Happiness Essay
Happin" rel="nofollow">iness Essay
Your first paper will be based on Chapter 14 from Wide Awake. You need to use at least one of the readin" rel="nofollow">ings from the chapter to support your argument. You can approach
the topic from one of these standpoin" rel="nofollow">ints:
What role does choice play in" rel="nofollow">in your happin" rel="nofollow">iness? Is choice ever a bad thin" rel="nofollow">ing?
Write about a time in" rel="nofollow">in your life when you were able to adapt to change for the better. Which skills did you use to fin" rel="nofollow">ind happin" rel="nofollow">iness? What could you do to make yourself
more adaptable?
Describe your own pursuit of happin" rel="nofollow">iness. What do you need to be happy and what kin" rel="nofollow">inds of changes could you make to improve your happin" rel="nofollow">iness?
How does the Tibetan Buddhist practice of min" rel="nofollow">indfulness help people exercise their happin" rel="nofollow">iness “muscle”? What role does non-attachment play in" rel="nofollow">in one’s happin" rel="nofollow">iness? Are there
thin" rel="nofollow">ings you thin" rel="nofollow">ink we should be attached to?
What kin" rel="nofollow">inds of societal pressures do women, min" rel="nofollow">inorities, and/or LGBTQIA* identities face and how does that affect the happin" rel="nofollow">iness of these populations? What needs to
change?
If you come up with a different approach, let me know and we can discuss it.
Your essay will be 5 paragraphs (each 7-10 sentences long) and in" rel="nofollow">incorporate at least one of the essays or excerpts from Chapter 14.
You need an in" rel="nofollow">introduction—it should contextualize your topic. You also need a thesis statement. Refer back to Chapter 4 for a refresher and the OWL Thesis Statement
Guides will also help.
3 Body Paragraphs—you need an example and analysis to further your argument in" rel="nofollow">in each paragraph. At least one of your paragraphs should deal with a source. If you are
writin" rel="nofollow">ing a more personal essay, then you can use “I” and you need specific examples from your life to make your poin" rel="nofollow">int. Every example should have an argument, and every
argument should have an example.
Conclusion—tie all of your main" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">ints together. Don’t in" rel="nofollow">introduce a new source or argument, but you can brin" rel="nofollow">ing your argument to its logical conclusion. What needs to
change?