Neighbors: A Classification Neighbors can either be a pleasure to live next to or a pain. However‚ for some reason it seems the neighbors that stick out the most are of the unpleasant kind‚ which are generally regarded as the neighbors that no one ideally wants to move next to. Unpleasant neighbors can come in three different kinds‚ the intrusive‚ the loud‚ and the self-centered. The first kind of neighbor not to move next to is the intrusive observer. This type of neighbor tends to get into
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The basic point of Mills’ argument is that happiness is a good and it is compared with pleasure or pain when it is attained or not. The fact that it is a good means that the people will place their own personal actions or virtue to attain happiness. It is their self-motivation that drives people to that end goal. People‚ in general‚ will find themselves finding ways to this goal by utilizing money or resources. Mill mentioned that money is a means of itself and the strongest moving force of human
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John Stuart Mill as one of the most influential philosophers advocating liberalism points out the importance of freedom for individuals and therefore society. He thinks of freedom as an extrinsic value promoting happiness. As it will be shown‚ liberty as a mean to maximizing utility must not be restricted unless it causes harm to others or if the agent is not mature enough to exercise freedom properly. Mill’s “Doctrine of Liberty is supported by a view of human happiness which in turn depends on
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I was going by train to London. I didn’t have the trouble to take anything to eat with me and soon was very hungry. I decided to go to the dining-car to have a meal. As I was about to seat myself‚ I saw that the gentleman I was to face wore a large beard. He was a young man. His beard was full‚ loose and very black. I glanced at him uneasily and noted that he was a big pleasant fellow with dark laughing eyes. Indeed I could feel his eyes on me as I f umbled with the knives and forks. It was hard
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The Pleasure Principle The purpose of life has been discussed since the beginning. No one knows the meaning of life‚ and if they do‚ they’re not telling. Even trying to write off life as having no point doesn’t satisfy anyone; it doesn’t’ make a difference. Brittany doesn’t like the egocentric view that humans take as to say the answer purpose of life exists solely within themselves‚ not animals or other species. We don’t agree that religion holds the answer to the question of the purpose of
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Reading a book is perhaps the greatest source of pleasure to a cultured person. Reading broadens his outlook‚ drives away his narrow prejudices and lightens up his mind with truth and knowledge. Books are our best friends. They never deceive or desert us in our hour of need like so many of our human friends‚ and the advantages once received from the reading of books remain with us throughout our lives. It is a great pleasure for us to read the books of the master minds of the past that have brightened
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When you become a young adult‚ life is never as simple as it used to be. Back in your single-digit ages‚ you have feelings of elation and excitement when holding a crisp ten-dollar bill in your hand. Today‚ it is replaced by discomfort and uneasiness when you find out it’s the only bill you have in your empty wallet. The feeling of enlightenment when learning something new is replaced by irritation when you ask yourself why you didn’t learn it sooner. A mission most children wish to pursue is the
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virtually endless pursuit of fun and pleasure. As we get older‚ we immerse ourselves with commitments and responsibilities. But ultimately‚ the world is filled with people like us‚ seeking happiness‚ pleasures and desires. The word pleasure has come to mean something bad to us today‚ but we tend to use the word in the wrong way. Having desires is not sin‚ it is something one is obligated to face simply by virtue of being human. Yet we restrain ourselves from pleasure and desires we should never have
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Good evening‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ The title of my speech is the pleasures of learning. Do you feel delighted when bathing in the morning sunshine? Do you rejoice when walking through shelves of books in the library? Do you feel ecstatic when exploring a new subject unexpectedly? If the answer is yes‚ you tasted the pleasures of learning. Learning is not only from books‚ but also from nature. As what is said by Bloomfield “The fields his study‚ nature was his book.” Natural beauty is
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temporary good can never be taken away. In life‚ many terrible events occur that are predestined and thus unavoidable. However‚ humans have a tendency to try to avoid potentially harmful events while solely pursuing pleasures. As a result‚ the mind creates ambiguity between pleasure and tragedy. This confusion disappears when the brain categorizes pain and bliss through events or objects‚ to experience the feeling of elation again and to avoid agony. However‚ an overabundance of either leads to dullness
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