Roots Of Optimism

Happiness is the one thing we all seek unfortunately not everyone finds. In A Brave New World the author, Aldous Huxley, uses two different types of characters to portray someone as happy and someone who is not. The State uses different forms of Soma, technology, and everything but the truth to make their citizens “happy”. This book does suggest that happiness is all that really matters in life and that you should seek happiness in your own way and not through someone else.

Do you believe everything you see on television? Really, do you truly believe that the media never displays false information? I know what you’re thinking, sometimes the media receives incorrect information, but when the media obtains or gathers the correct information media puts it out to the world. Do we allow the media to hold a magnified glass over your head?

Optimisim; seeing the silver lining of your clouds, seeing the glass half full, making lemonade from lemons, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. You get it. Having just read Martin Seligman's 'The Optimistic Child', he explains that 'optimisim does not lie in positive phrases or images of victory, but in the way you think about causes.' Seligman digs deeper than the superficial level of optimism and delves into what we think are the causes of specific events.

There are times in this world when rolling out of bed and putting on a brave face is the only thing that seems sensible enough to get you through the day. You slurp down your morning cup of coffee, glare at yourself in the mirror, and wonder what’s the point of it all? Why am I living my life half exhausted wandering from place to place doing what I’m told when I’m told to make myself a living? This is exactly how a pessimist often thinks;, they tend to see only the worst in a scenario or believe that only the lowest possible situation will happen. I have chosen not to live my life like that, I have chosen to not only try to lead each day with a positive mind and a healthy attitude, but I have also decided to spread optimism to others by the simple gestures such as a smile. I will admit that at times being an optimistic person isn’t always easy because

In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley convey us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has prosper for 120 years.

What is optimism? Optimism is reaching deep down and finding the confidence and hopefulness in yourself to overcome whatever may be holding your back. Challenges are constantly being thrusted into one’s life, and the difficulty of them is what makes us strive to get through it. Whether the challenge be big or small, there is always something to look forward to in life.

Mr. P advises Junior to leave the reservation to pursue hope for his future. Write an essay arguing for or against whether Junior’s pursuit of hope has been successful. Use evidence from the novel to support your position on this topic (whether or not Junior’s search has been successful).

As Abraham Lincoln famously stated in his Gettysburg Address, government is “of the people, by the people, [and] for the people” (Lincoln). In the memoir The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, the disconnected world of politics is explored, with the aim of finding the essence of American government, the body that was able to keep America united through civil rights struggles, numerous wars, and financial depressions. That unifying force, through the government, is the American people, all of their joint morals, convictions, and goals that they share, Obama portrays the government as an administrative body meant to serve all of its people, stand above all of the differences that pit different groups of people against

     In Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road, the narrator, Sal Paradise offers up to us what seems to be a very optimistic view on life. He is forever singing the praises of how wonderful his adventures will be and his high expectations for the future. To Sal, the novel is defined by youthful exuberance and unabashed optimism for the new experiences that he sets out to find. A deeper look into the novel, as well as a look at some of the critics who have written on it, reveals a much darker side, a more pessimistic and sad aspect that Sal simply fails to realize until the very close of the action. Whether Sal is hopped up on the optimism of jazz music, secure in his belief that he is off to find ‘IT,’ or just excited

psychological pain and discomfort. Hope has been pinpointed as a necessity in the lives of

Cambridge Dictionary (2016) defines Optimism as “the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen” Cambridge Dictionary, 2016. To me, being optimistic can help any situation. For example, I work around 25 hours per week whilst studying full time, which results in me being stressed. Having a more positive behaviour towards my studies and work has helped me immensely with reducing my stress levels. Being a student, it can be very hard to deal with getting bad feedback or not finding the resources you need to complete a great assignment. I use my optimism to

According to Houston (2014) being optimistic provides improvement to one’s self. Optimism has always been the common element of financial and professional success and improvement. Optimistic persons have more room and chances for improvement than a pessimist. They usually don’t beat over their problems and tries to handle the situation faster. It is extremely

The ideas of political rational debate, optimism about human progress, and religious tolerance are all legacies that the Enlightenment left behind. During the eighteenth century, political debate did not exist freely throughout the monarchs and nobles. Most of them were handed their thrown through their royal family and never had to win the acceptance of their subjects. Although rational debate could have existed behind closed doors it would not have been discussed freely in society. The concept of open and free discussion on politics along with rational debate has evolved since the Enlightenment up until the modern presidential debate which is ongoing right now. Optimism toward human progress was a major concept during the Enlightenment because

Moreover, ways of thinking, taking actions, and putting a decision can create a different result when being optimistic. So far it is easy to be an optimist but in fact, be an optimist is just a theory. No matter how hard you have tried then still sometimes you cannot handle your heart and emotion. Some pessimists may say if they cannot deal it like a magic. You cannot be the pessimist for a whole life. Dream would be just a dream when you do nothing. So there are many easy ways on how to act like an optimist. These tips will help you to evoke the optimistic spirit.

Optimistic and pessimistic attitudes constantly affect the outcome of people's lives. In my life, I try to keep an optimistic attitude about the things I do because I know it will help lead me to more desirable ends. There have been many situations in which optimism has helped me through difficult times. Two areas in particular have provided me optimistic experiences: athletics