2007-2008 Calvine High School Blog

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• 1    JhayB. // Oct 10, 2007 at 9:59 am

  Pursuit of Happiness

  A Pursuit of Happiness can consist of many different things. It can be anything from something complex like your freedom of rights to some of the basics like going out. My Pursuit of Happiness is a mixture of these two. The main thing in my life that makes me happy is my family. Making money is another thing I strive for day by day. My friends always tend to bring the best out of me whether it may be my humorous side or my serious side. These are the main things in my life that continue to keep me happy.

  Spending time with my family is one of the most important things to me. With all the struggles going on in my life my family has been there to help me through it all. Work can always be so stressful, from arguing customers to simple network problems stress me out day by day, but just coming home to see the smile on my baby brother’s face always tends to help me forget about everything and be just as happy as he is. I honestly do not believe I could be where I am at without my family beside me. I can make money any day, I can spend as much time as I want with my friends, but at the end of every day coming home to see my family is what makes me happy.

  I believe I am money motivated. I can be happy without money, but having money gives me the opportunity to buy things for family or spend it on things I want or need. Having a job and earning my own money helps me feel independent. I no longer have to depend on money from my parents to help me get things I want. I have kept the same job for a little over a year now which has not been pretty easy. But seeing the hard work pay off every other week and receiving my pay check strives me to keep on working. I may not have the best job or the highest paying job. But I am money motivated, so besides my family or school nothing can come between me and my money.

  Since starting elementary school I have made some of the greatest friends. To this day those few people I have called my friends have now become a major part of my life. My friends have help me through hard situations whether it may be dealing with problems with other people or struggles with school I could always go to them for help. There were times when I would get into school fights and I could always find my friends by my side ready for anything. Whenever I had problems at home and I would need a place to stay my best friend A A. would always tell me I have a place to at his house. My friends have seen both sides of me from the most goofy person to the most serious person I can be. Through all the rough times in my life I could always look to my friends for help.

  My Pursuit of Happiness has help make me who I am today. From my family to my friends and to the money I make I have been able to stay happy day by day. I could not ask for any more then these three things in my life. My family has always supported me through all my decisions. My friends have stood beside me through the good and bad times. Making money will always make me happy. In conclusion I believe Thomas Jefferson’s Pursuit of Happiness has a connection to my pursuit because his belief of Americans being free and having individual rights is similar to my Pursuit of Happiness in that I like living my life. No one mans pursuit of happiness is exactly the same as the next. These are my Pursuits of Happiness, the people and things in my life that I live for everyday. I would not be the same person today without them.

• 2    melissay // Oct 17, 2007 at 10:42 am

  My Pursuit of Happiness

  Whatever makes you happy! Has been said to me so many times. So what makes me happy? Freedom with limits, my family and my best friend. These things and people had brought new things and offer me the opportunity with lots of love and showed me the things I never knew, and gave me the chance to find myself the way I wanted to. These everyday things and everyday faces have brought a big impact on my life.

  Couple years way back I was going all out, I was a wild child. I was around the wrong crowd but they gave me so much freedom that having fun was my number one priority, not knowing that the people that love me are worried about me. Now I look back with regret, I regret that I hurt the people that care for me, I destroyed the relationship I have with them and I also messed up the life I could’ve had. It brought a negative impact onto my life but at the same time I learned that I wanted more; it helped me to figure the pros and cons in my life. Since last year, I changed a lot! Now I learned that it’s okay to have fun but you have to know when it’s enough.

  Family is always the main thing that holds me down. Both of my parents are really strict but somehow I broke that wall and could do everything I want. I can come home whenever I feel like it and still at the end of the day, they’re always there supporting me. I did a few wrong things in life made a few u turns and they still welcome me home. I find a lot of peace and happiness in my family. That is why my family is always my first priority.

  Never have I ever had a close friend that put up with everything. He was a blessing to me from God. I met him when I was 14 and since then no matter what he became my best friend. He taught me a lot of things that I never knew and took me places that I have never been; he was a great friend to me. I appreciate everything he has done for me and he’ll always my best friend. We both will always be under the same umbrella.

  Every morning I wake up to a new day, but these people are the ones I want to see every morning and every night. I wouldn’t have such happiness without my family and my best friend. I wouldn’t know what I am like if I didn’t put a stop to my wild side and put limits to my freedom. As hard headed as I am, I’m glad I changed my ways before I turned 18 or otherwise I wouldn’t be here. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson gave everybody the chances to speak their mind and freedom to do whatever they think is right. The Declaration Independence has given me the ability to do what I want.

• 3    Angeli // Oct 18, 2007 at 2:07 pm

  Pursuit of Happiness

  As my alarm clock rings, I search to find it. It’s 11 o’clock and time to get ready for school. I lay down for another five minutes, and my phone rings; it’s my boyfriend bugging me to get ready for school. While I’m getting ready, I listen to music because music is my escape. After school, I get to hang out with my best friend, and she accepts me for who I am. This is my pursuit of happiness.

  My boyfriend is who makes it all happen. He understands me and supports my choices. He makes me happy and he loves me for who I am. When I am down or just having a normal day, he makes sure to see a smile on my face. There are times when we don’t get along, but either way he is always going to be there for me. He helps me through my hard times and supports my needs. We have helped each other and are looking forward to helping each other more in the future. Without him I think I wouldn’t be as successful as I am today.

  My best friend is someone I can turn to with anything on my mind. She is always there for me no matter what time of the day it is. Me and her are very much alike and understand each other. She taught me how to be more open and to be happy with who I am. She is there to tell me to look forward for more in life when I’m not happy. Even when I put on a fake smile to hide my feelings, she knows that there is something wrong. Without this girl, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

  Music is what makes my life easy for me. It is a way to escape reality. It expresses my feelings in many different ways. Sometime it can be exactly how I feel, but sometimes it can’t. Either or, music will always be music. When I am mad, I listen to heavy metal to get rid of my anger. When I am sad, I listen to love songs so it can help me cry all my pain away. Music is the way of life.

  All in all, my boyfriend, my best friend, and music are my pursuit of happiness. I go through my days like it’s nothing. I wake up every morning looking forward to see my boyfriend and my best friend, and to listen to music to escape reality. My pursuit of happiness is exactly what Thomas Jefferson was referring too. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is what everyone needs.

• 4    Mohamad H. // Oct 18, 2007 at 2:10 pm

  People have different ways of pursuing happiness. Happiness can be achieved in many ways that are available to every citizen. Almost everybody has thing’s that will cheer them up. It’s best to have positive motivations instead of negative ones. In the following paragraphs I am going to talk about thing’s I do that keep me going.

  Sometimes when I’m in a bad mood or feeling down, I’ll call somebody that is fun to be around. This person is usually a friend of mine or a relative. My sister and I get along pretty good because we are around the same age. We will go out to eat, play videogames at home and just have a good time.

  Freedom also plays a big role in pursuing happiness. Citizens have many rights that can make it possible to be independent and free. We have many different choices that slowly sculpture our future and make us who we want to be. Sometimes it’s hard to always make the right choices when there are things that alter our judgments. That’s why I think of the positive things in life and try to prevent negative externalities.

  One of my favorite things to do on my spare time is playing pool. I started to play when I was really young and it turned out to be a habit that never left. After a hard day of school or work, I go home and practice pool. It relaxes me and at the same time makes me feel like I’m accomplishing something. This is only one of my preferred hobbies that help’s me out. I feel that pool is my best hobby because it’s the one I put the most time into when practicing. When you practice something a lot, you become pretty good at it. Just like I became better than the person that taught me how to play.

  To sum everything up, I’m very happy that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence because it helped everybody out. The Declaration gave us motivation and the chance to turn our wants into reality. We now realized we have the ability to make the decisions that we feel are necessary. By being able to make our own choices gives us a realistic way to pursue happiness.

• 5    Joseph C. // Oct 18, 2007 at 2:39 pm

  Take the time to think though of what I say, as even the simplest of answers may have the most significant of meanings.

  The “Pursuit of Happiness” is a term that only ones self can define. Although merely seventeen, I have seen many people that come from all walks of life, and can say that even the term “happiness” is opinionated. For myself, I’m not completely sure on how to define it, but maybe, just maybe it is the emotion inside us all that makes us feel the most alive in this endless cycle of life. But how do I live you may ask? It is a question I am still trying to figure out. In my lifetime, I have experienced many things that bring me joy, and very few that bring me happiness. The moon rising, the sagas of memories past, and the cold winds of mid winter bring me satisfaction. The notes of a natural world without human interference, the voice of a wingless seraph, and the cold grip of frost bring me joy. But happiness… happiness takes time.

  And in time, I have grown. I have seen, and spoken to many great a man, and have read how many before them have lived. To them, the ones of past and present, happiness was in death. To live and die by the sword, as well as have bled by it along their passage through time was common in the days of their day’s time, as is to this day. “Happiness is in death,” they would say, as they had seen nothing more honorable than to die for what one believes in.

  In literature I find many inspirations. The strong and rebellious are both forsaken and adored, the common day irony in a time of confusion such as this. The ideal of such “infamous” characters sparks idea and creativity in my being, as well as an urge to survive until a personal goal is achieved. To continue onward, and soar through the heavens as a hawk once did in centuries past.

  Happiness… what does it mean? For me, to strive above the average and pursue that which comes natural. To extend my reach across the seas, and to be remembered by those who carry on in life. I want to speak to the spirits of my ancestors, and ask them if I have brought them honor in this lifetime. Happiness… my happiness is remembrance. My happiness is the knowledge that my forefathers live on in me, as does their culture.

  Although their words were just, many did not heed it. Thomas Jefferson had written “all men are created equal”, but not the natives, in the eyes James W. Forsyth. Although Jefferson had good intentions while writing the Declartion a hundred years past from the massacare at Wounded Knee in 1890, it is most unfortunate that his lineage were unable to live by his creed. Perhaps though, through his famous words, the wrongs will be undone, and we will live freely as we once did.

  The natural state of these lands, as well as stories I have been told as a child brings me hope for a better time. A time suited for the just appreciation of my heritage and people. As John Milton once said. “Long is the way, and hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light.” My pursuit of happiness continues onward, until the day comes that my peoples sorrow and hatred is abolished by recompense. I have no fear for the future, much as my ancestors did before me, as I only hope that our kind will find the sacred land and return home to our people.

• 6    Anthony F // Oct 22, 2007 at 10:09 am

  Pursuit of Happiness

  The Pursuit of Happiness can consist of many different things. The Pursuit of Happiness is life, liberty and happiness. In my Pursuit of Happiness there is more to talk about but these are the three subjects I choose to talk about is where I go to school, something I like to do, and if I ran for president.

  I go to Calvine High School. Calvine is a great school because you can go at your own speed. In school most of the teachers are there to help the students out. You can even graduate early if you put all your effort to get all your work done. I learn new things every day. I’m working really hard in all the classes to graduate as quickly as possible so I can start to establish my career. This is where I go to school.

  Something I like to do, I like going to the lake and driving the jet skis. Jet skis are very fast and interesting to me. I like being able to feel free to be myself driving 55 mph on the water. In the summer my four friends and I we go out every weekend if we don’t have to work but we try to go every weekend just to get out and have some fun. This is one thing that I like to do.

  If I ran for president, I would try to stop all the violence and gang activity. I would even help the poor because they need help. I would try and build homes that the poor could go and live at so they have at least somewhere to go and don’t have to be on the streets. I would make sure that every one is treated the same and that no one will be treated different. This is what I would do if I ran for president.

  My Pursuit of Happiness helps make me who I am today. Like my school, it will help me get a better job in the future. Then I could go somewhere in life instead of staying at home. Something I like to do is going to the lake on the weekends and driving jet skis with my friends. Driving jet skis is like being free on the water doing what ever I want to do. If I ran for president I would try to stop all the violence and gangs. I think Thomas Jefferson’s Pursuit of Happiness relates to mine because it relates to being free, but every person’s Pursuit of Happiness is different.

• 7    Chris I // Oct 23, 2007 at 9:53 am

  Pursuit of Happiness

  My Pursuit of Happiness begins with some basic things that I do and like to do with friends and by myself. I like playing World of Warcraft with my friends and just in general. My family plays an important role I like to do things with them as well as my friends, I even played Diablo 2 with my dad all the time when he had the time and I enjoyed that. Playing video games in general is my pursuit of happiness that I will be explaining. My freedom of being able to do this makes me happy.

  The first thing I enjoy doing most is World of Warcraft. This game is an M.M.O.R.P.G. (Massive Multi Online Role Playing Game). It is a whole world of its own, many events, quests, people, PVP (Player VS Player), End Game Raids to play the storyline for epic gear, and much much more. Playing and interacting with my friends is what I like to have fun playing this, leveling up together and doing instances dungeons and even PVP.

  Secondly, my family is another big chunk of my happiness. Spending time with them Is always good as it makes me feel more cared about and wanted. I even played another computer game with my dad all the time called Diablo 2 and I really enjoyed doing that. Going out camping, fishing, hunting and goofing around having a good time with my family. I want to do more of these things more often.

  Thirdly playing Video games in general makes me happy along with making money to do these things that I like to do. I love many games but my favorite type is RPG (Role Playing Game). I love a good story line to games and with RPG’s they usually carry that out. I like playing games with my dad and cousins all the time. We don’t do these things anymore which kind of sucks simply because my dad is always too busy and most of my family split up around the U.S. We played many types of games from Mario Kart to FPS (First Person Shooters), strategy games and any other 2-4 player game if not an online one.

  In conclusion all these events lead to my happiness and the freedoms of being able to do so such as working for the money to get these things or do these events to enjoy doing something you like to do. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence giving the freedoms to the people. These freedoms gave you rights as an individual to pursue your happiness.

• 8    kyle // Oct 23, 2007 at 10:13 am

  Pursuit of Happiness

  My Pursuit of Happiness involves a few different things. First off, I would have to say friends are a huge part of my pursuit. A few other things that fulfill my Pursuit of Happiness include my family and some friends.

  My friends are everything to me. I am always with my friends just kicking it or what ever. My friends always have my back, and I always have theirs, that’s just how it is. If I need help and any of my friends can help me, they would for sure help. For instance, two of my friends came with me to buy my car a few months ago but when we got to the sellers house I realized that I had forgot four hundred dollars at my house so my friend victor went to the bank and pulled out the four hundred so I could buy the car right then and there. That is a perfect example of why my friends are close like family.

  My parents also help me fulfill my Pursuit of Happiness. Earlier I stated that my friends would help me if they could, well my family would help me even if they could not. Family will always be there for me no matter what. It’s most likely that I will only have a few friends that stick with me my whole life but my family will never leave me. They will always be with me no matter where I am or where I go. I guess my family is the biggest part in fulfilling my pursuit of happiness because I am very happy knowing that I will always have them.

  The last thing that helps me Pursuit my Happiness is money. People say money can not make someone happy but to be honest, when payday comes around I am happy. I do somewhat agree when people day money doesn’t make you happy because money alone doesn’t but it defiantly helps. In today’s world, a person needs money to survive. It is too hard to try and live when you have no job or no money. Money is what makes the world go around.

  In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson states that every human deserves life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I think that I am doing a pretty good job at maintaining these three things. I am getting the life part down better and better everyday and in every different experience. As for the liberty part, I am free in the United States so I guess I am doing great in this part. The Pursuit of Happiness Jefferson is talking about I think is referring to someone being content with their life. I know i am doing good with my pursuit because I have a ton of friends, a great family and I have a job. So I guess in Jefferson’s eyes I am living a perfect life.

• 9    Tony T. // Oct 23, 2007 at 11:20 am

  I think that everyone no matter who you are have Pursuits to Happiness. It could be friends, family, leisure activities, individual freedoms, etc. My Pursuit to Happiness just so happens to be all of the above. I love spending time with my girlfriend AM, I also love spending time with all ma family, and now iamb going to explain to you why I chose to talk about theses topics in my essay and also what I do in my spare time.

  All my life I’ve made a lot of friends. Sometimes it’s its hard to decide who you want to hang out wit, and who do you want to associate with in life. I only have 2 real dude friends, O. and D.. I’ve known D. since I was in the 4th grade; we go back like 4 flats on a Cadillac. An O. I just meet O. this year, but he’s a cool dude once you get to know him. When im not with them Im with my girl friend A. A. makes sure I stay out of trouble, stay on the right path, and she’s also pushing me hard to graduate and live a better life. She wakes me up every morning at 7 o’clock an makes sure I take a shower in the morning and she also makes sure I leave my house in time so I can make it to school. I LOVE HER, and she loves me as well.

  I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like hanging out with all there family unless they have communication problems. But me on the other hand I love’. I come from a big family, on both sides my mother and my father family, I have plenty of loving relatives there’s hardly any I don’t like and I seem to get along with them all just fine. My mother is my biggest Pursuit to Happiness, she always motivates me to do better things and she raised me well. Even though most of the time me and my father doesn’t seem to see eye to eye with each other on anything he’s one of my roll models because he is the most hard working responsible man I know. He has a lot of drive. And last but not least my brother sometimes he can be my best friend and my worse enemy at the same time, but we try hard everyday to get along.

  Some of my most favorite things to do on my spare time is text my girlfriend, listen to music, watch TV, go on the computer when my Internet is working, hang out with friends, playing with my dog, and going swimming at my grand ma’s house. And this is just some of the things I like to do. The things I like to do makes me happy about my self, especially when Im with my friends, family, or my girlfriend. Music, swimming, and playing with my dog helps me get away from reality an all my problems I go thru in my everyday life.

  So I had just basically let you in the life of Tony T. and what goes on with my Pursuits to Happiness. If it wasn’t for my family’s love, encouragement, and motivation I don’t think I would be here today writing this essay. And if it wasn’t for the good times, adventure, and advice from my friends I wouldn’t be the person I was today full of pride and happiness brought on from my friends, family and every day life. An im glad my parents give me individual freedoms to do what I think is right. But if it wasn’t for my girlfriend I really wouldn’t be hear today because I wouldn’t have any peer encouragement.

• 10    jamal h // Oct 24, 2007 at 10:32 am

  Everybody in the world no matter who they are has a Pursuit of Happiness. My Pursuit of Happiness starts off with having a loving family that cares for me. I want to be able to do anything I want without any limitations. I want the freedom to have my own opinion on things that I believe are right. I love to play basketball and going fishing.

  I enjoy playing basketball on my free time. I have been playing basketball for about 10 years now. My little brother Jalen also plays a lot of basketball; he thinks that he can beat me but he never does. When I play basketball it gives me a time to relieve me of any stress that I have during the day. While I played basketball, my coaches taught me how to be independent and disciplined to finish my tasks.

  I go fishing almost every week with my dad. When we go fishing me and my dad always talk about personal things in our life. It gives me a chance to be comfortable to talk to him at the same time I am having fun catching a lot of fish. The fish that my dad and I catch are black bass. When we catch the fish we take them home so that we can eat them. They taste real good.

  When I am with my family we are always doing fun activities. We are never around the house, we either go to the movies, play basketball, or go fishing. We all support each other in everything that we do. If one of my brothers has a special activity, then we will all go to that activity and support him. For example, my brother C has a football game every Thursday; everybody in my house goes to that game no matter what. It’s good to have a family that will support you like that.

  My Pursuit of Happiness is very important to me; it helps me keep going throughout my day. I’m happy that I have the freedom to do what I want at anytime of the day. My ability to have a lot of freedoms to make me happy is what Thomas Jefferson wanted for Americans like me to have when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• 11    Jordyn C // Oct 25, 2007 at 2:17 pm

  My Pursuit of Happiness

  Can you tell when something makes you extremely happy, so happy that you just want to shout it to the world? Well sometimes I can’t. I used to take the things I loved most for granted. I didn’t know I was doing it until someone reminded me why they were there. For some things it was already too late. My friends, family and my love of soccer are my Pursuit of Happiness.

  My friends mean the world to me. My best friends are the ones I really trust. T, N, J, and S are the people that I really count one. T loves me for me and even though we have known each other for 3 years, it seems like forever. She knows that no matter what situation she is in, I will be there for her. During the time we have been at Calvine we have gotten so much closer. N is not just my boyfriend, but my best friend. I tell everything to him. Sometimes he jokes about some of the things I say but I know he really cares and that is all that matters. He makes me laugh when I need to. He knows not to say anything when I am not feeling myself. He just says all the right things. J goes to EGHS, so I don’t see her as much as I would love too. I know even we don’t see each other as much; she still will be there when I really need her. I know she won’t judge me for something I did. S, I have known the longest but really haven’t been friend with her till freshman year. Shelby makes me laugh everytime she says something because that is just the way she is. I am not as close to her as everyone else, but I try to be. We just are busy, different schools and different friends are what keep us apart. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have friends and I know that I am lucky to have them because there are people who don’t have any.

  Family is one of my top priorities. Each one plays some role in my life. My parents support me in every thing I do. And sometimes they don’t agree with my decisions but they still are there for me. I know that they will always love me, no matter what. My sisters are the coolest. I look up to them so much. They have taught me so much over the last couple of years. They may not live close but I still learn new things everyday from them. My little brother, he may not know this and god knows I would never tell him, but I sometimes look up to him. He has done so much for me, that when he screws up in school or at home, I somehow blame myself for it. I am the older one and I know that as we grew up I was setting an example for him. I f my family were to just disappear tomorrow, I would fall apart and don’t know if I would be able to pick myself up.

  I love to play sports but love soccer more. If it wasn’t for soccer, I wouldn’t know how to be a team member. The most important thing about playing a sport is to play for fun and not to play to win. Most coaches tell their team that it is all about winning. But its not, it’s about having fun. One year, my old coach told us that winning was very important. One day during a tournament, he got sick and had to go home. The assistant coach told us just to go out there and have fun. I don’t remember if we won but we sure did have fun. Remember to have fun in anything you do. It’s the most important rule when doing something you love.

  Can you tell what make you happy? I can, I no longer take the things I love for granted. I think Thomas Jefferson had us in mind when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He meant for us to have a nice life, full of freedom. What he said “Life Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” inspired me to find what made me happy in life. My friends, family and my love for soccer are what me happy today. Never take your Pursuit of Happiness for granted.

• 12    Lee M. // Oct 25, 2007 at 2:23 pm

  Pursuit of Happiness

  My Pursuit of Happiness is my husband, my son, my hopes and future. My husband and son are the only ones that will always brighten up my life. My hopes and future is to be successful and to achieve my goals. Having my husband, son, hopes and futures makes me happy. Things can be so complicated when I have hard times which is school, and my son but that’s just life.

  My husband is a very supportive person who had supported me with my life ever since the day we met. He accepts me for who I am and my opinions I make. When I’m sad he is there to cheer me up and make my day. He fills my life with lots of joy and happiness. He is glad to have me as his wife because we understand each other.

  My son is my world because I have been there all his life. The emotions of having him and watching him grow make me happy. His laugh and smile remind me of his father. Everyday watching him grow is another great challenge. He makes me feel like a good mother.

  My hopes and futures are to be successful and achieve my goals. My goals are to finish school, go to college and find a good career such as a nurse. I’m also looking forward to grow more with my husband. I also would like to become a better mother and wife. And I want to make the bond stronger with my husband and son.

  Perhaps Thomas Jefferson encouraged me to go on, continue with my life, and to strive on. Thomas Jefferson gave everybody the chances to speak their mind and freedom to do whatever they think is right. Jefferson says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men “and women” are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. I’m glad that he reminded me that everyone has the ability of having freedom.

• 13    Elizabeth C. // Oct 25, 2007 at 3:15 pm

  Pursuit of Happiness Essay

  My Pursuit of Happiness is based on living a healthy lifestyle, the relationships I have with the people I love, and achieving my biggest dreams in life.

  Health, whether it’s good or bad, should be a part of everyone’s pursuit of happiness. My health is a big part of my happiness. I know if I’m not sick, I feel good and healthier than others. Therefore I’m happier. When someone is very unhealthy they usually develop an unhealthy lifestyle or worse, a disease. I had a family member that didn’t take very good care of themselves and that result of that was death. After this happened, I started to eat healthy and exercise when I don’t have homework to do. I want to be healthy not only to better myself and to be happy but to set an example for my family members and those around me because I care about my family, which leads me to my next topic.

  My family plays an important role in my happiness. I like to spend a lot of time with my family, especially my younger nieces and nephews. I want to maintain a close relationship with each of my family members so they know if they need someone to talk to, they have me. Just that in itself makes me happy. I also like to play videogames with my nephew and teach my niece how to play the piano. My family is big and we have a lot of family gatherings, birthdays, and holiday celebrations. I love all these events because it is a time when we all are surrounded by each other and spending quality time makes me happy the most.

  Achieving my goals and dreams in life will ultimately determine my happiness. I’m a very optimistic person and I believe I can achieve anything I set my mind to. Right now I’m in the process of getting my high school diploma. Soon after high school I would like to attend college here or somewhere in southern California. I want a degree in graphic design, cosmetology, or music. Some of the things I like to do to prepare myself for these careers are: playing my piano and other instruments, creating websites, and applying make-up for my friends.

  Any time I feel as though I can’t achieve my dreams, or my family and I can’t be happy, I think about Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence and our right to life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Thomas Jefferson mentions happiness a couple of times in the Declaration of Independence and makes it very clear that everyone deserves happiness and the right to pursue it. As long as I know that, I will hold on to my dreams and with the love and closeness of my family I will truly be happy.

• 14    JoseD // Oct 26, 2007 at 10:07 am

  Pursuit of Happiness

  Pursuit of Happiness, one of the most valuable possessions people want to achieve wether it’s by being financially stable or accomplishing the American dream. In order to Pursuit of Happiness I will need to attain knowledge about life, be wealthy and have a stable family. Once I attain these possessions I will walk through them and attain my better future and get great pleasure out of it.

  Gaining knowledge is one of the most important elements in my happiness once I gain knowledge everything will come easy to me. Knowing the facts and truths about life will make me a better person. I will attain wisdom about life experiences that will help me in my life decisions. I want to get this wisdom from books and the streets. To have two different point of view and understand my surroundings better. T want to be book smart so no one will be bring me down. Know about politics, History, and worldviews know about the streets gangs and violence. Have good or bad experiences to tell others about them to help them in a positive way. I will gain education and become a better person and have a good paying job.

  With the knowledge I attain I will become wealthy; due to the education I will have money fulfill my Pursuit of Happiness. I will not have to suffer economically and I can help others. I will like to make others happy with my wealth. Like opening programs were kids can hang out and not be in the streets. Open shelters for people with out homes and open companies that will provide jobs for people. Also the wealth will make me happy because I will have whatever I desire. A new car, diamonds, and nice houses. Have all the assets I want daily life to take us to the road of happiness to become happy.

  But to Pursuit my Happiness I will needs a family of my own to share my knowledge and wealth. To raise my children in a good environment, to make a positive different in there lives and make them great persons. I would want to have a wife me that will understand me and be with me in the good and bad times. To love my kids and me and to have the greatest housewife.

  Once I achieve my goals my Pursuit of Happiness will be completed. I will have a great future and enjoy every day of my life. Have no regrets and posses everything that I want. Live life with pleasures and wisdom. And overall have a secure life. I believe when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Pursuit of Happiness for every American to have a connection to Pursuit of Happiness, he belief that being free and having rights is Natural Rights that every human has to live in this world.

• 15    michael // Oct 26, 2007 at 10:15 am

  MY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

  The things in life that make me happy the most are my family, friends and I. These things help mold me into the person I am today. My family is the leading cause of why I am not the full statistic of black young men, the friends that I choose are not the type of friends that I have to worry about, because of the fact that I made good decisions with choosing them.

  My family is made up of a mother, a father, two brothers and a sister. These are the people that I see and get inspired to care for every day these people show me that they are there for me no matter what the situation is. They just want me to feel loved and cared for. My family is not there to kick me when in down but to build me up. My family and I have so many good times together and we have some bad times but the good will always out weigh the bad.

  My friends are there when I need some one to talk to when I just don’t want to talk to the people in my house my friends and I also have a special friendship and bond together. My friends can tell me any thing and know that I want tell and the same for me. There are some people out there that I couldn’t trust to hold a glass of water let alone a secret. And its those kind of people I try not to be around.

  The things that make me happy about myself is the fact that I am not in the streets doing drugs and robbing peoples houses instead I am in school handling my business working on getting out of high school and making something of my life so I can be successful when I become an adult. I try to set goals for myself that I know I can keep track of, so I can become successful in the long run of my life.

  That is why those things in my life make me happy. Just like our founding fathers creating influences on our country these people created an influence on me and my life. I think Thomas Jefferson meant by life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is that every one has the right to there own free will.

• 16    Leon G // Oct 29, 2007 at 11:10 am

  Where I come from people have all types of happiness. People have all different ways of pursuing happiness. Many different people have one thing in common:……….their Pursuit of Happiness. People get angry of times but there is always something that will bring a smile to their face in these hard times. Whether it is cars, sports or just a simple thing like a TV show or their late night conversation with their girl/boyfriend.

  All over the world people are trying to do so many things to get one thing out life…….happiness. people go to work to get money to buy things for one reason…….to be happy. People go to school to get an education to get a good job to make good money to buy a house to have a family for one reason………to be happy, but there are also many other things that release us into this world of happiness. It could music or food or it could be working out, playing ball or games. People of all ages from 1 to 100 are willing to break their backs to be happy. So have you ever sat down and asked your self what is your pursuit of happiness? It could be going to the movies spending time with friends and family, or just walking the dog, or riding a bike. People everywhere want to be happy.

  My Pursuit of Happiness is going to school to get an education to be successful in life. I love to cook so I want to go to culinary school and become a chef. Another part of my happiness is my girl. She makes me happy because we have so much in common, she likes to cook and wants to go to culinary school and become a pastry chef. She wants to open up a bakery and I want to open a restaurant. It seems as we were made to be together. She is there for me when I need her physically or mentally and me there for her in both ways. We met in are cooking class and it was the last thing that I expected was to get a girl but it happened and I’m happy it did.

  I love to cook as you already know but it is my way of pursuing happiness. It releases me from all the cares in the world. I have no stress or worries in the world. I like cooking for my family and friends not just for my self whether it is something very basic or it is something very complicated I like a challenge so I go for it. I love it just being able to make people smile and remember how good the meal was, is what makes me happy. I also have a very deep passion for spending time with my family and friends, why you ask? It’s because if you don’t have family and friends then what do you have in life? Who is going tot be there for you when you need it most you can be the richest person in the world, but not even all that money will make you as happy as family and friends.

  Another one of my passions is music. You have got to love it the way that it makes you feel it can make you happy at any time that you hear one of your favorite songs. It makes you dance and boogie, it brings people together all over the world. I like to make music or listen to music anything with music. All types of music, rock, country, R&B, and of course my oldies. It can make you feel good and set the mood help you get a little closer to that significant other. Thomas Jefferson said that a man is born with three rights in life. Life, liberty, their Pursuit of Happiness, and I agree with him. People do have the right to pursue happiness because with out being happy then every body in the world would be miserable and there would be no fun. So ask you’re self what is yours then go and pursue happiness.

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