Optimism

The idea of humanistic psychology is that we view it as a wholeness of human nature and the conscious experience. In humanistic psychology, we study an individual in a holistic view. This means that we should be looking at four main points in humanistic psychology. These include existential psychology, positive psychology, mind/body psychology, and transpersonal psychology. Existential psychology has emphasis on conscious intention and meaning. Positive psychology has emphasis on human strengths…

Generally speaking, this quote is the most that shows optimism in the book. Yunior is around 6 years old around this time and he has so much hope for Ysrael and his operation with no prior knowledge. Beforehand, Rafa was not as pessimistic as he develops to be after the confrontation with Ysrael. It all gets…

A goal that we should all work for is trying to bond with others and show that we are not as stubborn and as arrogant as some may make us out to be. We may have difficulties doing so at times, but in the long run showing that we care and that we can be supportive of one another in as many situations as possible will get us a lot further than being close-minded and pessimistic towards everyone and everything. This can be troubling but it is possible to do. In order to become more supportive…

Positivity is the practice of being or the tendency of being positive or optimistic in attitude.Having a positive attitude can bring you far in life,whether it's in a job,school or in sports.Just thinking positive rather than negative,even when you are at your lowest point and the thought of no return shows good qualities in a person.It can improve things and reveal endless possibilities which can help you achieve a lifelong goal or even get you a job that you always wanted or to make the high…

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…

Many people like to create a better picture in their head rather than what the actual situation. Optimism is seen as taking the situation and making it seem as if it isn’t as terrible as it really is. Yann Martel does this same thing in the book Life of Pi by using symbolism. Yann Martel supports the theme of choosing the “better” story by using the symbolism of animals and religion. Yann Martel uses the symbolism of animals to support the theme of choosing the “better” story. Yann Martel…

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…

William Saroyan once stated, “The message of each play comes from the world - which the writer regards as the only and therefore the best known to man. The comedy, tragedy, absurdity and nobility of these plays come from people whom the author regards as beautiful” (Remenyi 97). William Saroyan entered his way into the literary community by producing many successful short stories. These stories often expressed a sense of sentimentality and emotion while still equidistant to his witty sardonic…

According to Shane Lopez, hope means the belief that the future be better than the present. Most people in the world are optimistic about the future which means most people of the world think their future is bright. But this is not real hope, it is optimism (Hope, Lopez). It is not bad if people are optimistic about their future but they should try to do something to make their future better than the present. If people think their future will be bright and do nothing, which is not hope it is…

With the growing popularity of social media and its increasing involvement with matters both domestic and worldwide, individuals have begun to gravitate toward being “techno-optimists” or “techno-pessimists”, with many left somewhere in between. We are surrounded by TV programs telling us how to look, videogames telling us what races are “good” or “bad”, and the whitewashing of nerd culture it’s not difficult to see why some are pessimistic about social media, especially with its role in…