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Imagine being in captivity in tiny quarters without knowledge of what the future holds. How can one cope in this situation? The best way to respond to conflict is though a positive attitude, because it makes an environment more tolerable to live in, and provides health benefits. Positivity that spreads to others, creates a fellowship between the people in the same setting. In the following examples, Anne Frank, Allison Kimberly, and Viktor Frankl illustrate this point of view. It is easier to tolerate a difficult situation, if the affected people have a positive outlook. This is portrayed in the “Diary of Anne Frank”: “Thanks to Father -who brought my entire postcard and movie-star collection here beforehand -and to a brush and a pot of …show more content…

This is confirmed when Allison Kimberly, a 33-year old breast cancer Pathologist was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer with a survival rate of 40 percent in 10 years. Yet, due to a consistent positive attitude, she was able to overcome the cancer in three years. Her achievement inspired her to write about the experience in her book Red Sunshine, whose “book’s title reflects the positive attitude that helped her weather the challenging treatment, which she completed two years ago” (Brody). It inspired her to stay positive regularly, especially when her health was in jeopardy. This proves that focusing on getting better can help make progress. Another example includes Nathan Last, a Mental Performance Trainer who says, “Most athletes are not aware of how much their thoughts and attitude in sports, negative or positive, influence their performance. Negative thoughts or attitudes creates increased stress and anxiety, eventually resulting in poor performance”. A negative attitude can slow progress, resulting in overall poor mental state. This way, it is harder to become positive when most needed. Furthermore, according to The Harvard Gazette, “A Harvard study found that women who were optimistic had a significantly reduced risk of dying from several major causes of death over an eight-year period, compared with women who were less optimistic” (Feldscher). This study concluded that “the most …show more content…

“Wallenberg's Life-Giving Legacy.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 16 Jan. 2012, www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/opinion/wallenbergs-life-giving-legacy.html.

Feldscher, Karen. “How Power of Positive Thinking Works.” Harvard Gazette, 8 Dec. 2016, news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/12/optistic-women-live-longer-are-healthier/.

Frank, Anne. “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Studysync: Reading &Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.

Frankl, Viktor E. “Man's Search for Meaning.” Studysync: Reading &Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.

Goodrich, Frances, and Albert Hackett. “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

Last, Nathan. “The Benefits of Positive Thinking and Right Attitude in Sports.” Mental Grit Consulting, Mental Grit Consulting LLC, 10 Mar. 2017, www.mentalgritconsulting.com/having-right-attitude-in-sports/.

News, Positive. “Positive News Stories Bring People Together, Study Finds.” Positive News, Positive News, 22 Nov. 2016, www.positive.news/2016/society/media/24020/positive-news-stories-bring-people-together-study-finds/.

Rankin, Lissa. “Can Positive Thinking Help You Heal?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 27 Dec. 2011,

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