confidence with my friends * Share ideas * Friends: a good support when someone feel alone * All people need friends * People without friends Share with friends is a good way to forget our problems Every time when we have some troubles, for example, having problems or discussions with the family or breaking up a relationship with our boyfriend or girlfriend, most of people turn to their friends. Hence, having good friends is really important to our happiness and also be there
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Mario! How in the planet did you get that idea? huh? Saving ha. (Sarcastic tone) Give me your money. Hurry! Mario: Will you stop that? Gloria: Then you should give me what I want. Mario: *deep breath* I... don’t have money. Gloria: Yeah I know. You keep on telling me that and yet you're saying you are saving it. From what? From the calamities? O c’mon Mario. Money is meant to be spent for our necessity. There’s no--- Mario: Oh, I had a few drinks with my friends. Before I knew it, I had spent every
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natural optimist, I was already expecting to have something good come out of this course that would affect my life, broaden my perspective, and somehow change something about my behavior. Little did I know that I would get so much more than just notes, lectures, and homework, I received some important tools for life that can help me in many situations. The five tools I incorporated into my life and do today are benefit finding, the nightly gratitude journal, and importance of flow in life, eudemonia
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In high school, my student government teacher said he saw something in me, something different from the many students he taught. During my senior year of high school, he continuously stressed the idea of happiness and purpose to me, telling me, “Do something your passionate about and be happy.” These words initially stuck with me as I pursued different passions; however, over the course of time, I forgot about these words. Immediately after high school, I went to work for my family’s construction
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would be bleak. But the real question becomes what to do when you have money? How much money is enough? Both are very good questions. I believe during this particular time in our history, that money is doing more harm than good; I spend my money faster than I can make it, just like many Americans do. The morality part of this topic is that money is not the answer to the privileged people’s problems (though we think it is). However, money in the right hands can literally save
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Ship Wreck Ethics Life is all about the challenges you face and the choices you make. There are many situations where tough decisions need to be made and you must decide what is right, what is wrong, what is ethically sound, what is moral, or unmoral. But how does a person decide what is the “right” or “ethical” thing to do; especially when considering topics such as abortion, euthanasia, animal rights, or, in this case, the ship wreck. A brief synopsis of the situation; a ship wrecked in a remote
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views on morality just as people who believe the earth is flat hold a false view; therefore this implies that moral knowledge and moral ignorance are possibilities. Some people, like Martin Luther King, seem morally knowledgeable which fits in with the idea of moral realism as they believe in moral facts and facts must be able to be learnt. However, we cannot know what the moral facts are to be learnt so although we may think we have moral knowledge we may not have any at all. Moral knowledge is just
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mesure peut-on dire que Les Choses constitue une condamnation morale de la société de consommation? For Georges Perec, this question warrants the response – ‘People who think I have denounced consumer society have understood absolutely nothing about my book’ (Bellos: 1965). It is not as easy however for the everyday reader to fully comprehend the true purpose behind Les Choses. At a glance, one might define the book as a sociological approach in criticising the impact consumerism has had on society
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order to be a successful happy woman, I have to stay motivated and determined to accomplish my goals. College is hard, it is a constant cycle of stress that makes you want to give up. But every time the idea of giving up crosses my mind, I think of you. You always motive and inspire me to push myself and never give up. You tell me to struggle now, so that I do not have to struggle later; and you have no idea how much those words have changed they way I experience the difficult times I face in college
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with slavery. It is important to note both texts significantly influenced America during their time of publication, and both share very similar ideologies. Take for example both text place an emphasis on the ideology of finding happiness, or at least pursuing happiness; yet both text take an entirely different approach
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