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    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‚ recent research has shown that people who are happy to begin with‚ are more likely to work

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    The quote‚ “If you educate a boy‚ you educate an individual but if you educate a girl‚ you educate a nation” originated from an African proverb. It might have originated because of the societal roles of men and women‚ society’s expectations‚ and the contribution each gender has made to the community. Both men and women have educated the nation in many different ways‚ either by contributing to the society‚ or to their families. Hence‚ I disagree with this quote‚ as not all men have never educated

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    character in this play due to his weaknesses but he reveals some strengths in character in acts four and five of the play. The weaknesses portrayed by Lear are his inability to see reality and his misconception of love. His strengths are his renewed optimism and his ability to become humble. Although Lear reveals these strengths the damages his weaknesses cause override his positive change in character. A central weakness of King Lear is his flaw of being blind to reality. This flaw is displayed in

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    He is shown as an oddity through his “strange friends and peculiar thoughts.” The “ice” is mumbles homeland and is where he feels the strongest sense of belonging this is shown through his optimism and hope‚ which he expresses through his tap dancing‚ and his curiosity in “aliens”. Even in the worst of times of isolation and alienation from the emperor penguin community we see hope and optimism in his voice‚ eyes and posture. It is only when mumble

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    P.W Catanese wrote a book called “The Brave Apprentice” and the story is a Folktale Characters Because the It Realistic Fiction because it relates to real life. The main characters are Patch‚Gosling‚ and Osbert’s. Patch is a kid from a village that been called for help he is the hore of the village. Gosling is one of Patch friends they they are both going to war together and Osbert is the king son. He will train they both kids to be as good as him. The three boys are going to work hard because

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    self-made men. Both men held work in high esteem. Franklin saw his thrift and industry as the reason for his success. Douglass criticized slavery because it eroded the ability to work hard and to make a profit off of one’s own labor. Both men are shown chafing at the restrictions placed upon them while they were young. Douglass longed to learn how to read and while literacy was not denied to Franklin‚ the young Franklin had to conceal his authorship of the editorials he published in his brother’s

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    recruiting techniques‚ the presidential debates‚ and that there are still people out there who sacrifice others for their belief in the greater god. Voltaire would choose to satirize these subjects because he has done so before in his story Candide or Optimism published in 1759‚ thus showing us that he would be surprised to see that some things have not changed. Today’s deception of the army would be a definite subject for Voltaire to satirize because in Voltaire’s time army recruiters took advantage

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    students we just finished reading fairy tales and ask for characteristics that make up a fairy tale. Then tell students that‚ today they are going to learn about tall tales. Explain to the students that tall tales are a type of folktale. Share that tall tales‚ like other folktales‚ were first told orally many‚ many years ago and were later written down. Tell students that tall tales are humorous stories often about real-life heroes of the American frontier during the 1800’s. Explain that the word frontier

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    With this interpretation‚ we get extensive insight on the practices of the enslaved‚ along with supporting information explaining why these practices came to be. For example‚ Joyner gives a detailed explanation of the African American folktale and how these folktales accommodate moral

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    The Story of the Aged Mother A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHO Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy. Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given

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