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    change.  A prime example of a major change in a child’s life is the transition from high school to college. Starting college‚ a ne place with new people‚ can be a daunting task for anyone. Your classmate‚ Abby Howell showed her true character and optimism when her adjustment to Madison didn’t go as expected. Abby‚ like any other 18 year old‚ was nervous about coming to college. She was nervous about leaving her safe haven she called home‚ and because of that she decided to chose Madison‚ a mere 9

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    Larkin’s Poetry is Predominantly Pessimistic. How far do you agree? Larkins writing is largely pessimistic because of his inability to accept change throughout the era of his writing‚ he’s bitter character largely reflects personas in his poems for example Mr.Bleaney‚ whilst in others he prefers to mock those who lead alternative lifestyles to his own. Although his writing has a heavily pessimistic style to it‚ more of his character make-up is revealed. I feel we can see more clearly Larkins

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    Jack London we see many of the characteristics of realism. From vivid details and issues of real life‚ to optimism and dealing with the common or ordinary we see realism very prominently in each of these stories. Both of these stories face the same characteristics of realism such as vivid details as they try to survive in the wilderness‚ issues of real life such as love and death‚ and the optimism they try to have as each of their situation’s go from bad to worse. In The Outcasts of Poker Flats we notice

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    that being optimistic is not a choice‚ but a lifestyle. Secondly‚ I consider myself optimistic because I always find a positive angle in a negative situation. Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile‚ a world of optimism‚ and hope. A ‘you can do it‚’ when things are tough attitude. I may not be able to save the world‚ but it is the positive little things that can really turn myself or somebody else’s day from poor to superior. Furthermore‚ my friends have always

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    choices. It may delay what you’re working towards but you will prevail in the end. You must also be creative with your response to a problem. Think out of the box and consider your choices then‚ decide on what is best for you and the ones around you. Optimism is necessary to persevere. You have to hope for the best and plan for the worst. Thinking positive and having a positive attitude is key to persevering because it is reassuring to those around you and to yourself. Resilience is perhaps the most important

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    hope for the best. The Best example that being realistic is the best option is the security of this nation ‚ the combat against drug cartels‚ terrorism‚ this country spends billions and billions of dollars in preparing with Intel‚ because the optimism that nobody else in the world would ever try to hurt us already cost us 10.000 lives back in september 11 ‚ 2001‚ now the government prepare this nation for any situation always hopping that it doesn’t happen be being realistic that it could.

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    G. Aaron Rangel Saltoun-Ebin 2/6/13 5863410 328 words What is Machiavelli’s attitude toward mankind? Does his view of man’s relation to fortune reflect optimism or pessimism? Machiavelli‚ a 15th ce writer and philosopher‚ had a negative and distrustful attitude towards mankind as he writes in his book “The Prince” about how to be the most effective ruler. His writing style throughout the book reflects that he was pessimistic towards man’s fortune. In Machiavelli’s most famous book‚ he

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    Work- a Burden or a Blessing? Imagine if you could plan your perfect day and have everything fall directly into place. What activities‚ people‚ or events would you include? While in my junior year of high school my perfect day was planned. It was going to be on Memorial Day‚ the day every student looks forward to in California. It’s the first official beach day of the summer and that year it was going to be the best. Summer had come early and it was hot‚ breaking all previous years high temperatures

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    Response to Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are Amy Cuddy was an intelligent young woman who was known to be smart and gifted until the age of 19‚ when she had encountered a horrific car accident. After this accident‚ Amy woke up in a head injury rehab ward. Her head injury had caused her IQ to drop by two standard deviations and she had to withdrawal from college. From having a core identity as being smart to the knowledge of her decrease in IQ had left Amy completely powerless.

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    Winston Churchill 7. The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James 8. We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. - Gautama Buddha 9. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Hellen Keller 10. I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. – Winston Churchill 11. The point of living‚ and of being an optimist

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