Trivial Pursuit

It is the written in the American Constitution that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but what is considered pursuit of happiness? For many, the pursuit of happiness may mean chasing the American Dream, or financial opportunities. Jay Gatsby is a prime example of someone who tried to chase the American Dream; he changed his dishearteningly average life and became a millionaire. Contrary to common belief, however money did not lead him to happiness. As Taylor…

don't exactly want to be ripped apart on the Internet for sharing my opinion. Whether or not anyone wants to admit it these students are wrong. Forming mobs and setting things on fire is not how you should go about seeking change. Especially for trivial things such as safe spaces. If you absolutely need a safe space, then go home. Don't go around violating everyone's primary right by dragging their name through the mud because “you don't agree with them”. Be an adult and go about your life the…

ravaging major European cities and wreaking havoc on anyone who was unfortunate enough to be within a few feet of an infected individual. The black death, as it was later known, plunged Europe further into the dark ages, leaving knowledge and cultural pursuits to rot with the numerous plague victims. The bubonic plague was so devastating to European society because of the divisions it caused both physically and culturally between families and communities. When the plague hit, physical…

All over the world individuals are getting married, but the problem is, why are the same gendered couples not being allowed to get married to their significant other? Same sex marriage is frowned upon by many americans, however those that are wanting to get married are not able, or have to go to different states to get being married approved by the federal government. There are many reasons why same sex marriage should be legal. One reason why gay marriage should be legal is because the fact…

For, in the words of Hannah Jarvis: [Knowledge] It's all trivial – your grouse, my hermit, Bernard's Byron. Comparing what we're looking for misses the point. It's wanting to know that makes us matter. Otherwise we're going out the way we came in. That's why you can't believe in the afterlife… Believe in God, the…

considered as a hand book for life. Though it does not comprise a step by step plan, it provides vital pieces of wisdom which a scattered throughout the pages. The author gives authentic definition of love,language of the heart, destiny and courage to pursuit it. Coelho did great job in creating the atmosphere of relaxation, when one can read a book and reflect, take a look deeper inside oneself. And depths are measured by the views on the world, understanding of one’s place in…

that satirizes the manners of a social class, in Wilde’s case, the high upper class, as previously mentioned. “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a great example of this, as Wilde in this play, repeatedly mocks Victorian traditions, such as the pursuit of love, which we see in both Gwendolen and Cecily, who both have put their faith in the Christian name of Earnest, quite unlike the mother of Gwendolen; Lady Bracknell who is much more methodical and analytical of whom her daughter…

Through a thorough reflection upon our identity in our journey of finding the Self, we can detach ourselves from materialistic distractions and possessions to truly understand the Self and its oneness with all forms of life to ultimately seek the pursuit of happiness.…

relationships. If one side wins this me-we tug-of-war, the relationship loses” (Griffin, Ledbetter, & Sparks, 2015, pp. 139). It occurs that when people are in a relationship, they have to accept one another and create terms of engagement. But in the pursuit of these terms, one can create tensions with the internal values gained from experience. On the other hand, aspects of the Genderlects Style occur when men and women converse. While women will be interested in cultivating emotional depth,…

Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American romance that highlights the struggles of bias, prejudice, stereotypes and influence of cultures across race and ethnicities, that affects relationships and self-concept. Although the movie is a romance, this analysis will focus on multiple socio-psychological concepts. Three of these concepts are: paired distinctiveness, similar attraction, and informational influence are further explained through this film and applied in this paper. This film focuses on a…