happiness? What moral decisions do we have to overcome to acquire well-being? Ursula LeGuin, author of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” described the city as a utopia filled with joy. But in order for the citizens of Omelas to obtain a perfect life, they must make one child suffer. In a dilemma where I have a choice to either stay and feed off the misery of an innocent child or leave the opportunity to obtain happiness forever, I would choose the latter. The…
Tom Sawyer may be more a role model than he is taken for. Ever thought about that? By reading the first few chapters of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, it is known that Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy. A boy who pays people to do work, runs away on a “vacation”, and who is always causing trouble. But there is a softer side of…
Step 1. Choice Reflection The goal that is set for my behavior change is a personal choice that will allow me to improve my overall health. My goal to implement more physical activity and to avoid junk food immediately after the action is something that I wanted to successfully accomplish because I believe it will make me feel better. By taking actions for my health, I believe that I am also able to reduce stress from school and work. Some situational temptations that will set myself back from…
How does one define success? People have different viewpoints on success. Some people usually think success is all about how much money you some people think success as you are being happy. In my opinion success is being able to support the ones you love, the ones who make you happy, and the ones who support you in your time of need. Many people strive to be successful however not everyone becomes successful. In the book By Malcom Gladwell, the story of success. He questions what makes people…
you’re dealing with a perfectionist daily, it can take a toll on you. As a romantic partner, controlling perfectionists come off as perfectly coordinated, responsible, and attractive. They take great pride in how they look and always seem to have their life figured out. People who come from dysfunctional families and grew up in damaging homes tend to attract controlling perfectionists…
seen the bumper stickers, Semper Fidelis, it means “always faithful.”Nancy Sherman, the author of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt” has wise words to say about this. “They embody the Marine motto Semper Fidelis. But it's not just duty at work. It is love.” Clearly, the work that our veterans do is not only crucial to sustaining the kind of life we live as Americans, but it becomes…
Hurdling Obstacles Challenges, obstacles, and the unplanned struggles that pop up throughout our lives. As we go through our everyday lives obstacles and challenges will be presented. However, there are a few ways we respond: one, give up because we think it's “too hard”, or two, persevering to conquer what's in the way. When presented with a long lasting obstacle that we have to choose to overcome everyday--shutting down and shutting up or preserving and proving it/them wrong. For myself, I…
obsession are very similar in what they represent. First you can be passionate or obsessed about anything. It is possible to be obsessed with a music group or be passionate with the music group. The words are interchangeable in most instances. Second people spent a lot of time and effort on your obsession or passion. When you are passionate about trains or, obsessed with airplanes it takes time to learn all about them. Finally it starts off by wanting to do…
a little heavier. I balanced this feeling out by doing everything I could to be a productive and kind member of society. I thought my job as a Nice Person™ was to listen to everyone complain about their problems and to propose solutions. This made me a frequent victim of the Grouch. This went on until about the time I was ten, when I realized people were taking advantage of my Nice Person™ self. In particular, I had a cousin who was a total Grouch. She wanted everything done for her, and because…
The day to day life of anyone is significantly insignificant when compared to the world, but how I see it, the world is insignificantly significant to my day to day life. How I have lived my life is the recurring theme of meshing many ideas together to create a well balanced, complex opinion that is coherent yet complicated. My outlook on life has changed significantly within the last 4 years of my life, and because of this, I have become a more rounded person. But the hot question: what are my…