Hope and Glory

In this paper, I will discuss the orthodox definition of hope expressed in Adrienne Martin’s How We Hope: A Moral Psychology, and emphasize the inherent problems raised by Martin that challenge this definition. Martin derives the ‘orthodox definition’ of hope from the works of Day and Downie introduced in the late 1960s. Day states that “hope involves (1) desiring and (2) estimating a probability” and names these two constituents of hope as the desiderative and the estimative constituents,…

Hope: For Suckers or Dreamers? Have you ever had hope so much that it changed your life? What kind of hope do you believe in? Many use the expression “Hope is for suckers” but having hope can change the way people look at the world around them. It can open new doors and shine a light on the dark days. While Katy Perry and Emily Dickinson show this in their poems Firework and “Hope” is the thing with feathers which both share the common theme of hope, Dickinson uses the theme of losing oneself…

Although it’s very to lose hope with the battles Yunior faces in life, Junot Diaz always maintains to keep the character full of hope and always keeps an open mind about everything, making him optimistic and full of life. It’s understandable that you may believe this story is pessimistic in numerous ways. For example, he does fall off the grid for a while when he begins selling drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd. Also, how the relationship between Yunior and Rafa isn’t the best…

no matter how much pain they’re in, can run that fast. So I heard the boom of my father’s rifle when he shot my bestfriend.” Page 14, Chapter 2 Arnold doesn’t come across much hope in the reservation, between his differences and the hopelessness shared between everyone. Arnold’s dog was his one of the only ounces of hope in his life. When his dad went to shoot the dog, it was like taking away a part of Arnold, but Arnold believed if he ran fast enough he could make the truth go away. I was…

"The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." While this quote can be interpreted many different ways, like most quotes, I think that Wilson is trying to say humans sometimes lose hope and let whatever happens happen to them. Most of the time this Wilson quote rings surprisingly true when you examine the average life of a normal human being. In some cases, we see individuals with an abundance of perseverance and determination…

from humanity can disorient and debilitate oneself, unless they have hope. In John Valliant’s literary work The Jaguar’s Children, the protagonist, Hector, significantly grows, as he becomes an optimistic individual in order to survive, a more selfless person by taking care of Cesar and becomes a faithful believer in God. The isolation he faces changes his moral beliefs and attitude, ultimately giving him the willpower and hope to stay alive long enough to be rescued. At the beginning of the…

also dark circles under my eyes that are caused by lack of sleep. I don’t like sleeping too much because I don’t like dreaming and then waking up to reality. It gives me false hope because my dream include my desires in their most successful form. In addition, dreaming isn’t going to get me anywhere and so I stay awake in hope that maybe I’ll make up my mind and start to progress towards them. To sum it up, I have a tendency to bite my lips and to rush through my responsibilites. I bite my lips…

believe in God; faith is usually what one wishes or hopes for, whether that be a miracle to save an ill-ridden child or whether it’s just wishing for a new car. If you put faith in God, he may not grant all your wishes and dreams but he will fall down from heaven to show you that you don’t require those things such as a new materialistic items. Faith helps those in need through hard times by giving them something to believe in, by giving them hope that there will be a better future, and by…

From a young age, I was taught to always find the bright side of any situation. My mom would tell me that I needed to be positive in even the worst circumstances. Growing up with this positive policy had worked throughout my younger years, but began to diminish once entering my teen years. For some people as they grow older, their views, their attitude, and their personality begin to change. The moment one enters their teen years, being innocent is no longer an excuse. One may embark on new…

My family immigrated to America in 1999. Even at the tender age of five I was full of excitement, nerves, and a lot of hope that this new country held for me. I knew that I could pursue any profession I wanted to be when I got older and this made me very focused in school knowing that I needed to be the best student that I could be. I always knew I wanted to work with kids because I enjoyed their resilient nature. At first I wanted to be a preschool or elementary school teacher because teachers…