Villegas 4/23/13 Occasional Essay Stop and smile A smile is one of the simplest of cures for anything in this world. It can cure broken dreams‚ broken confidence‚ and even a broken heart. Not everyone has the same smile‚ but they send out the same message: showing happiness‚ friendliness‚ appreciation‚ love‚ and kindness. A true smile is the best way to keep you and anyone else in a good mood. “When you’re smilin’‚ the whole world smiles with you‚” Said Louis Armstrong in his famous
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Why Women Smile Everywhere you go you see a smile; whether it is on a billboard or person they surround us. But how many of those are genuine smiles? In the essay Why Women Smile by Amy Cunningham it is stated that women are expected to smile at all times and often these smiles are artificial. What is in a smile? Could there be something in a smile’s physiology to help us better understand a person’s motives to smile? Possibly even health benefits. There is more behind a smile than a forced expression
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It seems that nothing has more power to elevate a mood than the impact of a genuine smile. Surprisingly enough‚ the benefits of a smile extend not only to the recipient of the warm gesture but also to the smile’s originator. Yes‚ the old quotation may be true. “A smile is a little curve that sets a lot of things straight.” Here are some of the many benefits of a smile: Benefits of a smile: A healthier immune system Various studies conducted over the years have shown that smiling and laughter can
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600 word essay mothers smile is a mother who loves to laugh and laugh when she looks very nice. That smile like a ray of sunshine in the winter‚ giving warmth; as a beacon of darkness‚ giving hope; such as frustrated‚ take the hit in the shoulder that his hands‚ giving power. Smile with her mother encouraged me grow up. It was once‚ my mother was ill. Very sick‚ but also a fever. Actually burn 40 degrees. Looking at her mothers face was wasting away‚ and I very‚ very worried‚ afraid of never to see
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A smile is a curve that can straighten many things Phylis Diller is an American comedian who devoted her entire life making people smile and she said that a smile is a curve that can straighten everything and I agree with her wholeheartedly. What is a smile? A smile is God’s gift to mankind. Among all God’s creations on earth only man has the ability to smile. The Free Online Dictionary defines a smile as a facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth that
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WOMEN SMILE Amy Cunningham After smiling brilliantly for nearly four decades‚ I now find myself trying to quit. Or‚ at the very least‚ seeking to lower the wattage a bit. Not everyone I know is keen on this. My smile has gleamed like a cheap plastic night-light so long and so reliably that certain friends and relatives worry that my mood will darken the moment my smile dims. "Gee‚" one says‚ "I associate you with your smile. It’s the essence of you. I should think you’d want to smile more!"
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Section: Speech 1113 Smile Central Idea: You can effect positive changes in your life and in the lives of others using a tool you have with you all the time‚ your smile. INTRODUCTION I. “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way‚ I will not jump” (New Yorker). This is a suicidal note left in the bureau of a man who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. It was found by the FBI and psychiatrist‚ while trying to put together the pieces of why this man took his
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held at the University of TED in 2011‚ Ron Gutman‚ founder of the HealthTap Company‚ states that a simple smile has the power to make things better. Accordingly‚ he refers to a smile as a superpower. He explains that the act of smiling itself makes you feel better rather than smiling being a result of feeling good. So the purpose of this lecture may have been to encourage one’s ability to smile and be happy even in the hardest of times. Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling which reveals some
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hand; when you smile or laugh you release chemicals that boost your mood. Smiling releases the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine which are linked to depression when we have too little. When we smile or laugh we experience an increase of endorphins and a reduction of stress related hormones: cortisol or adrenaline. Endorphins are hormones that counter and destroy these stress hormones. As you can see in the photo‚ this girl seems to be in a great mood with her genuine smile. People spend
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Analysis A smile to remember Charles Bukowski The poem is really a short story about an ordinary family with tragic problems. The child of the mother and the father‚ who are mentioned in the poem‚ is the narrator. The likely scenario is that the child in the poem represents Charles Bukowski’s childhood. In the first lines of the story‚ it is mentioned that the family has goldfish. We hear about a boy‚ whose mother keeps telling him to be happy‚ even though she has a miserable life because
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