by Jessica Daleske

Created on: April 03, 2009

This is a speech I wrote for a contest on optmism.

Optimism, a word that means so many things to so many different people. Some people might even say there is no such thing as this evolved hope, that it's just an illusion. Others say that optimism shines through the clouds of despair and hopelessness while showing you a better path to follow. People in poverty, who are sick, and citizens who are getting into financial despair have only one thing that can make hope come to life and solve the unsolvable, that one thing is optimism.

Throughout history the United States of America has ridden on the train of optimism. Great Americans among others include; Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and Ronald Reagan who helped to keep peace and the power of justice in our land. Florence Nightingale who fought for improved medical care, and Bill Gates who gave us a window into the future. Even now we add a new person to our lists of shining stars, Barack Obama who has risen to the task of taking on the economical struggle. The aspect that links all of these great people together is that they inspired us, drove us to become better, and kept our hope up when it seemed impossible to get out of bed. But what they had the most in common was the fact that they all used a strong tool that kept them going proud and strong with confidence, their strength, hard work and optimism that one day their own struggle would make the life of at least one person better.

Hard work fits along side optimism and determination just like paper and pencils. Without one it won't work out. If you work hard but don't believe that you can do it there is a chance of not succeeding. And same goes with the other way around. You can't just hope that it will get accomplished and when you open your eyes it will be there. It doesn't work that way, you need both. If you keep sanguinity that whatever you're working towards will turn out fine, then your confidence will never fail. A person's character is well defined if that person has a strong sense of optimism and is less discouraged by any obstacle, no matter what measure. Determination, the key to make sure that best abilities are always put to the job, with determination you make sure that you do everything possible to achieve your goal. Without hope, your determination is severely damaged, because then you don't carry a can-do attitude and then you simply become malicious in trying to achieve your goal. Without determination and optimism, you don't have that personal

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