What is happiness? Happiness can mean different things to different people. For example‚ for one person‚ it may mean being in a relationship‚ whereas for someone else it may mean feeling you have the ability to handle whatever life throws at you. While you might think that there are certain things that make you happy (or could make you happy if you had them)‚ research has shown that there are certain common traits amongst happy people --- and it is not necessarily what you might have thought.
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How do the poets feel about the past? I am writing an essay comparing how the poets who wrote: piano‚ once upon a time and poem thirty-nine feel about the past. In Piano the poet listens to a woman play a piano which reminds him of his past‚ the lines ’ Taking me back down the vista of years‚ till I see A child sitting under the piano’ show that he can remember being a small child – small enough to be under a piano and the addition of the line ‘ of a mother who smiles as she sings’ informs
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moments takes a conscious effort. When was the last time you allowed yourself to just sit and savor the present moment – not reminiscing about the past and not anticipating the future? Not doing anything just being. Being in the here and in the now. It’s strange but what we don’t realize is that life is now‚ not five years from now not in the troubled past memories but now. Why is it then that we can’t quite our minds and live? Is it because we have sold our attention to things that were once trivial
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If a meaningful understanding of the past is to be gained‚ the resources of both history and memory must be used. History is the factual‚ objective recording of events through documents‚ archives‚ records‚ artefacts and physical evidence whereas memory is the recollection of individuals of their personal experience and sequence of events however‚ adding the human element to the situation or experience. However‚ history and memory sometimes contrast with each other but most importantly they need
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kept alive because I believe that the traditions can reveal the history of your country and show what you are. In the present time there are lots of complex difficulties about traditions in my country. For instance‚ about wedding in Thailand‚ in the past‚ there are a lot of fascinating step and amazing ceremony which don’t happen in another country all over the world‚ such as traditional dresses for bride and groom in the wedding day. However‚ these days the new generations try to develop their wedding
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In Sherman Alexie’s story‚ "A Drug Called Tradition‚" from his story collection‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ Victor‚ the narrator‚ speaks about what he calls the skeletons of the past and the future: "There are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you‚ and your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you … Now‚ these skeletons are made of memories‚ dreams‚ and voices. And they can trap you in the in-between‚ between touching and becoming
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Gatsby’s journey to reunite with his past love Daisy is one of great tragedy and romance. Fitzgerald’s use of past‚ present‚ and future paints the picture of truly how tragic this five-year journey was for Gatsby. Gatsby loses the ability to live in the present because of his intense fixation on the past and his dreams of the future. Because of this inability‚ it becomes clear rather quickly that a relationship with Daisy is an unreachable goal. Gatsby values his past relationship with Daisy more than
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My Outing with Classmates This past May I had the pleasure of going bowling with several classmates. Abdulrauf‚ LaVarus‚ Erika‚ Ashley‚ and Jill are all in my organizational behavior class and we had the opportunity to spend time together thanks to an assignment in that class. I had a great time. I have been bowling since I was eleven years old and I have always enjoyed it. We divided into teams and bowled together. Everyone was very nice and it was easy to talk to them. I learned more about
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mysterious yet relatable topic about thinking in the past‚ present‚ and future. The focus of his argument which caught my attention was thinking about the past or future. By thinking about the past or future‚ are we making significant decisions in the present based off of those thoughts? I believe so‚ but only for people who are committed to improving and can envision themselves in situations yet to come. A proper balance of learning from the past and planning for the future
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Summer Reading Essay This past summer‚ for my summer reading assignment‚ I read a book that made me realize what I want for myself in the future. “Heaven is for Real‚” by Todd Burpo‚ is what I chose. It taught me some things and showed me even more. In certain experiences I learned that there is nothing else to do sometimes than believe in the Lord and listen to what He is telling you. Life throws us many obstacles‚ things you struggle through. Usually this causes stress to whoever is going through
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