Optimism

happiness which still exists in the world. In times of misfortune, it serves as a representation of comfort. When Pearl sees the rose-bush, she cries for a rose. Like her mother, Pearl yearns for strength, so she desires the rose that represents optimism. Since Pearl holds a source of relief in Hester’s life, the young girl “finally announced that she had not been made up at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses, that grew by the prison-door” (91). Pearl, portrayed…

novels are similar to each other in many ways but the reason they became so popular was because they expressed how many American’s felt during their respective eras however; both have polar opposite feels. Looking Backward has a sense of hope and optimism for the future while Babbitt has a much more pessimistic feel. The reasoning behind different moods of the novels is actually quite simple and…

Claudia Ramos Professor: Sean Wilkinson English 100 29 September 2017 Major Essay Satire has the power to be able to point out the deficiencies in certain cultures. It is a unique form of comedy that has played a major role in bringing out real life issues through television shows. Satire can be defined as the use of humor, sarcasm, irony, exaggeration and ridicule in exposing to be denouncing. Satire can be used to aim at social viewpoints, such as racism, politics, stereotype, religion,…

being empowered to do something will make that person want to succeed more than ever. This is how the quote, "The ocean can be so cruel." become words of empowerment. Hemingway's words aren't only words of inspiration, but they are also words of optimism. The story states that, “But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” This shows that Santiago kept going even when he lost part of his marlin. Also, it is said that, " “Think about something cheerful,…

Throughout history historians have explored and researched the different ways that religious revivals and reform movements have configured gendered, racial, and economic power. Religious history has always been characterized by optimism towards the future and in America; specifically people felt that they could remake the world using faith as their motivation and mold it into a perfect society. The changes and molding that religious people wanted to make was believed to be ordered by God using…

The repeated motif of the idea of a machine or a mechanical way of doing things points toward a question of the legitimacy of the way things are done. The Mother’s experience with the scripted optimism of the people in the hospital (both patients and staff) makes a point about whether people are actually concerned or if it is something they have to pretend to do to keep the ‘machine’ going. Often in TV and media Doctors are portrayed as the heroes…

foundation of courage and true progress. Pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his/her opportunities and optimist is one who makes opportunities of his/her difficulties. Do not let circumstances that defeat you. You can if you can think you can. Optimism is the most powerful tool to help you get up after a fall, and to keep going toward success that you really want. Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday. A persistently positive focus creates a consistently…

Most people easily pick up on the significance of television shows like Sesame Street and other educational shows for children. Programs like these teach children lessons about manners, the alphabet, letters and other important things. For adults the lessons seem clear, so we feel alright with letting our children watch and learn from these television shows. But others shows seem to hold no promise of learning. For example, SpongeBob Square pants, a popular cartoon show on Nickelodeon. Children,…

Our group choose to establish a performance that believe to educate the audience and make an impact to provide an overall experience. Starting with sight, we will invite Sunway Dance Club (SDC) to have a collaboration with us and give a complimentary contemporary performance about the topic of mental health. The performance focuses on how people get into mental illness and how people can help them. The main actress has an outstanding achievement but her parent still give a lot of stress on her…

look up to their leader for advice and guidance, when things become unpromising. If the leader stays hopeful then so does the group. On the other hand, if the leader is pessimistic in bleak situations, then the group loses its self-confidence and optimism. For example, Ralph is the democratically elected leader of the school boys, whose plane crashed on the island. His first order of business was to make a signal fire for passing ships to notice that there was someone on that island that the…