Imagine settling in a country of unfamiliar traditions and eccentric society! Imagine deciding to leave your family‚ house‚ and memories behind to start a new beginning. My cousin Tanu had to make all these big decisions. She moved from India to Canada for the betterment of her life; in the result‚ she had to overcome many obstacles to achieve success.The manner in which Tanu encountered all the barriers is very inspiring‚ and I will always be inspired by her. Tanu had a lot courage to leave everything
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Optimism is something we can improve with practice. Here are exercises rooted in scientific studies to help train your brain. PLAY INTERPERSONAL PING-PONG If you serve up a smile to people‚ they usually bounce it back. Hit them with a raymond mill snarl and watch them scowl instead. Research shows that facial expressions and the moods that accompany them are contagious‚ probably because they evolved as a means of nonverbal communication between people. You can use the infectious effects of a grin
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something is always awesome and involves several dilemmas‚ we have obstacles and sometimes they are difficult to overcome them‚ so we must to be prepared to face them. There are three main qualities necessary for success: Responsibility‚ perseverance and optimism. Responsibility: This is one of the most important qualities to be successful. When people are responsible they already have everything in order‚ because they are always doing their work at time. Without responsibility‚ people won´t have their
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As for me‚ I believe that happiness is not difficult to obtain because it lies in what we think‚ what we say and what we do. Therefore‚ my happiness is a result of optimism‚ self-satisfaction and good relationships with my family and friends. Optimism is the first reason for my happiness. What is optimism? In my opinion‚ I think optimism is a hopefulness and confidence that things will work out and helps us move on from the past and not fear the future. When something bad happens to me‚ I encourage
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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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“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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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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Voltaire’s novella‚ Candide‚ uses satire to discuss and criticise philosophical Optimism‚ the prevalent Catholic philosophy during his time period‚ the Enlightenment era. Voltaire himself was known to oppose this theory‚ and employed caricatural figures in his writing‚ such as the characters of Pangloss and Martin‚ to mock the ideas that they stand for. The old woman‚ as a character‚ is not a protagonist nor does she show up particularly frequently in the text‚ but she is significant to the theme
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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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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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