Stumbling on Happiness

I choose the first logo because it’s simple. Although it’s simple it’s very meaningful, especially for us Indonesians. From what we can see this logo have a eagle head in the negative area. And as I know eagle (garuda) is an emblem of Indonesia, an eagle that holds on to a slogan “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”. Not only that, Indonesia also well know for their red and white flag. Red symbolized bravery, while white symbolized purity. That’s why I chose this first logo. I also choose the second logo…

the difference between happiness that comes as a result of as a consequence of living and happiness that comes as the result of an explicit search for happiness? Well, there are lots of differences between pursing the happiness and the happiness that comes from searching as Mark Kingwell, Sharon Begley and Nathaniel Hawthorne gave us different responses for happiness. In “ In Pursuit Of Happiness”, Mark Kingwell explains that there isn’t a simple way to explain what happiness is. He said,…

The use of crystals expressed by Wicca societies is remain alive for rituals and healing, in highest form. There’s many to choose from such as; agate, bloodstone, citrine, fluorite, malachite, onyx, quartz, ruby, tigers eye, turquoise just to name a few, also, they’re used anywhere from healing to casting spells and are used in sequence with elements such as; earth, wind, fire, water, spirit and air. Crystals are beautiful, shinny and colorful however, they are full of energy and healing. Every…

people the meaning of life. Rasselas is important because it teaches us how to be happy and how to search for happiness when we are unhappy. Like Rasselas we can travel the world in search for happiness or look for it in our everyday lives. At the same time the book Rasselas has little importance at all. The book Rasselas has some importance in our lives. The way Rasselas searches for happiness with his friends could teach us that if people get together to talk to each other, the unhappiness…

Imagine a world without color.Imagine living the same life everyday.Imagine living without emotion.In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s society differs from our society because we have Love, Freedom of choice, and a variety of differences, but in Jonas’s society they have no choices, sameness, and no love /and emotional connections.For these reasons, Jonas’s society is predictable and you know what will happen the next day,while modern day society is not predictable and people and you aren’t…

Ownership Ownership is relevant, necessary, and thoroughly enjoyed in today’s society because without ownership our quality of life would be inadequate and miserable. For example, if there was not a single material object on this Earth that you could claim as yours, you would most likely be unhappy. However if ownership is abused or misused, it can also be a bad thing. For example, when Columbus and the Spaniards discovered America they immediately claimed it as theirs, but the Native Americans…

of possessing good in life was necessary for happiness: “some are necessary conditions while others are naturally useful and cooperative as instruments.” (Nicomachean Ethics 1099b28-29). He further explains that “having friends seems to be the greatest external good” (Nicomachean Ethics 9.9.1169b10-11). Friendship can be used to achieve this external good for it is deemed a virtuous action which is considered necessary for achieving the desired happiness that Aristotle speaks of throughout the…

Literary Analysis “It seems the more we talk the less I have to say, let's put our differences aside, I wanted to make you proud but our differences got in the way” is being sung in the opening strophe of the song Good Enough by Lifehouse. This opening part of the song shows a strong emottion that not only teeenagers, but also adults suffer from, even more, they want to prove to someone that is very important to them that they're more than what they really think they are. The song says that it…

THE SUN AND THE MOON… The tense sunlight never gets to some people The moonlight by night never get to some folks They have been tucked away deep in the recesses Of their evil machinations such That the sunlight by noon And the moonlight by night So vexed has refused to illuminate their paths. Such men, had times immemorial Lived in tunnels and darkness To perfect their deeds and so Chorus: The sun by noon and the moon by night Has refused to shine on them. We rejoice when the breeze Coming…

not having sad days, with only the occasional happiness throughout my week or even month. I can understand how some people argue that happiness can not mean freedom, because happiness can not be taken from you. The colonies rebelled against the British because they were taking away what makes them happy. Just like the colonies had to fight for their freedom, they were arguing that they had their rights, one of which was their right to happiness. In today's society, people don’t value the…