Contentment

In John Stuart Mill’s book Utilitarianism, he explores what exactly it means to reach an end and how that end results in pleasure. Mill explains the importance and advantages of utilitarianism while also responding to misunderstandings about it. He believes in the greatest happiness principle and that if a society benefits from the impairment or disappointment of another because of a lack in obtaining a higher faculty, then this is okay because it is hedonic, in that it maximizes pleasure. Mill…

According to ‘JustSayYes.org’, “teen girls are more afraid of gaining weight than they are of cancer, nuclear war, or losing a parent” (Strickland). The constant desire amongst young women of being thin and losing weight is disturbing and all too common. This craving of thinness stems from a lot of factors, but a largely prominent one especially in our technologically advanced youth is social media. The instant access to other user’s profiles and photos can aid in the development of mental…

contentment from knowing that their young ones are taught English in a regime where they are wholly supported. TBE Program Implementation Plan To implement the proposed TBE program in Manhattan elementary schools with considerable populations of ELLs having Spanish as their first language, an advisory committee will be put together (Corson, 2001; Garcia, Jensen & Scribner, 2009). The committee will comprise of TBE instructors, parents along with members of the communities hosting the targeted…

In 1619, the first twenty African slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. By 1700, they comprised 10 percent of its population. By 1763, they were about half of the population of the New World. The demand for African slaves increased as the contentment of English indentured servants increased. Their impatient to obtain their promised liberty caused them to join the Bacon’s Rebellion. This accelerated the shift to African slave labor force. In the colonial era, African slaves replaced indentured…

theme with the well-known four notes often used on television. The theme varies from a soft, piano melody to a pounding almost “frustrated” forte notes. With the constant shifts it is easy to hear the internal conflict between two strong feelings: contentment and anger. Throughout the course of this part of the exposition I personally feel conflict, whether it be internal or external. There is a fight that is bold and not silent. At the rise of the second theme the mood bellows a jubilee tune…

their productivity, and enjoy life as a retired person. People also spend large amounts of time reflecting on their lives and their accomplishments in the previous stages. If they feel they had a successful life, it leaves people with a sense of contentment and fulfillment. Others might feel a sense of despair if they feel they were a disappointment or did not contribute as much as they thought they could to society. This stage leads to a virtue of wisdom or a sense of closure allowing them to…

The Contrast Between Desire and Need The contrast between acting for personal gain and survival in Boyden’s Three Day Road and “The Wonder and Danger of Mighty Moose River” highlights the need for a physical balance in the environment. In Three Day Road, a contrast is displayed between hunting for personal profit and hunting to survive, which demonstrates the harmony that must be maintained in nature to keep the resources sustainable. While Elijah and Xavier are hunting through the winter to…

To inform the audience about cause and effectof bullying and how to prevent it It all started with a joke, a joke that turns out to be a serious matter, a matter that hits someone’s emotion and results to a bullying. I am Charlene L. Quirol and I am going discuss what is bullying, its cause and effect, and how to prevent it. Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior of a child or an adult. Bullying can have permanent impressions on the bully, and most especially to the bullied or…

Retaining Innocence In Tony Hoagland’s poem “Please Don’t,” he personifies nature to fully understand the naïve lives of them and the emotions that go along with them being sheltering. The poem takes place in the springtime when the flowers have all merely bloomed. A narrator, from afar, recounts the descriptive poem to the audience. In the second and third stanza, he talks about the relations between different aspects nature, in this case “about the rain, the fog, the dew” and how, in return,…

In a world where conformity is king and sticking with the status quo is often a well-honed survival instinct, four-time Dove Award nominee Manafest has always found contentment in doing his own thing. And refusing to be anyone but himself has clearly served him—and his artistry well. Even on the heels of his wildly popular, bestselling album Fighter, Manafest (real name: Chris Greenwood) refused to settle into a familiar, if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it mentality when making the follow-up, The…