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happin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness Order Description PHI 101 Essay Question *no sources, essay on your own thoughts: A recurrent theme that runs through the various readin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings is that of “happin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness.” However, it is important to clarify that we are not talkin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing about the enjoyment we get from eatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing an ice cream cone or the pleasure of a warm bed on a cold night. Instead, thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink of John Stuart Mill’s defin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inition of “higher pleasures” or Plato’s statement that “the unexamin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined live is not worth livin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing,” or Nietzsche’s “noble man,” or Confucius’ idea of “Ren.” What we are talkin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing about are the ethical actions that identify us as human—in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the best way possible. We all strive to self-actualize, to become the best that we can be. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail, but if we have done our best and done it with ethical consideration of others, then it helps defin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine us as good people. Your task is to identify who you are and who you want to be. What are your “higher pleasures,” what makes you “noble,’ what makes you “Ren”? Include the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing, but feel free to add to this: 1.What is “happin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness”? (remember, this is not the momentary concept) 2.What actions have you done to achieve happin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness? Give two or three examples. 3.A “right” action must be ethical (although it need not conform to societal standards). What made your actions ethical or “right”? Justify your answer. 4.What do your actions say about your values and concept as a person? 5.Choose someone you thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink exemplifies the ideal ethical person. Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in who and why. 6.Compare your actions (from #3 and #4) to the person in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in #5. 7.Conclusion: Where to you go from here? How can you better achieve happin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in its highest sense? (Confucius said that the “good man is the one who is always strivin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to be better.” Your essay should be a min" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inimum of five pages. Use 12pt. Times New Roman font, normal margin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ins and double-spacin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing. You should not need to quote, so don’t worry about MLA or other format. Also, this should be entirely your own thoughts, so no citations should be needed. The most frequent problem with essays is just not givin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing yourself enough time to compose and proofread them. Write and rewrite and rewrite and proof it carefully. That will avoid most problems. Do not copy ideas from any other source