as love‚ optimism‚ and loneliness are all are evident. These themes are also found in the song Love Song For No One (LSFNO)‚ written and composed by John Mayer‚ but optimism is replaced by pessimism. Both of these songs are about a man longing for love; however‚ in the first‚ the man is optimistic and hopeful‚ while in the second he is getting anxious and a little doubtful. The way that the themes are portrayed are both similar and different in that they are about love‚ optimism/pessimism and loneliness
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Compare/Contrast: Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an indie-style alternative rock band that had its origin in the 90’s‚ and has since been making music with big labeling companies. Most of their music has been hailed by fanatics and critics as sincere and thoughtful art that portrays the pessimistic nihilism seen in most of today’s society. The vocalist/lead guitarist for Modest Mouse‚ Isaac Brock‚ usually prefers to uphold his lyrics on the darker‚ rebellious side of the creative spectrum. There are
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Optimistic Person What does optimism mean? Basically‚ it means focusing on the positive aspects of life. I consider myself to be an optimist because I always hope and expect events and plans‚ and everything surrounding me to turn out well‚ and that I look with a smile‚ positive attitude on the future. I’m absolutely sure that being optimistic is a lot better than being pessimistic. In my opinion‚ pessimism is disastrous. It ruins hope and possibilities. If a person is pessimistic‚ he doesn’t
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Candide by Voltaire “We must cultivate our garden” Voltaire portrays Candide as society’s journey from pessimism to optimism. Candide comes to the realization that acceptance of the life given to a person allows that person to make the best out of it. Candide reacts to Pangloss by stating that “we must cultivate our garden” meaning a person not allowing mediocrity to govern his/her life‚ but by putting forth an effort to make the lives they are given the best one possible. Following the analogy
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- 您已加入 主会议室。 ( 下午2:34 ) - - 您的聊天权限已启用。 ( 下午2:34 ) - Rong Wang 下午2:34 I wanna ask about assignment two， what is portfolio？ does it similar as essay？ Roxanne Zolin 下午2:34 OK does anyone have any reflections about positive psychology? First question about assignment 2 下午2:34 - Torsten Nowell 已退出 主会议室。 ( 下午2:35 ) - - Torsten Nowell 已加入 主会议室。 ( 下午2:35 ) - Roxanne Zolin 下午2:35 Rong a portfolio is a collection of writings‚ your essay and your journal you can use photos and vidoes etc 下午2:35
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Faith Like A River Helen Keller once said‚ “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence”(brainyquotes.com). The level of faith that someone has can really show their true character and personality. This is shown in the story Peace Like A River by Leif Enger. This story is about a small rural family that is placed with an immense burden after the eldest son Davy kills two local boys and escapes prison. The Land family ventures out to find him and
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The novel The Giver is about a boy named Jonas that is selected to be the receiver. He goes through a lot of hard journeys. He has a little “Brother” named Gabriel. Gabriel is on the verge of being released to elsewhere. Jonas’ plan is to find elsewhere and save Gabriel from release. The Giver is a pessimistic novel. The Giver is a pessimistic novel because of the scary moments that happen to Jonas making it seem like something bad is going to happen to him. The giver is making the reader feel like
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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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The Pessimists View On Peace and Order Few things in life are more passionately sought after than peace and order. But are they actually obtainable? Peace‚ the absence of conflict and violence‚ and order‚ the state of managed chaos‚ will be debated by Frankenstein’s Creation and Hamlet. The Creation‚ currently wandering around Mont Blanc looking for his maker‚ will begin the discussion. Hamlet will follow up before he prepares for his duel with Laertes. Frankenstein’s Speech Peace; something I
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point of society views? Pop-culture is all around us indeed. Music‚ television‚ and street posters are one of the most commonly used methods in viewing media. The pros and cons of pop culture weigh each other out. To me‚ media is a matter of optimism and pessimism; for example‚ “is the cup half empty‚ or half full?” a more related example to our current life style are women in the virtual world. A little inside about how women are perceived in media is that they are tall‚ thin‚ organized‚ and always
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