Optimism

also want you to forgive those people. The lyrics, (Sykes, 2015) “So don’t even try to cry me a river, cos’ I forgive you. You are the reason I still fight,” explain this perfectly. This song is very important to me in the fact that it is full of optimism. It only encourages the listeners to pick themselves up stronger than they were when they went down and to forgive the ones that have caused them to fall down. The song is not “pro revenge” or anything of that…

Candide has an adaptive type of personality which can be seen through his cycling of beliefs from optimism to pessimism to even becoming a simple farmer. Cacambo on the other hand represents wisdom and intelligence since he has experiences in both the New and Old Word. One event that can be referenced to from the novel is the scenario where Cacambo successfully…

Martin Seligman is the pioneer of Positive Psychology not because he has a systematic theory about why happy people are happy, but because he uses the scientific method to explore it. Martin Seligman found that the most satisfied people were those who had discovered their unique combination of "signature strengths," such as humanity, temperance and persistence. His vision of happiness is combined with the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of…

culture, as it deliberately used exaggerations and optimism to distract people from the reality of recession; while pop culture candidly documented political America in the 30’s, in which people were in search of a political hero. Bridled by the Stock Market Crash of 1929 in New York City, Americans needed an outlet from their economic struggles; thus Pop Culture in the 1930’s displayed this struggle, but often alluded to the much-needed optimism that people truly desired in such an…

Urgent optimism is classified as the desire to act immediately to tackle a problem and combine a belief that the problem can be accomplished successfully (TED, 2010). When teachers create engaging fun games that are based on meaningful real world problems, they have the ability to tap into a student’s passion to produce urgent optimism to get the problem solved. Games influence students to become engaged and push beyond…

Hurricane Katrina is the most infamous storm in United States history. She ruined everything in her path, from the tangible to the intangible. She impacted the lives and took the lives of many. She forced many to completely rebuild their lives, or begin a new one. In “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward, Hurricane Katrina is described as uncontrollable, yet optimistically which forces the reader to either agree or disagree with the descriptions of the storm. Jesmyn Ward’s depiction of Hurricane…

Six months after discharge youth were interviewed using questions designed to see how resilient the youth was. Questions were asked about “employment, schooling, housing, marriage, substance use, criminal justice involvement, optimism, and their perception of how well prepared they were for independent living.” (Jones, 2012) Youth were also asked question to see how connected they were with others at school, job, significant others, etc. Youth also completed the Young Adult Self-Report…

the small things. However, the words of the hero in the autobiography Fighting Blind and the woman I interviewed have helped me further understand lasting joviality through three of their most prominent characteristics. Their courage, ambition, and optimism changed my outlook on life. Even after enduring hardships, both Ivan and my role model, Eva, remain courageous. After being accepted into the army, Ivan went through intense military training…

What do all tragedies have in common? They all have someone or something that suffers and throughout history there have been many literary examples of tragic heroes. The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925 is an American classic that played with the ideas of a materialistic American Dream, disillusionment, and what it truly means to be a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. In contrast with…

easily make friends, share, and coexist. In my belief these children are the definition of a free life, willing to create and be optimistic. Essentially, existentialism is pluralistic optimism. To engage in this optimism is to submit to the absurdity of life, allowing oneself to explore and define himself. Optimism, randomness, and freedom are all seemingly simplistic words, easy to spell, easy to remember; however, these three words have the ability to drive and empower an individuals life, if…