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    Youngistan to Wow). This ad‚ as stated earlier‚ is more or less on the same lines with its Diwali Counterpart where the main theme was to spread happiness and feeling of togetherness. It was fashioned to spawn the much needed positive vibes and optimism at the time when the world is sceptical as it is entering the last year of the Mayan calendar. Youtube link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqasqRdO7dc The ad starts with a bunch of enthusiastic kids singing “Umeedo wali Dhoop‚ Sunshine wali

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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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    atmosphere/tone‚ which bare a resemblance in nature and in style to the films to the director himself. It is an adjective to describe the films which are encapsulated by imaginative and fantastical worlds and characters‚ reminiscent of horror films‚ folktales and fairytales‚ which all bare influence from him. These films are characteristically surreal‚ avant-garde and expressionistic‚ and are more commonly described as ‘dark’ or ‘gothic’‚ all owing to Burton’s romanticism and fascination with the macabre

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    good luck and psychological well-being: The mediating role of optimism and irrational beliefs. This article discusses the relationship between belief in good luck and depression as well as anxiety. Belief in good luck has been traditionally regarded as an irrational belief and the authors in the article attempt to overturn this idea. They utilize the five theories of depression and anxiety to explain this relationship that embraces optimism‚ neuroticism‚ attribution style‚ self-esteem and irrational

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    In "My Antonio" Cather seemed to have a high admiration for Antonio throughout the story. Antonio’s characteristics are shown and brought out in different ways from the beginning of the story to the end. Three of the strongest characteristics that Cather admired in Antonio were her determination‚ optimism and loyalty. Her determination is shown with her strong will to work‚ to improve her life and to take care of her family even after all of the unlucky things she had gone through. Jim says‚ "I know

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    Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you answer the following questions: How is the word myth used popularly? For example‚ what does the statement‚ "It’s a myth" mean? In contrast‚ how is the word myth used in the academic context? After considering the definition in your textbooks and course materials‚ write a definition in your own words. What Are Myths? Myths are ancient narratives that attempt to answer the enduring and fundamental human questions: How did the universe and the world come

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    of optimism and compassion and because of its dualism. Pink coral is a hard mixture of orange and pink. Orange often symbolizes optimism and hope‚ where pink usually is a sign for compassion. Pink coral looks to be a mostly dark or hard color‚ but is comprised of pink and orange‚ which make it look soft and light at the same time. This is dualism because the two properties of the color are opposites. In Of Mice and Men Lennie and George have lots of hope and optimism that can be shown in

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    opinion with another person‚ it offers the chance to learn about a perspective other than your own. Learning how to disagree in an agreeable manner is also a useful social skill…‚” (Cuncic). Nevertheless‚ a battle is very easy to prevent when applying optimism and a middle-ground

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    In the U.S. many states mandate the study of fables‚ folktales‚ and fairy tales in their curricula (for example‚ the statewide curricula of North Carolina‚ California‚ and Rhode Island emphasize this for third grade)‚ preschools often include fairytales in their curricula‚ and preschool also use folktales and fairytales programs aimed at developing early literacy habits. These tales‚ which are many years old‚ are a basic part of

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    An epic poem is a long narrative poem that tends to be about heroic deeds and events. Beowulf shows traits of an epic hero by using his ability of strength to help him overcome evil. Beowulf kills Grendel and some of the rest of the men‚ by using his strength. Odysseus shows traits of and an epic hero by inspiring all his men to fight the cyclops. Odysseus uses his cunning sense to be an epic hero. Furthermore‚ while Odysseus was on his journey he completed the following: won the Trojan

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