Optimism

“gaily”, or brightly, is on a search for Eldorado, or a city of great wealth. Though Poe uses the word “shadow” here, its purpose is only to compliment the sunlight. To add to the stanza’s tone of optimism, the knight sings as if his long journey has yet to take a toll on him. In the second stanza, this optimism is replaced by threatening gloom. The knight is now old and “a shadow” has fallen over his heart. Note that, this time, the word “shadow” is used with a darker connotation; it represents…

started.” When I heard this quote from running legend Steve Prefontaine, I had already known it to be true. It was one of the many things that i have learned from my experiences as a cross country runner. Cross country has taught me perseverance, optimism, and leadership. I consider my experiences as a runner to be just as educational as my time as a student. When I started running as a freshman, I consistently finished last, at a time of about 26 minutes for a 5k race. Running wasn't easy for…

would be doubting himself and questioning whether he should have come to Herot to save Hrothgar and his people. Clearly, this is not the case, as Beowulf believes in himself, displaying confidence and positive envisioning, which are both signs of optimism. The text describes Beowulf before his fight with the dragon, “Yet the prince of the rings was too proud to line up with a large army against the sky-plague. He had scant regard for the dragon as a threat, no dread at all of its courage or…

Both situational and transformational leadership are the most common leadership styles that I have witnessed. On the pediatric ward there is a very different attitude of optimism that I have not seen to the same degree on other wards. This optimism helps to effectively bring out one’s transformational leadership (Leach, L. S., 2005). Situational leadership is also important because it combines all leadership styles and exhibits aspects of them in different…

leader is that he gives the group what they what, when he realizes that they are hungry and giving up hope in rescue he gets them to focus on the hunger that he promises to provide. The boys follow Jack as pessimism takes over but followed Ralph when optimism was the general order, both boys manage to use these feelings to their…

Candide was now a part of the wealthiest of peoples. He had money to secure his safety and was able to bribe anyone he needed, but it came at a cost. Candide started to lose faith in his personal philosophy, optimism. People soon started to take advantage of him and slowly took Candide’s money. Moreover, when the pirate, Vanderdendur, stole most of his wealth, he hired Martin, the pessimist, to accompany him. Here, one can see how money caused Candide to lose…

As we wind down the final month of the regular season college football schedule - rivalry games taking center stage - the Big 12 Conference is currently sitting on the outside looking in for a shot at one of the coveted 4 spots in the BCS Bowl Playoff. When the season kicked off way back in early September, four Big 12 schools actually had high hopes of receiving one of those four esteemed bids. Oklahoma, Baylor, West Virginia and Oklahoma State University all started the season like that…

A cool, cloudy, but dry night rolled over the Friendly Confines in north end of Chicago. Two rabid packs of fans starved, and now frothing at the mouth as the sweet taste of his or her team to finally taking the title back home becomes more of a reality every night. With either outcome a drought will be ended, and a flood of emotion will consume the nation of fans. Battling it out in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. After losing, a close and emotional…

In the world of marketing there are several reasons that a new product may fail in its beginning phases. It is important for the product managers to do their research as well as be sure on which demographic audience he/she is trying to reach. In this paper we will discuss five reasons a product may fail in the beginning stages. One reason is called Myopic Growth Strategy this theory centers on a products longevity up against other competitive items. If the brand or product does not offer the…

Dystopias walk a fine line between evoking a sensation of fear and inducing a sense of futility. Descriptions of grim futures, mask dystopias basic optimism. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. takes place in the year 2081, everything is finally equal, no one is smarter, better looking, or stronger than anybody else. What good is equality when your creativity is taken away taken by weights(handicaps) and a transmitter sending horrible sounds every 20 seconds masks hiding your beauty and…