Nuclear optimism

Martin Seligman believes, "Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful." Many people live their lives on this definition of optimism. When defining optimism, it is clear to see everyone has their own perspective. Whether that perspective is positive or negative determines if a person is an optimist. In essence, optimism can be defined as a positive concept possessing hopefulness and confidence through all aspects of life. To begin to define optimism, it must be clear that optimism is a way of life. As Lucille Ball once said, "One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn 't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself." Optimistic people believe that if you go through life with a positive attitude, you will be met with pleasant and happy feelings. In a whole, people who live optimistic lives are generally more successful and happy. Optimism is beneficial to health as well as social relations. The fear of socializing is non-existent to optimistic people because they feel confident in themselves to speak out. They are the complete opposite of the pessimist, who are people who live in…

interconnected with the past sentence structures using “And…”. He connects lines seven, and eight in order to show the extent of damage caused by mankind’s follies. Another important use of parallelism is during line two, and three when Hopkins uses starts the phrase it in order to show the characteristics of first earth, and then god. He connects these two sentences that is important to his meaning. Hopkins also uses different word choices throughout the passage. He first starts off with…

Trait Definition Optimism is defined as the attitude of anticipating positive outcomes and that wishes or aims will ultimately be fulfilled (Optimism, 2007). Optimistic individuals also believe that things happen for the best and despite the circumstances, there will be a successful outcome. Referred as a positive mental thinking, individuals with optimism are more likely to have positive expectation and view life events more positively (He et al, 2013). Individual who poses this trait have…

Optimism is Key to Survival Without optimism, everyone would be anti social shut ins. They would not have the courage to leave their houses and converse with others. Pessimists are constantly thinking that everyone is a terrorist or that they are going to become serial killers. If I wasn’t an optimist, there is no way I would have made it this far. My life has included both positive and negative events, but I have chosen to seek the good through it all, even though it might have been difficult.…

be learned from Voltaire’s work in his novel Candide. The main lesson to take away here is for people to live their lives the way they see fit, and not let others influence or dictate them in any way. People must learn to clear their minds of ideas and beliefs that have been fed to them as well as formulate their own opinions about life. Voltaire uses the Garden in Constantinople to represent this, and specifically show how Candide learned to foster the growth of his own life. Throughout his…

History has a tendency of repeating itself. Norms and laws may change, but viewpoints tend to fluctuate between being optimistic and pessimistic. This can be traced throughout humanity, with some decades being notably prosperous and optimistic and others being much more difficult and pessimistic. However, there are two periods in humanity that can be compared to on many different aspects and topics, with one of those topics focusing on human nature and epistemology. More specifically, whether…

I’m pretty sure most of us know the stories of Winnie the Pooh. Do you remember the two characters Tigger and Eeyore. We all know Tigger as the energetic, exuberant, and friendly character. Eeyore is the more insightful, gloomy, and dismal character. There are many different ways that people are defined in life. Would you consider yourself to a very vibrant and excited person or a shallow and negative person? An optimist would be somebody who tries to find light even in the darkest of places,…

and Martin affect how Candide conveys Voltaire’s Message? In Candide, Voltaire illustrates the direct and indirect characterization of Pangloss and Martin to convey the deeper meaning of society through the life and increase maturity level of Candide. Voltaire portrays the companionship between Pangloss and Candide compared to Martin and Candide through the use of satire and rhetorical devices such as exaggeration, euphemism, and comparison and contrast of optimism and pessimism. Voltaire…

Optimism Brought on by Cartoons As a little girl I remember sitting in front of the television watching cartoons. Cartoons, a place where anything was possible, even a flying school bus. Growing up my memories add my sister sitting there next to me, the screen showing talking ponies instead of the old school bus. Even as the cartoon changed, it still had its own message to present, whether it be about the solar system or the magic behind friendship. In Nick Flynn’s lyric poem “Cartoon Physics,…

Self Portrait: In the self-portrait I tried to use a mix of the two strategies into one photo. I incorporated the strategies of contradiction and also exhibitionism to portray the destruction of stress. I tried to express a contradiction of my personality through the visualization of a gag, and the process of stress causing the contradiction of my true personality. The gag, which is stretched is to appear as it is skin being stretched. This is supposed to symbolize the contradiction of my…