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After trying to sleep for about 10 minutes, I decided to write my persuasive Voltaire paper now instead of waking up early to write it.

François-Marie Arouet deVoltaire used his writing as an outlet for various frustrations; his satirical comedy often became the platform from which he shared many of his ideologies with the world. Candide is Voltaire’s most acclaimed tale, famous for the many controversial views that develop throughout the story. Some of the more popular ideas discussed within the context of Candide have been excessively analyzed through the centuries, namely those related to optimism. Optimism certainly is brought up and satirized throughout Candide; however, its inclusion within the original title of the work makes it a painfully obvious topic to discuss. One equally (if not surpassingly) intriguing theme that Voltaire explains within the story is what Skye Schell describes as the “transience” of money (2). It is through the events at the utopian city of El Dorado (as well as those that take place after the protagonist’s departure) that Voltaire illustrates the problems associated with money.

My thoughts:

• Maybe I should do more thinking around this time every morning.
• I hope that I can keep this persuasive crap up for five pages. I hate sounding so arrogant!

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