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Hope H. Slatter II
Hope H. Slatter II (1841 – after 1900) was a convicted murderer, municipal police chief, Confederate States Army veteran, and one of the sons of notable American slave trader Hope H. Slatter. Biography Slatter was born 1841 in Baltimore, before his father sold out of the slaving business and became a real estate investor in Mobile, Alabama. Slatter grew up in Mobile, and eventually attended Georgetown College (later Georgetown University), class of 1862. When the American Civil War broke out he joined the Confederate States Army, apparently as a second lieutenant in the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment. In 1863 he accidentally shot and killed one Thomas Carver. According to an affidavit submitted in 1875, "Mr. Slatter was fully exonerated from all intentional blame, so much so that it was not thought necessary to have a trial of the case at all. Being the commanding officer of the battalion at the time of the sad occurrence, the deponent rice Williams Jr. of Mobile, Alabamamade t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hope is an Optimism, optimistic state of mind that is based on an wikt:expectation, expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation." Among its opposites are dejection, Hopelessness scale, hopelessness, and Depression (mood), despair. In psychology Professor of Psychology Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own when crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, [because] they keep telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such Optimism, positive thinkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
