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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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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Thornton Wilder epitomizes pessimism in "Our Town" through the everyday actions of the characters‚ the trivialness of life‚ and the attitudes of the dead toward their once loved world. People are spent through their meaningless everyday tasks‚ characters are shown to be worthless in comparison to the universe‚ and the attitudes of the dead about life are dull. These effects add up to illustrate Wilder’s idea of pessimism. One way Wilder shows pessimism in "Our Town" is by the everyday actions of
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Maybe he didn’t think we’d notice upon first watching and/or reading‚ but on further reflection this becomes obvious and intriguing. In terms of the play‚ it does make sense to me that Puck kept it on Demetrius. Perhaps it’s my inherent pessimism‚ but I feel it’s one of the many examples of “concord of discord” as Theseus puts it in 5.1-light interchangeable with darkness-of the play. All is not what it seems with the “happy” couples. For example‚ Hippolyta’s enthusiasm about her marriage
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morality‚ and a strong plot in his masterpiece. Nonetheless‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ through examples of hypocrisy‚ greed‚ violence‚ and racism‚ shows Twain’s pessimistic view of society and corruption of the human race as a whole. To understand the pessimism of the book‚ we must first understand Huck. Huck is a character though whose eyes we see the ugly truth about mankind. Huck is always on the run from people. In the beginning we see him living a prim and proper life with the widow. He is then abducted
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The Evil That Lies Within Lord of the Flies is a book with far more low points than high‚ this is the choice of the author. In many novels‚ you can tell the style and feelings of the author just by reading it. Golding has a negative outlook on people and society showing through his writing. Thus‚ Golding’s pessimistic view on the characters in the book illustrates his belief that evil is an inborn characteristic. One way this is portrayed started in the beginning of the story‚ when they first got
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Dispositional Pessimism and Optimism Predict Ambulatory Blood Pressure During Schooldays and Nights in Adolescents? This article studies the relationship between low optimism (high pessimism) and physical health. This article states that “low optimism and high pessimism were equally strongly and independently correlated with anxiety‚ anger‚ and depression‚ but high optimism predicted better self-rated physical health and less frequent self-reported doctor visits‚ whereas high pessimism predicted more
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References: (2007). Optimism versus Pessimism. Retrieved October 1‚ 2008‚ from Mindsport Web site: http://mindsportlive.com/Articles/Article/?articleId=217 Malhotra‚ D.‚ Ku‚ G.‚ & Murnighan‚ J. (2008‚ May). WHEN WINNING IS EVERYTHING. Harvard Business Review‚ 86(5)‚ 78-86. Retrieved October 2‚ 2008‚ from Business Source Complete database. Pessimism. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved September 30‚ 2008‚ from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessimism Pritchett‚ Price (2007‚
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sounds somewhat comical‚ it does also have an incorporated pessimism that makes me reflect on the story. I think this pessimism is the cause that postmodernists reject society. The notion of rejection comes in the story through the death cases. It seems strange why Barthelme uses the notion death in his story‚ but I think the reason is that this is the best way to stress that every living thing is losing its importance. Hopeless pessimism interweaves with the idea of rejection‚ and I find them together
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