Bliss

Sicario, a thriller starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Brolin, opened in theaters nationwide this week to warm reviews, as well as controversy. Sicario finds Kate Macer (Blunt), a straight-laced F.B.I. agent thrown into a world of high-intensity, life-or-death scenarions, as she ahs been recruited into a cartel-busting task force led by Matt Graver (Brolin), and associate Alejandro (Del Toro), who are at the opposite end of the personality spectrum from Macer; they are unorthodox…

When asked the question, ‘is ignorance bliss?’ I would have to say no it is not. For some people not knowing about certain things does not bother them, but for me personally I would rather know what is going on in the world around me. I say this because sometimes not know what is going on is worse than knowing. Sure, receiving the information might sting a little bit at first; I am going to give you reasons why it would be better to feel that little sting than to risk feeling an even larger…

beginning of the short story, Bliss can be identified as being in the Foreclosure stage and then eventually transitions to the Moratorium stage. Bliss was motivated by seeing her sister’s unsuccessfulness to focus on herself and stick to her goals. With that mindset, Bliss tends to be quite stuck in her ways. The author writes, “And America is still the best place to be, except when it comes to smoking. I’ve smoked since I was twelve, and I’m not stopping” (Plummer 28). Bliss is very stubborn…

HELPFUL TIPS: Vi-Tae 'Chill Out! Bliss Out!' Anxiety, Stress & Tension Relief Aromatherapy Dead Sea Bath Salts Life is really unpredictable and you never know what’s in store for you. At a time when you least expect it, life surprises you with a good news or shocks you with a mishap. Every human being is busy earning money to get two square meals for his family and to improve the standard of living. Stress and anxiety have become very common. People get stressed very easily and this affects…

routines- not even questioning the purpose or functions of these institutions. However, one student who stands out is Sophomore Jeff Bliss, whose explicit outburst directed to his teacher went viral. I feel that he arose important points and proved there may be fault in education systems. Before one can sympathize and agree with the arguments presented by Jeff Bliss, it is important to understand the academic situation he is in. After attending high school in Freshman year Jeff for whatever…

It was a few years ago when I was young and wise, that someone my age but older stood and claimed jubilantly, "Ignorance is Bliss", the wonderfully dreadfully, perfect mistake people make. What is so blissful about not knowing, better yet, purposely not wanting to know truth? The idea that Ignorance is Bliss makes sense to most, I mean, yeah, the truth can hurt but think about it. Removing a band-aid fast is far better than doing so in a slow and agonizingly painful manner. The difference with…

Is Ignorance Bliss? “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life…” (Asimov, Isaac). Many people are ignorant to the subject of anti-intellectualism or just don’t see it as a big issue. There are two definitions of anti-intellectualism, “A person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them” and also, “A person who believes that intellect and…

There are so many values and traits that could possibly contribute to the society’s happiness. Eric Weiner, the writer of the book called “The Geography of Bliss”, had travelled to multiple countries around the world, including Netherland, Switzerland, Bhutan, Qatar, etc.. trying to gather information of what values he believed contribute to the society’s happiness. For instance, people may think of money; with more money, you will be happier, you can literally buy happiness to yourself. How…

In Geography of Bliss, author Eric Weiner proves that countries are happy for different reasons. In particular, he does this in his chapters on Bhutan, Iceland, and Great Britain. In Bhutan, happiness comes from attention to detail, and in Great Britain, it is a work in progress. The Icelandish people are happy because they are not afraid of failure and because they are united. By noting these cultural differences, Weiner shows that happiness is different for everyone. Weiner immediately…

Ignorance Is Not Bliss Knowledge is the characteristic people obtained through millennia of trial and error that has allowed humans to become the dominant species and control the Earth. People’s natural curiosity initiated science and technological movements in the early years of humankind's history that have given us new understandings and perspectives of the world. However, before humans had time to move their focus from basic survival to more intellectual endeavors, they were ignorant…