“Have You Got A Positive Attitude Yet?” “Between the optimist and the pessimist‚ the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”‚ says Oscar Wilde. One has to read between these lines in order to understand what they mean. The meaning is simple: There are two ways to look at things one is with a positive attitude and another with a negative one. A positive attitude leads to some opportunity or solutions and negative one clouds ones thoughts eventually making it
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“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ he talks about equality for the all men and how he dreams about a world where people can be in harmony with no division of color. The play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ relates to this subject in multiple facets centering around dreams. The play and speech take place in the same time period of the mid twentieth century‚ where color was a major divide in society. There are many similarities between the play “A Raisin in the Sun” and the speech “I have a dream”
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Have you ever used a robot before? You may not have realized that robots aren’t only large machines that resemble a human. A robot is a machine that can carry out one or more tasks by commanding or programming. Therefore‚ an automated vacuum cleaner‚ computer‚ and automatic lawn mower are considered robots. The appearance of robots without their human appearances might surprise you . They have many effective advantages that make work better for many people. This does not change the fact‚ however
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On August 28‚ 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial‚ during a civil rights march Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech entitled “I Have a Dream”. He was addressing the nation as a whole about the need for equality and commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Throughout his speech his tone was determined; he wanted to motivate not only African Americans but white people as well to peacefully fight for equality. King‚ a minister‚ often used quotes from the Bible in his speech to
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Do you think that highly influential people gain power? In other words‚ are influence and power related? Yes‚ we think influence and power are related. Identification occurs when people accept the direction or influence of others because they identify with the power holders and seek to maintain relationships with them—not because they value or even agree with what they have been asked to do. French and Raven’s concept of referent power is based on the same sort of personal attractiveness as is
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People all over the world have all different cultures and beliefs‚ and what may be one’s person’s norm may be rare or insulting someone else’s culture. To avoid such misconceptions and conflicts‚ censorship of media such as books is put into place. Some books are completely banned in some areas‚ and many books are admonished for containing ‘controversial information.’ Many people are divided between the dilemma of whether or not censorship should be enforced. Some parents or religious followers wish
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victim‚ they need to have courage and follow their ways‚ no matter what others say. Jem and Scout see people become victims of prejudice‚ rumors‚ poverty‚ and other atrocities in their own little town‚ as they grew older. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the children learn life lessons from witnessing people striving to survive different situations within Maycomb. When a challenge causes one to struggle‚ the children see that person‚ or themselves‚ have to have courage to do as they have before. Jem and
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his message. Our country today has minimal racial injustice and people can be judged by their character. I think that the reason he has succeeded is attributed to his attitude and poise that he demonstrates during the speech. His message would not have been accepted if he was to lash out in anger and criticize the white
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that causes the reader to question events in the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes to her house where she learns that the boy’s name is “Arnold Friend
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Have you ever dreamt that you are walking along the side of a road‚ or along a cliff‚ and suddenly you trip? And before you know it you are falling for what seems like forever‚ but you suddenly wake up before ever hitting the ground? Well‚ this is considered to be a “Falling Dream”. Ironically‚ falling dreams usually occur when you are drifting off to sleep. However‚ they interpret a different meaning. “Falling” can mean that you feel you are losing your grip‚ or you are self-conscious‚ or simply
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