For many the ultimate goal in life is to be happy‚ at least for me it is. Happiness is very different for everyone. My idea of happiness can potentially devastate to someone else’s life. Why It’s So Hard To Be Happy‚ by Michael Wiederman tried to explain the reasons why such a simple feeling of happiness is so difficult to attain. Are we just never satisfied? According to Wiederman we are creatures of habit and adaptation. We adapt to the good as well as the bad. We seek happiness in objects and
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old photograph of a boy which is a 9-10 year in a costume‚ we are told that she is not quite as old as he is. We know that she is a young girl‚ judging by her verbal skill and behavior. “With the sun in my eyes‚ I couldn’t see my mammy’s face‚ not even squinting with both arms above my head and my head tilted”. (p.2‚ l.22-23) The language is very descriptive and it seems as if one were looking through the eyes of a child. The short story varies from other traditional first person stories by putting
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There are many songs in the world. Some are smooth‚ others are hard and rocky. But everybody loves some type of music. I love soft‚ smooth music. Songs that are uplifting bring you joy. While songs that are depressing makes you feel lonely. But Winterlight is uplifting and is a winter song everybody enjoys. Winterlight is written by Amy F. Bernon‚ about nature‚ and brings you joy. Winterlight is a song composed by Amy F. Bernon. Amy grew up in Syracuse‚ New York. Amy was born on April 15
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Student: Trần Thị Hà ID: 1111120089 TOPIC: Advantages and disadvantages of living in a city and in the countryside. The rapid economic growth in many countries has led to widening gap between cities and rural areas. One of the most controversial issues rising today is which place is better to live. I think everything has 2 sides‚ both the city and the countryside have the advantages and disadvantages. It isn’t deniable that living in such a big city has a lot of convenience. People can approach
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written by Bernard Shaw‚ was first performed on stage with Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins. The reception of the audience during the play was of utmost disappointment due to the non romantic ending of the play‚ even though that was Shaws initial intentions. My fair Lady on the other hand is a musical based on Pygmalion‚ and the movie was shot in 1964 by director George Cukor. Although there are numerous similarities between musical and play such as the character interactions or how both of them portray social
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in the world. My eyes fixated on them. The glass of the torch smashed‚ cracked‚ useless. The compass was no longer in working condition; it could no longer fascinate a young boy with it’s’ ability to navigate someone lost in the right direction. Hope‚ which could have once been seen in the objects‚ had been vanished years ago‚ swept away silently like the sweep of a kitchen brush. Then it hit me; a bullet to my chest‚ ripping
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screeched out loud. Bean was my dog. I was hugging Bean so tight‚ it was like a small chokehold. Actually‚ I thought‚ it was more like a python‚ wrapping its slithery‚ scaly tail around its prey. “Be gentle‚ Riles.” My dad told me. I looked up‚ smiled‚ and nodded. “Okay!” I said joyfully. I let go of the hug‚ and watched Bean run across the backyard. I smiled and giggled. But‚ my smile faded‚ and I started staring at the ground. Today was the last day I would see‚ and hang out with my dog. I thought. Would
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sleep from the previous night when suddenly I was awoken by vibrations of my tires on the ‘cat’s eyes’ which are on the turnpike road. Behold‚ my Camry had drifted off the road and my car was heading to the direction of oncoming traffic. In a frantic effort to avoid a head-on collision which I thought would have been ghastly‚ I tried desperately to steer my car back onto the road. By this time‚ I had lost total control of my steering wheel and seemed to be controlled by the car. The car skidded on
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compromise in a relationship is a necessary component for its success‚ denying the core of who you are is not. Speaking from experience‚ in the end‚ there will be nothing but resentment and identity-conflict. “A Wagner Matinee” by Willa Cather relates to my life in many ways as it exposes the results of sacrificing one’s true self and the disturbing consequences of physical hardship‚ emotional distress‚ and regret. The story of Georgiana Carpenter was narrated by her nephew‚ Clark‚ and he relayed that
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considered the fact that my personality type may reflect on the type of job I enjoy‚ nor have I ever tired to match myself to a job depending on my personality‚ I have been doing it my whole life through. As I have said before in another discussion I was borne and raised on a farm and I have always been an on hands type of person as well as no stranger to physical labor. After examining John Holland Careers and Personality it is very obvious that my personality does match my careers‚ both past‚ present
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