than happiness because of their ability to obtain new possessions. Giving is better than receiving is a commonly used phrase that shows the generosity among different people; however‚ when it used as an argument debating happiness‚ it is proven to be too vague to fit the modern day definition. A recent study by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton explains that the “most satisfying way of using money is to invest in others…donating to a charity…buying lunch for a friend” (Can Money Buy Happiness?). Their
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BONDING WITH THE EXTENDED FAMILY Syed Zafar Mahmood On the eve of filing nomination for the presidential poll a Mr Pranab Mukherjee was seen visiting and spending time with members of his extended family. This gesture gives a powerful message in favour of consolidating the kinship bond. God asked the Prophet to inform humanity‚ ’No reward do I ask of you‚ except the love of those near of kin’. To describe the wider group of extended relatives the Quran uses the term ’arhaam’‚ plural of ’rahm’
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However‚ if we try to imagine the possibilities of the extended mind‚ what ideas could potentially come up may be telekinesis‚ mind control‚ or telepathy. If asked whether the ability to move things with your mind equals your mind extending beyond and out into the world‚ majority of us would agree‚ that if we had the ability to control things then our mind really does extend beyond our body. Clark and Chalmers through their essay “The Extended Mind” argues that the mind is
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I choosed to talk about happiness cause it is one of the many emotions humans experience. It may perhaps be the most important feeling a person can have and it is the one feeling everyone strives to achieve. Not many people are happy‚ but all the librairies are filled with books on happiness‚ and this very fact make me curious. But‚ what really matter for happiness? This is my research question. I expected to find if life really about the money‚ the cash‚ who has the biggest gold chain or who drives
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meaning of happiness can be as elusive as achieving it. It can be found in the long term of our lives but it can also be found in moments day to day. There is no single definition of what happiness is or how it is found. Happiness is one of the emotions that we can experience everyday or held within the recollections of our past. There are even moments when happiness are be defined as an action. When you give happiness you can receive it in return. As well‚ there are occasions when true happiness is achieved
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The pursuit of happiness… What’s happiness? A feeling? A state? Why is it so hard to define? Is it because no one is really happy ? From what I know‚ we’re happy when we have what we are looking for‚ according to that‚ happiness can be defined as a feeling of satisfaction that appears once we achieve a goal‚ and as humans are by definition eternally dissatisfied‚ they’ll always be running after happiness. This reminds me of the story of the jar full of gold‚ that is supposed to be at the
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The Existence of Happiness Happiness‚ the intangible emotion that we all desire. Is there proof that this emotion even exists? Eduardo Porter has written an essay titled “What Happiness Is”. In this essay Mr. Porter took the time to study the emotion of happiness that we all experience in life. He makes an attempt to question not only his reasons as to why he is happy‚ but to have the reader question their own sense of happiness as well. What is it that makes us feel joyful emotions‚ and how can
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November 2009 extended essay reports BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Overall grade boundaries Grade: Mark range: E 0-7 D 8 - 15 C 16 - 22 B 23 - 28 A 29 - 36 The range and suitability of the work submitted The range and suitability varied both between centres and within centres. Some candidates produced excellent‚ very interesting‚ well researched pieces in terms of sources and the use of critical thinking/evaluative skills‚ combined with well substantiated conclusions and recommendations. The difference
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"Happiness is an imaginary condition‚ formerly often attributed by the living to the dead‚ now usually attributed by adults to children and by children to adults." -Thomas Szasz- Szasz is stating that happiness is imaginary. If he is saying this‚ he is also stating that other emotions‚ such as anger‚ grief and sadness are also imaginary. Happiness is not an imagination‚ but is something one can always find‚ deep‚ in people’s hearts. Szasz’s statement illustrates his opinion on how presently everybody
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Jeremy Bentham’s original idea of Utilitarianism. His definition of the moral theory is one that is grounded in Bentham’s original work but also extends to include remarks to criticisms of Utilitarianism. Mill believes that‚ like Bentham‚ utility is what is valuable to society. Utility‚ according to Mill‚ is the promotion of pleasure or the absence of pain. He defines this as happiness‚ which is why he refers to utility as the Greatest Happiness Principle (Mill 55). Thus‚ pleasure (or painlessness)
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