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.” (United States Declaration of Independence). In much the same way as the authors of the founding fathers‚ the American Dream can be defined simply as the pursuit and the achievement of happiness. Clarifications‚ like not needing to use underhanded means‚ are not necessary because it is readily apparent that these means
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The Pursuit of Happiness The American Dream is acquired through hard work and sacrifice and allows normal people in society to believe that material prosperity is what defines success. The aspiration to achieve the American Dream is the catalyst to believing that material possessions are more important than spiritual values. Hard work and vigor is essential in being prosperous in life‚ and excellence must be preserved in oneself. The spirit‚ the will to excel‚ and the will to win is what one must
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In the article “Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Cheap Stuff” written by Gary Hamel he puts forward a plan to make a change in America. The plan will either make a drastic change or won’t make a change at all. In my opinion I completely agree with Gary Hamel‚ we define our lives by how much stuff we have‚ to a large degree our personal and business relationships are defined by how much money we make. There seems to be no limit to the ridiculous expenditure‚ especially when people are actually willing
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Prior to reading Flowers for Algernon‚ I agreed with the statement that the smarter a person is‚ the happier he or she is. I believed that intelligence held a calming peace of mind in a person and somehow knowing everything made a person happier. After reading Flowers for Algernon‚ I realized this is not necessary true. We see the theme of intelligence trying to create happiness in the beginning of the novel. Charlie believed that if he became smart then everyone would want to be his friend and
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Andrew Niccol’s 1997 film Gattaca supports the belief that nature‚ despite its defects‚ is preferable to a flawless genetically engineered existence. This idea is explored through the character of Vincent who exhibits desire‚ resilience and determination‚ natural human’ elements that cannot be manufactured and are seemingly not present in the faultless’ future that is presented in Gattaca. These characteristics appear to be contrasted by the other characters in the film‚ such as Anton and the conforming
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Most students applying to college are at the age where they question their existence and identity. Commonly they ask themselves who am I? why am I here? what’s my goal in life? They begin to form their identity which is the mold for the rest of their lives. Erik Erikson a famous developmental psychologist‚ explains this in his psychosocial stages “Identity versus Role Confusion”. The process of developing an identity for yourself and finding a purpose in life is scary but exhilarating. Ever
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The movie “Pursuit of happiness” is trying to show us about American lifestyle. The story leads by Chris Gardner‚ the salesman who is very low social status‚ rise from his poverty to be rich man. It looks like the pursuit of happyness in Chris Gardner term means that chasing the wealthy life. At the beginning‚ his life is very suffering from his job. Gardner has invested in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He expects that he would sell all of his devices and it would make his family better
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the most‚ my answer was always “none”. Although the grades in my core curriculum classes were always excellent‚ I never found interest in the basic subjects. Math was a bunch of numbers with letters‚ science just reviewed our bodies and the how the world was believed to be through one scientist theories and history repeated itself‚ constantly. As a freshman‚ I contemplated tremendously over what major and career I would pursue for the rest of my life. I never knew there were more subjects than just
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loss of perfection through time in much the same way Robert Frost does in his poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay". Shakespeare goes further with his description by describing how man fights the inevitable loss of perfection and beauty. My surmise is that Shakespeare holds a position that everyone should hold. In line eleven of "Sonnet 15"‚ Shakespeare writes "Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay" he seems to express the waste it is to fight or argue against the ineluctable decrease in perfection. I find
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“Pursuit of knowledge results to dangerous emotions” We humans don’t realize the conditions that knowledge can bring if not responsibly used. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ education played a major part in the story. She explains that gaining too much knowledge can be a downfall. A perfect example is Victor‚ who is fascinated by the mysteries of the nature. He keeps himself away from his social life and puts all of his time to his education. He proves that gaining a lot of knowledge made
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