College courses are rated by credit hours. Generally, 1 hour per week of course time = 1 credit hour. So a course that meets 2 hours per day, 2 days per week would be 4 credit hours. (4 credits).
The Politics of Optimism Cynicism is often seen as a rebellious attitude in Western popular culture, but, cynicism in average people is the attitude exactly most likely to conform to the desires of the powerful--cynicism is obedience.
There is no question that optimism is a quality that causes happiness, and all the research points to this. Optimism is a hopefulness and confidence that things will work out. Optimism requires a belief in the positive and the good of people and the universe.e believes we can develop them. What Causes Happiness: Values and Spirituality. There is also a spiritual, but not necessarily religious component to happiness. People who are happy have a commitment to something larger than themselves, and they have some kind of a faith that helps sustain them.