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In Hodges, We Trust Core Value I. Understand that writing is a multi-stage, recursive, and social process. (In particular, students should address how they have engaged in self-directed revision.) Like life, writing has many stages, and often the first one … Continue reading →

1. “Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness” Background: 65 million years ago the human brain developed, increasing in size along with the addition of new parts. Dan Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard University, explores the ability for humans to … Continue reading →

The Pursuit is a Lie The pursuit of happiness has been thrown around since the Declaration of Independence. Life and liberty may be unalienable rights, but is the pursuit of happiness really a right? Pursuing happiness is not possible; happiness … Continue reading →

There’s A Country On The Brink Of Catastrophe That Most Of The World Hasn’t Even Heard Of  Diary While Watching the Video As I watched the video and tried to focus on my assignment, I became caught up in the chaos. … Continue reading →

Declaring Happiness Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence calls these unalienable rights for all people, but what do they mean exactly? For Americans, life and liberty come with citizenship. And yet, pursuing happiness is another … Continue reading →

Liver and Onion Ice Cream Happiness is subjective, and is felt rather than found.  Happiness is composed in the prefrontal lobe, which has a right hemisphere and left hemisphere. The right hemisphere generates sadness and the left side generates happiness. … Continue reading →

Natural happiness is rare. Fortunately, humans can create synthetic happiness: the happiness one feels when not getting what was wanted. A common example of synthesized happiness found in every day life is, “I wouldn’t have turned out this way if I didn’t experience the (normally … Continue reading →

New Controversy Over Organ Donation System “On attempt to increase organ donations and save lives a string of a big controversy, Cynthia Newsum is here with details on why some people are so concerned.” 0:00-0:09  This claims that “some people” are concerned with … Continue reading →

Manufacturers  1A: The Power Tool Institute (made up of many of the major tool manufacturers) takes strong offense to the concept of making safety devices like this mandatory on products like table saws. They cite both technical and practical/financial problems … Continue reading →