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Response To Conflict Research Paper

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Research shows that positive thoughts can help you to build skills and make a real value in your life, while negative thoughts narrow your mind and you only focus on negative emotions. (Clear, How Positive Thinking Builds Your Skills, Boosts Your Health, and Improves Your Work, Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 13) But what would be the best response to conflict, a negative attitude or a positive attitude? We can look at people such as Louise Ogawa who was in Japanese internment camps in the United States also during World War II who both had a positive response to conflict. Anne Frank who was in the concentration camps in Germany during World War II is another great example of a positive response to conflict. After reading about these people and …show more content…

During World War II, the Japanese-Americans were put in internment camps because they were not trusted after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Louise Ogawa was put one of these camps in Poston, Arizona. You can clearly see that she has a positive attitude when you first begin reading her letter. In the letter, Louise says, “We traveled through desert after desert. There were many houses which looked as if they were built many years ago. We seldom saw a human being except when passing through a small town. One of the most beautiful scenery was when crossing a bridge which was right above the Colorado River. It is, indeed, a beautiful river.” (StudySync, Dear Miss Breed, Paragraph 19) Louise finds something to be happy about even though she is in the middle of nowhere, also in the extreme heat. Even when she has to deal with extreme heat, little water, and poorly made cabins, Louise is still optimistic. Also in …show more content…

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. On the other hand, some people argue that negativity is the best response to conflict. People say this because they may want to use violence or yell. They also might want to look intimidating. Many people think that the best and only response to conflict is negative words and actions. People who are pessimistic may tend to make the conflict bigger, start another conflict, or not solve the original conflict. Although negativity may seem the easiest way to solve the conflict, it is not because of these

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