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: 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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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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they’re worth discussing. In terms of how the sexes are portrayed in conjugation with the Enlightenment. The woman in Candide are written fairly well written for the time period‚ there are some complexities to their characters. Contrary to this‚ they’re either in the story for just a brief section‚ or there a goal for Candide. The
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SYARIFAH BINTI MOHD SAUHADIN 2013251014 TESL B WRITING-MADAM ZURAINI An Aural Learner Nowadays‚many of our students pass their examinations with flying colours.I want to be like them too so that my parents will proud of me.After reading the VARK Website‚I understand that I am an Aural learner.Aural learner is relating to an aura which is focus more on hearing.That is why I love to learn by listening to other people explanations.Now‚I know the reason.So‚to improve my achievements‚I need
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make suggestions or to try to change something about a society or simply to poke fun or satirize a part of a culture. Often these writings are aimed at a specific group of people. In the case of Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels and Voltaire in Candide‚ their writing is aimed at European society and its preoccupation with materialism. Swift and Voltaire satirize the behaviors of the wealthy upper class by citing two different extremes. In Gulliver’s Travels the yahoos are not even human but they
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Without careful scrutiny‚ the story of Candide appears no more than an average tale of an average man in search of fulfillment. In the absence of historical context‚ the eloquence of Voltaire’s words carry little substance and his vivid description remains empty. While the story of Candide is itself captivating‚ the work carries a far deeper significance. Candide primarily serves to reveal Voltaire’s Enlightenment philosophies through the satire of numerous 18th century institutions and realities
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Candide is a satire written by the French author‚ Voltaire. The story can be considered a direct representation of Voltaire’s own life and philosophies. It was written during the age of reason‚ where great thinkers pondered the meanings of life itself. As a great thinker himself‚ Voltaire questioned the papacy and the regent through satire such as Candide. One theory in which he explored was whether work was preferable over the life of a philosopher. Martin is an old scholar; he has lost all hope
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Clearly‚ Voltaire hated all religious institutions and customs. In his most satirical and important work‚ Candide‚ he incessantly mocks not only the Catholic Church‚ but also Protestants‚ Jews‚ and Muslims. Voltaire ’s sharpest criticism was directed at the Catholic Church. His relationship with the Church "was one of uninterrupted hostility" (Candide‚ "Religion"‚ pg. 13)‚ and in Candide‚ he attacks all aspects of its social structure and doctrines. When Pangloss explains how he contracted syphilis
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Optimism and Health Paper University of Phoenix Tiaqunia Hayes Optimism and Health Paper During people’s lifetime‚ there are many situations that may cause people to become an optimist or a pessimist. I will explain some basic ideas from two different articles that show how optimism may possible impact physical and psychological well-being of a person. One of the articles talks about children and the other talks about the effects on adults. The truth is that children and adults will live
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