arose as a consequence of the 1755 earthquake in Lisbon. He felt a deep compassion for the thousands of victims of the earthquake and did not believe
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is a mental position relative to a way of thinking or being; a leaning toward that which you believe (Purkey‚ 1988). A positive attitude is the inclination to generally be in an optimistic state of mind. Positive attitude‚ positive thinking‚ and optimism are all characteristics that will make a leaders life more positive and increase their self worth. A leader will most likely be more successful when using all of these characteristics to their full potential. Let’s focus on how a positive mind-set
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Pangloss displays admirable qualities‚ constantly portraying his views that everything happens for a reason and everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds. I believe that he shows great qualities by always keeping a mindset of optimism regardless of what he has gone through in the foul world he lives in. Saying this‚ it becomes very difficult to find other admirable characters with substantial qualities because somehow they all begin to do harm to one another. Though‚ on the side
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other point of society views? Pop-culture is all around us indeed. Music‚ television‚ and street posters are one of the most commonly used methods in viewing media. The pros and cons of pop culture weigh each other out. To me‚ media is a matter of optimism and pessimism; for example‚ “is the cup half empty‚ or half full?” a more related example to our current life style are women in the virtual world. A little inside about how women are perceived in media is that they are tall‚ thin‚ organized‚ and
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something is always awesome and involves several dilemmas‚ we have obstacles and sometimes they are difficult to overcome them‚ so we must to be prepared to face them. There are three main qualities necessary for success: Responsibility‚ perseverance and optimism. Responsibility: This is one of the most important qualities to be successful. When people are responsible they already have everything in order‚ because they are always doing their work at time. Without responsibility‚ people won´t have their
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Imagine settling in a country of unfamiliar traditions and eccentric society! Imagine deciding to leave your family‚ house‚ and memories behind to start a new beginning. My cousin Tanu had to make all these big decisions. She moved from India to Canada for the betterment of her life; in the result‚ she had to overcome many obstacles to achieve success.The manner in which Tanu encountered all the barriers is very inspiring‚ and I will always be inspired by her. Tanu had a lot courage to leave everything
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Optimism and Health Melanie Chapman PSY/220 April 7‚ 2013 Kathleen Sturgess Optimism and Health In this paper we will be discussing the effects of optimism on both physical and psychological health. We will be gathering our facts from two peer reviewed articles that I researched in the University Library. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ optimism is defined as an inclination to anticipate the best possible outcome. In recent times‚ the theory that optimism can potentially turn your world
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Candle Looses Nothing “Every man must must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. It is human nature to search for optimism when faced with great challenges and atrocious conditions. For many‚ optimism was the only thing they had‚ but in some situations‚ hopefulness can falsely rase the hope of others and lower suspicions. During the Holocaust‚ people had faced the demons of hunger‚ loss‚ and general sadness
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