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    Why optimists are less vulnerable to disease? How might optimism work to make people less vulnerable and pessimism to make people more vulnerable to cardiovascular disease? The possibilities divide into three large categories:   1. Optimists take action and have healthier lifestyles. Optimists believe that their actions matter‚ whereas pessimists believe they are helpless and nothing they do will matter. Optimists try‚ while pessimists lapse into passive helplessness. Optimists therefore act

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    life‚ not his hardships. Gehrig wanted people to know that he has had a good life and they should not feel sorry for him. He does not feel sorry for himself. He said‚ “I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” This shows his optimism and gratitude for all the wonderful things in his life. He makes himself sound human; not some stuck up‚ filthy rich baseball player‚ who thinks that he is better than the fans. He is a speaker that is admirable‚ and incredibly humble. The speech

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    On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy Answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling Kieter Philip Balisnomo English IB Block 4‚ Ms. Nychka On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling The doctrines of idealism and optimism are demonstrated in the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. “If” advises the reader to achieve qualities and reach for perfection. “If” is answered in the book‚ Answering Back by Carol Ann Duffy’s poem‚ “Kipling”. Duffy’s response to “If” is appallingly contrasting in mood

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    40 grams of dark chocolate every day for two weeks can reduce the stress. In other words‚ the levels of stress hormones will be reduced which can make you feel happy.  The third cause of happiness is being optimistic. Optimism is one of the reasons that lead to happiness. Optimism is a hopefulness and confidence that things will work out. Also‚ it can help us to move from the past and not fear the future. If you are a pessimist‚ you are going to think that things will not work out. As a result‚ the

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    FAIL. Life has resilient nature‚ it never let hope to cut off even in the lurch. It arrives at specific conditioning through entertaining demands at variable intervals and in variable amounts and some times at discretion. This comes up with optimism. Optimism let one to crow over even in inauspicious conditions. In fact life do miracles in lurch conditions and turns the corner. It triumphs‚ when there is no hope of its victory. Traditional stories‚ which are being recounted by a man to a child

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    competition with other fisherman ‚ locating something in the wrong place ‚ and the storm that may come unexpected are some of the things that keep the fisherman from catching the big fish in the sea The overall message of the poetry conveys a sense of optimism . However just like in other good poems ‚ the lines are able to communicate their own emotions . More importantly ‚ their thoughts add up to transcend the writing into a poetry that speaks of life and the everyday journey of each person The poem

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    belief that good things will happen and that one’s efforts will be crowned with success. It is something diametrically opposed to negative thinking which is being fearful‚ apprehensive and unsure of success in efforts. Positive thinking is based on optimism‚ hope and belief that hard work is never wasted. The effects of positive thinking are magical. Psychologists believe that nothing gears up people to make whole-hearted efforts to perform some task as positive thinking. The feeling tones up every

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    handling the stress. Even though it may be considered as unreasonable‚ according to scientists optimists actually experience better circumstances‚ in part‚ because their way of thinking helps to create better circumstances in their lives. The habit of optimism and positive thinking can bring better relationships at school. To be precise‚ optimist people are not liable to see the side effects of a situation at first so that it will be easier for them to make friends. They do not have prejudices generally

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    “So…what are you looking for?” The saleswoman says to me. All of a sudden‚ I see this cute shirt in the corner of my eye. Before I could even tell her what I wanted to try on‚ she looked at me straight in the eye and said‚ “I don’t think you can fit in our clothing…” I looked at her straight in the eye‚ just so she can see my disappointment and hurt. Do you want to know what I said? Okay. Yeah‚ that’s what I said. I bet that put her in her place. “So…how do you expect to fit into a prom dress

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    In an unremarkable business park of Ann Arbor‚ Michigan‚ stands a poignant memorial of some of man’s shattered dreams. It does not look like much from the outside though. Even‚ if one were to enter- which members of the public rarely do- it takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to what you are seeing. It appears to be a vast and haphazardly organized supermarket; along every aisles‚ grey metal shelves are crammed with thousands of packages of food and household products. There is something

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