10th Grade Writing Task
John Stuart Mills, in chapter five of his autobiography, “A Crisis in My Mental History: One Stage Onward,” (1909-1914) argues that happiness doesn't come from thinking negative it comes from thinking positive and happy. He supports his claim by first explaining that those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness then he uses the happiness of others, then on the improvement of mankind, and finally he explains that people find happiness by doing what they enjoy to do. Mills purpose is to try to get the people to see that doing stuff for others can also make you happy. In order to accomplish this he wrote this article. He creates a informative tone for the Harvard students.
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For example, when I look at what i’m doing and how much I love my life i stop and think about all the good and bad things and what other people lives must be like. All the negative things in my life I try to let go of them but the more i think about them the more it makes me even more unhappy. So what i do is I stop and look around and try to make other people happy instead of being selfish. Helping others is like a gift it makes you feel good about yourself. I help people that want to play soccer learn the basics and more so they have the confidence to tryout for a team.
In Darrin McMahon’s article “In Pursuit of Unhappiness” (2005) he argues that we don’t really find happiness when we want to we are happy when we don’t realize it. for example, in a blog positivityblog.com, “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”-Eleanor Roosevelt. In McMahone’s article he’s saying the samething that if we don’t find happiness help someone else find
Happiness is the positive emotion and contentment one feels naturally. Many Psychology studies have been concluded to display what pure happiness is. In the article, “In Pursuit of Unhappiness” by Darrin M. McMahon, he indicates that happiness cannot be forced. In the article, McMahon mentions a philosopher, John Stuart Mill, who acknowledges as well, that happiness can not be forced. He says that if one focuses on something other than their own happiness, happiness will come to them naturally. By what Mill says, people should be encouraged that happiness will come to them and can not force happiness to them. Another example is Jeffrey Kluger’s article, “The Happiness of Pursuit”, he talks about how people focus on never being happy. He says,
Darrin M. McMahon author of In Pursuit of Unhappiness (December 29, 2005), McMahon's editorial. McMahon says that Americans should be happy,” in pursuing of Unhappiness,” we seek to bring one year to its natural happy conclusion... McMahon uses pathos, and logos to prove his point. In the 9th paragraph, he writes, “who have their minds fixed other things than their own happiness,but the happiness of others” he uses pathos as he speaks about happiness in when he says that people care about others than themselves he says, “their own” which makes the person feel that people don’t care about themselves as much as they think they do. The author uses appeals like happy New Year, Christmas and etc.
In “In Pursuit of Happiness” by Mark Kingwell, Kingwell really questions the reader about is it better to pursue happiness if it’s risking to never truly find it or just by simply letting happiness come to them naturally. He really tries to figure out the question himself by reading insights or stories from other philosophers and authors with similar interests only to come to find out that there seems to be an underlying theme that relates to a lot of “self-help” happiness. Kingwill also writes about the nature of happiness and the idea of “better living” simply saying that it seems that rich or poor it seems that no one can ever truly win in the”mug’s game”. But yet, he still question what might really be the true definition of happiness and
Principle” (John Stuart Mill, 1861) that is to achieve the greatest amount of happiness for most
The studies given as examples and discussion focuses on teenagers and young adults, but includes anyone is struggling to find happiness. Evidence to Support Thesis: Point 1: The level of well-being is emphasized as more people continue to lose track of what makes them happy. Shawn Anchor is reminding people to capture the essence of simple contentment and asking his audience to think about what they value. Anchor’s book provides seven principles that involve having an open mind to becoming happier. Anchor includes other research studies as evidence to his claims throughout the book.
John Stuart Mill, who is an English philosopher, explains another way of achieving happiness based off of his personal experience. After suffering from a d...
Happiness plays an important and necessary role in the lives of people around the world. In America, happiness has been engrained in our national consciousness since Thomas Jefferson penned these famous words in the Declaration of Independence: “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” (Jefferson). Since then, Americans have been engaged in that act: pursuing happiness. The problem however, as Ray Bradbury demonstrates in his novel Fahrenheit 451, is that those things which make us happy initially may eventually lead to our downfall. By examining Guy Montag, the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451, and the world he lives in we can gain valuable insights to direct us in our own pursuit of happiness. From Montag and other characters we will learn how physical, emotional, and spiritual happiness can drastically affect our lives. We must ask ourselves what our lives, words, and actions are worth. We should hope that our words are not meaningless, “as wind in dried grass” (Eliot).
Have you ever wondered what makes you happy? Well one person has and his name is John Start Mill. Mill, he believed he knew how a person could be happy. He believed one way to be happy was through not focusing on one’s own happiness. Mill believed the only people who are happy are the ones who focus on others before themselves. Mill also explained that people who focus on enjoyments of life will soon find them insufficient. Mill’s idea allowed people to question what truly brings happiness to their lives and that is because he believed he knew why people are happy. John Stuart Mill’s argument about his formula to being happy is correct, because pastors follow by the same principals of putting others before themselves, I have experienced it myself when I saw the outcome after helping my siblings with every-day responsibilities, and it can better a person by showing them how happiness can be found in helping others rather than only helping themselves.
How you ever wonder how to get happiness?John Stuart Mill argues about the things that makes you happy truly don't. I agree with John Stuart Mills argument that we should not search happiness.
Do you think you are happy? Well, a lot of people will say yes but there will be a handful that will say no. John Stuart Mill claims in the autobiography, “Crisis in My Mental History” by John Stuart Mill, that us humans should not ask ourselves if we are happy or not, but rather feel it through experience. He claims that ask ourselves on how we are feeling, seems as, if we are searching for it which is not real happiness. Johns says his theory on happiness is that if we do what we love then slowly as we live on, it should just feel like happiness is already in the air. On the other hand, I do not agree with his claim and in my own opinion, I feel humans should be grateful for their life and achieve happiness through that, and asking yourself
By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure” (82, John Stuart Mill). The Greatest Happiness Principle said that happiness if pleasure and the absence of pain are the only desirable things that are “inherently good” or “moral inherently”. John Stuart Mill argues that engagements are principled when they indication to a higher level of happiness, and not corrupted when they tend to lend to a lower level of happiness. According to John Stuart Mill, anything is desirable as it is a source of for such pleasure. John Stuart Mill believes that “life has (as they express it) no higher end than pleasure” (82, John Stuart Mill). According to John Stuart Mill, buying the food for the children will bring me much higher
In his excerpt “Utilitarianism,” John Stuart Mill, argues that the right laws, education and public opinion would help people to make the right decisions regarding happiness as well as prevent them from having objectable desires. Utilitarianism is, in Mill’s words, pleasure and the absence of pain. The overall concept of utilitarianism is the view that the supreme principal of morality is to preform acts that bring as much happiness as possible. In his passage, Mill introduces a number of factors that influence one’s happiness and provides examples on how each being obtains the facilities to bring happiness to ourselves as well as the people around us through just laws, proper education, and public opinion. He argues for the quality and the quantity of one’s actions and the happiness produced thereof. The final point Mill attributes to his argument is that the happiness that forms the foundation of the utilitarian standard of what is morally right in one’s conduct is not only the person who is preforming the act’s happiness but the happiness of those it affects as well.
Throughout the readings several theories are found on how to individuals achieve the genuine definition of happiness. With the hypotheses of many, it seems almost impossible to define happiness. Is it the thoughtful acts for others? Does it depend on an individual’s mindset? Michael Wiederman, Holy Schiffrin, S. Nelson, and Camille Noe Pagan, all provide many plausible theories of how to find the truth behind individuals’ happiness in their writings.
According to society, it is displayed that when people are with their family and friends, they are exceeding 31% more in school. This reveals that happiness helps kids to improve in school. In the article, an autobiography, by John Stuart Mill(1909), claims that happiness is focused on too much, and that people are displaying the wrong activities to find it. To support the thesis, John Stuart Mill creates his own opinion, that the reader could relate to. The author wants to catch the reader’s attention, in order to push them focus on how they are finding happiness. Nevertheless, John Stuart Mill wants the reader to relate to his opinion. For example, when people are kind or help out a friend and always “ask yourself [if] your happy, and if you cease to be so,” quoted by John Stuart Mills, from the article “In Pursuit of Unhappiness.” Some people assume that people spend too much time trying to find happiness, however there are
In John Mill's autobiography suggest that pursuing happiness is a waste of time. Mill’s states that searching for happiness will make you unhappy in the long run. Instead, focus on something else like the purpose of your life. I think Mill's argument is to focus on the meaning of life instead of happiness. I agree with this argument because I have observations,experiences in my life, and that your meaning in life stay with you longer than cheerfulness.