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    Self Portrait Analysis

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    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…

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    The Benefits of Optimism During Conflict “The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible” (Winston Churchill). Positivity is a valuable mindset, yet can be acquired by even those in the direst of conditions and those who have the meagerest of resources. Through all the hardships and difficulties in the world, it is those with optimism that persevere, inspire, and overcome the suffering. It is those who forgive and spread their positivity that heal from…

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    Asher is more optimistic than David, although they both succeed. Although Asher and David both succeeded in their art goals in their individual ways, it is not only the success that matters; it’s the attitudes that got them there. In the end, isn’t optimism what will truly give you full…

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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau has stated “The World of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” Accordingly, many romantic poets have put emphasis on imagination as a method of creative expression, conveying the notion that knowledge exists outside of the self. Possibly the most intricate understanding of the imagination, its ramifications and its advantages is best introduced in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison.” Throughout this conversation poem,…

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    In the world there are many types of people, some choose to live a good, happy life while a few become lonesome and sad. Someone's attitude plays a big role in the actions of a person. Some may state that a persons attitude does not effect the way they preform or become successful. Although, many say how you preform reflects the attitude that you have shown. In Richard Wrights novel, Native Son, the main character hardly ever revealed a positive attitude which led to him not thinking wisely…

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    Three Types Of Attitudes

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    Have you ever thought about why your views on events can change so drastically in what seems like such short periods of time? It’s life; the way life affects your attitude ranges far and wide. Life can change your attitude or views in so many different ways that it 's astounding. Attitude is a complicated topic to both experience and discuss because it 's something based off the experiences of an individual rather than that of a group of people. Your experiences definitely change the way you…

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    In the book, 50 Great Myth of Popular psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior, it is given many scientific evidences to refute several myths that have penetrated our society. Throughout the book, it is described how these myths have been incorporated into society by the media, which offers biased and exaggerated point of views about a wide range of psychological phenomena. Nevertheless, how about if mainstream science is itself biased against anything that sounds…

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    The Importance Of Ironic Inquiry! Written to tell the satirical tale of the maturation and growth of a young boy, Voltaire pours his thoughts onto paper with class and snide humor against the nobility, church, and occasional individual ignorance within his novel, Candide. Born to a middle-class family in Paris, Voltaire was found to have a witty sense of humor from a very young age. Published in 1759, his novel satires a number of Enlightenment thinkers and ideas. As a result of his attacks…

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    Everyone faces hardships differently, and with every hardship, individuals have the verdict of whether to persevere or surrender. In the novel Nectar in a Sieve, the author Kamala Markandaya explores themes of optimism and how it weaves its way into the hardships of Rukmani’s and Nathan’s lives. Throughout the novel, the family faced many challenges. These challenges were indeed difficult at times, but certainly not impossible to deal with when one is in an optimistic state of mind. Though…

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    The Value Of Life

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    Paolo Capili English ERWC, Period 5 Mrs. Soto-Gonzales 15 April 2015 What is Life? The idea of life and death is a universal concept that makes all people equal. The end point of death is shared between everyone; everybody is going to die one way or another. The values of people’s lives, however, vary from person to person. We all live different experiences and we all value our life differently. Some people may live it to its fullest potential, and some may take it for granted. There have been…

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