Rhetorical Analysis Of Graham Hill 'Less Stuff, More Happiness'

How often do you wake up worrying about money? How often do your loved ones worry about money? How often have you heard, “if only I had the money?” How often do you feel that more money would solve all your problems and would make you happy? What if I told you that you were right, to an extent. Author’s across the discussion of happiness have tried to answer the simply stated, yet complicatedly answered question, “Can Money Buy Happiness?” Authors Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diner attempt to answer the question in their piece of the same name, by explaining that “Yes, money buys happiness…but it must be considered in the bigger picture of what makes people genuinely rich” (Biswas-Diener 160-161). This idea that fiscal wealth is a path to happiness

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As you know these words come from the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, perhaps one of the greatest documents ever written. However, I do have a little problem with the last four words sentence, “the pursuit of Happiness” because I believe it actually sends an easily misinterpreted message.

After understanding the circumstances in this profile on Professor Wilson, living deliberately has definitely been redefined. This profile makes a person wonder, " how much space does a person require to survive? What can I live without in my home? Do I need the coffee table in my living room? Do I need a desk for my laptop? Are their things in my home that are there just to look nice? "I was completely astonished, when I read how much

In paragraphs 29-31, Swift mentions several expedients, such as taxes, wearing homemade clothes, rejecting foreign luxury, curing vices among women, instilling the virtues of patriotism, taxing the absentees, and rejecting divisiveness while promoting honest, industry, and skill. Swift’s speaker stated at the end of all his expending, “How preceptors!” Swift’s rhetorical purpose is to make the reader realize that he is ironic as well as understand what he actually stands for. The reader learns that Swift is forced to resort to ironic tone to reveal his true intention, which would otherwise go unnoticed. Swift is ironic because there is no way his expedients could succeed in a time that Ireland was in, he was mainly trying to highly the economic problems affecting the county at the time.

Of the countless speeches recorded in the Australian history, a few have transcended their original contexts and emotional battles to regain relevancy today. We have viewed the progress of the Indigenous population over time. Their outspoken ideas and reception withstand relevancy within our society today, regardless of altering values. Stan Grant’s empowering speech has touched the hearts of people throughout the nation. The unified aim of reflection on the lack of rights, freedom, justice and democratic rights given to the Indigenous people. Grant published his speech on the 6th of July 2015, in which he builds an argument to draw attention of the Australian population so that there can be more supportive for the disadvantaged and racially

Graham Hill gave a speech “Less stuff, more happiness” in October of 2011. He was trying to prove a point that the less stuff people own, the happier they are. They will also get to save money. He was speaking at TED, convincing people to own less stuff. He was speaking to people who are more successful, smart, own more stuff than they really need. Hill states “less is more” by using facts and statistics with his strengths in his word structure.

Many people can confuse joy and pleasure because they are similar or the same thing but author Zadie Smith mentions the differences between joy and pleasure. She explains that sometimes joy can’t be pleasurable at all. She talks about joy as a different type of emotion.

The way of life has evolved tremendously through time in reflection to major historical periods that have occurred. The Transcendentalism Movement is reflected today in the recent tiny home trend. Transcendentalist began to argue the intellectualism and spirituality during the 1820s and 1830s. They fought for individuality and simplified living. The Tiny House Movement has altered the average lifestyle for many people. These tiny homes compact an average household into about 100-400 square feet. These trendy homes offer a simplistic lifestyle as the transcendentalist of the 1820s strived for. The Tiny House Movement has captured people's attention all over the world from broadcasted reality television shows pertaining to these tiny homes.

The essay, “Richer and Poorer” was written by Jill Lepore and published in The New Yorker on March 16, 2015 arguing about the increasing economic inequality in the United States over time for an academic audience. Throughout the essay, the author reviews various facts regarding the dramatic rise of income inequality in the U.S. in comparison to other countries. In order for her purpose to reach her audience, she incorporates rhetorical strategies including ethos, pathos, as well as logos. Her attempts to appeal to readers have been successfully built into her essay as she denotes how drastic the income inequality has become.

In the CNN article titled Sacramento “Police Shot Man Holding Cellphone in his Grandmother's Yard”, the authors target was an audience from a broad spectrum of political ideologies to inform them about the current police shooting of Stephon Clark. The rhetoric pathos was effectively utilized with various media and even the title to evoke certain emotions from the readers. Logos along with ethos supported information and gave the article added credibility like body camera, audio, and direct quotes from the officers on scene. However, the authors’ view on the issue was not clearly stated rather highlights the different perspectives.

Throughout Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, we see the positive and negative effects of chasing the American Dream. Hansberry expresses her different views on the American Dream through the characters and she portrays the daily struggles of a 1950 black family throughout A Raisin in the Sun. In this play, she is able to effectively show the big impact that even small decisions can make on a family. Hansberry shows the many different attachments that come with the fulfillment of this American Dream. Throughout A Raisin in the Sun, each family member has their own pursuit of happiness, which is accompanied by their American Dream.

For our Economics subject, we watched The Pursuit of Happyness, a movie based on Chris Gardner, a salesman who was not making that much money and eventually experiences homelessness with his five-year old son. He faces problems when his wife is unwilling to accept his goal to become a stockbroker and leaves him. However, he perseveres even under all this stress.

Hill describes his previous life as “complicated” because the material objects that he consumed ended up consuming him (308). He had all this wealth and could buy and do anything he wanted, but the more he bought, the more anxious he became because the material things took more time and energy to manage. Hill decided to give up his life of material objects and live a life full of love, adventure, and did work that he cared about. (311) He lived smaller and traveled lighter which gave him the freedom to enjoy the things that matter most to a happy life. If I could live a less stressful life, I would declutter my house and get rid of a lot of the items that are non-essential to my existence. I would downsize my home and buy a smaller house with

The world seems to be a dark and unforgiving place, but happiness is hidden within. It is found in a beautiful view, an uplifting song, or a compliment from a friend. According to the Ted Talk video, The Habits of Happiness, Matthieu Ricard claims that everyone “has a deep, profound desire for well-being or happiness”(Ricard 2:39). Ricard uses the three techniques of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to captivate and move his audience. With the use of metaphors, personal experiences, and even graphs Matthieu explained to his audience the full force and perception of the bendable word that is happiness. This Ted Talk dove into philosophical meaning on just how to achieve well-being, without having everything in the world.

Everyday we live and move through spaces without realizing the influence they can have on our daily lives. Built environments are designed to directly affect behaviour and attitudes in a specific and intended way; this can be referred to as architectural determinism (Marmot 2002). Almost all architectural patterns use the physical arrangement of elements, and materials to influence behavior. This can range from placing design elements in specific places to encourage or discourage people’s interaction with them, placing them to prevent access to a specific area, or placing them to direct or