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Pessimism #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:39 am   Pessimism
 

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Hello,

Sorry to sound so depressed and I don't want you to feel too down today. But now it's time to talk about the other side of the coin - pessimism. Frightfully sorry if it makes you feel fed up.

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Pessimism #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:24 am   Pessimism
 

Dear Alan,
It was an amazing essay. You're surely gifted with talent for writing excelent essays definitely!
You are brilliant!

My best wishes on Easter Week to you and your family!

Regards,

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Pessimism #3 (permalink) Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:22 pm   Pessimism
 

Great article though it is a topic sounds not so happy.
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Pessimism #4 (permalink) Sat Apr 03, 2010 14:21 pm   Pessimism
 

Hello dear Alan!

Very useful essay!

I'm very glad that I'm taking in part in your forum and also getting such nice e-mails!

Mary Easter!
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Pessimism #5 (permalink) Wed Apr 07, 2010 16:21 pm   Pessimism
 

Hello dear Alan.
you have very well dipped your brush in negative shades and dabbed the pessimistic mental landscape with generous strokes of sordid paint.It pays well to be pessimistic if only one can look into the unalloyed black side of life
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Pessimism #6 (permalink) Thu Apr 08, 2010 16:12 pm   Pessimism
 

Hello Allan
By reading this history about the pessissim facts, it was a great remembrance for me. You know when in some time of the life you are facing to problem that could have solution you could become pessimiste. I have this experience in my life during the civil war without economic activities in the country when all "Things are going from bad to worse" and the national economy has hit rock bottom .During this time I wasn't fell myself, I was very pessimist. But today after peace restoring I am very optimist that and say that w'll develop.
The world pessimism is opposite to optimism. Today
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Pessimism #7 (permalink) Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:37 am   Pessimism
 

good essay on pessimism
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Pessimism #8 (permalink) Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:54 am   Pessimism
 

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Pessimism #9 (permalink) Tue Jun 15, 2010 14:19 pm   Pessimism
 

Everyone will meet pessimism in life. It's natural. Life is running 24 hours everyday and who knows what happens tomorrow. It is also the color of everyone's chores.
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Pessimism #10 (permalink) Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:45 am   Pessimism
 

hi everyone
it's so interesting that today when I just cheked my e-mails I saw and read this article about pessimism becaaaaaaaaaaausssseeeeee by coincidence I am not feeling myself today since i got up ,but i just hope this feeling be down in the mouth not down in the dumps.
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Pessimism #11 (permalink) Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:38 am   Pessimism
 

salam,
my nane is asif khan. i very lazy learn english language. You know when in some time of the life you are facing to problem that could have solution you could become pessimiste.i was not feeling well today but i will dvlop intrest in english today. they are so difficult to me but i am ready learn english.

thanking for you .

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Pessimism #12 (permalink) Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:47 am   Pessimism
 

salam,
that my search and viw

noun
1. the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
2. the doctrine that the existing world is the worst of all possible worlds, or that all things naturally tend to evil.
3. the belief that the evil and pain in the world are not compensated for by goodness and happiness.

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Pessimism #13 (permalink) Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:11 am   Pessimism
 

I would like to do english test to determine my english level if it is below PET or above. do you think that is possible or not?
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Pessimism #14 (permalink) Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:31 am   Pessimism
 

salam
after that, this important web i pick up very intresting English whether Grammer, stories, easey and other activities that i learnt, thus i would like to know learning this course shall we get any certificate of this
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Pessimism #15 (permalink) Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:18 pm   Pessimism
 

Dear Alan
Thanks for your essay it can help me a lot
I’m Thai people. I have learn English many year ago ,but look like not grow really
I have try to putted fertilizer many brands until see Alan brand it works look like my English tree grow up
{Ha Ha Ha} I have now because you help me to improve my knowledge.
sent my happy to you, also
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