Through the clinical research of Dr. Martin Seligman‚ the concept of learned optimism was developed. Seligman explained that everyone may experience some momentary feelings of helplessness when encountering failing experiences. Seligman provides a systematic method to learned optimism that consists of recognizing and then disputing pessimistic thoughts. This method is referred to as the ABCDE model. ABCDE are the first letters of the steps that teachers of optimism can take in helping others develop
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into the project teams and sponsors having a good view on the schedule estimates‚ and also to effectively manage the schedule to ensure that the project gets completed on time. The activity of creating a project plans ensures that the project team has given enough though to all the key areas‚ and is well prepared to execute the project. This enables complex tasks to be broken down and managed in an effective manner (Koolbreeze‚ A.‚ n.d.). From a communication perspective as well‚ the work breakdown
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The Lottery Ticket Anton Pavlovich Checkhov (1860-1904) Anton Pavlovich Checkhov (1860-1904) stands out as one of the greatest short story writers of the world. He was educated as a doctor of medicine but preferred writing to doctoring. In his short story‚ “The Lottery Ticket”‚ he demonstrates that the mere thought of money can severely impact a personal relationship. Characters: Ivan Dmitritch – He is the major character and he is protagonist. He is from a middle-class. He does not care about games
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Week 4 reflection Which country has the richest culture? You can’t quantify richness of culture. No one is better than the others‚ in my opinion‚ every culture has their own uniqueness. Culture is learned I would say any culture or sub-culture is learned. It’s environmental. Every culture is learned by the people who live it. Even people born into a culture learn the culture as they grow and mature. I think almost everything is cultured and everyone is cultured. For instance‚ we were
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Civil war happened long ago when America is not the great America yet. But the problem between north and south part of this nation is still not yet solved. In 150 years later‚ battle lingers over how textbooks explain Civil War (Washington Post) ‚ the author wrote that even today some people still thinks that the civil war is about state right instead of slavery. The reason why the civil war is still controversial is that all the education and general opinion is the north fought for slave rights
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goal. Looking at my work ethic I can multi-task and function best when I prioritize my plan of care. Reviewing my patients and determine who and what needs done and when. I am also open-minded and in the nursing profession it is a fact that when one has the day preplanned time needs to be considered for changes: admissions and or patient transfers. My reference to “we” in this sentence refers to the nursing assistants‚ therapy‚ and myself. Our patients all have a goal in terms of discharge and we are
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The Lottery Ticket I. The Author and It ’s Background : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport of Taganrog‚ southern Russia‚ the son of a grocer. Chekhov ’s grandfather was a serf‚ who had bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught himself to read and write.Yevgenia Morozov‚ Chekhov ’s mother‚ was the daughter of a cloth merchant. "When I think back on my childhood‚" Chekhov recalled‚ "it all seems quite gloomy to me." His early years were shadowed
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Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize It was announced on October 9‚ 2009 that American President Barack Obama is this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Nobel Foundation states that Obama was chosen "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (Nobel Foundation) Controversy and debate ensued in the world wide media. Critics have debated Obama’s worthiness. Supporters have cited numerous examples of the current U.S. Presidents’
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following the crowd can have dangerous consequences. For example‚ look at the fictional world of a short story: “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. In its small town‚ the locals hold a lottery every year. A slip of paper for every person in town is stored inside an ancient black box; the official of the lottery‚ Mr. Summers‚ summons everyone to pull out a slip of paper. The lottery may seem quaint‚
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Jimenez debates issue of lotteries that are used to bait people around us. Furthermore‚ from the interface of this problem‚ she describes what problems we face nowadays then how come we are going to overcome this bad situation. The author’s thesis is appeared strongly in the first paragraph and it explicitly reflects the effects of our society and government. “Thirty – nine states and Washington‚ D.C operates lotteries that the states probably will never get out of the lottery business.” (1). The
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