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    Dark Side of Utilitarianism According to Bentham‚ an English moral philosopher and legal reformer‚ the highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness‚ the overall balance of pleasure over pain. This principle explains the Utilitarianism doctrine that is mostly the solution of everyone in every century. Utilitarianism can bring the most benefit for people. In contrast‚ throughout the three stories “Justice” by John Stuart Mill‚ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro‚ and “The One who Walks Away

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    The Pursuit of Happiness

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    Happiness is one of the most fundamental things we pursue during our life‚ but we‚ sometimes‚ may find it difficult in making a decision whether to make others happy or to find our own pleasure. From my perspective‚ I believe that to do things to fulfill other people’s happiness is of greater importance than to satisfy ourselves. To begin with‚ we are living in an interrelated world‚ in which every living thing has strong connection with each other. Thus hardly can an individual survive without

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    Michael Norton’s Tedx talk “ Money Can Buy You Happiness”‚ Norton suggests that money cam make us happy if we spend it on others. He explores that money often makes us feel very selfish and we do things only for ourself. Thus‚ happiness is not determinded by how much one earns or how much one spends on himself‚ but how he spends money on others‚ no matter how much or how it is spent : “ People who spent money on other people got happier; nothing happened to people who spent money on themselves”- Norton

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    A Formula for Happiness

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    A Formula for Happiness Bishop Gary E. Stevenson A formula embodied in the gospel of Jesus Christ reveals the pathway to happiness. It is a plain and precious truth found throughout the Book of Mormon. It is described particularly well in the teachings of the prophet Lehi to his sons as he neared the end of his life. In speaking to his son Jacob‚ he taught‚ “For it must needs be‚ that there is an opposition in all things” (2 Nephi 2:11). A few verses later he added‚ “Men are‚ that they might

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    Professor Meade Sociology 110 16 May 2013 Pursuit of Happyness and Poverty Social Problem: Poverty - the state or condition of having little or no money‚ goods‚ or means of support; condition of being poor. (According to Dictionary.com) Theories: • Structural Functionalism – Poverty is natural & expected • Symbolic Interaction – The way we view the poor‚ blaming the victim o We work to change the behavior‚ not the actual cause • Conflict Theory – Poverty is unnatural and not the fault of

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    Organizational Happiness/Happiness in the Workplace Happiness is defined as 1 a state of well-being and contentment/ a pleasurable or satisfying experience. In this paper I will discuss the importance of happiness in the work place and what factors can in fact improve profits‚ and general satisfaction within the employees and customers. The mission of this paper is to inspire people to transform their workplace to a happy environment in times of austerity. Ingvar Kamprad‚ founder of IKEA once

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    Title: Genuine Happiness Filipinos are said to be one of the happiest race in the world. That’s why‚ it is a rare moment to find a gloomy soul in our land. In any events‚ even it may be a catastrophic one‚ we never fail to give our sweet smile. But not all smile portrays happiness. Because‚ some may smile even when they’re in pain. What’ my point? It’s that not all happy are truly happy. Not all okay are really fine. But one thing I may assure‚ that even when every smile would shatter its value

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    an individual only focuses on imagining about the future‚ it would be difficult to make good decisions in the present moment. Imagining about the future might bring happiness at the moment‚ but in reality it only disturbs the present moment and the process of making good decisions. Daniel Gilbert‚ the author of Stumbling on Happiness‚ says that there are three major reasons that listening to others is better than imagining about the future is that imaginations fill in the memories of the past. The

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    Introduction Thomas User is a 20 year old man that has been place on probation for possession of methamphetamine and ecstasy. Police found Mr. User standing on a street corner for many hours. The police found 8 tablet of ecstasy and 12 hits of methamphetamine. Mr. User has two previous misdemeanor convictions as a juvenile‚ 1 for possession for paint huffing material and one as a minor in possession of alcoholic beverages. He has 1 misdemeanor conviction as an adult for menacing in the second

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    The Ethos of Happiness

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    The Ethos of Happiness? Ethical theory revolves around the notion of the most final good. This concept originates with Aristotle who argues that if our pursuit of ‘good’ is to make sense‚ there must be a most final good. A good is most final if it is chosen for its own sake and not for the sake of anything beyond itself. Two other constraints that Aristotle puts on the highest good is that it is to be self-sufficient and most desirable. The Hellenistic philosophers add another constraint

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