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    Happiness is a Choice

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    One can find happiness by the decision they make in their life. When people have difficulties in their life‚ they often feel as if it was faith and they cannot control their happiness. However‚ instead of feeling upset‚ people can choose to be happy by finding a solution to their problems. According to Aristotle‚” [h]appiness depends upon ourselves;” it is us who determine our own emotions and the way we see life. We may choose to coward in fear or we can turn to our better judgment to find the brighter

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    The Illusion of Happiness

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    Journal: "The Illusion of Happiness" For the course Intro to literature John Abbott College 2012-11-12 The Illusion of Happiness “If we are not happy there is something wrong with us”‚ says Chris Hedges‚ author of the article The Illusion of Happiness. This way of thinking might be the reason why there is such a big infatuation around psychology. Or‚ positive psychology might simply be a figment created by psychologists in a purely lucrative goal. Through his paper‚ Chris Hedges tries to

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    Value of Happiness

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    Value of Happiness! Subjective well-being (SWB) which is defines as a scientific name for how people evaluate their lives depends on some indicators such as gender‚ race and wealth. It has been researched for centuries whether there is a correlation between money and happiness. Although there are some researchers against this idea as a result of some hypothesis such as Easterlin Paradox‚ the common view among them is that income has not a significant effect on subjective well-being in long-term

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    Aristotle On Happiness

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    essay‚ “On Happiness‚” that one is responsible for creating his or her own happiness. For each individual‚ it is their sole responsibility to seek out their own happiness - or rather their function in life. The term “happiness‚” is synonymous with function because having a purpose in life is what gives a human their innate will to live. Feeling that their presence is useful and meaningful allows for a constant conquest to be the best version of oneself. Aristotle‚ in his essay‚ “On Happiness‚” states

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    What Happiness Is

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    Reading Response Two In the short essay of “What Happiness Is” by Eduardo Porter‚ he gives explicit details pertaining to the complex word‚ happiness. In its own term‚ happiness is defined as‚ the state of being happy. According to Porter’s findings on happiness‚ he says that psychologists and economists believe this: “Most psychologists and economists who study happiness agree that what they prefer to call “subjective well-beings” comprises three parts: satisfaction meant to capture how people

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    stumbling on happiness

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    Bibliography Gilbert‚ D. (2006) Stumbling on Happiness. New York‚ New York: Alfred A. Knopf About the author: Daniel Gilbert was born on November 5‚ 1957. He was a high school drop out at age 19 who was interested in writing. He started at a community college taking creative writing classes. He later went on to receive a bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of Colorado Denver in 1981 and a Ph. D. in social psychology from Princeton University in 1985. He is currently a professor

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    Searching For Peace

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    Searching for Peace (serial number: KLP112SN) Peace is not given‚ it is realized Introduction “Peace can only last where human rights are respected‚ where the people are fed‚ and where individuals and nations are free.”-Dalai Lama Searching is an act of looking for something or someone that we don’t find. Our life is a quest‚ we have to search for everything in life. At present‚ we have everything expect peace in the world. We have learnt sophisticated skills with the help

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    The Illusion of Happiness

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    The Illusion of Happiness Some say that happiness is just an illusion. It is an abstract word that is too fleeting and many say that no one can find ‘true happiness’ without it being a trick of the senses and the mind and‚ in other words‚ an illusion. True happiness is often defined as satisfaction‚ contentment‚ and acceptance. But what comes after the feeling of contentment? Arthur Schopenhauer believes the world to be a "vale of tears‚ full of suffering. All happiness is an illusion. Life

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    The Pursuit of Happiness

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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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    Peace On Earth

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    Peace is something that many of us hope for on Earth. It is something that many people work for‚ strive for and die for. But is it possible? Is it possible to unite the countries of the world and live in peace and harmony? Is it possible to unify religions‚ cultures‚ and races to ultimately achieve‚ what many beauty pageant contestants‚ call‚ “World Peace”? Good evening adjudicators and fellow students. Peace is defined as “a state of mutual harmony between people or groups”. This statement tells

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