Feeling Good

benefit of gratitude is the chance to revitalize, and you can touchup flaws in your personally. You could become less materialistic, more optimistic, and could increase your self-esteem. When someone shows appreciation, they often get a warm, fuzzy feeling inside of them. Usually those who are thankful are more relaxed, more resilient, less envious, and have happier memories. For examples, Ebenezer Scrooge, a character from “The Christmas…

passionate about what is being talked about. One of the greatest things that the author does is relating herself to the article by speaking from a first person point of view. When the author says, “We’re all we got, so let’s make sure we got each other good.” (Giorgis 18) she gives the best personable relation possible. In that one sentence there is such great revelation of personal experience. In that sentence we see a writer who isn’t just writing for the fun of writing, but for the…

mentally, resulting in an inability to take a step back and develop meaningful relationships. Too much time on social media can lead to depression and anxiety enables the inevitable social comparison between one 's life and others. Students are also feeling the pressure to appear perfect to society, both socially and academically. Snapchat however, brings happiness to its users due to its impromptu nature. Even though social media does have its drawbacks, these sites do allow for greater…

I would sit in a room all alone thinking of her. I was asking myself a lot of unknown questions. What she is doing? Where is the love of my life? Because of that, feelings almost vanished along with her but there were still memories hunting me for what I once felt. Now that she is back, it is her who wants for my lips after that one time when our lips met passionately for a first kiss. It is her heart that breaks. I for once promise myself that I would not drop another tear. As much as I want…

express their emotions in a healthy and controlled manner (Seaward, 2015, pg. 22). One of my biggest struggles in life has been my ability to control my feelings. I tend to let my emotions control me rather than me control them. Coming into my relationship with my boyfriend three years ago, I was an emotional wreck. I had no idea how to handle my feelings for him so I fell into a habit of questioning our relationship day in and day out. I was constantly on his case about where he was, who he was…

breakdown. Through Holden’s relatable characteristics and Salinger’s narrative treatment, the book continues to engage audiences throughout generations. The way that Salinger writes gives the audience a very personal and insightful look into what he is feeling. It’s told in first person and because of this, you feel more of a connection to Holden. Salinger also utilises digression as an element of style. It feels like it really is coming from the…

tree points. The first point is: Listen to your emotions (Smalley, 94). We need to ask the question, what we are feeling. We need to ask this when we are confused about our emotions (Smalley, 94). We have to remember not to judge our emotions; we need to see our emotions as information (Smalley, 94). I feel emotions I do not understand sometimes. I need to ask myself why I am feeling them. That brings me to Smalley’s second point, we need to identify our emotions (Smalley, 94). To steal a lesson…

individual’s personality. It is of high importance for every student to acquire adequate skills beyond academic or technical knowledge. Having scored good percentages in academics and earned some diplomas are not sufficient, students should also possess required Soft skills to be successful in the present tough environment. A person who is having good soft skills can change the problems into opportunities and deal with the negatives in a more constructive and better…

because of mysterious reasons that they do not want the people to know. Thus, Cassia had to sneak off under the canopy of leaves in order to safely read the poem that is hidden in her golden compact. The poem begins with “Do not go gentle into that good night”. After reading the poem, Cassia does not quite understand what the meaning behind the poem is; however, she soon realizes why The Society had to get rid of the poem. The Society had to get rid of…

can affect different people in various ways, some may choose to ignore it, some may get vigorously torn apart by it and others chose to fight it with the utmost of powers. This is shown in the key poems ‘War Photographer’, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ and ‘A mother in a refugee camp’. All of these poems show particular differences in their attitudes towards death; which is also seen in the further poems ‘Out of the Blue’, ‘Funeral Blues’ and ‘Mid-Term Break’. In Carol Ann Duffy’s…