PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

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PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

What does happiness mean to people all over the world? It would depend on the traditions, and the way of thinking. For many happiness may mean being loyal to their country, bringing honor to their home, others might be graduating from high school and going to college, there are many factors to how each one will influence each person. It is important to note that the way happiness is portrayed for example in the United States, other people coming into the country to chase the American Dream including those from the United States. The portrait of the perfect family, the perfect job, and no problems everybody looks happy; this would be a stereotype of what happiness looks like. Studies have shown that when American people were asked what...