Is the glass half empty or half full?

‘I just want a glass of water.’ That’s all Emily could think about while listening to the boss going on and on and on about his vision for the company and what they should do to achieve it. Somewhere along the way, the monologue turned into reminiscence of days gone by where he only had 50 cent per day for transport and food. Still, Emily smile and nod, unable to utter any sound lest the tickling on her throat turned into a full blown coughing fit. It wouldn’t do to make her the centre of…

hands. The shop-owners were gobsmacked when the municipality officials ordered the owners, mostly those in the northern half of the market, to vacate their shops within fifteen minutes. “Take your stuff out!” commanded the chief, a bearded, bald and tall guy, to the visitors and the sellers to take out their motorcycles, bikes and push-carts, parked on the adjacent empty land next to the market. “Vacate within five minutes,” he thundered. Owners came out of their shops, few tried to take…

Is the Glass Actually Half-Full? Is the glass half-empty or half-full? An age old question that reveals how one views the world. Everyone faces conflict, and can approach it in many different ways. Some methods work better than others, but one way proves to have the most beneficial results. “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” and “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” are two great selections that prove that conflict is best faced with a positive attitude. Facing conflict with optimism inspires…

her visit. I underestimated how hard it was for me going off to college, but as time progressed things began to get enjoyable. Instead of continuously dwelling on the point that I missed my family and friends, I started to look at the glass half-full and not have empty. “There is always something to miss, no matter where you are, (MacLachlan 49,)” Sarah added as she comforted Maggie. Sarah`s conversation with Maggie expressed that there is always something to miss no matter the circumstances,…

1. What are the similarities between you and the person of that different cultural group (while responding to this question, please identify the cultural groups and briefly share your rational for selecting that specific individual)? First, let’s define culture. Edward B. Tylor defined culture as, “the complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by [a human] as a member of society.” (Tylor, 1884) In American…

their semantic development is growing. Children acquire adult words and their meaning and understand synonyms, antonym, prefixes and suffixes and how these words affect meaning in a sentence structure. For instance, some see the glass half empty, and others see the glass half full. The phrase is interpreted with varieties and changes in the meaning of the text. Once older children or adolescents reach high school, written language is more advanced in structure than it is with everyday speech…

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION "A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”??Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.??She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem.…

What is up with all the negativity? Everywhere I turn, I see negative ads, people being rude to one another, and people who just don’t care. It’s in politics, schools, sports, and media. People who sit in some of the most powerful seats in the world choose this route. It just doesn’t make sense. That’s why I hate negativity with a passion. I really don’t understand that when people are given the choice between being positive and being negative, the majority of them choose to be negative. In…

lost. It is so easy to lose oneself in the modern world, and while recognizing this, the songwriter hints to the meaning of the song. Additionally, the title can be interpreted to be a proverbial phrase similar to the expression “Is the glass half full or half empty?” If one ignores the ‘un’ all they read is lost, but if they take it the title altogether, they read unlost. Once again, the title has a deeper meaning and forces the listener to create their own meaning from the song. In the song,…

I will argue that through the justification of memory, trust in others and testimony can also be justified. If we can logically defend believing in our own memories, the we should find the justification of the accounts of others along the way. The main points I will discuss will be the “dualistic theory”, the Reductionist Theory(RT), and other viewpoints from a more personal perspective. The “dualistic theory” helps to provide a degree of justification for the original belief and the act of…