Keep Hope Alive

The three signature strengths I used was love, gratitude and hope. These strengths fell in between one and six, total was 24, in my VIA Character report. As I go throughout my day I will display love to others, I always try to show gratitude, for all the good and bad things happen in my life. I do keep hope alive in my brain, dreaming of a better future for mankind. When I think about my day, its homework/study day, Wednesday October 5. I came into a problem in my Positive Psychology course, I thought about the question for minutes. Then I decided to text a classmate, this classmate immediately text me back with a reply. After several different aspects, of the assignment, he clarified my concerns. His act of kindness and hope for both…

Essential Questions: How does having a belief (in something or someone) help us to conquer fear and keep hope alive? Having belief helps us to never give up and look on the bright side of things. Without having a belief in something then we don’t stand for anything and it helps to build character. For example, if someone believes in a religion it helps them to build and strengthen their morals by putting it to practice everyday. By putting these morals to practice, life could be happier and…

The Motte and Bailey Castles never got into a big siege but if it did it would most likely fail because it had no good defences. It had wooden walls around the outside which could easily be burned down and to get to the motte would be impossible if it’s a small group of people but if it were a big group it would definitely fail because once they get past the first wall they can take down the knights with only a bit of trouble. How Long Could Each Type of castles Survive a Siege? Motte and…

Hope is defined as a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Growing up as a little child I always believed that if I hoped enough, I would get what I hoped for. I was childish and foolish. I used hope as excused to believe that I wouldn’t have to face reality to get the things I desire. Hoping that I will do good as oppose to actually doing good is too different things. Barbara Ehrenreich is a well-known author, feminist, and most importantly, she is diagnosed with…

Hope is a Drive Hope is the only drive people have in tragic situations. Throughout Ishmael’s memoir of his experience in the war he had drive, hope, and faith within himself. He had faith that he and his brother Junior would find safety from the war. Having this faith allowed Ishmael to create a forward drive that kept him running. After he and his brother were separated by the rebels in an ambush, he realized that it was easier to hope for a better day. He was confident that someday…

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 novel, Vaillant portrays Hector as a pessimistic individual,…

Summary: Only the lucky survive Thomas wakes up in a box with no memory of his past and the only thing he can cling to is his name. He is surrounded by strangers- boys in particular, who also have no memories of their pasts. Thomas finds himself stuck in a place called “The Glade”. The Glade is surrounded by a towering, boundless, transitioning maze which inhabits the terrorizing flesh-eating “Grievers”. The maze is the only way to get out- but no one's ever made it through alive. The boys in…

Hope is the feeling responsible for preventing people from giving up and quitting. The power of hope gives people a reason to keep fighting for the future they desire. In Kamala Markandaya’s novel, Nectar in a Sieve, which takes place in the 1950s, she tells her readers about the hope two destitute farmers in rural India: Nathan and Rukmani. They face monsoons, droughts, and other hardships that attempt to destroy their lives and those of their children, but through the troubles, they meet…

Nevertheless, I kept hope strong that red would find his way back or someone would call the stupid number on the fliers. It finally had happened, someone had finally called my brother. We were so excited we could hardly wait but we had to go the next day because it was already late. The man said he has a brown pit bull with a white spot on his chest that he found roaming around. My heart sank when my brother told me that someone may have found red. My brother and I set out to the man 's house…

The Iron Prison Feeling as if I didn’t belong, like there were a thousand eyes staring me down, feeling almost inferior to everyone around me. As I look over I count, “one, two, three.” forty five pound plates; compared to my measly ten pounds it’s definitely laughable. I felt like everyone in my proximity was chuckling under their breath. Watching as my face began to light up bright red with immense, embarrassment as my frail arms began to shake under the force of the barbell. I would have…