Literary Analysis Of Gaurdian Angel

The play Marisol was much different than what I had expected. The interpretations of the characters were interesting to me. As the story unfolded, the main characters; Marisol, The Angel, June, and Lenny all began to use tactics to reach their objectives however, the two that grabbed my attention the most were The Angel and Lenny.

When there is someone special in your life, that is something you shouldn't take for granted. For example, in the book Fever 1793 by Anderson, the main character named Mattie lost a lot of her family. For example, one of the people that she lost was her grandfather. Her grandfather was that special person to Mattie. After this had happened, she had no one to turn to until she met up with her friend Eliza again. Eliza helped Mattie survive by taking her to the coffeehouse and giving her food and helping her with things she was doing. If Mattie would not have found Eliza when she did, she probably would’ve been lost the

In “The Diary of a Young Girl” the author states, “But as you can see, Kitty, I'm still alive, and that's the main thing” (Frank). Since Anne had a positive attitude about the situation she was in, it helped her realize that she should be thankful for the little things. It also helped her to forget about the hardships and celebrate the jubilant times. In “Dear Miss Breed” the author states as she was on her way to a Japanese internment camp, “One of the most beautiful scenery was when crossing a bridge which was right above the Colorado River” (Oppenheim). Louise Ogawa had a cheerful attitude and she gained positive experiences during her trip. As she was looking at the river, it helped her forget for a while about the things she is about to face. In the article “How Your Attitude Affects Your Reality” Honoree Corder states, “When something less-than-fantastic happens, you can respond or react. Choose to respond in whatever way is appropriate and then press the reset button on your attitude” (Corder). During a hard time, having a change in attitude is key, and very important. Having a negative attitude, however, will not help relieve the pain that is being felt. A hopeful and sanguine outlook on a situation will help to not focus on the unfortunate things in

You feel happy when you are optimistic. This can result in you feeling more energetic, give you brighter eyes, and bring you success and happiness. You also walk with more confidence and have a stronger voice. Also, your positivity can spread to others, however, any negativity can also spread. Some ways to be positive are to not allow what other people say about you get to you. Other ways are to smile more, try to only visualize positive things, use positive words when talking to people, and don’t give up. (Sasson, The Power of Positive Thinking, Paragraphs 1, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27) These are great examples of why you would want to be optimistic and respond to conflict with positivity.

An article written by Kendra Cherry states, “By nurturing positive emotions, even in the face of terrible events, people can reap both short-term and long-term rewards, including managing stress levels, lessening depression, and building coping skills that will serve them well in the future” (Cherry). Optimism has allowed for people to deal with conflicts in a healthy way. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot in her book The Science of Optimism: Why We’re Hard-Wired for Hope argues that optimism provides an adaptive advantage. According to her, “Expecting our future to be good reduces stress and anxiety, which is good for our health. Researchers studying heart attack patients have found that optimists were more likely than nonoptimistic patients to take vitamins, eat low-fat diets, and exercise, thereby reducing their overall coronary risk” (Popova). Dealing with conflicts positively is better for your health and it decreases bad health

Mormons use the name Elohim to refer to God. According to Terryl L. Givens in his book Wrestling the Angels, “The first verse of the Bible, however, employs a different name for the divine being-Elohim. The fact that Elohim appears as the divine name in the oldest portions of the Bible suggests its origin…” (117). The first verse of the bible says, “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (NIV). Givens goes on to say, “…(and that of its root, El) in pre-Israelite traditions, and Canaanite religion…Elohim, with its plural-im ending, may have been employed to emphasize his status as ‘God of gods,’ or ‘the highest God” (117).

According to Mayo Clinic Staff, “One theory is that having a positive outlook enables you to cope better with stressful situations,

What would you do to stay positive? Some people argue that Positive thinking doesn’t help any situation. Like in the story of “Anne Frank” even though she stayed positive. Anne still died at the end.

Margaret Laurence's story of The Stone Angel is about the life Hagar Currie an emotionless, stubborn and proud woman. Margaret Laurence uses this stone angel, originally bought by Hagar's father, to embody the qualities of Hagar. These virtues are often identical to those one assumes are possessed by the stone angel and are paralleled many times by Laurence. Throughout the novel, Hagar relives her life through her memories.

Don’t be gloomy all the time - Sure, we all have down days. However, moods can be contagious. If your moods are upbeat, you’ll discover that the moods of others will be more positive as well.

My reason of being cheerful, is not to improve the mood of others, but instead to remind myself to be grateful and see the good in everything. In fact, my mind set in the past was the complete opposite from what it is now today. When my parents’ separated a few years ago,

Notice all the different faces; which hold brown eyes, hazel eyes, green eyes, perched noses, flat noses, small mouths, large mouths, piercings, dimples, and even scars. All these faces, whether they’re smiling or frowning, hold all types of different backgrounds. All these faces holding so many stories that could be fit into a book, filling it from cover to cover. Some of these stories can be as happy as a puppy getting a treat. However,some can be as sad as a tree droops due to the lack of nutrients, or as the sky cries on a gloomy day. A myriad of these stories define these faces, especially those depressing stories that make your heartache until it seems to have crippled into a scrap. People tend to let those depressing stories define who they are negatively. However, these heart-wrenching stories can be transformed into something beautiful and heartwarming. The question that may be running through your head is, how? How can one flip the switch to turn off these negative thoughts, and replace them with positive thoughts? The answer to that is optimism.

I always take a negative situation and try seeing the positive in it. For example, if I am walking on the street and see an advertisement for healthier foods and the main attention is on a very thin model, usually I start thinking I should pay attention to what I eat so I can look at that model I instead tell myself that I am so blessed to have a healthy body and to have to two legs to walk me everywhere I please to. Simple reminders like this go a long way.

Positive coping is more than just a behavior. This form of coping is a skill that you develop to get through the tough times so don’t be too down on yourself if you don’t grasp it right away. Naturally we want to be down on ourselves and drown in our own self pity but we must adapt to a new way of living to keep our minds free of stress by any means

An angel. That's what I can describe about her appearance. "Angel" is the most suitable word for her that I can think of, maybe there is other words, but for me that is the most suitable word for her. Her skin is so white that onlookers might think that she is made up of porcelain, adding up with her black hair which is floating around creating a refraction of light, she gave out an aura of pureness. If I don't know her identity I might think that she is an angel who fall here to give me hope. Her face seems to be carved by a genius sculptor, and her ruby-like eyes is shining with crimson glow. But the expression that she wore is emotionless. With a perfect bone structure which made that flawless face, I, can see it, the emptiness that shown through her face. With her large greatsword that adorn by seemingly arranged silver ornament, she swings by all her might cutting all the enemies surrounding her. Blood spurting around like a carnival, but there's not even one speck of it that dropped to her shining armor. She swing and stab with vigor without any hint of tiredness, like a machine that is told to kill. There's nothing that can stop her, not even the (-- removed HTML --) which is blessed by the ultimate defense. With only one swing she cut-half the (-- removed HTML --) , Zog.