Optimism June Oliver‚ CMA GE – 102 August 09‚ 2013 Dr. Mauk Optimism Many people don’t know what it means to be optimistic‚ and the benefits of it. Optimism is the tendency to expect and see the best in all things. There are many benefits of optimism and as you read on‚ you will find valuable and very knowledge- based information. Although it may seem hard to believe‚ being optimistic has its own challenges as well. I am a very optimistic person because I can see
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OPTIMISM – A TOOL TO FIGHT DESPAIR “IF WINTER COMES ‚CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND” This is the famous maxim by P.B Shelly has a deep meaning underlying it. As we observe a silver lining around a cloud ‚ in the same manner all our misfortunes leave behind a ray of hope. Therefore ‚ the maxim seems to convey the great message that one should not be cowed down or brow beaten by the misfortunes or adversities. The dark difficult days of sufferings will not last forever‚ soon the bright days will bring
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Optimism and Health There is much to be said about how optimism impacts our physical and psychological health. People who are optimistic are more likely to persevere in the face of diversity because they foresee a positive outcome. Ultimately our psychological self has a huge impact on our physical self. If we are going into a situation with a pessimistic attitude we will most likely be stressed‚ which could lead to high blood pressure and anxiety. This will in turn impact our psychological self
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Optimism and Health Paper Axia University/University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity PSY 220 Julie Delich November 6‚ 2010 Optimistic people are said to “anticipate the best possible outcome (Merriam-Webster‚ 2009).” This statement portrays how optimistic people approach life. Many studies have been conducted to determine whether optimism can actually lead to better physical and psychological well-being. Essentially‚ optimists are said to see the glass as half-full instead of half-empty
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Candide Written by Voltaire‚ Candide‚ is a story heavy with political satire. Meant to critique the philosopher Leibniz‚ Candide‚ explores optimism through humor‚ caricature‚ and satire. Candide is the story of a man (Candide) who is exiled from the Baron’s castle for having an affair with Cunegonde. The story follows Candide as he journeys through vastly different geographies interacting with a series of supporting characters. The book ends with the main cast of characters having survived a series
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Leibniz’s theory of optimism and the hardships brought on by the inaction toward the evils of the world. Voltaire’s use of satire‚ and its techniques of exaggeration and contrast highlight the evil and brutality of war and the world in general when men are meekly accepting their fate. Leibniz‚ a German philosopher and mathematician of Voltaire’s time‚ developed the idea that the world they were living in at that time was "the best of all possible worlds." This systematic optimism shown by Leibniz is the
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The meaning of optimism is often misconstrued‚ so before I summarize and discuss this article‚ I would like to go into the meaning of optimism. Optimism means to expect and/or hope for the best possible outcome in every situation. Some people may refer to optimism as being hard or a waste of time‚ but the people that think this way do not recognize the effects that optimism has on physical and psychological health. When I try to describe an optimistic person‚ I think of a successful person with a
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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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Nicolas Guarisco February 26‚ 2013 Dr. Akers English 1020 Optimism “Social science suggest that we are more optimistic than realistic” (Sharot Pg 41). Optimism bias is defined as the future being better than the past are present. In “The Optimism Bias‚” an article published by TIME magazine‚ Tali Sharot explores the world of optimism. Problems tend to surround us no matter where we are. It doesn’t matter where we are from‚ problems like war‚ economy‚ and personal problems are un-escapable.
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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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