Garfield is an orange‚ fuzzy‚ tabby cat born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant and immediately ate all the pasta and lasagna in sight‚ thus developing his love and obsession for lasagna. Garfield hates exercise. He is known for saying breathing is exercise。 In addition to being portrayed as lazy and fat‚ Garfield is also pessimistic‚ sadistic‚ cynical‚ sarcastic‚ sardonic and a bit obnoxious. He enjoys destroying things‚ mauling the mailman‚ tormenting Odie‚ kicking Odie off the table; he
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Into The Wild A true story written By John Krakauer and published by Villard in 1996. Christopher McCandless grew up in Annandale‚ Virginia. In 1990 when he graduated from university‚ he stopped talking with his family and donated his College money to charity then started traveling across the United States then later abandoned his car in a flash flood. In April 1992‚ he hitchhiked to the Stampede Trail in Alaska. He started down the trail with 10 pounds of rice‚ a camera‚ a map of the area
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Darrin McMahon in his article “In Pursuit of Unhappiness” (2005) he states by searching for happiness you setting yourself up for disappointment. McMahon supports his claim by citing quotes from Thomas Carlyle and John Stuart Mill. McMahon purpose is to tell people not to look for happiness because in order to be happy you just got to live life and let happiness find you. McMahon explains his point of view in a serious tone and tells American and everyone else who may be looking for it. I disagree
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Anna Ramirez Per.1 The Meaning of Happiness What does it mean to be happy? It seems that this is another one of those questions that no one knows the answer to‚ yet I am determined to find it. So what is happiness? What is it that makes us feel that certain feeling that none of us can really put our finger on? Of course there’s the simple‚ boring response that any scientist can tell you. Happiness is an experience that we know happens when there are certain levels of different chemicals in
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Persuassive Essay‚ Draft 1 In the Pursuit of Good life In this very society‚ everyone is in the pursuit of good life. What is a good and happy life? There are many opinions as to what the so called “good life” is. Some people believe that the good life is attainable through education‚ while others believe that following a rule of conduct would leave you leading the good life. Some have a version of having all those basic survival necessities and
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Pursuing Education Gary Douglas ENG 121 English Composition I Craig Smith 11 February 2012 Why did you wake up this morning? Is there a specific reason? Life is full of activities and experiences. It is important to examine why we partake in these activities and deliberately place ourselves in specific situations. I have made the choice to pursue an education because it will help my career‚ it will make me a better person‚ and I believe it is a goal everyone should
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Perfection is often promised by world leaders‚ obviously it is never achieved. For example during the Chinese Civil War that brought Mao Zedong to power‚ he promised a new "perfect" China. It turns out that his "perfect" vision was murdering teachers‚ and low class citizens to "perfect" their population. The point being that‚ he corrupted this promise which was used to lure in dupes. The question "should we pursue perfection" was brought up‚ and to answer that I said we shouldn’t. There will never
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Jon Urbana was a leading player for the Villanova Wildcats a few decades ago. During that time he received several awards for his athletic ability on the lacrosse field. Jon Urbana is an example of a man that turned his success on the lacrosse field into a lifetime success with his other numerous endeavors like his charity work‚ flying interests‚ and impressive photography work. Today‚ Jon Urbana is taking time out to lend his talent and experience to future lacrosse players. Certainly‚ he has a
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Happiness is not money Nowadays it is hard to have a good life with no money. Most people relate money with happiness because it allows people to own everything they want‚ but it is not that way. Money does not mean happiness; it is actually a means to achieve happiness. However‚ happiness’ definition is a bit blurred. It depends on the people who have already enjoyed the essence of happiness. That is the reason why money and happiness get confused. A person with values will know that money does
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what is Happiness? what is happiness? Since human beings appeared on earth‚ everyone in the world regardless of social class or rank has given a lot of effort to get happiness. The three kinds of rights‚ which are the rights to pursue life‚ liberty and happiness are clearly declared in United States Declaration of Independence. If people lost the right of pursuing happiness‚ human being’s lives‚ quality and value will be also lost. Hence‚ many people are striving to be happy. The author of the
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