Pessimism

Three women were responsible for the feminist theory. Each one helped open the door to the future of female researchers each left their own unique marks. Starting with Anna Freud she developed her theory of mechanism of defense. This theory suggest that when the ego goes through something it cannot handle (traumatic) it goes into defense mode. This is then broken down to nine different defense mechanisms: displacement, denial, projection, intellectualization, sublimation, regression, repression,…

Through maintaining a positive attitude, “some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being” (Mayo Clinic Staff). A positive attitude helps reduce stress and improve stress management, which can increase your lifespan and build up immune systems. In addition to building up a physical immune…

In Voltaire’s Candide and Wiesel’s Night there are two competing philosophies of optimism and pessimism. Night is a memoir of Wiesel’s time spent in holocaust camps during World War II. It is heartbreakingly real and unapologetic, quite the opposite of Voltaire’s Candide , which is complete satire debunking the philosophy of optimism regarding the human condition. In both texts, the characters were experiencing war, religious intolerance, starvation and sickness, and both main characters, Elie…

In a terrific analogy David Marcum compares the systems of the ego to those of the human body, “To keep our body healthy, our immune system creates molecules called free radicals that fight viruses and bacteria. However, when environmental factors such as pollution and pesticides cause free radical production to become excessive, the molecules attack not only the viruses and bacteria but good cells and vital tissues as well, causing illness, premature aging, cancer and other diseases. Ego is a…

“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.” Theodore Roosevelt Patriotic people care and love their nations. For American people, the two of the most crucial elements in their country are freedom and liberty. They have the freedom to say what they want and express what they think. People wrote a lot of songs, poetry, and novels to either praise or denounce this country.…

How to stop absorb others ' negative emotions? Bad mood and pessimism are "contagious." As you learn to resist? Emotions, especially stress, anger, disappointment, shock - these are all energies. And you can "catch" the negative energy emitted by other people, even you are not even aware of it. All people are emotional sponges, but the degree of "absorption" is different for everyone. Some are free to swim in a pile and a mass of negativity, not feeling much of discomfort. And some of these…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) was signed into law on December 3, 2004 by President George Bush. Congress reauthorized the IDEA, responding to a national request for educators to have access to appropriate methods to identify and respond to students with learning disabilities. This initiative came as a result of an amendment to a previous law that encouraged educators to use IQ-achievement discrepancy (Fuchs and Fuchs, year) to identify students that had…

never discloses the cause of the ulcer. The sore constantly nags Winston and even becomes terribly inflamed during his imprisonment at the Ministry of Love (Orwell 271). As a symbol for the mind, Winston’s varicose ulcer represents his fatalism and pessimism for the future. Although Winston sometimes has hope, his optimism is short-lived because he believes the Party will ultimately vaporize him. Orwell’s placing the ulcer on Winston’s ankle symbolizes how Winston inevitably falls whenever he…

Alain De Bottons wrote “Why you will marry the wrong person.” It is an intriguing title for an article because many people desire to get married and build a family. I chose this piece because “It’s one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us” (pg. 1). When reading the title it could come off as a bit pessimistic, but towards the end it took a turn. The author uses mainly pathos to persuade readers and the rest consists of logos. Unfortunately there was not much ethos utilized in the…

In this world today, there are those who greet the day with zeal and zest, but also those who do so with only ever weary and pessimism. In his commencement speech at Maharishi University of Management, dated May 24th, 2014, Jim Carrey strives to inspire the graduates of class 2014 to go out into the world with vigor and ardor. He speaks with the intention and mindset to praise and extol the graduates, as a commencement speaker generally will. We learn a little bit more about the audience by…