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    Let me be honest; I initially chose to read this book because of its very cute cover design. The title “Hector and the Search for Happiness” is indeed very tempting‚ and admittedly “happiness” has been quite a ubiquitous topic when you are almost in your mid twenties. Personally‚ I don’t think I have problems with being happy although I might appear very quiet and shy most of the time. Don’t get me wrong. Just like everyone‚ I have my down and up time‚ time when I question myself and what the future

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    True Friend

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    of a True Friend What is the definition of a true friend? A lot of people have friends that they can depend on for just about anything. Some just have needy friends that are there when they need or want something. There are so many definitions of what a friend could be. The dictionary’s definition of a friend is a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. Although there are many different ways to describe a friend‚ you will always know when you have a true friend

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    From Deborah Tannen’s essay “Sex‚ Lies and Conversation” I feel as though she is expressing her personal view of the different communication styles amongst men and women. In the essay‚ she writes “…American men tend to talk more than women in public situations‚ they often talk less at home.” (Tannen 408) Her expression of the American gender roles is very simple‚ masculinity among men and femininity among women‚ even something as direct as communication. Men really take over in social settings. Men

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    state of happiness. Some believe joy shall fall upon them so long as they wait patiently for it. However‚ those who are truly gleeful can give credit to their hard endeavors of understanding the nature of happiness‚ overcoming their fears‚ and accepting others. By having a realistic view on happiness and comprehending the unreliable trends of human emotion‚ one is kept from having such high expectations on his or herself upon reaching the state of happiness. The knowledge that happiness comes from

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    What Is Happiness? Most often today when people are asked what makes them happy‚ they instantly reply money‚ clothes and cars. In particular with the younger generation‚ their concept of happiness Has been fabricated with music videos and false value to materialistic items. Notably not all parts of the world have the same options or opportunities as someone else may have on the opposite side of the planet. Some believe money brings happiness whereas one may see happiness as being

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    Source of Happiness? The thought of money being the source of happiness is quite interesting. It is a fact that we need money to survive in this expensive economy‚ and without it we might tend to struggle. Money gives us the opportunity to buy clothes‚ food‚ shelter‚ and many other necessities of life. But does money truly bring happiness? Some may argue that money can make you happy and others will argue that it doesn’t. Why do some believe that money is the source of happiness? I asked

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    VanDommelen HZT 4U 10 November 2014 Made For Happiness For every man and woman‚ the most fundamental quest is to achieve happiness. In this novel Made for Happiness‚ Jean Vanier explores our desire for happiness by examining Aristotle and his works as well as applying philosophy to our greatest human needs and desires. The ancient greek philosopher Aristotle believes that the pursuit of each and every human being is to be happy or to know happiness. Aristotle defines happines not as a state but

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    better in Benjamin Franklin’s era than the current time period. Most people have heard the saying‚ “as American as mom‚ baseball and apple pie”‚ however‚ I feel that what makes a person an American is deeper and more meaningful than that. Being a true American involves pride‚ honor and responsibility. Real Americans take pride in our flag‚ the American people and our country. They should display the flag properly‚ at all times and not just on national holidays; and show due respect when the honor

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    Animal Farm : Lies and Deceit In Animal Farm deception is used to gain power. The pigs deceive the other animals about the past‚ the present‚ and even the future. They convince them that certain events did or did not occur. They deceive them by changing the commandments on the wall several times and lying to them by saying that they were never changed. They deceive them in the present‚ pretending that their situation is better than it really is. And they deceive the farm animals as far as plans

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    changed since Epicurus wrote on his philosophy of happiness around 307 BC‚ but in this century we can still obtain happiness as long as we have Epicurus’ three foundations of freedom‚ friendship and an analyzed life. He says that happiness does not come from money and money is not required to obtain happiness as long as the essentials are met. (de Botton‚ ND) There is comfort taken in the ideas of Epicurus because the three things needed for happiness can be accessed by everyone. The philosophy of Epicurus

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