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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Westphalia‚ he does not have that many opinions because he does not have the experience to make conclusions about life and about how the world works. Instead Candide makes assumptions about life from what he thinks he knows. He was blinded by the optimism which was impregnated in him by Pangloss and therefore he could not comprehend the other obvious flaws which he had experienced but not noticed in the Castle of Westphalia. Candide’s “effeminate” innocence‚ which ended up being the reason that he
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Albert Camus had his own personal meaning of life‚ a revelation of his own‚ “I think my life is of great importance‚ but I also think it is meaningless.” The meaning of life‚ in the world’s eyes‚ is a fleeting thing‚ ever evolving and changing like the days in a year. Many authors have broached this elusive topic but none have been as inventive or done so with quite as much success as Albert Camus in his book The Stranger. Camus‚ the man who brought notoriety to the absurd‚ used this book to explore
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over Daisy‚ which eventually results in Daisy feeling closer to Tom and away from Gatsby. This passage is significant in the way that if reflects some of the most prominent themes of this novel‚ such as Gatsby’s undespairing hope and man’s amoral pursuit of wealth. These themes are explored by the use of various literary features such as symbolisms and imagery. The failure for Gatsby to achieve his long-yearned dream is confirmed in this passage‚ which is then later used to accentuate Gatsby’s hopeful
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Are You Cut Out to Be a Successful Entrepreneur? ABSTRACT First‚ there was an interview with a successful entrepreneur. Second‚ there was a talk on entrepreneurship by a guest speaker‚ Mr. Azmi Ahmad (the CEO of Skali.com) and later‚ an "elevator speech" by fellow students on various issues related to entrepreneurship. This collective information and some reading on entrepreneurship journals‚ books and articles have brought to the idea on writing this paper‚ towards certain perspective‚ on successful
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definition of psychological capital is an individual’s positive psychological state that is characterized by 1) having confidence (self-efficacy) to take on and put in the necessary effort to succeed at challenging tasks; 2) make a positive attribution (optimism) about succeeding now and in the future; 3) persevering towards goals and when necessary‚ redirecting paths to goals (hope) in order to succeed; and 4) when beset by other problems and adversity‚ sustaining and bouncing back and even beyond (resilience)
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QUEEN LATIFAH QUEEN LATIFAH REAL NAME IS DANA ELAINA OWENS. QUEEN LATIFAH IS HER STAGE NAME. Dana is a singer-songwriter‚ rapper‚ model‚ comedienne‚ and actress. She was born March 18‚ 1970 she (43). Latifah was born in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ and lived primarily in East Orange‚ New Jersey. She is the daughter of Rita‚ a teacher at Irvington High School Latifah’s and Lancelot Owens‚ Sr.‚ a police officer her parents divorced when Latifah was ten. Latifah was raised in the Baptist church and attended
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Would you agree that Frankenstein offers a spirit of hope and redemption? Well yes the spirit of optimism is exposed through Frankenstein’s didactic encounter with the character Walton and the sense of redemption is conveyed through Frankenstein’s acknowledgement of the atrocities he has bestowed upon humanity due to his immoral actions regarding science. What about Blade Runner? C – Well I think we see that Tyrell in Blade Runner displays no acknowledgment for his malevolent actions and we
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pleasure/gratification to strengths/virtues and finally meaning/purpose. The Pleasant Life: Past‚ Present & Future Seligman provides a mental “toolkit” to achieve what he calls the pleasant life by enabling people to think constructively about the past‚ gain optimism and hope for the future and‚ as a result‚ gain greater happiness in the present. Dealing with the Past Among Seligman’s arsenal for combating unhappiness with the past is that which we commonly and curiously find among the wisdom of the ages: gratitude
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