Stumbling on Happiness

Utilitarianism is “The ethical system that acclaims that the greatest good is that which results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number” (Personal communication, C. Pawluk, R. Kallio, Oct. 12/16). When in a group I almost always try and make an outcome that benefits everyone, I do not try and commit personal-gain acts. Pollock 2015 also explains utilitarianism…

materialistic displays for their acceptance; they are based on much deeper values. Real relationships are forged from struggle, honesty, and love. Three things that are effectively missing from social networking. I 've once again noticed an increase in my happiness, confidence, and mental well…

I have arrived in the United States, I’m so happy I get to see my mom again. As I’m going down the stairs of the airport I saw her and came running to hug her. We came to her house which had 3 rooms, I was going to be sleeping at my little sister’s room and my brother and daddy were going to sleep in the extra room they had. I thought I was going to get along with my little sister, but she was to spoiled as my little brother was. Somehow I was jealous, because they had everything I never had.…

From all the traits I had I chose to write my story over happiness.The reason why I choose happiness is because this trip was fun and spending time with my family makes me happy. It was fun to just get out of Sioux Falls for a while to just spend time with my family. One of the time I had happiness is when I went on vacation to Spearfish and to Rapid City for a family vacation. I went with my whole family plus my grandparents came with too. My whole family and I got to see my older sister…

Albert Einstein blossomed with the knowledge that “[s]olitude which is painful in youth, [is] delicious in the years of maturity” (Babauta). The term solitude is a diversion for the traditional definition of isolation, it added a favorable approach which initiated the gratification of being alone and the beneficial outcomes it has to offer. Gabriel García Márquez also reckoned with the idea that solitude can contain contrasting perspectives. Márquez was a famous magical realism author from…

rapist in 98 percent of the cases (Hosmelkar & Patil, 2014). If you apply these facts to Aristotle’s theory of virtue ethics and human flourishing, you should be able to grow happiness after a sexual assault because if the victim makes a wise choice and uses good judgement in their own decision making they will achieve happiness regardless of their situation. The victim would not be considered the one who made the poor decision during the assault, it would have been the offender who made thy…

Pursuit of Sadness In our society today, people tend to find happiness within themselves, others and their community. But everything in the world comes with a price tag. Like the old saying goes, you pay what you get and happiness is no exception. So what one must give up to obtain 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…

Richard Reyes Mr. Amoroso AP Literature and Composition Period: 3 LAP TOPIC #5 Our inability to truthfully say that we are fulfilled with ourselves is the cause for normality. We caress our skin in the clear mirror to impress everyone else, but we lose ourselves in a world of distortion. However, there is the rift within us that when we look in the mirror, we realize that this is just a toxic mirage. Crash! The pristine sound of breaking the fake image , breaking apart the delusional glass that…

Values are similar to the colors of the rainbow. Each very different, but they all have a purpose. To help to create better people. In all the stories that have been read this quarter, many values have shown through on many occasions. Out of the values, three constant ones that were clear as day were kindness, loyalty, and selflessness. The stories that will be used are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Little Women by Louisa May…

the most positive, easy going, and enthusiastic person I knew. No matter what obstacles Raj was facing in life he always found a way to be happy and he didn’t let anything get him down because he believed that there was no point in being sad if happiness is always an option. Even during his crazy college years when he had tons of exams and assignment that he could stress over he always had a positive attitude and knew that he could accomplish whatever he put his mind to. Not only was Raj a very…