Positive liberty

What is a leader? The definition of a leader is one who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. A good leader is one who creates a new path in the wilderness and shines a light upon the weak. Leaders can come in all shapes and sizes, they can be old or young, educated or street smart. G. A. Henty’s historical fiction novel, In Freedom’s Cause offers many leaders who rise during the Scottish rebellion against English rule, but one of the most savvy, wise, and proud of all was King…

Leaders and followers The approaches which we discussed before were focusing on a leader who stands out from his colleagues as being special, different and leading the rest of the people. Here we will shift our discussion to other approaches that discuss the importance of the relation between the leader and his followers, in this case the leader will be represented as a team leader not a solo leader, in other word the “Servant”. Servant leadership is defined as a philosophy and set of…

Seeking Pleasure, Entertainment, and Happiness A negative teen’s main goal in life is to seek happiness and pleasure. Happiness can be hard to come by. For most of them, they think they can find happiness in pleasure and entertainment. They satisfy themselves with what they take pleasure in, or makes them feel good. And what they take pleasure in doing may actually be immoral and illogical to their character, dignity, integrity, personality, and inner spiritual well-being. They also believe that…

Everyone on Earth’s purpose is to be beatific. People live their lives so the outcome will satisfy them for years to come. They don’t long for sadness or sit down and don’t fix what makes their lives invidious. Similarly in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, the main character suffers from unhappiness in his marriage and finds someone else who makes him happy, ultimately putting himself first before other people. In The Age of Innocence, a man is set out to marry a woman who he doesn’t love,…

My passion is helping others. Depending on who you ask, helping others could mean many different things. But for me, helping others means improving someone’s life. Although this is a very broad description, I mainly focus on academically and physically helping. Academically, I would say that I’m above average but I’m not exactly a genius. There are a few classmates in all of my classes that somewhat struggle. But the main classes are Algebra 2, Japanese and Honors Biology. My Algebra 2 class is…

this mission statement as it is has a positive message and reflects the company’s aims and values well. ii) The company’s core values are to inspire people and create value and passion. iii) The language used was very effective and creates a good image of the company when reading their mission statement. They use words with very positive connotations such as “refresh…spirit… inspire…optimism…create value…” These words tell the consumers that Coca-Cola is a positive company with good values. It…

Self-Confidence Self-confidence lies within each of us as individuals and allows us to believe we are capable of doing anything as long as we believe in ourselves. It can be seen in several different areas of life. Self-confidence occurs when winning depends on one person, when someone is determined to achieve a life goal, or when you are facing a difficult situation. Self-confidence is also a personality trait which can help you feel successful in life and confident in what you are doing. The…

The Pursuit of Happiness Wonu Seo Would you rather have millions of dollars or enjoy a life with happiness? Regarding this question, most of the people would be saying, “Duh! Of course, I would choose to be happy”. And it is mainly because the goal of working hard is to live a life with more happiness. Then how do people try to achieve this goal of being happy? Not surprisingly, majority of the crowd seems to approach and see this goal of ‘happiness’ as being successful, translating into…

As Confucius ones said “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Every job has people that love what they do and enjoy it. Where they wake up every day happy to be going to work and happy with what their job is and requires them to do. The ones that work with a smile in their faces and don’t mind showing up to work. And then you have the ones that hate their jobs that complain every morning on their way to work and every night that they have to get up the next…

Some psychologists argue that individuals are able to control up to 40% of their happiness, while others reject this idea due to lack of evidence and other controlling factors. In Schueller and Parks’ article, “The science of Self-Help: Translating Positive Psychology: Research into Increased Individual Happiness” (2014), the psychologists argue that happiness is a factor that can be controlled. In the article, the concept of happiness is divided into two components, “cognitive appraisal that…