Cherophobia – Fear of Happiness According to Western cultures such as the American culture‚ people are driven by the need to be happy and filled with positive feelings. But it is very interesting to know that new studies have shown that “in reality‚ some people don’t want to be happy‚ and especially extremely happy” (Pappas). The problem is not with the good feeling of happiness; the problem is with the horrible event that is bound to happen afterwards‚ which will cause great sadness. Cherophobia
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The greatest invention ever Out of the 6‚973‚738‚433 people who currently live in the world‚ how many people use the internet? According to Internet world stats‚ in the year 2011‚ thirty two percent of the world population used the internet in their everyday lives. After a year had past‚ more teenagers and elders started to use the internet to communicate research and watch the news. This great invention by Tim Burners-Lee had become a part of us‚ something our teenagers cannot survive without-
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Bring Back Flogging This essay by Jeff Jacoby illustrates an authors use of ironic sarcasm otherwise known as satire to defend and illustrate his platform on his position. Jacoby uses in this essay verbal irony (persuasion in the form of ridicule). In the irony of this sort there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant. Jacoby ’s claim in simple is he believes that flogging should be brought back to replace the more standard conventional method of the imprisonment of violent
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Individuality Brings Leadership In a community where one is expected to fit in with the group and not standout‚ anyone who expresses individuality is bound to stand out and make an important identity in that society. Individuality can make leaders‚ which have the potential to bring a long-term positive change to a modern society. Individuality creates leaders in any society. When a human has an attitude of being content with themselves to the point where they can freely express themselves‚ it brings out
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out all my still digesting food into vast ocean. My fishing pole was cast down deep on the ocean floor and stuck to the steadfast boat‚ as I left it there waiting‚ in hope for a tug. It was written in my head‚ that I had still many more things to learn and new things to experience‚ no matter how harsh the condition may be. Dawn stretched her fingers and pulled the sun out of its sleep. Already 5:30 a.m.. The sirens of my alarm went off‚ driving me out of my comfort. I rose and fixed my bed then quickly
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Life is full of happy days and sad days‚ the latter being more common in life. A happy day is that day when everything seems to go well with life and loved ones‚ though these happy days are also different from each other due to the degree of happiness they impart. The happiest day of my life is the day when my elder brother graduated from the IIT‚ Delhi. One would wonder why and how should that event make me so very happy‚ that‚ I earmark it as the happiest day of my life. Yes‚ I call this day as
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Life’s Greatest Lesson "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." As Henry Adams stated‚ and is the summary of the impervious bond between the characters Mitch and Morrie‚ in Tuesdays with Morrie. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a form of motor neuron diseases. It is a rare disorder in which the nerves that control muscular activity degenerate within the brain and spinal cord. What results is weakness and wasting
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Experience Brings Success Bonnie R. Humpherys Instructor: Carol Bartlo Daemen College April 24‚ 2012 Introduction After graduating college‚ many students are often confused about the next step in life. While the main goal is to achieve success‚ college students are faced with many different opportunities after graduation. Some of these opportunities include becoming and entrepreneur‚ pursuing more education or working for an existing business to gain experience. The cost of college tuition
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“Bring Back Flogging” Response Paper In Jeff Jacoby’s essay‚ “Bring Back Flogging‚” he strongly reveals his opinions and beliefs on corporal punishment. Jacoby illustrates the use of verbal irony and sarcasm. He applies verbal irony and sarcasm in such a way that by reading what is written is easily understood to interpret what he really means. Jacoby describes what flogging is‚ how it was helpful‚ and argues that flogging needs to be brought back to our society. After reading Jacoby’s argument
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The Secret of Happiness There was a wonderful fable about an orphan girl who had no family to love her. One day she felt so lonely and decided to walk through a meadow when she notices a butterfly struggling to free itself from the thorn bush. The young girl carefully released her and instead of flying away‚ the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy. Because of her kindness the fairy would grant her a wish. The little girl replied that she want to be happy. Then‚ the fairy leaned toward her
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