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Pollyanna, the story of an orphan girl with a relentless and very contagious positive attitude to life, was written by Eleanor H. Porter about a century ago. It was an enormous success. The same ...

She was cute, she was cheerful, and she was famous for the creation of "the glad game." But today her name is synonymous with optimism — to a... Pollyanna: Spirit of Optimism Born Out of War She was ...

Would you describe yourself as Pollyannaish? Even if your answer is no, most people answer yes to this question, and science has repeatedly shown the English language as a whole has a clear positive ...