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    years people had hope. They would hope for their next meal. They would hope for the sun to shine, and that's what the world gains from optimism, hope. Nowadays the world isn’t so perfect. But if we have an optimistic outlook then we can make the world perfect! By having an optimistic outlook on life now we can show hope for the world. Even though the definition of optimism is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future success of something,” I never put a thought about the definition

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    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

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    she maintained a belief that man was still capable of humanity. In her diary, she stated, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” How is it possible for someone who endured what she endured to still have kindness, optimism, and hope? A major influence on Anne’s positivity was her father. Anne viewed her relationship with Otto Frank to be the closest in her life. In her diary she even said, “I love you father. I don't love anyone but you.” Throughout their forced captivity

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    Candide or Optimism: A Novel Criticizing Numerous Ideologies Who is the savant Voltaire and what philosophies did he criticize in his novel Candide or Optimism? François-Marie Arouet otherwise called Voltaire is a French philosopher who composed many articles, books and ballads amid the enlightenment period. A lot of his works were censored by the French because of the way that he besmirched everything and anything that had to do with religious corruption and the justice system.To battle the restrictions

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    Assignment 2: Candide Candide is a satirical attack on philosophical optimism by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. In this movement, Voltaire fought against the institutions set up on tradition that interfered with a rational and just society. Through his novel Candide he attacks these institutions and “irrational traditions” (Kaba, p.3). Candide tells the story of a young, gentle-natured Candide who grew up believing that ‘all is for the best’ (Voltaire, p. 20) conditioned by

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    Optimism. Leaders, who are optimism can “roll with the punches”, consequently, their “glass is half-full”, thus, they are able to see opportunities in changes rather than threats. Hence, upcoming changes will be for the better. Furthermore, optimism leaders, see the positive attributes in others, therefore, expect the best from them. My supervisor has never said anything positive about anyone or change for that matter. Thus, he is constantly belittling others and creating a toxic environment

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    mountains, hungry and restless-restless as ants, scurrying to find work to do- to lift, to push, to pull, to pick, to cut-anything, any burden to bear, for food,” (Pg. 256). However, through all of these problems, the family is able to create slight optimism through the events. Unfortunately, the family is stuck in a boxcar during a major flood and Rose of Sharon goes into labor. Similar to the average mortality rate of the time, the baby is born a still born in the box car. As it is still raining intensely

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    Voltaire was the French author of the novella Candide, also known as "Optimism" (Durant and Durant 724). Famous as a playwright and essayist, Voltaire’s Candide is the book where he tries to point out the fallacy of Gottfried William von Leibniz's theory of Optimism. He uses satire, and techniques of exaggeration to contrast highlight the evil and brutality of war and the world in general when men are meekly accepting of their fate. Leibniz, a German philosopher and mathematician of Voltaire's time

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