October 2012 Achieving True Happiness The question “why are we on this planet?” is one that everyone at some point in his or her life ponders about. For some it might be family‚ others success or religion‚ but at the root of it all‚ if we are not happy‚ what is the point of asking? “Happiness” can be defined as a mental state or emotion in which we are content with everything in out surroundings and encounters. In the essay‚ “Born to Be Happy‚ Through a Twist of Human Hard Wire‚” author Richard
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an idea is. For example: if killing one criminal brings forth happiness to a hundred people‚ then killing that one criminal is not a bad idea. Simply because it makes one hundred people happy. According to utilitarian’s the ultimate goal or the most important part of life is to seek happiness. But the happiness that you seek must not only benefit you‚ but it has to benefit a large sum of the people. This is called the “greatest happiness principle”(Wikipedia‚ Feb‚ 11‚2013). Now this is the main idea
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Aristotle’s essay‚ “On Happiness‚” that one is responsible for creating his or her own happiness. For each individual‚ it is their sole responsibility to seek out their own happiness - or rather their function in life. The term “happiness‚” is synonymous with function because having a purpose in life is what gives a human their innate will to live. Feeling that their presence is useful and meaningful allows for a constant conquest to be the best version of oneself. Aristotle‚ in his essay‚ “On Happiness
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Descriptive Portrait: My Grandmother When I picture my grandmother‚ I envision shiny grey hair‚ bright blue eyes‚ and the softest hands I have every felt. She is 94 years old and has 12 children. Virginia Irene Dill has raised many children‚ and that makes her the strongest person I know. When I walk through the door of her 75 year old home‚ I think of all the pain and joy my grandmother went through there. After so many years‚ our time together was not quite the same as it used to be since ten
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Tips for Drafting an Essay ( The Narrative/Descriptive Essay) 1. Begin brainstorming‚ clustering‚ and/or free writing to help you find or narrow a topic. 2. I actually like a free writing because I like to see words on a page. This is the actual beginning of a draft. Use free writing to help you figure out how much you have to say about your topic. Feel free to take parts of the free writing and elaborate on parts of your story. a. Example: if you are writing a physical story (racing in a car
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Cause and effect essay Money/happiness Money won’t buy happiness Since the concept of buying‚ instead of trading was needed‚ a monetary unit such as money was invented‚ so the idea came that it could buy anything even happiness; but is it really possible? Many individuals especially the one’s pursuing money believe they will achieve happiness whenever money comes into their lives. Others‚ mostly those who have already had the opportunity of having a lot of money‚ know that money cannot
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though‚ just seeing the snow makes me feel like a little kid again. I’m always so excited to see it. It puts a smile on my face‚ waking up seeing everything covered in the pure white snow. Snow is important because it bring me so much joy and happiness. This being a one year experience‚ it’s really something to cherish and remember. When it snows‚ it has the power to bring people closer together. It’s always a beautiful sight to see the snow during the holidays. Especially when you’re surrounded
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my students with this question to answer in essay format. I always love to join in with my students in writing the monthly essay‚ not only as I love writing‚ but to show them that I‚ as the teacher‚ also care about the work I’m giving them‚ and to give them some support in what many students of English find very challenging. After a considerable time discussing the question and formulating an essay plan‚ we got down to the writing. Here is my essay on this particular subject: When choosing
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Description of a Remarkable Place My remarkable place that I will be talking about in this essay is an amusement park called Six Flags. It was one of my most favorite places to visit and I was there with my family members. The amusement park was also in a larger city and it was our first time visiting. This essay will consist of three hundred words and 3 short essays. There are many other parks in the United States with the name “Six Flags‚” but I went to the one in Arlington‚ Texas. Arlington Texas
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