Nataly Rodriguez

ENC 1101

MWF 8AM-8:50AM

Exemplification Essay

Optimistic Vs. Pessimistic

Optimistic or pessimistic? Being an optimistic person is much better than being a

pessimistic person. I think that always being positive and having that good energy

around you will bring you more than being a pessimist about everything. The meaning

of Optimistic is “believing positively,” always “hopeful and confident about the future.”

I believe that I’m an optimistic person. I always like to hope for the best. It's not that I

always think every single little aspect is going to come out perfect but I do believe that

supportive thinking will help bring a supreme outcome of any situation and will bring

more good things than bad ones. The more someone has a good attitude towards

anything the more stuff they get done and more good things are attracted to them.

Life has many ups and downs but you have to remain strong and look at the

positive in every situation. I think that even if those around you are pessimistic you have

to keep on being optimistic for yourself and themselves. When people are so negative

they miss opportunities, make a bigger problem out of a minor one, and just live a life

with negative energy that won't help you with all the situations life throws at us. If you

really think about it what's better? To think positive and try to find your way out when

you encounter trouble or oppose and sink with the problem by finding no way out?

Like my mother always says the famous quote “ when life throws you lemons you make

lemonade.” Thanks to her I always remember to look at the good in the bad and make

the best out of what you got.

Seeing the opportunity in every difficulty doesn't mean that you don't “ want to

face the truth” as some would say. It means that you've managed to