The Philippines ranks 67th among the 142 countries in the world with the happiest citizenry. Norway is No. 1 and the United States ranks 12th. In Southeast Asia‚ Singapore ranks 19th; Taiwan‚ 20th; Vietnam‚ 53rd‚ Thailand‚ 56th; Indonesia‚ 63rd. How ironic that Vietnam‚ which suffered decades of civil war and whose economy is practically just starting to grow‚ beat the Philippines by 14 points. * * * The criteria for the citizenry’s happiness index are economy‚ entrepreneurship‚ governance
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let them know that situations could be worse but they are not! In his autobiography‚ Nick tells the extraordinary story of his bodily disabilities and both physical and emotional experiences he has encountered through out his life time. “For the longest‚ loneliest time‚ I wondered if there was anyone on earth like me‚ and whether there was any purpose to my life other than pain and humiliation.” This is a quote from Life Without Limits describing Nick’s frame of mind towards his life. He shares how
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Childhood is certainly the best time in one’s life. Do you agree? Have you ever thought about the happiest part of your life? Many people will probably agree that childhood is the best time of one’s life. But not every childhood is happy. Some children may be born in a poor family or under such circumstances that make their lives bad. In my opinion‚ childhood is the happiest time of a person’s life in most cases. The first reason is when we were kids‚ we had no responsibility or problem to think
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Personal Reflection “The Happiest Refugee” – Anh Do. English Communications 3 – Line 6 Renee Hall. Teacher – Amanda Williams. Renowned comedian‚ Anh Do’s award winning autobiography The Happiest Refugee is a heart-warming and touching journey that leads the audience through Do’s experiences from his early days as a child in Vietnam‚ to his successful career as an influential television personality and well know Australian stand-up comedian. Throughout the text‚ Do explores many ideas and
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Childhood is the best time of life Everyone has own childhood. Every adult was a child. Children are pure‚ they like white papers. They only need their needs directly‚ eating‚ sleeping and playing. Therefore‚ childhood is the best time of life. Firstly‚ children were taken care by their parents. Parents provide substances‚ such as accommodation‚ food and knowledge. Moreover‚ they give their children relations‚ love‚ family and etc. Children can gain many things. They do not worry about their life
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I was given a chance to visit the Himalayas‚ to one of the concealed places in the province where a panoramic view was preserved. It was very provincial and solemn. Its coniferous and subtropical forests‚ wetlands‚ and montane grasslands are as much a part of this world as the inhospitable‚ frozen mountaintops that tower above. The mountains were the wrinkles of age and pimples of youth on Earth’s crusty outer skin. They rose up as the crust collides‚ cracks‚ crumbles‚ folds‚ and spews. They dominated
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The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do A person will never be familiar with the concept of a memorable moment until it has an impact on their life. The Happiest Refugee written by Anh Do portrays the life that he went through‚ through the positive and negative times. These significant moments have made Do who he is today‚ an internationally famous stand-up comedian. This essay will discuss the humour and moments of Ahn Do that has stood him in this position today. He has written about many times in his
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The Happiest Refugee The book The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do is about a young family in Vietnam who risk their lives to travel illegally to Australia. In the middle of the ocean with the sun beating down on a jam packed boat‚ with water supplies already running low‚ more trouble arrives‚ a pirate ship. With all their goods taken‚ hope for survival is at their lowest. Just as everything seems lost‚ a German ship arrives. The family reaches Australia safely and kindness surounds them. Anh lives
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Perseverance‚ patience and dedication results in success this means that if one does not give up he/she results in success. This is shown in “The Happiest Refugee” as the family struggles to get out of Vietnam and to live the life they want to live and it is also shown in ”The Pursuit Of Happiness” as the family move from one place and struggle to find a job and get money. Perseverance‚ patience and dedication leads to success‚ success does not mean reaching set goals but gaining something that is
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brother or sister‚ it’s just plain annoying. It is also a total time waster and should not be completed. Poor‚ innocent kids get given infuriating work to do in their free time during the week‚ the only time they have to chill out and relax. Children shouldn’t have to waste their time doing school work all over again at home‚ when they could be having a go at a worthwhile activity. As I was saying earlier‚ homework minimises a child’s free time‚ which means they haven’t got an opportunity to play any
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