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    1) TODAY I BEGIN A NEW LIFE. I will form good habits and become their slave. I will be the greatest salesman the world has ever known. 2) I WILL GREET THIS DAY WITH LOVE IN MY HEART. 3) I WILL PERSIST UNTIL I SUCCEED. 4) I AM NATURE’S GREATEST MIRACLE. 5) I WILL LIVE THIS DAY AS IF IT IS MY LAST. And‚ if is not‚ I shall fall to my knees and give thanks. 6) TODAY I WILL BE MASTER OF MY EMOTIONS. If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge

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    A World without Science

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    World without science…!!! Introduction: Science is knowledge attained through study or practice. It’s every time you turn on a light or start a car. Now imagine how our world would be without cars‚ light‚ major medical advances or anything that involves science. We’ve grown so accustomed to having this knowledge and being so scientifically advanced‚ we couldn’t survive without it. Electricity: Without electricity there would be zero entertainment. There wouldn’t be any TV’s‚ computers

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    Counterfactual thinking makes people different from other creatures because of this ability make the imagination come true‚ while other creatures also cannot imitate behaviors as humans’ do. According to “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” Gopnik introduces the idea of counterfactual thinking‚ which is “the woulda-coulda-shoulda of life‚ all the things that might happen in the future‚ but haven’t yet‚ or that could have happened in the past‚ but didn’t quite (163).” This definition gives

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    that “this world is the best of all possible worlds”. Throughout the novella‚ Pangloss holds on his optimism to the end and explains all that befalls men by the cause and effect principle. He asserts "I

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    THE WORLD? Can it? Well‚ according to a lot of people‚ it already is‚ but does that mean it will stop doing so? Maybe‚ maybe not. In my opinion sure‚ art is and will continue to change our perspectives and the way we think. As well as other factors‚ such as emotions. I will be talking about music‚ can music change the world? If so‚ how? This is a big question‚ which until today‚ is a very controversial topic. For that reason‚ I will narrow my question down to "can music influence the world?".

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    3˚ Heroism When I was little I used to watch a show called Kim Possible. It was about a teenage crime fighter who defeats villain all over the world. She uses gadgets such as grappling hooks and spyglasses. She also had a sidekick named Ron Stoppable who helped her on all her missions. I was fascinated with Kim and all the things she could do. She was never afraid of anything and was always put others before herself. Kim Possible risked her life to do what’s right. One time I asked my mom if there

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    1) Candide learns that while being optimistic is a useful trait‚ it will not help you in being successful. He learns that in order to have the “best of all possible worlds” he must work hard‚ because it will not just come to him. Candide has rejected Pangloss’ philosophy in exchange for hard‚ practical work. 2) Voltaire is correct in his theory that optimism blinds a person from the real life obstacles one must face. Life is not perfect because a person says it is; a person must experience life

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    used as a major theme. Voltaire’s satire of philosophical optimism is one of the major issues of Candide. Throughout the story‚ satirical references to "the best of all possible worlds" contrast with natural catastrophes and human wrongdoing. According to Wikipedia‚ "optimism‚ the opposite of pessimism‚ is a lifeview where the world is looked upon the as a positive place. Optimists generally believe that people are inherently good. These people are said to have a "positive" outlook on life‚ believing

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    Ataliah Landsman Ms. Barron Advanced World Literature and Composition February 6‚ 2013 Voltaire Use of Satire In Candide Voltaire portrays an image of human suffering and cruelty in our world. He criticizes the philosopher Gottfried Leibniz’s optimism theory in the novel Candide. Candide was written by Voltaire and translated by John Butt in 1950. “Each particular contingent fact in the world has an explanation” (“God in Leibniz’s Theory” 1). In the novel‚ Candide’s teacher Pangloss believes

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    Voltaire introduced multiple satirical situations throughout his novel Candide. Which all connected to the era of Enlightenment. The philosophers during this time were involved greatly in bringing light to how power could influence individuals to act differently. Candide captures how holding a positive mindset through all the bad is not always beneficial. The novel talks about the flaws within society and society’s way of thinking through ironic situations throughout the chapters. Although there

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