...Different people have different hopes and wishes. One might hope to find a close friend, the other may hope to be healthy and still, another might hope for a change in government in the future. In our culture, the term "hope" refers to a wish for something that may happen or may not happen. We can all hope that there will be nothing but good in the world when we wake up tomorrow, but we don't know what is going to actually happen for sure. My hope for the future is for people to focus on acting as if life matters. We, Americans, need to live together in peace. We all need to focus on what really matters instead of the little nonsense. People have fought for our freedom and peace. We should respect all the ones that have stood for our country in uniform and stand behind them with support. As Aesop said, "United we stand, divided we fall."...
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...Hope is something everyone needs. To be without hope is to have a dismal future. Without hope, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Hope is something that everyone needs when there is nothing they can do in a seemingly miserable situation. I was placed in this position not too long ago. It was like any other day, I was walking home from school with my siblings. When I entered through the front door, I instantly felt a sense of tension in the air. My mom, older brother, aunt, uncle, and grandparents were all sitting in the living room, with looks of weightiness upon their faces. My mother told me and my little brothers to have a seat next to her. We sat down and she grabbed my hand, then she told me the horrible news. She told us that she had Cervical Cancer. The announcement struck my heart to the core, the tears started to gradually fall from my eyes. Those were the tears of a broken heart. They started flowing until there are no more tears left to express my pain. Once I finally stop crying my mother gave me big hug and looked at me and said everything was going to be okay. From that day on I told myself that would be her rock, and she could depend on me. Months have passed, and I have gone to every surgery and chemotherapy appointment my mother has had. The first month had went by like a breeze, it really did seem like she was going to come out of this healthier than she went in. As the second month started to approach, I started seeing changes in my mom. She...
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...writing to you today with a cup of tea by my side to let you know that I am safe in London. I do not want to discuss much about myself, likewise what I am doing; I want to discuss how Laura is. After I had the message about my letter being delivered to Laura and her not wanting to respond, I felt I ought to write to you. Hearing nothing after I have sent every one of those letters leaves me in the dark. I hope Walter, to not patronise you with this letter nevertheless I feel as though I have to get someone to articulate to Laura that I’m well. Her natural sensitiveness makes me hesitate to write to Laura once more. I do hope that she will find enough courage to compose me back a letter as not only does she needs to know I’m adequate; I need her to certify the same. By Laura not replying I hope I have not misunderstood her silence in thinking she is infuriated with me. I miss her writing to me, of her own thoughts and impressions, amid all the wonders she has seen. I hope you can comprehend my reasoning for leaving you and Laura. I realise it was a selfish act. Walter, as I write this letter to you and my darling sister; I think of Laura sobbing which seems to tear me to pieces. You realise Walter my tears are like mens for they do not flow as easily as they ought. In the year I spent helping you with your children, and situated by the fire reading stories, I learnt two very knowledgeable pieces of information. Firstly, you and my sister are exceptional parents, you are bringing...
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...working together. I cannot wait to get a deeper understanding on your philosophy. I am curios to hear and looking forward to classroom lectures. Although I speak of all my positive outlook and hopes I have not stepped into any sort of educational facility since graduating high school. With that being said I am somewhat nervous. I take everything with a grain of salt. I understand this is no simple or easy task. But with my positive outlook and proper support I hope exceed your expectation of me. I really feel that I have the capability to learn a whole lot in this new field. I’m a very hard worker that is something was instilled in me at a very young age. Also when I am committed to something I seem to enjoy or like, I will not turn away from it. I give my all to things that I know in the long run will better my life. I’m a very humble young man and I appreciate every opportunity that is presented and don’t let them slip by. These strengths combined are what will propel me to succeed in this class. Some of the obstacles and challenges that I face in this class a nothing really overwhelming. They are more so objects that I must take a day at a time. Or just things that you learn with practice. As I mentioned earlier, I have never done anything like this before. So I come in raw to ITT. I just hope to learn and hope not to fail. Milton...
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...a direct approach (to a point) is best because I believe many people who see a psychologist know why they are there. Many clients do not realize past events and childhood plays a large role in the way people are and can be to blame for many different problems in one’s life. Building a rapport with your client makes the client more comfortable so they will not hold back valuable information and in hopes help overcome life problems. Tell me about yourself- 1) Why are you here? (ex: my Mom/Husband made me...) 2) Why are you here now, instead of before this time in your life? 3) How long have your “symptoms” been happening- are they worsening? 4) What have you tried to do about your symptoms? (Drugs, alcohol…) 5) Thoughts of suicide/homicide or hurting yourself or others? 6) Do you have good relationships regarding, friends, co-workers, family, and possible spouse? 7) Do you take any medications prescribed to you? If so, what are they? 8) Tell me about your family/childhood, any abuse? (Physical, sexual, verbal) 9) Are you happy with your job/schooling? 10) What do you hope to make of these meetings with me? psy/270 week...
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...showing bias towards liberals. The speaker’s comment makes the audience think that only liberals are friends of the “working man.” Fallacies: Scapegoat The speaker says “Boss Jim W. Gettys' political machine -- now in complete control of the government of this State! I made no campaign promises, because until a few weeks ago I had no hope of being elected.” The power of Getty’s “political machine” is purely to put blame elsewhere as an excuse for the speaker’s neglect to make campaign promises. Scare tactic The speaker says “The working man and the slum child know they can expect my best efforts in their interests. The decent, ordinary citizens know that I'll do everything in my power to protect the underprivileged, the underpaid, and the underfed!” in an attempt to scare the audience into thinking the opposing party will not protect the underprivileged, underpaid, and underfed. Ad Hominen: Multiple times the speaker attacks “boss Jim W. Gettys’” but neglects to ever mention specific policies of Gettys that he disagrees with. It appears as though he simply has a personal vendetta against Gettys. Strawman: “Well, I'd make my promises now if I weren't too busy arranging to keep them.” This statement’s vagueness appears to be an effort for the speaker to keep from having to make campaign promises, while still appeasing the audience’s need for campaign promises. Rhetorical Devices: Alliteration During the beginning of the speech, the campaigner and Kane speak...
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...My college education is very important to me and plays a critical role in goals I've set for my future. Like most other college students, I've got plans, hopes, and ideas for my college life and time I'm to spend attending school. Taking this course also plays a role in my college experience. While having children and being a single mother may have initially caused me to put off starting college, it's now my number one reason for attending school. In today's society, it's almost essential for one to have a college degree to have a successful career. It's very important for me to have a successful career because I want to be able to provide for my children as well as give them every possible advantage I can. I also hope that one day they will be able to say they're proud of me for working hard and getting my education and know that I did it for us, so that we could have a better life. Most college students set goals for what they hope their college experience will be and I'm no different. I've set goals to study hard and make good grades and know that I've done my best. I've also set goals for myself to make new friends and step out of my comfort zone and try new things. While I can't totally...
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...English 1020 01 October 13 "From Boy to Darkness" In "Araby" by James Joyce, we look into the quest of an un-named boy as he holds onto his last bit of hope while taking the relentless step into adulthood. Instantly, the boy has a sense of unimportance, for he is unnamed. He is desperately searching for a sense of purpose, and change. The boy progresses from an innocent child, to an adult riddled with anguish as a result of his journey to the bazaar. His complications run anywhere from lost religion, and infatuation with a girl, to becoming ecstatic for a bazaar, only to experience his "first bitter taste of reality"(Coulthard97) when he arrives. The story begins by taking the character down a blind street, which foreshadows that the upcoming pursuit is doomed for an abrupt end that leads nowhere. Also, at the blind end of the street is an uninhabited house that was once occupied by a priest who has passed on to the grave, leaving his earthly possessions to the educational system. The priest is a representation of the church and religion, which is now deceased and, "detached from its neighbours in a square ground" (Joyce213). Behind the house is an overgrown, unmanaged garden that revolves around a lonely tree. Some could see that this represents the Garden of Eden, and it is obviously being neglected after it's caretaker (the priest) has died. Therefore, the boy starts the story with already questionable faith to religion before his encounters with Mangan's...
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...Even in despair, our will determines us. To have hope; to not give up. To shine as if we are Immortals; like a star. This emphasis and description of hope remind me of a poet named Walt Whitman. In the Walt Whitman poem, “On the Beach at Night” the poet describes the clouds as ferocious and mad tempered as he says, “While ravening clouds, the burial clouds, in black masses spreading, Lower sullen and fast athwart and down the sky”. He then mentions Jupiter and the sisters the Pleiades. He describes them as this “calm belt of ether”. He uses these lines as a way of showing the comparison of the light of the sky and the dark clouds. Walt Whitman says “something that shall endure longer even than lustrous Jupiter. Longer than the sun or any revolving...
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...around you will bring you more than being a pessimist about everything. The meaning of Optimistic is “believing positively,” always “hopeful and confident about the future.” I believe that I’m an optimistic person. I always like to hope for the best. It's not that I always think every single little aspect is going to come out perfect but I do believe that supportive thinking will help bring a supreme outcome of any situation and will bring more good things than bad ones. The more someone has a good attitude towards anything the more stuff they get done and more good things are attracted to them. Life has many ups and downs but you have to remain strong and look at the positive in every situation. I think that even if those around you are pessimistic you have to keep on being optimistic for yourself and themselves. When people are so negative they miss opportunities, make a bigger problem out of a minor one, and just live a life with negative energy that won't help you with all the situations life throws at us. If you really think about it what's better? To think positive and try to find your way out when you encounter trouble or oppose and sink with the problem by finding no way out? Like my mother always says the famous quote “ when life throws you lemons you make lemonade.” Thanks to her I always remember to look at the good in the bad and make the best out of what you got. Seeing the opportunity in every difficulty...
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...Coping with events Numerous people appear to be quite resilient to significant stress struggles that may possess an orientation to events that are resistant to such threats. We propose that one significant aspect of this orientation is the tendency to view adversities as something that can happen to anyone and is reflected in the tendency of people entering uncertain contexts to prepare by imagining a range of possible outcomes. Positive psychology represents a branch of psychological science concerned with understanding the development of well-being, virtue and resilience. One standpoint is that wellbeing, virtue and resilience are achieved by complex strivings that are not attributable simply to being optimistic. Meaning focusing on the positive, expressing positive emotions and leaving the negative behind. This does not mean that there are no negative thoughts or emotions but rather that it plays an important role in health, wellbeing and personal growth ( Davis, Asliturk). 1. Build Positive Beliefs in Your Abilities Research has demonstrated that self-esteem plays an important role in coping with stress and recovering from difficult events. Remind yourself of your strengths and accomplishments. Becoming more confident about your own ability to respond and deal with crisis is a great way to build resilience for the future. 2. Find a Sense of Purpose in Your Life After her 13-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Candace Lightner founded Mother's Against Drunk...
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...does not clearly answer the first question, instead stating he is used to being asked of his origin. So used to it, in fact, that he ignores it and keeps going on his search for a job. In this same paragraph the question “How couldn’t it be?”, in which he responds with a bit of dry humor; “After all he was in Canada.” This question and response means that, when he first came to Canada, he compared it to a safe haven to his native country, in his words “a sweet heaven”. He entered Canada with hope. This eventually leads to the final question, “Was it that far-gone?”. The question indicates his past, in which he states he’s not sure if it’s too far out of his reach. His response leads into a paragraph about his hope in Canada. While answering “Was it that far-gone?”, Max’s tone changes. Max’s tone takes a few dramatic turns throughout the passage, beginning in the first paragraph. In the first paragraph, he’s obviously tired and distressed. After all, he is jobless, starving, and lacking hope in faith. He even felt “prepared...
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...Doe Zantamata once said “Don’t fan the flames of despair. Light a spark of hope instead.” In the sensational book The Return of the King, many times do the characters “light a spark of hope” in the hearts of others. And the cool thing is that this can happen in real life, too! Hope, when planted in the right spot, can light a fire in someone's heart propelling them to accomplish their goals. But sometimes, sacrifice can give greater hope than anything else. When my Great-Grandpa was serving in World War I, him and his squad was pinned down by a German MG 08. His leader told the squad to stay put and run when he jumped up to attract the attention of the gunner. He jumped up and saved the mission as the rest of his team crawled away. Sadly,...
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...one gets enclosed in the maze itself. There is no way out but it is filled entirely of false hope that only gets devastatingly crushed over time. This false hope is brought by the possibility of finding one of the keys to 10 doors with one supposedly leading out of the maze but it is all a lie there is no way out once you get trapped in you stay there for all of eternity. This maze is darker than the deepest void of existence; its sole purpose is to morph your soul into one of despair, sorrow, rage, and agony and shut out all light from within and engulf you in the darkness of your negative emotions. I would not wish this fate upon even the people whom which I hate the greatest for no one deserves a disastrous fate such as this. As I finally came out of mental shock I realized my eyes were as if they been shut off and I was completely discombobulated I heard a door way open and suddenly a dark force pulled me into the next chamber I rag dolled as I was forced forward further into the darkness. I am slowly losing it more and more with every passing second. My sight had yet to return, still no escape route has been located, I may well be trapped here forever. However I will not give up I have someone I need to meet and nothing will keep me from doing so. The discombobulating feeling from the first room still lingered but had begun to lessen. I stumbled blindly around the room in hopes of finding a door but it was to no avail. I decided to just wait for it to be all over. I waited...
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...that and are ostracized when they don’t give it. Because of that, they either go to a means of substance abuse to momentarily get away from it all, or they just give up. In Jean-Michel Basquiat’s case, he did both. An artist’s major fault, I believe, is forgetting who they are and where they came from once they reach that fame stage; sometimes they want to win it all, and that is what ultimately ruins their life. Winning is not worth any price at all, because you could end up losing everything you worked so hard for in the beginning. Friendships, relationships, family; all of that can be gone in an instant and you believe that what you gained as an outcome is far better than what you had before. Personally, I would never choose fame over my friends or family because fame is momentarily, but friends are almost forever. If I ever did become famous off of something I’m great at doing, I wouldn’t become someone I wouldn’t like myself. I would stay humble just because of the fact that I came from humble beginnings, just like Basquiat did. But, fame does have a way of changing people into something they were better off not being. As I said before, it’s a daily struggle for artists to fight the urge to let fame and fortune consume them. Some don’t; but others, like Basquiat, do. Once you change, you end up leaving behind those are you care for most. I personally feel that Basquiat wasn’t justified in how he treated his...
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