Half of the Glass Is the glass half empty or half full? This is a common question that many people have asked themselves in the past. Depending on the person‚ there are two major answers. If the person is an optimist‚ the glass is half full. If the person is a pessimist‚ the glass is half empty. Winston Churchill once said‚ “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." The pessimist is the more realistic and cautious person. The optimist
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cancer” taught us that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. People go through tragic battles like disease and the possibility of dying when all we do is find ourselves complaining about small‚ narrow problems in life. Adam demonstrated true optimism and showed the audience that accepting an issue is one of the biggest hurdles‚ but once it is accepted‚ anything can be taken on head-first. 50/50 is the story of how life can be taken on as “glass half empty” or “glass half full.” Throughout the
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Are we dependent or independent of our past? Is human nature unique or universal? Are our life goals motivated by the simple satisfaction of physical needs‚ or are we driven by a deeper need for growth and progress? Is man kind’s outlook one of optimism or pessimism? Do humans develop relationally or individually? Questions about human nature focus on these central issues and theorists attempt to answer this question‚ while defining their image of human nature. Free Will versus Determinism The
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focus we will just move for the sake of motion. Why do we need to be creative? Because when we stuck with the old ideas‚ we can make the new ones. And why do we need to be optimistic? Because‚ an optimist can see the opportunity in every difficulty‚ optimism is in the heart of a successful human being! After having and being all of that‚ the next step is what needs
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and negativity. The main character‚ John Grady Cole‚ faces plenty of hardships throughout his journey from his home in Texas to Mexico. On the other hand‚ McCarthy writes this award-winning book in a positive way‚ demonstrating the balance between optimism and pessimism in our world. He shows how John Grady Cole has matured and grown substantially because of this negativity he faces. The reader can clearly see the negativity not only in the first page of the novel‚ but also in the first paragraph
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does it even matter? How I respond to any situation reveals a lot about my attitude and perception. So‚ when I see challenges as opportunities‚ what does that reveal about my personal vantage point? Likely it means that I have a healthy degree of optimism‚ self-confidence and openness‚ along with an adventurous spirit. It would indicate that I enjoy life and look forward to whatever comes next. On the other hand‚ what does it say about me in relationship when I greet a new challenge with feelings
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How do people become exceptionally talented? Are they born with it? Do they have to practice to get where they are? Perhaps they need a balance of the two. Becoming great is not simple‚ or easy‚ otherwise everybody would be great‚ and no one would be great. Whether it’s natural or developed talent‚ great people have an extra amount of talent. Some people have a great amount of natural talent‚ and it seems like they were just born to be amazing. In orchestra‚ some people are better than me at violin
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to technology as sex is to evolution.”(p.71) as he explains this in great detail with historical analysis going back 500‚000 years. Perhaps people are prone to be pessimistic as bad news is always more interesting than good but maybe the lack of optimism is what actually drives the world towards a better future. The book The author starts off by exploring the world we live in today and comparing it to the past. He argues confidently that many difficulties we’ve had before have been eradicated
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T.S. Elliot’s “The Wasteland” and Modernism. Elliot was both influenced by modernism and a reference of it. The dramatic change in form and content in literature (and human beliefs) of the last nineteenth century and the early twentieth century is noticeable in the poem. The Wasteland is also a reflection of the between wars years and also a prophecy for all that were to come. Elliot masters the form in the poem to create a sense of pessimism‚ decadence and fugacity. It is often said that his
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Blind Optimism‚ Thick Skin‚ And A Cell Phone By Melanie Warner August 13‚ 2001 (FORTUNE Magazine) – Sudha Shah is at the peak of her game. As one of the top sales reps for a big software company‚ she’s won the respect (and perhaps envy) of her co-workers‚ and she has earned a bucket of money in commissions. Last year Sudha blasted through her sales quota by more than 400%‚ bringing around $40 million in revenue to SAP‚ the German business-software maker--more money than all but one of her 300 sales
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