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    Tanooha V. Franz English II B1 10/10/13 In both “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “Inside the Home of the Future”‚ technology is shown as a helpful tool for humans. However‚ in “There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ technology is portrayed as dependent on human involvement in order to function properly whereas “Inside the Home of the Future” objectively supports advancements in the use of technology with a more optimistic view. For example‚ “The house was an altar with ten thousand servants‚ big‚ small

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    Oral Commentary  English A2     In the oral commentary you are expected to show critical thinking when you discuss a passage. You have to show that you understand the subject matter and your ideas have to be relevant and focused. When presented with an extract from a text‚ talk about the extract and not about the whole text. Your presentation should be organised and coherent. It should not be a series of unconnected points. It is important that you use examples to prove your arguments. Your language

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    Positive Psychology: Why Be Negative‚ When You Can Be Positive! Thesis/Key Question: I always try to surround myself with good vibes and positive people. Which is why I love doing what I do‚ I’m a DJ and my main goal every night I preform is to make people have a good time. Great vibes bring great people and great vibes influences great people. So why wouldn’t you want to bring positivity into your life? Positive psychology is one of the newest branches of

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    Does your attitude define who you are as a person? I think our attitude towards life and adversity - even in the most dire of circumstances - does define who you are as people because only we can affect how we should act about our situations. A quick example that explains this is that if some family member gets affected by something bad‚ you are the one that is there to help them feel better. Three supporting evidence that helps support my thesis comes from the two stories “Typhoid Fever” by Frank

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    Positive Attitude People can best respond to conflict by having a positive attitude. When people have a positive attitude‚ it makes things brighter. When things become less dull and more brighter‚ everyone should feel better about themselves and the current situation. Churchill affirms with a positive attitude‚ “Victory‚ however long and hard the road may be‚ for without victory there is no survival.” This is one example of how having a positive attitude can make you feel more optimistic throughout

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    In the course of time‚ technology will soon take over if it is not controlled. “By the Waters of Babylon”‚ written by Stephen Vincent Benét‚ tells the story of a young member of the Hill People who has been curious about the ancient civilization before him. Benét is trying to get the message out to his readers that mankind is becoming so dependent on technology and machines that they will soon destroy themselves‚ It also creates a disturbing view on what was going to happen to mankind if they continued

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    Damian Martinez 3/2/16 Mr. Walker English 11 H Pessimism of F. Scott Fitzgerald Romance is a beautiful thing in life and throughout the difficulties of these events some being very joyful and pleasant but not all love is quite pleasant. Many romantic relationships don’t last and come to a tragic end and the love may feel amazing while it lasts but it isn’t forever. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald a lot of these characters have many intimate relationships with others throughout

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    Helen Keller once said‚ “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Anne Frank and the other members of the annex lived by Helen’s words. They were all forced to go into hiding because of the Holocaust. But‚ everyone tried to be as optimistic as possible throughout the time they spent in hiding.They spent two long years in the “Secret Annex”. In Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play Anne Frank‚ it is shown that optimism helps give people confidence

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    *Optimism Versus* Reality Between all the texts‚ we have studied so far‚ Candide or optimism was the most interesting. I have to say one reason is because I love the different philosophical views in the text. First of all‚ the text is written during the Age of Enlightment. The main philosophy at that time is that people can work together to make the world a better place. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as taught to Candide about being optimistic‚ versus reality

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    Gwen Harwood Essay Q – ‘Poetic power‚ dramatic presentation and compelling psychological insights provide the richness of her poetry. A pervading pessimism clouds her achievement.’ How valid do you find this evaluation of Gwen Harwood’s work? (3 poems) Gwen Harwood’s work is influenced by several elements; poetic power‚ dramatic presentation and psychological insights‚ each to create compelling poetry. Significantly her rich feministic‚ religious and melancholic perceptions‚ influenced by

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