The same cannot be said for How Many Miles to Babylon‚ which ends in a pessimistic and gloomy scene. Alec Moore is awaiting execution‚ as the novel comes full circle. He is given “a pen and paper” because he is an “officer and a gentleman”. He has nothing to do but wait. Alec refused to kill Jerry by firing squad‚ so in a sense‚ he asserted his own humanity in the face of war. However‚ this noble act is detrimental‚ as this act of compassion tragically costs him his life.Johnston’s outlook is in
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The best way to get through conflict is to take a positive outlook on life. A positive attitude can mentally help people through conflict. This is how it was used in The Diary of Anne Frank and Dear Miss Breed. A positive attitude also has health benefits‚ and will help make someone more successful. Whether it be mind related‚ health related‚ or success related‚ A positive attitude is key to overcome conflict. How can a positive thinking lead people through conflict? Positive thinking can get
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Three Keys to a happy life Everyone wants to live a happy life. But where does happiness come from? Buddha said "Life is a creation of the mind." Shakespeare put it this way when he said "There is nothing good or bad‚ but thinking makes it so." Therefore‚ the first key or the most important key to a happy life I would say is Positive Thinking. Maybe all of us have heard of this famous question: is the glass half-full or half-empty? An optimist observes what is in the glass – the full half‚ because
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Professor Mrs. Bennett English 110 20 October 2010 How to be Happy Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness has been the focal point of America for over two hundred years‚ yet so many Americans work their entire lives just to find themselves just as unhappy as they were when they first began. Many people believe money is the key to happiness. “If only I were rich‚ I’d be happy.” They surround themselves with fancy cars‚ large‚ extravagant houses‚ and designer clothes‚ all in an attempt
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Life’s Descriptions Life is one of those words that can be shaped however one may please and turned into an idea suited for themselves. For example‚ “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop” (Brown). There are many metaphors used to describe life depending on whether it is an optimistic or pessimistic view. Two comparisons some may make about life are having to do with having their life course mapped out and then‚ to its polar opposite‚ going through each day without a clue.
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The Positive and Negative In life‚ one can look at life two ways. One can be an optimist‚ a person who has a positive outlook on life and no matter what is going on one always-thinks positive. However‚ a pessimist is the pole opposite of an optimist. A pessimist is a person who has a negative outlook of life and always thinks of the negative in any situation. A great example of an optimist and pessimist view is in Voltaire’s Candide‚ tells the story of Candide an illegitimate nephew of a German
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27 Traits Of Successful People Is it really possible to become a successful person in just one day? I actually believe you can become a successful person in just one second. Why? Because to be a successful person you only have to change your thoughts and start to think like a successful person. Your have to program your brain to respond differently to situations that it was previously refusing. But how exactly are successful people made and how do they think? I’ve read and studied a lot of books
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When put in survival situations‚ people’s minds gravitate to a new way of thinking; to be optimistic or pessimistic. They either think the worst is coming and have already accepted their fate‚ or they pray for the best and try to sustain hope and keep others optimistic. In the novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys‚ Lina Vilkas‚ a young woman living in Lithuania as Stalin‚ takes over‚ is set on a harrowing journey. Lina and family are forced to travel thousands of miles to a work camp by no
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Neither Half Full nor Half Empty “Get off of me! Get off of me!” he yelled as he was being backed into the corner of the kitchen. Johnny was getting the shit kicked out of him but what was he supposed to do? Hit his own mother? After enough blood dripped down his face he had to do what he had to do. Johnny never thought of hitting his mother before but with a quick move he picked up in wrestling practice a few seasons ago he quickly ducked under his moms swinging arms and around her back to get
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Life‚ to most of us‚ is a succession of sorrows. This may sound rather pessimistic. Shakespeare through the lips of one of his immortal characters spoke of "the oppressor’s wrong‚ the proud man’s contu mely. Shakespeare’s lines find a sympathetic echo in our own hearts‚ for we are all subject to these and other woes. Man vainly hopes to find in religion and God the sop or solace that life denies. Almost all religions have a similar prescription. The Christian tells us not to think much of our material
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