Pessimism

Sydney Carton is associated with a feeling of negativity, but overall helps for the greater good, while Charles Darnay is known to have a positive state of being but it comes with negative effects. The opposing forces of pessimism and optimism, also with awareness and being oblivious is like this to show that the situation is not as black and white as it may seem. That a seeming to be negative foil could be the savior and the positive counterpart can be the…

Depression is a very complicated condition, in part because it has no singular cause. Rather, it is caused by a number of combined factors. Unfortunately, it is also a widely misunderstood disease that often carries a negative societal stigma. People may tell you that you should "cheer up," or "snap out of it" when you are struck by a depressive episode, but it is not a simple matter of changing your attitude. Depression is not caused by a state of mind or a negative outlook. Rather, it results…

History has a tendency of repeating itself. Norms and laws may change, but viewpoints tend to fluctuate between being optimistic and pessimistic. This can be traced throughout humanity, with some decades being notably prosperous and optimistic and others being much more difficult and pessimistic. However, there are two periods in humanity that can be compared to on many different aspects and topics, with one of those topics focusing on human nature and epistemology. More specifically, whether…

following the handover of Hong Kong by the British to the People’s Republic of China”, the Hong Kong filmmaker started to change the mood of action films. Instead of comedic action, the films produced after Handover “were characterized by strains of pessimism and unpleasantness” and that those works were not welcomed by local audiences and the received abysmal box office (163). In his paper, Peter Rist claims that the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from United Kingdom to People’s…

The Narrator of the story Nick Carraway represents a mediator in all of the issues that the New Yorkers bring upon themselves. He is an open minded individual that can listen to people and can be trusted which entitles him to trouble and knowledge of things that he shouldn’t know; "Meyer Wolfshiem? No, he 's a gambler." Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: "He 's the man who fixed the World 's Series back in 1919” (Fitzgerald 112) Like this example Nick learns about the money and crimes that go…

resonating with customers. Its second quarter estimates are disappointing, expects margins to suffer and negative comp sales. The company’s forecast has clouded investors’ enthusiasm. The recent quarterly results are not only the reasons for investors’ pessimism. As we mentioned earlier, its margins are shrinking and growth has hit a speed bump. While one shouldn’t focus too much on a quarterly results and hit and miss are part of fashion business, if a company continuously misses, then there…

of the 19th century, enormous social and technological change prompted pessimism. By that time, there was a sense that progress could not continue forever. Old ideas and values no longer necessary and romanticism reached its limit in arts. Especially in music, Romanticism seems overextended which means music can no longer be longer, grander, more expressive. Because of this reason, the ‘modernist’ movement driven by pessimism for change in the early 20th century and it aimed to move away the…

When situations arise in life when we are forced to make important decisions, persevere in a given activity, or make the best out of a difficult situation, how we mentally tackle our problems are a major factor in the quality of the outcome and how we measure our success. For some people, decisions are made through viewing everything in a positive light. Seeing only the fullness of the glass, positive thinkers see the world full of potential for success. On the other hand, many view the world as…

Jim Davis's Garfield started as strip comics in 1978, and portrays the many adventures of Garfield the cat, along with his human "owner" Jon and his frenemy Odie the dog, Jon's other pet. Some of the common themes are Garfield's obsessive eating habits and his precious lasagna, his laziness, his detestation of Mondays, and his never ending effort to get the innocent, somewhat stupid Odie into trouble. The strip was so popular that several animated specials and a couple of animated shows as well…

Anne Frank is the definition of the border between optimism and pessimism. Though Anne Frank looked more towards the bright side of things she also understood that she was basically being hunted by Nazi’s and every move that she made from 1933 was critical, with a possibility of capture and death. Through Anne’s writing, we can identify that Anne Frank was a positive person.” Preoccupied by the thought of going into hiding, I stuck the craziest things in the bag, but I’m not sorry. Memories…