Does hope really demolish one from achieving the best or is hope the fuel that ignites one’s ambitions? According to Pema Chodron, a Buddhist nun, one can only be successful if they give up all hope of succeeding. In her article, “Start Where You Are”, Chodron shares her perspective on Buddhism and how giving up hope is the solution to all problems. On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson advocates hope by persuading his nephew in a letter to always strive to become better. These two authors provide readers with two very different views on how one could live an exceeding life.
In the article, “Start Where You Are”, Pema Chodron states that one can only achieve something or some goal by giving up hope and that one can only become better by remaining and accepting what they are. She gives examples of everyday life problems and how they can be solved by giving up hope. “Sometimes this occurs at a very mundane level: you want to be thinner, have less acne or more hair. But somehow there’s almost always a subtle or not so subtle sense of disappointment, a sense of things not completely measuring up.” Again and again, Chodron proves through carefully chosen words, how Buddhism is a very fulfilling and a logical religion. The way Chodron convinces the readers create an effective argument through the use of rhetoric. She uses allusion when she compares Buddha to Christ stating that Buddha is not someone born over two thousand years ago; instead, he is the inherent part of oneself. By using allusion, Chodron is successful in proving her point that in Buddhism one does not have to worship anyone. Pema Chodron goes further to persuade readers by using expert testimony. In her article she quotes Bodhidharma, a famous Zen master, on his opinion ab...
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...thout proper evidence supporting his statement. This is not the only inaccurate statement that he mentions in his letter, Jefferson informs Peter that, “There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible…” which is also fallacious reasoning because there are wore crimes known to human history then just lying. Though Thomas Jefferson’s argument is a little weak, he presents the most ethical way for one to live their life.
“When hope is taken away from the people, moral degeneration follows swiftly after.” This quote by Pearl S. Buck supports and serves as evidence to prove that Thomas Jefferson’s way of ethical life can be applied to anyone. Pema Chodron tries to convince readers that giving up hope is the way for a more successful life but her argument is not effective. By following Thomas Jefferson’s advices, one can adjust their lives and habits for the better.
Hope has the incredible ability to make or break someone. People are always told to make large goals in school and employment, and try to reach those ambitions no matter how far they are. Hope is the motivation behind accomplishing dreams, but it also has the ability to break people who have hoped for something so desperately, yet never came to fruition. Only determination and personal situations can persuade hope to fly or fall. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly highlights this ambiguous hope we depend on through the use of symbolism, characterization, and inner conflict.
“Hope is defined as the action of wishing or desiring that something will occur.” Hope helps people move forward in life to see what’s coming next for them. For example, “I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support” (Wiesel, “Night”.) This quote explains the effects of hope in a pitiful situation. Eliezer Wiesel and his father were torn apart, mentally and physically from everything they
While buried, so deep beneath the cavity of adversity, finding hope is nearly impossible. But, it is the ability of decisions that aids as the last gleam of hope retrievable. After facing many struggles, it becomes almost involuntary for someone to put up a guard. With using that strategy, and the transgression of time without progress, there’s a certain ignition of comprehension. Change needs to occur, and a complete remedy of that
What is the director ultimately saying about the ways in which hope affects the individual?
Most people throughout the world strive for success in each task they take on, and along with this, many reasons contribute to why they succeed or not. If a person does not succeed, they may automatically blame themselves because of their level of strength. Others may blame themselves for not having enough knowledge about what they are trying to succeed at. The real reason that people may not succeed, however, is their lack of determination and happiness throughout his/her journey that is demonstrated in the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Both knowledge and strength combine to help a person achieve the American Dream because of the will and determination that arises from knowing what a person has and knowing what
Jefferson used two main strategies in convincing his audience. First, as I have already mentioned, he uses factual evidence to support his claim. The list of cruel acts is his factual evidence. The amount of details that make up this list shows how much importance Jefferson placed on factual evidence as support. If he had used fewer facts here, the document might not have fully explained why the Americans demanded independence. Second, Jefferson exercised appeal to values in supporting his argument. He wanted others to feel the pain and suffering that has haunted the Americans and share similar morals. In paragraph five he says, "Such has been the patient sufferance of these colonies" (17). Here he tries to evoke the sense of feeling. He assumes the reader will feel this pain and agree that King George III is wrong for his actions. He then goes on to say, "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of injuries and unsurpations, all having in direct object the exact establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States" (17).
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Over the use of value-based analysis of Jefferson's Address, it would be easy to extract some of the values that are used within the address. After analyzing the address, it becomes clearer that in the first paragraph of the address the value of being honest is visible. Within the address, Jefferson directly hits his personal attachment with his country and its people, whereas revealing about his personal honesty with the whole country and its progress as well. In the first paragraph, Jefferson uses patriotic tone to explain his keen desire to work for his country with honesty and dignity of his efforts. The value of honesty as used within the first paragraph shows that Jefferson at the time was very enthusiastic about the future of his country,
The pursuit of happiness ultimately leads to disappointment and a lack of satisfaction because people’s cravings can never be entirely fulfilled. Dalai Lama once said “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.’” This quote shows that having high expectations of anything leads to disappointment when the expectation is not met. Also, having anticipations for what happiness is makes attained happiness irrelevant and inadequate relative to what one wanted to get
The Important word would be hope.What is hope?In my perspective a person that has hope is a person that shows determination,concentration and showing that they prove that they are the best at what they do.In the book “Part Time Indian” Arnold shows hope with him going to school everyday which was a struggle with him waking up really early to try to go to school and try to make it on time everyday.Also Arnold shows hope by Arnold trying his best in basketball by saying to the coach "I can do it," I said to Coach, to my teammates, to the world."You can do it," Coach said."I can do it .""You can do it.”"I can do it."
The importance of hope was to keep pushing Junior to improve at what he was good at. He wasn’t able to learn anything on the reservation. However, his math teacher told him to have hope. He also told him to change and
Jefferson’s use of strategies and language is ineffective in making his points and persuading readers of his arguments. Using hasty generalization, begging the question, and insulting language in his analysis is a huge flaw which lessens the credibility of his argument and offenses his readers. Jefferson should use other argumentative strategies and prevent himself from using insulting language in order to convince readers of his arguments.
Many tests were conducted by Dr. Charles R. Snyder, the psychologist whose work inspired the article, and there were different outcomes for all the people who were studied. "Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them," this was said by Dr. Snyder, as he has shown that hope is a main driving force for people. The simple notion that they can achieve something they want allows people to keep finding ways to advance themselves so that they can reach what they want. It also allows people to push themselves so that they can not be complacent with where they are, and show that they are hungry for more success and show that failure is not an option for them. The same study showed that the level of hope for a person can affect their mental health dramatically. They have noticed that people with lower levels of hope have shown weaker work ethics, less social interaction, strong signs of depression, and some have even reported thoughts of suicide. Yet, hope has also shows positive signs on the mental health of people. High levels of hope have allowed people to handle stress much better than others with little hope; hence, being able to adapt to situations better and handle them
What is hope? Desmond Tutu said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” It whispers, “You’ll overcome this hardship.” It reassures us, soothing our minds by reminding, “life will improve.”
A moral philosophy is something that every individual possesses and adheres to, yet it is something that each of us develop in a very different way. Approximately seventeen years ago, I read the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and his writings captivated me. In the years since, I have often returned to the book for inspiration and guidance. In his autobiography, Franklin described how he endeavored to attain what he described as “moral perfection”, in an attempt to overcome the inherent tendencies to do wrong. He reasoned that since he knew right from wrong then he could just practice doing the right thing and avoid the wrong. Franklin discovered however, that living a virtuous life was not an easy task and that in order for him to