Our Happy Lives

population and that’s all that we need. As humans our basic human nature tells us to do all we can for those we love. It is instinct for a parent to protect their child at all cost. It was no shock when Vonnegut states, “Wehling shot Dr. Hitz… then he shot Leora Duncan” (Vonnegut). Its hard to say Mr. Wehling’s response in the story is completely normal. However, to a certain extent it is because both Leora and Hitz would be the reason his triplets couldn’t live. He didn’t have anyone else that would volunteer

Sorrow of happiness Is happiness worth pursuing? - Accepting the fact of not being permanent convinces me that a collection of various happy moments might be the only thing that matters. However, happiness is not the top of the mountain as me and Sisyphus from Albert Camus’s philosophical essay initially assumed. Projecting happiness in the future prevents us from experiencing happiness of the present. We tend to waste time longing for the mountain while happiness hides in each corner. Nonetheless

begins with misery. A group of Marines bunkered down in a field with a simple task “Make your way up the mountain and entrench yourselves – you are our defensive effort.” We let out disgruntled groans as we knew just how bad our lives were going to be for the next few days. The platoon commander (our “boss”) comes up to me and tells me to plot a route to our intended destination using the most amount of cover I could. In my mind, I know things just got even worse. We were going to stroll through the

have to happy at all times. Happiness is often confused with acceptance, which means some people accept their lives and protect themselves with a false sense of happiness , instead of striving for the life that brings them the most joy Many people in their lives have a false sense of happiness, instead of seeking out for what they want in their life they try to be content with themselves. For example Brave New World is all about a false sense of happiness and how everyone should always be happy and

the human race, even if they have no idea how to get it or where to find it. Happiness becomes something that seems almost impossible to get as we live, because as we search for it we try to find it in the things other people tell us it is. What this does is begins to warp what we know true happiness is; However, the moments in life when we are at our lowest and desperate we begin to try anything to achieve happiness. Happiness is not something that can be found by hunting it down like some animal

depressed. Truly understanding people have learned that when life gets difficult, one must handle their mental state in a healthy way and seek help or an outlet. The people who are unaware of this, may later become obsessed with a happier past time, and live the present in wistful manner. The movie Inside Out, by Disney Pixar Animation, deals with an 11-year-old girl named Riley, and her five emotions, during a rough change in her life. Through the character of Riley, and her emotion in command, Joy, we

important because it really shows how happy people are and are not when you read Emerson together. As teenagers we are never able to make our mind up, we struggle to find something to do when were bored and usually end up just going home to lay in bed and watch Netflix. This quote by Emerson, “I lose days determining how hours should be spent” really hit home. There is too much arguing and too much stress involved with making decisions

honored yearly with Veterans Day and every day in our hearts. We are very thankful for everything that they do for us and our country. Our veterans go out and risk their lives to give us freedom, they leave their families behind, and they come home with diseases that are horrible. All for our freedom. We are very grateful for all that the veterans do each and every day. Veterans go out to war and fight for all of our freedom so we may live a happy life. They go out knowing that they might not come

Happiness according to Merriam-Webster dictionary is a state of well-being and contentment. For many college graduates there is a point in their lives when they have attained some of their goals and are beginning to wonder if they are any happier. Not only do college graduates face this problem, but people all over the world. In summary, Lynne McFall explains what pig-happiness is, McFall from a philosopher point of view challenges methods and logic, and my opinion of where McFall stands. In Pig

sacrifice themselves for the betterment of others’ lives, sometimes willingly and sometimes unwillingly. Ursula LeGuin, the author of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, utilizes this idea to express how the society in Omelas is able to ensure happiness and perfect lives while one child suffers. This is the price that they pay, seemingly unknowingly unless they are a certain age, to have a utopian society. When someone finds out about why they live in such bliss, they are left with a choice; stay in