Pessimism

would she write such a poem? She must have been in a very dark place, feeling alone, which can lead to pessimism as well. Sometimes different situations in life make you feel depressed, tired and slowly lose the will to move forward. The author, in the poem takes it a little further that it should, in my opinion. The use of word in this poem is really good because the poet shows clearly the pessimism and negativism throughout the text. Close reading this poem helped a lot in showing different…

He displays, defensive pessimism, self-handicapping and learned helplessness. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used where one creates low expectations for an upcoming event. Self-handicapping is when someone deliberately does something to increase the chances they will fail. Learned helplessness occurs when…

1. In part I, Keynes believes people are suffering from the development of a new economics period. He predicts the error of pessimism will be proven wrong in time. The pessimism that people believe violent change is the only way to protect them and the pessimism that people do not care much about economics and social life. He believes that the standard life of a average person has no change due to the combination of the shortage of “important technical inventions” and “failure of capital”.…

Assessment 1: Authentic Happiness Inventory Results: Score Range : 1 to 5 Authentic Happiness Inventory : 2.83 I disagree and agree with the results of my test. I feel as though the possible answer choices were limited. Some of the sections need more varying types of choices than just a change in one word from the above answer choice. Despite the limited number of answer choices, I feel that the number of question was insufficient to be able to calculate my happiness. The test only focuses on…

wisdom and miss all that life can offer us. Pessimism and optimism are unavoidable perspectives that everyone will assume at some point in life. Pessimism about the plights of life’s journey can jade us and halt our true purpose. Optimism can be naïve, but ultimately will lead us back to meaning. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of both perspectives. If we focus on the negative aspects in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the story can be perceived as one of pessimism. However, if we find the lessons of hope…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century, with works under his name such as The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. His debut novel, This Side of Paradise, demonstrated the most significant recurring theme throughout his works—Modernism. Following the lead of other poets and artists in the aftermath of World War One, Fitzgerald experimented with a new type of literature that rejected the sentimentality of nineteenth-century works…

to guide them to a specific intentional point; to move them from illusion to the truth. This novel depicts the journey of the intellectual world regardless the problems of the life, and it focuses on the world of optimism rather than the world of pessimism but in a satirical way. Voltaire responds to Enlightenment in this novel, he used a naïve personality (Candide) to answer the question of the…

During the Cold War, there were a series of moments when the world seemed on the brink of nuclear annihilation. The closest of these moments was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and it left a lasting feeling of pessimism in the global atmosphere. The United States and the Soviet Union had been actively involved in an arms race and many feared that continued escalation would result in direct conflict between the two superpowers and their respective allies. It was in this atmosphere of…

In his poem "The Answer," Chinese poet Bei Dao responds to the grim conditions that Chinese citizens-particularly artists-faced during the Cultural Revolution. A few thousand miles west, Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert uses the poem "The Envoy of Mr. Cogito" to reflect on life in Poland during the long years of repression under Soviet occupation. During the 20th century, in both Poland and China, post-totalitarian regimes suppressed free expression and held power in an iron fist. Political…

The Man Who Had No Eyes The Man Who Had No Eyes is a story about a blind beggar named Markwardt and his encounter with Mr. Parsons, a well-to-do insurance salesman. begins to tell the story of how he was trampled by a coworker as they both tried to escape the tragic chemical explosion that stole his vision when Mr. Parsons stops him. It is revealed that Markwardt has been lying for fourteen years, he wasn’t trampled. He was the one who pushed Mr. Parsons down to escape faster. Markwardt gets…