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Definition Essay Final Draft

Definition Essay Final Draft

Q Write a definition essay, in no less than 500 words, and in MLA format on any one of the following topics: Appetite Team Player Fair-weather Friend Control Freak Optimist Pack rat Right to privacy Your definition essay should have a closed thesis statement. Your essay should have three body paragraphs. Each of those paragraphs should have a topic sentence. Your essay should have a concluding paragraph where the thesis statement should be touched upon using different words. You should have a minimum of two sources cited in your essay and a Works Cited page at the end.

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Optimism is an individual difference variable that indicates the degree to which people have generally positive expectations for the future. While optimists believe that positive things will happen to them, pessimists believe that negative things will happen to them (Carver, Michael, and Suzanne). It is a distinct personality trait that can only be found in a few people. It is a mental state in which one believes that the conclusion of a particular task or result will be positive or beneficial. The analogy of a glass half-filled with water is