World peace is an endearing concept that means freedom, happiness, and peace within and among all nations and people on earth. As much as it is endearing, it is also a controversial topic. In this day and age of internet, social media, news platforms, and instant communication, the idea of peace is always right in front of us. We are constantly asked if it is possible to have world peace, but not in a direct manner. It is asked implicitly […]
Two articles, one from Science News and the other one from Nature Human Behavior talk about air pollution is not only a public health threat, but also it may affect people’s emotions and even lower people’s sense of happiness in China. To be able to verify this idea, the authors collected 210 million tweets of people’s sentiments from Sina Weibo, the Chinese largest social interaction platform, and they used these data to calibrate a daily city-level expressed happiness metric and […]
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Get help with your assignmentIt is observed that purchasing items on a whim makes a person feel happy. Researchers argue that emotion is a key factor in making an impulsive purchase. People often feel happy when they are out shopping. Most women spend their free time in malls. Over the span of just one week they can visit a mall multiple times and make a purchase every one of those times. Often, women don’t even think about why they are purchasing a certain item […]
Happiness is not tradable or profitable, its an emotion for example, sadness, anger etc, it measures your entire life up until the present moment. It tends to last long or short for many people, happiness depends on ourselves according to Aristotle’s, but happiness means differently to everyone as what they are looking for. Our life consists in achieving, through the course of an entire lifetime—health, wealth, knowledge, family, friends. Happiness is a personal thing based on relationship, goal reaching, self-esteem […]
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is the story of a Utopian society whose survival depends on the existence of a child who is locked in a small room and mistreated. The story opens as the celebration of the Festival of Summer is getting underway in the city of Omelas. There is an air of genuine excitement about the festival, with its flag-adorned boats, noisy running children, prancing horses, and “great joyous clanging of the bells.” The author, Ursula […]
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula Le Guin, is a surprise-ending short story that shows how society can create traditions and ways of thinking that very few people can stand up against. The story takes place in an imaginary town where the people are happy and simple. Le Guin constantly reminds the reader that people are happy, but there is phoniness. She says, All smiles have become archaic. The author gives the reader a basis for the […]
Societys vicious circle is installed into every activity, dialogue, and also expression. Every being has their area, whether that would certainly be the happy, faceless characters or the meager, dismal scapegoat. The short story of The Ones That Leave Omelas, gives insight on just how life is one unlimited cycle of anguish and also happiness. The title, itself, is significant due to the fact that it really feels unfinished hinting that any course can accrue to transform or continue the […]
True happiness is relative. Often people decide that certain achievements will bring them to be happy (such as money, family, and friends). However, sometimes the means by which people strive to achieve these goals are evil or immoral. This contradiction is depicted vividly in the story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula LeGuin, in which one towns entire success is based on one boys suffering. Another prime example of the misguided motive is the story “Greasy Lake” […]
These days, a great many people encounter stress worldwide and they are building up a noteworthy life trouble and experiencing mental and physical medical issues due to the most difficult way possible to express their needs. Stress could be characterized as in a pharmaceutic or average setting weight is an ecological, mental, or enthusiastic factor that produces genuine or mental strain. Stresses are basically external like from social communications or something like that or inside, for example, sustain routes, or […]
The English Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence (D.O.I) are both documents which guaranteed and protected the rights of the citizens. Three specific rights that both documents focused on were liberty, the pursuit of happiness and self-government. Liberty in both of these documents means freedom from despotic government or from foreign or external rule. And that is exactly what both of these documents did. More specifically, the Magna Carta limited the power of the king while the D.O.I let […]
I am at that age where buying that shiny sports car seems like a logical idea. Every day I have been questioning everything I come across. I’m at an impasse on should I go right, or should I go left, and how will this affect others in my life. Should I even care what they think? I believe taking this course has come at a valuable time. I needed guidance. I mean I don’t think I knew the true meaning […]
Many correlate the 1920’s with happiness, success, and people living their lives to its full potential. The Roaring 20’s really shed some light on the American Dream, and how living out that dream will lead to your overall happiness. But along with the American Dream, comes pain and work. In The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters, Tom and Daisy Buchanan are used to expose the ugly truth about marriage and the American Dream. Tom is controlling […]
Introduction A commonly shared goal of life for every individual is to be happy. It comprises seeking pleasure and avoiding negativities. But negativities are the part and parcel of life. In fact our pleasure would lose its very existence in absence of pain. Still excessive long-lasting physical or mental pain leads to negative physiological and psychological consequences. So we try to tip the balance of positive. Since ancient times religious preachers and philosophers are guiding us for the purpose. And […]
During my first day of the challenge I tried to figure out what are affirmations? Throughout the day, I tried not to dwell on the negatives of situations and practiced positive self-talk. Anything I said to myself in the mirror, out loud, or in my head needed to encourage my greatness and to overcome challenges I faced throughout the day. I printed out ‘positive’ quotes. These short phrases consumed my sight. I put them on my mirrors, windows, walls, and […]
It was my freshman year of high school. I was young and just starting to find out what the whole high school thing was all about. I did not know my way around the big school or even more so the people around me. I was like a lost puppy in a big city, everything was new to me: the environment, the people, and even the classes. It took me a while to get used to it. I had […]
In high school, we often think of the enjoyment and happiness this phase in our lives brings us. We look forward to seeing our friends every day, attending football games, attending club meetings and the daily routine of going to school learning interesting things, however, is that all it should be? High school is created to give us the knowledge, a foundation and resourceful information we need to carry us to college, trade school, Military or whatever other direction our […]
Memory is our gateway to God because of humans’ inner truth. When Augustine seeks God he is also seeking a life of happiness. Augustine pleads to God in saying “Let me seek you that my soul may live, for as my body draws life from my soul, so does my soul draw its life from you” (Augustine,198). Augustine wants true happiness and the only way to achieve this ultimate goal is not only finding himself but understanding God as a […]
Technology can be good and bad depending on its uses and I’ve seen an increasing amount of comments in recent years describing how Bad tech or social media is for our well-being. it can cause social isolation, disconnection, and inequality are blamed for this. I have often learned and seen personally when to use tech effectively as a way of communicating, spreading information or even helping people. How do we decide whether tech is fundamentally positive or harmful for us […]
Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness (The Dalai Lama XIV). Decades ago, resources were being distributed to different places through trading. Scarcity was not a problem yet and people were living their lives to the fullest – people owned big farms to supply the community with their poultry, cattle and other needs, flourishing gardens for vegetables and fruits, and enjoying the abundance of resources the environment has to offer. In today’s […]
Utilitarianism was introduced because of the influence of the civil and industrial revolutions which led to the emergence of a new class of citizens who had influence in freedom and equality. The revolution brought many benefits to the individuals and put them in a state of free competition. However, each individual’s interests caused not only conflicts but also conflicts between individuals and society. In the end, people demanded a reorganization of morals and laws to resolve such conflicts. Utilitarianism comes […]
In today’s society, the idea that money can buy happiness is prevalent in the ordinary lives of most people. As a society we often equate the attainment of money or power with happiness. In many cases obtaining wealth or power does not always guarantee happiness. Furthermore, wealth exposes people to more sadness because greedy people are never content with life. These people are constantly seeking more. In the works of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Macbeth by William […]
In most Hasidic schools, including the ones I attended, Aristotle is taught to be synonymous with sin, and is depicted as the symbol of non-Jewish promiscuity and wickedness. Therefore, when I noticed that we would be exploring Aristotle this semester, I was both enthusiastic and anxious. Enthusiastic, because I would be learning the teachings of an individual who was vilified for most of my life, and anxious, because I was afraid my sub-conscious biases would corrupt my appreciation of his […]
What I value most in my life are my two daughters, my children mean everything to me and I promised myself that I would do any and everything for my kids to ensure that they would never want for anything. Upon having kids I never understood the amount of love and affection that you could have for someone. My children make me want to strive to be the best for both me and them by showing them anything can be […]
When we consider the concept of utilitarianism we base it on the pleasures and pains we encounter and how they balance regarding maximizing happiness overall. As Jeremy Bentham defines, “whatever will maximize utility; producing the most pleasure or happiness and avoiding or preventing pain or suffering” in Sandel’s Justice (2007). When taking a utilitarianism viewpoint, the results and consequences, such as the overall happiness, are the focus point. Even further, John Stuart Mill’s principle of liberty argues that maximizing utility […]
Utilitarianism concentrates on the outcome of an action, which means that it determines in what is right or wrong based on the consequences of what this action brings about. If the action is the proper one then it maximizes utility/happiness and reduce suffering according to the typical conception of this principle of classical utilitarianism. As mentioned, the main goal of this ethical framework is to maximize happiness of the largest amount of people, but this goal has brought a lot […]
Utilitarianism is the philosophy claims that when it comes to a moral decision, always elect the one that benefits the majority. This particular philosophy originate from a movement of Ethics and Political philosophy in 19th century England. This is a concept that teaches people to determine the value of an action solely from a perspective of common good. Also, this idea begins from a fundamental principle that happiness and joy are essentially valuable and anything else is only meaningful if […]
Abstract This paper presents a refreshing look at Utilitarianism and furthermore ties the ideas of utilitarianism to the process of Eugenics. Using John Mills ideology, Utilitarianism and Eugenics are first evaluated as separate entities. Utilitarianism is focused around the ideas of right and wrong and their application to decision making. The ultimate goal of this view is the make the most amount of people happy. Eugenics and Genetic engineering is the study and process of creating a genetic profile of […]
In Jane Myers article on marital satisfaction, she states a preliminary comparison between arranged marriages in India and marriages of choice in the United States in terms of satisfaction and wellness. “Marriage is an important institution in almost all societies in the world. In the United States, for example, over 90% of persons choose to marry at some point in their lives. The results of numerous studies suggest that people tend to be both healthier and happier when they are […]
There are so many different ways in which society and culture shape the death experience. Not every individual is the same in their beliefs therefore everyone’s dying experience is different. In our American culture, today death is something that is typically feared. Michael Leming and George Dickson stated in their textbook titled, Understand Death, Dying and Bereavement, that many Americans, however, are afraid of death, violent other otherwise, and see to deny it (Leming, 1985, p. 59). American’s attitudes towards […]
What is good? What is bad or evil? What is ethical?Most people think they Naturally know what is good and bad .Most people may assume that having a lot of money ,being wealthy, enjoying human pleasures, being socially acceptable in the one which they live ,or having a high social and economic status . For instance , as a king or as a ruler you would undoubtedly enjoy all of these good things that would seemingly make one happy . […]
