At the end of many Disney princess movies the saying, “And they all lived happily ever after,” is stated. However when the movie is over and we take a step back into reality, we realize no one lives in a “happily ever after” lifestyle. The word poverty is rated by the amount of money one person possess (U.S. Bureau of Census). Poverty can be broken up into two different categories: being poor and living in poverty because of life changing moment. Approximately, fifteen percent of all Americans are living in poverty (U.S. Bureau of Census). After a life-changing event like hurricane Katrina, nearly thirty percent of the people living in New Orleans lived in poverty (History.com Staff). How does one person with no money, home, or hope, find
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The character, Will Smith, knows what it’s like to have everything and with the snap of a finger, nothing (Conrad). Happiness is not simply dependent on wealth. Everyone has seen poverty before by simply driving to a stop sign and seeing a person ask for change, yet not many people experience it. My experiences with poverty are much different than the average person. I have volunteered my time to help others in poverty in one of the poorest counties in the America. To witness so many people with so much less than yourself makes you grateful for what you do have. However, I found that people with so little make lemonade out of lemons. They find that even in the poorest situations they can be happy and live through it. Studies have shown that income, social status, living arrangements, and age only make up ten percent of a person 's happiness (Belic). In fact, Ed Diener, PH.D., found that a poorer family tends to be happier than a richer family. Diener believes that most of our happiness comes from social connections with others; therefore a more connected family will have happier people (Ed Diener). In contrast, some people had everything they wanted, and yet something, such as, a big comes in and swoops it all
The character, Will Smith, knows what it’s like to have everything and with the snap of a finger, nothing (Conrad). Happiness is not simply dependent on wealth. Everyone has seen poverty before by simply driving to a stop sign and seeing a person ask for change, yet not many people experience it. My experiences with poverty are much different than the average person. I have volunteered my time to help others in poverty in one of the poorest counties in the America. To witness so many people with so much less than yourself makes you grateful for what you do have. However, I found that people with so little make lemonade out of lemons. They find that even in the poorest situations they can be happy and live through it. Studies have shown that income, social status, living arrangements, and age only make up ten percent of a person 's happiness (Belic). In fact, Ed Diener, PH.D., found that a poorer family tends to be happier than a richer family. Diener believes that most of our happiness comes from social connections with others; therefore a more connected family will have happier people (Ed Diener). In contrast, some people had everything they wanted, and yet something, such as, a big comes in and swoops it all