Essays on Happiness

Rousseau explains his ideas on happiness in ‘Fifth Walk’. Based on the reading, is it true to say that Rousseau is happy contemplating and then writing about himself? Either explain why this is true, or explain what you think is a better way to describe…

The word holidays bring us joy and happiness. Every person who leads a busy life needs a great holiday to relieve from stress. There are lot of ways to enjoy holidays. Reading your favorite novels, watching your best movies or travelling around the world may…

The well-known American Dream results from the desire to work hard in order to gain prosperity, freedom, or even a better life than one lives. In The Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the roaring twenties, a man named Jay Gatsby proves…

As more and more people are discovering the health benefits, money benefits, and sheer fun of raising backyard chickens, the practice is growing at a rapid pace. Whether you decide you want to use your backyard to raise chickens for eggs, meat, or simply as…

In the midst of what I consider to be the prime of my life, I got sick, mysteriously sick. I was infected by something, that I’m still unsure of to this day. It crept up on me for a few weeks, quiet and subtle, then…

Small ideas with big outcomes! Try baby steps and don’t forget to award yourself. Just one tiny change can make a variety to the way you feel about yourself and others. Get Happier First give up expectant to have happiness without sadness, or ups without…

The literary canon refers to “a body of books, narratives, and other texts considered to be the most important and influential works of a particular time period or place (Bates).” The term was first used in 1929. The literary canon itself has not changed much…

They say love is true, pure, perfect and stands with you when you fall. But it did not happened with me and I don’t believe this word any longer. I didn’t fall in love but he took me into the garden of affection. He holded…

In “Competition and Happiness,” Theodore Isaac Rubin argues that competition encourages negative traits in people and leads to unhappiness (426). Rubin explains that because competition focuses on comparing ourselves to others, it inhibits our self-development and creates anxiety. People find that they must respond to…

According to research, only 3 out of 10 people are happy with their lives. It won’t be deceptive to say that true happiness comes from within. No matter how much we can try to rely on inner happiness, our lifestyle and surrounding factors play a…