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    American Literature‚ The Pursuit of Happiness seems to be in whatever the characters‚ or authors make it be. There are several different meanings and ways that authors have pursued their own happiness through either themselves or the characters they write about.After reading and learning about different literary movements I have learned that The Pursuit of Happiness is in always reaching for what you believe in‚ and in dreaming and pursuing those dreams. The Great Gatsby‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and “Walden”

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    Pursuit of Happiness What I learned from the pursuit of happiness in American literature is that you are trying to be happy but it doesn’t always work that way. One person happiness is always from another person’s happiness unless they like to do the same thing. Not only is that person’s happiness unique but the pursuit of it can be unique also. Some people will try to reach their happiness their entire lives and then when they achieve it. It’s not what they even want it to be. Your pursuit of happiness

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    certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (United States Declaration of Independence). In much the same way as the authors of the founding fathers‚ the American Dream can be defined simply as the pursuit and the achievement of happiness. Clarifications‚ like not needing to use underhanded means‚ are not necessary because it is readily apparent that these means do not provide happiness nor liberty. In other words‚ the American Dream is attainable through

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    Pursuing Happiness Why is it that when writing the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson stated that American’s had the right to the pursuit of happiness instead of automatic happiness? Did he believe happiness was unachievable? In the book ‚ The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby is in the pursuit of happiness trying by all means necessary to achieve this goal‚ the goal that all human kind shares‚ happiness. For his entire life‚ Jay Gatsby has been striving to find happiness. From

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    Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness” as described by the forefathers of the United States to an uninhibited materialistic state of mind previously considered frivolous and even immoral. The historical prohibition of alcohol and the end of World War I and the sudden uprise in the general wealth of the country added to the breakdown of what was considered “right” and “decent” to society. No work so clearly paints the picture of this pivotal downturn as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. As the main

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    14th March 2012 The Pursuit of Happiness We go through life blinded by the green light of society‚ like primordial chaos embedded upon us. We lead superficial lives feigning ignorance‚ surrounding ourselves with the desires of social status. We exemplify the Max Weber philosophy of social stratification based on three dimensions of social interaction of wealth‚ prestige and power. F. Scott. Fitzgerald has demonstrated this in his timeless idealistic novel the Great Gatsby. Therefore what is it

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    Money isn’t the source of making someone happy. Happiness is achieved by people accomplishing their goals in life and becoming successful. In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the main character Jay was dedicated to being rich‚ but that wasn’t his goal. In order to reach his goal in life and be truly happy he needed to be with the one person he loved and that was Daisy. Similar to this idea in the book‚ The Wolf Of Wall Street‚ Jordan Belfort the main character always wanted more and more as he could never

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    The Pursuit of Happiness "Money can’t buy friends. But you can afford a better class of enemy." (Mancroft‚ Lord). In my opinion this quote holds great relevance in reference to the article “Money and the Meaning of Life” by Bill Taylor. The first paragraph in question raises a few interesting questions. “How is it that brilliant people with more money than they’ll ever need allow their hunger for even more money to cause them to lose everything?” (Taylor‚ Bill)‚ the author asks. Later then referring

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    pursue happiness but not the right to happiness. That being said‚ folks in our society need to follow what pleases them. People in different areas of the world have various ideas of what makes them happy. It is true that money does not buy happiness. Normally humans are happy with just a few of the basic living attributes. To live a prosperous life of pleasure one must surround themselves with what promotes their happiness and well-being. There is a large variation of the definition of happiness‚ but

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    meaning of life? Is purpose of life to pursuit happiness throughout one’s life? Happiness in life is directly related to having a specific purpose and interaction with others. the pursuit of happiness is a part of the american dream‚ every American and future citizens of America from other countries dream of it. The concept of happiness come from many places‚ starting in ancient times. A English philosopher named John Locke “coining the phrase pursuit of happiness in his book in Essay Concerning Human

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