Optimism

Success is based on merit, and economic inequality is due to differences in ambition and ability. Individuals do not inherit their social status; they attain it on their own. The American Dream is held out as a genuine prospect for anyone with the drive to achieve it. What about the static, nearly permanent element in the working class, whose members consider the chances for mobility remote and thus despair of all hope? These people are shunned, hidden, forgotten and for a good reason because…

Instead of letting those feelings fester inside of him he uses the time being pushed away to expand his mind, to prove his worth to the rest of America. He follows this up by saying that "Tomorrow, I'll be at the table when company comes", showing his optimism for the future and…

Concerning Human Nature and Morality Socrates’ second Socratic paradox states that no man would willingly do harm if he knew what was good for himself. This is a paradox by every definition. By observing the very world we live in we can see how Socrates’ second paradox tends to contradict itself. Socrates’ claims do not seem to factor the problem of evil or human nature in totality. Humans, by nature, are not all bad, However we struggle with moral problem that can shed light on our faults.…

Pop art’s influences on American culture post World War II acted as a “cultural revolution” led by innovative artists, like Warhol, who used their art to influence the development of society. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s commentary of this piece stated, “What made these works significant was Warhol's co-opting of universally recognizable imagery, such as a Campbell's soup can, Mickey Mouse, or the face of Marilyn Monroe, and depicting it as a mass-produced item, but within a fine art…

happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being to evaluate people’s quality of life” (Myers, D. G., & DeWall, C. N. (2016)). The authors of a review article on subjective well being concludes from many studies that optimism and positive thinking have a very strong correlation between decreasing stress and improving health (Diener, E., & Chan, M. Y. (2011)). A study conducted by Chida and Steptoe (2008) found that positive well-being decreased mortality…

Exemplification Essay Walker Evans’s depiction of life and the people during the Depression of the 1930’s is forlorn, pessimistic, and defeated. A significant example of this is demonstrated in Mr. Evan’s “South Street, New York”, where he has photographed three men lounging around in front of a building. The mood of this photograph can only be described as forlorn, with the men appearing to be homeless because they are lying and sitting on cardboard and newspaper, which is commonly associated…

The authors G. Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot really use persuasive techniques to convince the readers about the significance the 1960’s had on America. They made a widely argued time period in history into a compelling story about not just liberals but conservatives as well. The authors educate the readers about the little known politicians, bureaucrats, and scholars that many readers know nothing about. The Liberal Hour was short, lasting throughout the last bit of President Kennedy’s…

instilled an everyman for himself mindset in Tub and Frank which led them to not caring for Kenny. In a time of urgency Wolff used insincere and optimistic tones in the conversations until the end of the story. Optimism towards their own problems and not Kenny’s. Wolff also shows optimism and gracefulness to the nature around the three hunters using many star names like “Big Dipper” and “North star” as well as calling the hills they traverse…

the beauty of everyday life in affection. The very basic, simple thing makes life meaningful but how we so often miss the little details... favorite spoons, snails, silkworms, ostriches, and soy beans, and farms, and enthusiasm, and failure, and optimism, and companionship... In the end, Georgi Lulchev and his ostriches are enough to speaks for wealth of life without whispering director's perspectives and beliefs that comes to bleach out in many documentary movies. The voice in the documentary…

trust it will again. If difficulties arise, we must put forth new exertion and proportion our efforts to the exigencies of the times.” No matter the challenges of improving our country, of surviving, we will always rise above. We must then encourage optimism. To give up is to admit that America will never be great…