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The Pursuit of Happiness vs. the Pursuit of Meaning “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

Believing in self or self-trust could save someone’s life and lead life into the right direction toward success. It did in “Pursuit of Happyness” where Mr. Gardner was losing control over his life until he trusted himself. Then his life started to turn around and when he believed in himself, everyone else believed in him and he succeed. Losing something of value can cause pain but when self-trust is lost, there is not much to do when you don’t have self-trust. When self-trust is present, believing

that many people enjoy having, yet, it may not be easily obtainable. The Pursuit of Happyness, a movie directed by Gabriele Muccino, captures the struggles of someone trying to obtain happiness. Chris Gardner, the main character, stated, “…Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue

The Pursuit of Happyness is a multi million dollar award winning film that demonstrates the honesty behind supporting a family. The production takes place in San Francisco, California. Chris Gardner, his wife Linda, and five-year-old son Christopher Jr. live check to check. After putting all of their life savings into “bone density scanners,” Chris learns soon enough that it was a bad investment. With Linda pulling double shifts at work, Chris comes home to disappointment from his wife when she sees

The 2006 movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” follows the story of Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith, and his five year old son, Chris, played by Jaden Smith. The other two characters who have a big role in the plot of the movie are Chris’s wife, Linda, played by Thandie Newton, and Jay Twistle, played by Brian Howe. This film portrays Chris Gardner as someone who is mentally healthy, even as his life seems to fall apart around him. Throughout the course of the movie, his wife, Linda, leaves him, he

“land poor” who is reportedly very successful. Garlin later reveals that he cons the family, and uses their extreme work ethic in order to selfishly make his own land more valuable. It is through this conflict that the themes of good versus evil, the pursuit of happiness, and the cost of the truth are revealed. The concept of good versus evil is approached from an almost philosophical standpoint by Garlin. This is because he leaves the reader with a scenario that seems unjust: is the family deserving

Many people in today’s culture have to hide who they really are inside to avoid public humiliation and the fear being different than everyone else, which can lead to many equality issues. A major reason people are willing to hide who they are is to to be labeled as a stereotype or something they are not. There are many races and types of people that often get categorized into groups that do not represent themselves. In TKaM, Scout is ridiculed for being ‘unladylike’: “Miss Stephanie eyed me suspiciously

It was Pliny the Younger who said, “An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.” This idea is sometimes referred to as the thrill of the chase. The excitement of the thought of finally achieving a goal or obtaining some object often serves pleasure and excite the person more than actually achieving it. When someone finally achieves his/her goal, he/she often finds it less satisfying then was expected. Throughout anyone’s life, he/she has likely experienced a time

Rights of the People      A democracy is a system of government controlled by the people, not by one certain group or individual. In the Declaration of Independence it states that “all men are created equal,” an idea which leads to the concept that all citizens should have the same rights, responsibilities, and influence in the governing of their country. In writing the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson was trying to break his ties with the harsh and non-democratic

Carlos Salazar begins “Pursuit of Happiness” by creating an idea of the different kinds of happiness that exist. Salazar states in his thesis that, “Happiness is temporarily most of the time but love is the only happiness that can last the longest” (1). Salazar has a roadmap included in his thesis but throughout his essay he tends to steer off his roadmap. Salazar’s main points consist of the temporary happiness that drugs, sleep, sex, and love contain. Although Salazar includes a roadmap in his