Is the glass half empty or half full?

always been a creative person. She enjoys reading, going out to eat at her favorite café in Nashville, spending time with her artsy friends, and creating art. Abigail’s best quality is her idealism. She always aims to looks at the glass half full, instead of half empty. Her best quality is her boldness. Abigail grow up in the church and a Christian household, so she knows she came depend on God to help her in her times of need. However, like most of us, sometime her sinful nature gets the best…

Sabrosita lacks space. The first thing you spot is the checkout counter full of beauty products, a few candies, and calling cards. On the other side of the counter the other half of the store catches people’s attention. Right next to the door an ice cream freezer can be found full of mexican ice cream pops and to the right of the door a freezer full of sodas and juices can be seen. Passing the ice cream a white metal stand full of candies and many different types of items can be…

There are a variety of factors that make up an individual such as their experiences and their beliefs. However, one essential component that assembles a person, such as thoughts and feelings, is a personality. A personality defines your life such as the relationships that one constructs over the years and the professional interest someone might pursue. One’s personality is a manner in which one can distinguish themselves from others. Over the years, development of various methods increased in…

Place the mold into a bowl be careful as the mold might slide. 3. Pour DNA stain into the bowl do not pour directly onto the mold. 4. Do this for each sample. 5. Stain for 24 hours. Distaining the molds 1. Carefully take the molds out of the stain 2. Empty the stain out. 3. Pour warm (about 32 degrees Celsius) distilled water into the…

relation to my letter O, Optimism shapes who I am. I want to live an optimistic life, and this letter could benefit me greatly. I believe that being an optimist will change who I am as a person in a positive way, and lead me to a life of not only full of happiness but…

each other with projects, but then during the summer before sophomore year, the feeling of hopelessness and sadness washed over me for the first time as I watched our group slowly drift apart. The devotion I had given to the group left me feeling empty, and without any idea of how to fix my problem, I found myself meandering through the passing days in malaise. In the meantime, an important event in my life was swiftly approaching; it was the day in which I would experience a vital epiphany. The…

Several ways people are affected by stereotyping are: A person’s childhood, media, peers and attitude. There isn’t just one group that is affected more than the other. Everyone has been affected by stereotyping at least once in their life time. Usually there isn’t a group that does the stereotyping but sometimes you will run into a group of people that stereotype more than others. One group that is known to stereotype more than others is the “popular” group. Those kinds of people, no matter who…

Essay One #1 Poetry is a form of art that’s been part of this world for many centuries. Poetry is merely more than just words, a human expression symbolizing life/nature through experiences and influences. Many poems concentrate around a main idea, normally a poem addresses a theme or idea concerning a human existence. In “Death Constant beyond Love” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi and “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave” by Frederick…

represents hope. In Gatsby’s case, it is the hope that Daisy will see the light and return to him. Although Daisy has moved on with her life and is married with a child, Gatsby is still hopeful. He is a person that doesn’t see the glass to be half empty, but he sees it to be half full. He knows he has a shot at winning back Daisy’s heart if she could see that light. Daisy’s present situation does not alarm Gatsby. He is comforted and hopeful due to the memories he had with Daisy in the past.…

The questions coming to mind are, was he a fool? Was he unaware of the deteriorating political difficulty of his fellow African Americans and the mob violence? Two words: Unquenchable optimism. To him the glass of human progress was always half full, not half empty and he wanted the entire African American community to realize and preach that. (Bond and Wilson 2001). He said, “On the one hand, the lyrics reveal how African Americans were estranged from their cultural past by the impact…