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    the pragmatist might desire expedience and a retributive justice (revenge) as against a restorative justice dependent on a burden of proof provided by the prosecution and the presumption of innocence of the accused. You also need to know what optimism means‚ to understand why Rose’s view is much more positive. He has a hope for the democratic processes that take place in the jury room‚ even although they are flawed‚ they are still imbued with the liberty to speak one’s own mind and allow for changes

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    ‘show off’ compassion to the journalists‚ ‘high’ voice of holding trial of the murderers‚ slow ignorance of the issue‚ embedding media‚ soothing media and if not paying heed to blaming them‚ finding ways of wiping out the ‘meat’ of the story‚ showing optimism‚ creating entertainment and finally making public bewildered. The steps have also been propped up by a another series of steps that includes bullying the reporter‚ creating fear‚ making the media lose public faith and estimating and proving reporters

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    originally composed by Leibniz‚ a German mathematician and philosopher who is so prominent in the world of both mathematics and philosophy‚ having developed differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton‚ and the creator of the optimism theory. Leibniz’s theory consisted of two main ideas‚ that God’s actions are all for good‚ that he is an all good being. The second part of his theory states that God created the world as best as could be‚ that this is the best

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    more proactive they tend to be‚ in practising health promoting behaviours and seeking treatment. Positive emotional states – especially humour and optimism‚ have also been found to promote psychological resilience in people coping with a serious illness. The authors emphasized the crucial role that health-care workers play‚ in inspiring hope and optimism in their patients‚ as illustrated in a study on placebo therapy ( Frank‚ 1994). The authors also considered the impact of behaviours such as alcohol

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    Soft skills Soft skills is a sociological term relating to a person’s "EQ" (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)‚ the cluster of personality traits‚ social graces‚ communication‚ language‚ personal habits‚ friendliness‚ and optimism that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills complement hard skills (part of a person’s IQ)‚ which are the occupational requirements of a job and many other activities. A person’s soft skill is an important part of their individual contribution to the

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    Your Name Professor’s Name English 1020 29 January 2013 THE SECOND COMING A sense of loss is depicted from the work of Yeats in The Second Coming. She uses specific terminology to represent and end to something with an uncertainty of what the future may hold. It is interesting to note that Yeats makes references to the bible and the end of the world as a twister that only widens and does not cease‚ which cause things to fall apart. The poem does not describe the end of the world as volcanoes

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    Major Work Data Sheet: Candide Title: Candide Author: Voltaire Date of Publication: 1759 Genre: Satire‚ ‘Conte Philosophique’ (Philosophical Fiction) Biographical information about the author: Francois-Marie Arouet‚ better known as Voltaire‚ was born in 1694 in Paris‚ France. Though his father wanted him to become a lawyer‚ Voltaire long held a great passion for writing‚ and rather than going to law school‚ spent his time extensively composing poetry‚ essays‚ and historical studies. His widespread

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    bad mood. For this reason in most of the countries winter celebrations and carnivals are associated with candles‚ fires‚ lights. The bad weather has several negative effects on people’s mood: feeling low concentrated‚ having less energy and low on optimism (even becoming depressed). Due to the bad weather it can be observed that in fall and winter time people are less productive‚ not able to focus‚ low on ideas: they are just not as concentrated as in the other period of year. Everyone can judge

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    Voltaire’s “Candide‚ or Optimism”‚ Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko”‚ and Ihara Saikaku’s “Life of a Sensuous Woman”‚ women are portrayed differently all around the world. Although these women are from different parts of the world‚ they all share similarities while also having distinguishing factors that differentiates themselves from one another. A few of the female characters present a striking resemblance to women in today’s world‚ while others are greatly different. In “Candide‚ or Optimism” by Voltaire reveals

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    In this extract‚ McCarthy conveys the anticlimax of the protagonist and his son’s arrival at the “Cold. Desolate. Birdless.” environment of the beach. McCarthy juxtaposes the bleakness of the landscape with the boy’s optimism in order to highlight the boy’s inherent goodness. McCarthy tells the story using narrative voice in this section of the text. He contrasts the third person extradiegetic narrator with the man’s interior monologue in order to convey multiple perspectives to the reader. “He’d

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