Yoav Ruiz-Feingold 9-8-11 CAS English 2 The Characters of Out of This Furnace Thomas Bell’s novel Out of This Furnace tells the story of four working class immigrants‚ and how they fight adversity. Throughout the novel it becomes apparent that the characters have an interesting relationship that plays off of one another. Over the course of Out of This Furnace‚ what the characters Kracha‚ Mike‚ Mary‚ and Dobie have in common is that they live by the same ideals and are overtly effected by their
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War‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster: Dictionary and Thesaurus‚ is a “state of hostility‚ conflict‚ or antagonism” (Merriam-Webster.com). Positivity‚ buoyancy‚ and optimism are on the complete other side of the spectrum. Yet‚ optimism is the best response to conflict‚ especially in a time of war. War is grim and brings out desperation; positivity is a response that serves to contrast with the brutal reality of war. A positive response will drastically change any mood‚ no matter how heavy or pessimistic;
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Comparing the use of Icarus in “Musée des Beaux Arts” and This Heavy Craft” In Greek mythology‚ “Icarus” is the tale of a boy who along with his father are attempting to escape from Crete where they have been held captive. Icarus’ father constructed two sets of wings from wax and feathers. He instructed Icarus not to fly to close to the sun as the sun will melt the wax and his wings will not stay together. However; in the midst of excitement Icarus flew too close to the sun and
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The Old Man and the Sea In the novel “The Old Man and the Sea” the main character‚ Santiago is a tragic hero with a tragic flaw. His hubris ultimately leads him to triumph for a few reasons. Santiago’s hubris helps him to develop into a passionate‚ optimistic and determined individual‚ this is what ultimately helps lead him to his triumph. Santiago was not only proud but he was also very passionate in fishing. This is evident in his statement‚ “I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close If I were to ask you if you were an optimist or a pessimist‚ what would you answer? Is the glass half empty or half full? Undoubtedly‚ you’ve felt down at least once in your life. Sadness is an emotion everyone must deal with. In the beginning of the book Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close‚ Oskar is asked if he is an optimist‚ which he answers yes. Shortly after‚ Oskar loses his father‚ the most important person in his life‚ causing Oskar to fall into a period
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I’d never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible‚ when you think about it”(Salinger?). This behavior of hoping that some didn’t “good luck” is called pessimism‚ defined as a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future. Another Example of Holden pessimism is a use of the word “phony” explained‚ “the frequency of words such as "phony" is not intended to suggest that everything in the adult world is a sham‚ merely
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Hap- Thomas Hardy (Commentary) ‘Hap’ by Thomas Hardy‚ reflects the poet’s pessimistic and atheistic way of looking at life. In the first stanza‚ the speaker says that some vengeful god is happy for the people who are suffering. He wants God to admit to taking joy from the suffering of the people. The only question that comes to mind is why does the speaker wish for such a sadistic god? The speaker answers this question by saying that he would die in righteous anger at his unmerited
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SOAPSTone Analysis of Lou Gehrig’s Retirement Speech Lou Gehrig gave this speech as part of his retirement. He did not intend of making a speech at the time and he gave a very good speech. He presented himself as a relaxed‚ grateful‚ and a very humble human being. In this speech he is showing a side of him that is very optimistic. He shared certain details about his life‚ the good parts. He shared his gratitude toward his parents‚ his wife‚ and mother-in-law. He shared his humble background and
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Strategies for positive thinking Much of what we experience in our life depends on what we pay attention to. Every day‚ some things may go right and some things may go wrong. If we give more attention to the things that go right and dwell on those things‚ you’ll experience more happiness. 1. Think constructively. For positive thinking to truly make a difference in our life‚ we must replace negative thoughts as they occur. Most important‚ however‚ is the need to get whatever benefits we can
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Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Shakespeare quotes “there is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” These are words of wisdom‚ as Shakespeare had discovered centuries ago that are still relative to the daily events that occur for the average twenty-first century adult. People often waste too much time thinking about small negative aspects of their day which creates added stress that is not necessary. Like over analyzing every detail of
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