Candide Pangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds”. This idea of optimism is a version of the 19th century philosophies of Enlightenment age. Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God has to exist‚ so he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good‚ and he uses satire on this idea throughout the novel. The optimists‚ Pangloss and Candide ‚ suffer and witness a wide variety of horrors-floggings‚ rapes‚ robberies
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describe Miss Maudies view of the ‘folks’ of Maycomb‚ this illustrates how highly she regards most of the people who live there‚ this creates a tone of optimism which juxtaposes her positivity. Furthermore‚ Miss Maudie answers an inquisition of jem’s using the verb ‘surprised’ to perhaps demonstrate how she believes that many people ‘do’ share her optimism and that many people have a wrongly judged view of Maycomb and its people. This further emphasises Miss Maudies optimistic view of the county‚ and
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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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order for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle that leads to success. Being optimistic and attaining a more positive attitude are some of the suggestions that this paper makes in order to improve one’s emotional health. Self-perception‚ success‚ optimism and happiness are the factors that will be further discussed. Happiness as the input‚ rather than the outcome Many people tend to believe that only after they have a successful career and earn a lot of money‚ can they be happy and content. However
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enough for the country to be able to afford to provide more people with an education. And then everyone could get their associates degree from school. Optimism is a very lodestar of the American experiment. Our nation is of immigrants who left behind everyone and everything we knew to take a chance for a better future. If we did not have optimism‚ we would wind up looking at temporary setbacks as unscalable‚ permanent obstacles. When we don’t have any hope‚ there is no reason to work hard‚ to push
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challenge to push the negative factors to the outer perimeter of your thinking. Those who learn this ’trick’ will reflect it‚ and others will notice. The positive attitude also helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life‚ and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life‚ it will bring constructive changes into your life‚ and makes them happier‚ brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see
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Correspondent” interview McCall Smith says Botswana is a very beautiful country and that Africa transformed him into a best selling novelist and made him famous for his views on hope and optimism. There is a strong sense of family and community that gives cause for belonging‚ hope and optimism. McCall Smith creates hope and optimism in his novel through his characters and their events. The main character Mma Ramotswe illustrates the qualities of the conventional patriotism of one’s own country. She is not
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| The Effects of Optimism on Physical and Psychological Health | Psychology 220/ Nicole Dinato | | Kellie Haney | 5/8/2011 | | The illusion of control and optimism about health can make a huge difference on someone’s well-being. It is always good to feel optimistic‚ this can have a great impact on someone’s physical and psychological health. This paper will explain how. Optimistic feelings and good feelings in general have long been thought to positively affect the health and
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channel of discovery and innovation. Life is beautiful and I think that each day is a new opportunity to progress‚ to have new ideas and to do things better than the previous day. I admit that it is full of ups and downs but if we take life with optimism‚ good things surpass bad moments. It is just that bad moments last more in our mind. A good solution would be to bear in mind all those moments we have enjoyed but we have forgotten or deleted of our memory. Therefore‚ I can say that life is beautiful
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Each person’s life is a journey on a contorted road dotted with bumps and craters. At certain points‚ the bumps could seem as high as mountains and the pits as deep as hell‚ making this journey called life appear quite despondent. Although occasionally‚ your predicaments are entirely fate’s blunders‚ but perchance‚ they are your own. Your personal characteristics roughly resemble a steering wheel for your journey. They could be positive traits‚ which could steer you on a more decent path; or negative
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