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    Happiness Strength. No‚ not meaning muscle strength‚ but strength in the mind- your mental capability of overcoming obstacles in your life that has brought you down and made you think that you cannot get back up. Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” No one can hand you happiness on a silver platter; you have to obtain it yourself and that comes from how strong you are to pick yourself

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    What is happiness? Happiness is staying simple but being the best person you can ever be. Happiness is writing a story about heartbreaks‚ disappointments that turn into success and well‚ happiness. Happiness may come and go like the seasons but in the end‚ every moment that you have that is filled with happiness will be well worth the sad or unnerving ones that you have had to endure. For someone to be happy they need to know that everything that has happened in their past has happened for a

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    state of happiness or unhappiness colors everything. Happy people perceive the world as safer and feel more confident. They make decisions‚ cooperate more easily‚ and are more tolerant. They rate job applicants more favorably‚ savor their positive past experiences without dwelling on the negative‚ and are more socially connected. They live healthier and more energized and satisfied lives (Briñol et al.‚ 2007; Liberman et al.‚ 2009; Mauss et al.‚ 2011). When your mood is gloomy‚ life as a whole

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    when I am down I keep falling... Falling to a place where Happiness is all but a myth A myth so believable I swear I can hear...laughter and joy.... But it is all a myth Because someday Peter Pan WILL grow up And caption hook‚ will be the least of his worries‚ but LIFE it’ll screw him over Forgive me for not believing in fairies Why do you think they call it neverland? Because we will NEVER LAND In a place where happiness is they key to eternity. Forgive me for growing up I’m sorry

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    Swanson Comp 1 April 14‚ 2012 Selective Equality “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” ( Jefferson 1776). All men are indeed created equal. Each is born from their mother’s womb. Each must be nourished from their mother’s bosom. All men‚ at some stage of development must learn to speak their native tongue. However

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    Pursuit of Happiness

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    “I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold” -Kid Cudi It is socially considered that the amount of money a person has is what makes the person‚ and in every nation around the world there are many people who are poor‚ and many people who are rich. The rich seem to depend on material items‚ whereas the poor rely on necessary items such as food‚ drink‚ clothes‚ shelter and warmth. This essay explores happiness and income‚ and attempts to establish

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    "The Canary" by Katherine Mansfield "The Canary" by Katherine Mansfield (1922‚ 6 pages) The Reading Life Katherine Mansfield Project "The Canary" by Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923-New Zealand) is the last story that Mansfield completed. After first being published in 1922 it was included by her husband John Middleton Murry in a collection of her work he published shortly after her death in 1923‚ The Dove’s Nest and other Stories. It is very tempting to read an especial import into this

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    2010 Revision- What is Happiness Bonding What is happiness to you? Happiness is something most of us are searching for and don’t look deep enough to find. That feeling you get of satisfaction and enjoyment; peace of mind‚ kindness and love. What path do we follow to obtain happiness? To many‚ happiness is bonding. It is a relationship‚ a desire to connect souls with another. Masami Sato asks and answers in her article‚ The Secret of Happiness is Bonding: “Why do we

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    Illusion of Happiness Some say that happiness is just an illusion. It is an abstract word that is too fleeting and many say that no one can find ‘true happiness’ without it being a trick of the senses and the mind and‚ in other words‚ an illusion. True happiness is often defined as satisfaction‚ contentment‚ and acceptance. But what comes after the feeling of contentment? Arthur Schopenhauer believes the world to be a "vale of tears‚ full of suffering. All happiness is an illusion. Life oscillates

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    Chapter 1 The Philosophy of Happiness Aristotle on Happiness Since the earliest days of Western thought philosophers have concerned themselves with the nature of happiness. One of the earliest to ask the question ‘what is happiness?’ was Aristotle‚ who‚ in a manner typical of philosophers‚ before providing an answer insisted on making a distinction between two different questions. His first question was what was meant by the word ‘happiness’—or rather‚ its ancient Greek equivalent eudaimonia. His

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