Jon Gertner’s essay‚ “The Futile Pursuit Of Happiness‚” Gertner explores Daniel Gilbert’s study of behavioral prediction and how the amount of pleasure or disappointment people receive from something or some experience does not meet their expectations. Although Daniel studies happiness‚ and discovers that nothing really makes people as happy or sad as they think it will‚ he still believes that emotions are part of the human experience. By sharing Gilbert’s information with all humans‚ people would
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Antibiotics are medications that either kill bacteria or prevent them from spreading. They work only against bacteria‚ not the viruses that cause the majority of sore throats‚ colds‚ sinus infections‚ and bronchitis. Most of the infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics transformed medicine. There are two segments of antibiotics‚ early history and modern history. Antibiotics can be defined as a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of
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Messi In my opinion‚ the best football player is Messi. He plays for Barcelona Football Club. Although his body is not tall‚ but he runs so fast. Last year‚ he become the Spanish league top score. He comes from Argentina. His full name is Lionel Messi. His position is striker. I love him because when i am playing football‚ my position is also srtiker. My dream is playing football with him in a team. JKT 48 My hobby is listen to the music. My favorite music group is JKT 48. In JKT 48‚ there are 26
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Life in Dormitory I don’t want to be restricted. I am a foreign college student‚ which means I have to live in the dormitory. However‚ the life of dormitory is absolutely opposite to my expectation. The more I expect the more I loses hope. From the first time I move into the dormitory‚ I get limit and be eager to move out. My life in the dormitory is just like a nightmare. Before 8:10 a.m.‚ the first class in the morning‚ I had already felt powerless due to the dormitory rules. In the
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sun’s warm rays as they swing in the gentle yet crisp breeze. A song composed of chirping birds slightly overpower the sound of traffic as it is still early in the morning. Macy Jones awoke after a well rested night. Her facial expressions indicate happiness however‚ a way of reality hit‚ quickly transforming the slight smile into a deep frown. Macy Jones is not pretty‚ nor does she feel loved. She often wished her dull brown hair be traded for that of Abigail’s‚ the girl who modeled perfection. The
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to treasure that house above all others. Having parted it for almost ten years‚ some details of the house are out of my grasp. The memory of the house now stands as a symbol of my childhood. It is the only place that I remember nothing but pure happiness‚ suffused with youthful innocence and carefree laughter that would never fade. The front yard of the house was a vacant space with a large concrete sink conspicuously imposed in one corner. Grandma used to stand upon the red brick pavement in front
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Reaching the 10 mile mark to get back to the original camping site got everyone happy but the happiness soon died as the dark clouds caved our heads and tiny little droplets fell down like bullets. The strong wind howled through the river and the thunder roared. Trees on the side started dancing and leaves clapped their hands. My canoe started rocking harder and harder from side to side allowing the big waves to come into my canoe. Three canoes was already ahead of us and another just went past
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of life to pursuit happiness throughout one’s life? Happiness in life is directly related to having a specific purpose and interaction with others. the pursuit of happiness is a part of the american dream‚ every American and future citizens of America from other countries dream of it. The concept of happiness come from many places‚ starting in ancient times. A English philosopher named John Locke “coining the phrase pursuit of happiness in his book in Essay Concerning Human Understanding”. But
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The key to Happiness Is the glass half empty‚ or is it half full? A true optimist would say that the glass is half full. That is because an optimist will always lean towards the more positive option. Optimism is defined as “ the inclination to look at the bright side of any situation‚ and expect the best possible outcome from any series of events. Anyone can be optimistic‚ some people choose optimism as a way of life‚ it can reduce stress producing a better quality of life‚ and if used on a
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English 101 H Begench Atayev J.D. Miller Descriptive Paper Draft2 January 31‚ 2013 On a Monday afternoon‚ after discussing my computer science project with my professor‚ I find myself seated in a visitor’s chair in his office on the second floor of the Glatfelter Hall. The professor is about to leave the room to grab some books and a cup of coffee‚ but he allows me to stay. (Seeing myself as a professor in the future‚ I enjoy hanging out in my professor’s office
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