As I watched each of my friends make it through unscathed, my hopelessly optimistic side took over, and the nervousness I felt
subsided.
The phrase "hopelessly optimistic" suggests that the writer
looks for irony and contradictions as a way to cope with a difficult
situation
believes that the best will happen, even when little evidence supports
this belief
feels equally inclined toward expecting the worst and toward expecting
the best
refrains from feeling any hope, to avoid worrying about hopes that may
not be fulfilled

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Composition about "the day i ran away" with 500 words

Write 3 sentences about an animal of your choice