Then‚ we are going to talk about the factors lead to unhappiness. These mainly focus on three aspects‚ Academic‚ family and social. We may all be experiencing pressure in the academic aspect. And this news shows that not just you and me would face this problem‚ but it is a common problem in Hong Kong. This news show that the Hong Kong society emphasizes much on the high educational level. Students would face great academic pressure when they try to get a good grade. In 2012‚ four students committed
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Growing up I have always been involved in some extracurricular activity from gymnastics to soccer to t-ball to softball‚ I tried it all. In kindergarten‚ I started gymnastics while I still played recreational soccer. I worked really hard each practice and leveled up each year. I competed in meets and would always enjoy standing on the podium to receive my medal or trophy. One day at practice I had thought of a cool dismount on the balance beam and had practiced it a couple times. When my mom came
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Here’s the thing about me and perfectionism‚ I can’t control it. When something doesn’t meet my “high expectations‚” I would do anything in my power to fix it. I would always bust my butt to live up to an impossible standard I call my goal‚ and never give up until I reach the “picture-perfect” final product. And after working hard I still wouldn’t feel proud of my work. All I would feel is disappointment in myself. So‚ I would drive myself even more to get everything just right. This can be considered
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When you hear the word literacy what comes to mind? Do you think of words or school or horrible comprehension tests? When I hear the word literacy none of the above is what comes to my mind. I think of when I was young‚ no more than five‚ and I would sit on my grandmother’s warm lap wrapped up in her arms that seemed to protect me from any and everything while she read to me. I think of the struggle and the many trials it took to spell and write my own name‚ but also relishing in the sense of accomplishment
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Achilles resists his comrades request to return to war because of his condemnation of honor and glory. He places larger emphasis on his own life‚ rather than his duty to the Aegeans. Homer’s use of tone and diction illustrate Achilles’ negative feelings towards the concept of gaining honor. According to Achilles‚ the reward of honor is not as important as it is perceived. The language displays how he generalizes everyone at equal standings. By generalizing everyone as equals‚ he belittles himself
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might as well replace the word “family” here with “individual human being”. Looking around us‚ we would find many people unhappy for a thousand and one reasons. But turning to those happy men and women‚ we would perceive only one truth‚ that is‚ happiness comes from doing things one really loves and is engaged in for its own sake. Man is an animal. Both his instincts and his needs of survival direct that he should do something in his lifetime. It is what he does that matters. Does he take
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Wealth‚ Happiness‚ and Disappointment (rough draft) There is an all-too-familiar saying that “money can’t buy happiness”. While this statement is false according to many individuals‚ a large handful of them believe it to be true. When you think about it though‚ does money truly buy happiness for a person‚ or is it all a façade foreshadowing disappointment? Money is a paper mask that covers up happiness like a bandage. It buys temporary happiness‚ the kind that lasts only a short while‚ before
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Research on happiness has been of interest in many parts of the world‚ in accordance with positive psychology’s goal to create a good life. According to one of the most accepted theoretical frameworks‚ Diener’s model of subjective well-being (Diener‚ 1984; Diener et al. 1999)‚ happiness refers to how people interpret their own life‚ circumstances and emotions. These evaluations are with regard to the judgments a person makes about his or her emotional states (affect balance) and life in general (life
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There are many themes within the film that resonate with what families/individuals face today. For example: financial hardship‚ family values‚ relationships‚ trust‚ mental health‚ stability‚ and fighting to attain the picket fence ideal of the American Dream remain a part of the everyday struggle. The film follows World War 2 veteran‚ Tom Rath‚ and his family‚ who are in a time of financial hardship. Tom’s wife Betsy is a hard-working mother who is tired of their old house and dreams of having something
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"Each one of us‚ has our own goals and we want to fulfill it and live with it but we all know that we may reach it and pass by challenges‚ easy or not and mostly choices". On our childhood days‚ we once fight for our ambissions in our lives yet now I am a teenager and still don’t know what..:D. A high school student‚ turning into a junior student (3rd year high school). I don’t know I just kinda like to type in here because there’s no internet connection -_-..todays april 4‚ 2013. mom bought a new
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