Positive youth development

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…

have someone in their life that they may consider as being a strong individual. That person could be physically, mentally, spirituality or even emotional strong. A strong person is someone who can make it through tough times while still having a positive attitude. My mother is strong because after my father’s death, she was able to provide for us. She stayed humble and didn’t let his death bring her down. What made my mom strong was she managed to pay all the bills without a job. She gave to…

What’s the one thing you need? Everyone in this world has something they want but don't exactly need. Most people have specific things that makes them thrive to become a better version of themselves. Many people disagree with the fact that I need a specific item. Choosing an item to make me the best version of myself can be overwhelming but not impossible. Although owning a car when I’m young can maybe be too expensive and some think I’m less responsible than people older than me, I need a car…