Allison LeBel December 15th‚ 2012 Professor O’Sullivan Word Count: 1‚241 Optimism As I sat in the hospital waiting room all I could think about was Jess. Everything was a blur. Seconds turn into minutes. Minutes turn into hours. Two songs played over and over on my iPod‚ “Wind Beneath my Wings‚” by Bette Midler and “Ten Thousand Angels‚” by Lynn Cooper. As the lyrics played‚ tears flowed down my bright red cheeks. Jess was always content with letting me shine and being the center of
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THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHOLong‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowedmother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble werepeaceful and happy.Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardlyshrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out acruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders
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Indo-European Braod geographical grouping with a common linguistic background William Jones founded that Sanskrit was similar to Latin and Greek Proto-Indo European : no actual proof this group of people existed Folklore Colloquial definition: is a folktale true or not? Scholarly definition: how does a tale reflect the customs or values of a people Precursors to the Grimms Anne Sexton relation to the Grimms Snow White – Anne Sexton Focus: female beauty Mirror motif Superficial male desire –
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Helen Keller once said‚ "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." Keller was an author and political activist who never let the fact that she was blind and deaf stand in her way of staying optimistic and keeping a positive attitude through all the ups and downs that life had to give her. According to the dictionary‚ optimism is defined as a disposition or tendency to look on the more brighter side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. Throughout my life I have
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Summary Several studies have been conducted to determine the influence that unrealistic optimism has over gender differences and culture. Unrealistic optimism is defined as the belief that positive (negative) events are more (less) likely to happen to one ’s self-versus others. Researchers have reported that both men and women from across cultures tend to be influenced by this bias. Nevertheless‚ they’ve found that Western cultures (such as Americans or Canadians) are identified by being independent
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Loyalty to family‚ community‚ and the gods is an important quality in the lives of ancient Greek citizens. These qualities are clear demonstrated in The Odyssey through Penelope‚ Telemakhos‚ and Odysseus. Penelope shows her loyalty in several ways. She shows loyalty to Odysseus by waiting for his return for twenty long years. She did not choose a suitor until she knew for sure that Odysseus was dead. To delay the decision of choosing a suitor‚ Penelope said she would marry a suitor after she
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Optimism and Health Maritza Rivera November 30‚ 2014 PSY220 Reed Daugherity Optimism and Health Throughout life we are confronted by many difficult situations however‚ how we deal with these situations will either enhance or deteriorate our physical and psychological health. When someone is optimistic they expect the most positive outcome possible under all circumstances. According to University of Phoenix‚ Positive Psychology‚ (2009)‚ “optimism is an individual disposition or trait and an explanatory
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Optimism is very important to a person’s physical and psychological well-being. Optimism can bring a person up when things appear down while optimism can also help a person get through the tougher times. Optimism can help a person be confident and hopeful in times when there appears to be no hope or it can be linked to depression among a few things. Many people have questioned if having optimism can help a cancer reddened person have hope or if optimism brings the person down when there is no help
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Optimism: The Great Motivator Summary: Danial Goleman is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. This reading comes from his book Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More Then IQ in 1995. Emotional intelligence‚ according to Goleman‚ means our ability to respond emotionally in appropriate‚ productive ways to life’s challenges. Response: Writer Daniel Goleman defines optimism in terms as one American who follow swimming had high hopes for Matt Biondi‚ a member of the U.S Olympic
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around the globe to live the free life. For these people‚ the American Dream becomes the dream of living in the land of the free and doing what they please; these people are freed from their metaphorical shackles and optimism about life appears. Freedom and the sense of optimism are well shown in “The Story of
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