Can happiness be found in everyday life? In the articles‚ “The Pursuit of Happiness‚” “Just for the Joy of it‚” and “Get out of the Groove‚” each author suggests different ways that people may acquire happiness. People are constantly trying to find happiness in some aspect of their lives. For some‚ it may be easy for them to feel happy‚ but for others‚ it may be a continuous difficulty. Not everyone will experience happiness equally‚ because no person is identical to another. Everyone is different
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In the article “Poverty Affects Education” the author states‚ “51 percent of our children across the country now live in poverty.” That is about 76 million people‚ which is way too high and that’s why people have to do something about it. If people are dealing with low income‚ that means they are not making enough money to exceed the government’s set amount for the poverty level. This can lead to them being able to support their family. Some effects of having low income that will be discussed are
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The article by Brown is about the very important electronic device‚ our ‘smart phones’ that deliberately keeps us pre-occupied though out the day‚ at times when need it the most for easing our works‚ checking news‚ researching and other times when we are bored‚ something to keep our minds busy with. Smart phones are very useful devices and in some cases it’s a requirement to have it for most of us. Brown throughout his writing tries to convey his point that the frequent use of smart phones has its
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In her article‚ Scherrer describes how language and naming are important in constructing asexual identities and communities. Though not all individuals experience asexuality in this way‚ it is commonly defined as lacking romantic‚ sexual‚ and physical attraction towards other individuals (Scherrer 2008). Using language from a predominately heteronormative society such as binary understandings of sex and gender affect the construction of an asexual identity. For example‚ many individuals who were
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This article contains three sections – describing three options – on how to‚ as the title says‚ “Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources”. Section one describes assessing the source of the claim‚ pointing out how trust evolves throughout our cognitive development‚ as well as going in depth with the term “authority” and “expertise”. Section two illustrates assessing what seems to be the context and tone of the claim‚ such as whether there are any ulterior motives behind it‚ whether it is self-contradictory
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CIF # 1 “Effects of Divorce on Children” For this current information finding I chose an article about the effects of divorce on children. I chose this because I‚ myself‚ am a child affected by divorce. At a young age my parents separated and I was thrown into the world of divorce. Tuesday’s‚ Thursday’s‚ and every other weekend at dad’s‚ and everywhere in between with mom was the new schedule I was forced to live by. Weekly visits to the family counselor also quickly became part of this routine
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In our society today our black boys are faced with the stigma of discrimination and racism. Individuals can respond to the Travon Martin dilemma which is explained in the article titled Requiem for Travon Martin: When Will America stop destroying the Lives of Black Boys. Many of our residents may respond to this statement in a negative or positive manner‚ while others may leave this decision of our President Barak Obama. However‚ according to Mr. Oreilly when “responding to President Obama’s speech
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deceit. This is discussed in the article Art and The Truth: The Getty Kouros and Provenance. This article goes into the world of forged art and illegally exported pieces of art from their original countries‚ and it does quite a good job of telling the story. The article’s first main issue discussed in the article is about The Getty Kouros‚ a life-size marble statue go a male figure standing nude‚ and whether or not the piece is fake‚ or even stolen art. The article then gives you good information
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WSJ/Fortune Essay 2 In a Wall Street Journal article titled “Greed is for Wimps”‚ the writer talks about how the new generation‚ Generation Y‚ is becoming more socially aware. According to the article‚ this new generation of professionals wants to give back to the community. Apparently it’s not enough to be successful and make all the money in the world. These young professionals are no longer satisfied with driving expensive cars and wearing name brand clothes. An interview with one such young
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As human beings we are often reluctant to let go of our anger and unwilling to forgive others. This becomes especially true in the case of loved ones or family members. The poem‚ “How Do We Forgive Our Fathers?‚” written by Dick Lourie‚ addresses the different dilemmas associated with a child forgiving his/her father. In his six-stanza poem‚ the poet discusses how a child should forgive their father for traumatic events imposed on the child. This includes reasons for forgiveness‚ appropriate time
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