These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings was different than what I was used to‚ but
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The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness
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The Happy Prince Story : The Happy Prince Written by : Oskar Wilde It is very difficult to feel the true happiness unless you realize what happiness means to you. One can earn his or her so called “ happiness “only by thinking of himself or herself in the first place whenever doing something . From the Story “ The Happy Prince “ important lessons can be learnt about happiness . I think “ Happy Prince “ truly realized his happiness through his three valuable personality traits
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A Happy Occasion The most memorable and happiest occasion of my life is the day of my H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) result. The day was August 26‚ 2011. From the very beginning of that day I was very nervous and excited about my result. My parents‚ my brother and all other family members were also very excited about my result. As I was very nervous I prayed a lot on that day. I want to get my result to my college with my mom and my brother. I was registered to the website of Bangladesh
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A happy home is a home filled with happiness and joy. Everyone can have a happy home. A smile and a joke from any family members can make their home become happy. For me‚ a happy home does not need many family members. A family members of four can also create a happy home. A happy home is a home which has no argument and fighting between the family members. There have solutions to solve all the problems. The family members are willing to sit down and discuss about their problems and feelings. A
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Happy and Sad In the past few day‚ I did a research about happy and sad .One day for happy‚ another day for sad. At the end‚ I got some information from the research. Smiling all day long to people is easy for me because I am an optimistic girl and with smiling in the face all the time. People seemed to be affected by my emotions. The first day‚ they became happy when and after communicating with me when I had happy face. They were full with enthusiasm to talk with me and react ardently. But‚ the
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Happy Birthday to you is a song sung on birthdays. "Happy Birthday to You"‚ also known more simply as "Happy Birthday"‚ is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person ’s birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records‚ "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language‚ followed by "For He ’s a Jolly Good Fellow". The song ’s base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages.[1]‚ p. 17 The melody of "Happy Birthday to
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Free People Are Happy People —especially when strong personal morality guides their choices. The earliest American definition of liberty—stated frequently by the Founding Fathers—is about constraints on personal actions: if I don’t hurt anybody else‚ I should be free to pursue my own will. As Thomas Jefferson put it in his first inaugural address‚ “A wise and frugal Government‚ which shall restrain men from injuring one another‚ shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of
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Happy Days Remember that old television show" Happy Days?” Well‚ when I was in the fifth grade I remember thinking‚ "My family is like ‘Happy Days’." We were happy and there was plenty of laughter and love to go around. Furthermore‚ like the television show‚ there were plenty of struggles and some kind of dilemma to solve before the night was over. No matter the problems the day may have brought‚ I always went to bed feeling happy‚ safe‚ and loved. Unlike the majority of kids in my fifth-grade
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Happy Moments Happy moments are everyone dream. In my whole life‚ it is uncountable how many happy moments that I’ve gone through since I was small.Happy moments are something that made us very happy and it is unforgettable.It will never be erased out of our mind and we will always remind of it for the rest of our life.It might happens daily‚weekly‚monthly and even annually but it really happened.it makes us smile to the ears and sometimes it tears us down.I just can’t imagine how does it feel if
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