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    Vietnamese Culture

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    Happiness is a surprises contain sincerity by holding hands, a reunion dinner, children's handmade card, a sense of belonging, family to hold on to, and above all- the privilege to never have to doubt your value in somebody's heart. I was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam into a family full of happiness on a beautiful sunny day. My family is a big family, with a total of up to twenty-one members lives together under one roof. Despite being a big family, had a fight is inevitable, but each person has…

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    However, the Pilgrims were the first to come to America looking for religious freedom, while others economic opportunity. African Americans were brought to America against their will and that my friends were the start of slavery. In 1808, however, the deportation of slaves was outlawed by Congress, but that did not halt it all together. The New framer of…

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    comes to values than Mathilde, but they are not so different when you analyze closely. Both characters value material things, realize the value of what they had before, and regret their decisions at the end after realizing that money can't bring you happiness. Therefore both girls have a similar values despite their different lifestyle conditions. Mathilde from "The Necklace" and Della from "The Gift of the Magi" give value to material things. Mathilde was only happy after her husband gave her a…

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    However, what makes this story different is setting the almost impossible goals and the pleasure of achieving them. Showing that ethics, values, leadership and satisfaction still matters in the world of corruption and lies. Almost anybody in his shoes would probably given up after the first rejection, but Chris Gardner is self motivated and keeps trying until he achieve his goals. This is very rare, but important human resource skill. We notice that Chris Gardner is never shown applying for…

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    The lofty stating that more money equates to more happiness, is nothing but a facade used to create greedy, discontented people. Money doesn’t bring true happiness.There is never enough money to appease all of a person’s wants and results in added pressure and stress. Most developing countries top the list of 25 countries with the highest suicide rates today. However, countries who have booming economies, relatively high incomes, and a plush quality of life, still register very high…

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    Graham Hill believes that we tend to be imprisoned by the lots of furniture, appliances and electronics in our house. So we should learn how to live with less and eco-friendlier. Then we can find more happiness with little but amazing things in our life. 2. Who is the intended audience? What are some of the writer’s assumptions about the reader, about his ethics, about his values, and about the issues? His intended audience would be those people who…

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    Love Yourz Life is a gift. Many people in the world wish they could trade lives with someone who has more luxuries. A significant part of life is experiencing hardship. One way to motivate people into embracing hardship is through music. Music leaves a powerful message and makes people feel good about themselves. One hip-hop song in particular leaves a strong message for its listeners. In the music video “Love Yourz,” J. Cole empowers his viewers to love life through the struggle by rapping…

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    himself. In his current state, Steven’s has one goal: become a great butler. It is the only experience that he yearns for, although I do not believe that he is happy with that being his only identity. Nozick would argue that in order to truly find happiness, he must stray away from the identity given to him by his father, and become his own self, in order to live with little regret of what he didn’t experience in…

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    Aging Population Issues

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    Introduction There are many challenges facing the older population today including stereotypes and discrimination. After studying these social issues I have become more aware of the problems facing the aging population. At the same time, I question what changes will come about in the next 50 years, when I will be a part of this population. Currently, I am considered a double minority because of my race and gender; however, when I reach a certain age I will also be regarded as old. I am very…

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    Ryff's Theory Of Ageing

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    age that is pleasing to both self and others. In the Encyclopedia of Ageing, Palmore (1995) has observed that a comprehensive definition of graceful ageing would combine “survival (longevity), health (lack of disability), and life satisfaction (happiness)”. Additionally, some gerontologists…

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