"Ask yourself, What do we want in this country, above all? People want to be happy, isn’t that right? Haven’t you heard it all your life? I want to be happy, people say. Well, aren’t they? Don’t we keep them moving, don’t we give them fun? That’s all we live for, isn’t it? For pleasure, for titillation? And you must admit our culture provides plenty of these” (63).
Are you happy by nature? When you're most like yourself, what do your guts look like? Are they dark and cold like Mildred, or is your blood sparking around anticipating change like Montage, are you calm and steady and curious like Clarisse? Are you happy with life? Own. it. Please write 7-10 sentences. Consider taking the happiness quiz for fun first.
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9/6/2015 07:21:03 pm
When i was younger, happiness, came to me. But now, happiness is a different universe to me. That is not something that should be common, but in todays society happiness is not what it used to be. I believe i am more like Clarisse because i am extremly curious in every aspect of today's world and i do not think that will ever change.
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Clayton Magana-kopp
8/30/2020 07:03:10 pm
When I was a kid I used to think that the world wasn’t expensive that one toy is cheap but when I finally hit the right age I started to relize how expensive things were
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Mrshall
9/6/2015 11:15:32 pm
I am happy with nature and when I am most like myself is when I am alone driving.
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Lani Bonot
2/1/2016 03:37:02 pm
As far as my score goes on that happiness quiz, it is safe to say that I did NOT do well... It's not that I haven't felt happiness, it's more so the fact that I'm just not well-versed in happiness trivia. That's justifiable, right? I would be elated to say that I'm exactly like Montag, but truth be told I'm more like Clarisse. I do question everything and take a story from each thought I may have. I am calm, collected, and curious. I do like interacting with people. Even if it isn't in the most normal approach... One thing I do wish to do as Clarisse has done is to impact someone's life in a big way. Even if it's just me suggesting that they taste the sweetness of the rain. That would surely make me extremely happy.
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Daisy Martinez
2/2/2016 01:56:31 pm
Based on the result that I obtained from the happiness quiz, I wouldn't quite necessarily say that I am happy noon unhappy. Based on the characters from the story, I would say I'm most like a combination of all three. I resemble Montag in hoping for a better 'me' to emerge. I anticipate change the most in my life. Whether it be my regular school routine, the way I view myself, sometimes even a change of heart. At times though, I can be very similar to Mildred. At social gatherings I tend to be antisocial and cold towards people I don't know. I resemble Clarisse the most in anticipation for knowledge of everything. I'm very curious about things in life, that sometimes I'm shocked or disappointed in what I discover.
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Johanna
8/23/2016 03:30:50 pm
I'm a lot more like Clarisse. I have a lot of questions about everything and anything and sometimes I don't find myself happy unless I have the answers. Questions I have are like "Is God real?" "Are omens real? "What was there before us?" "What will be there after us?" Just a bunch of jumbo jumbo like that. But other than that I find happiness in the things around me and the fact that I'm alive is a very happy thing
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Robert Mendelson
8/30/2016 09:10:03 pm
I feel that i am more like montage because i am always wanting to do something new or find something new that interest me. When i am most my self i like to go out and explore or just get and of the house and go do something. I dont think that anyone is happy by nature. I think that because you have to find something that makes you happy or go out a do something that will make you happy. If you just sit inside and do nothing you will get depressed and not be able to find happiness. I am happy with my life right now besides school. I am happy because i just got my license so now i can get an job an move out once i graduate and i get to expand my horizons and go places i wouldnt normally be able to go.
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Noah Pacheco
9/16/2016 04:32:53 pm
I feel like I'm more similar to Clarisse because I'm very calm and composed. I'm also a quite curious person, I question a lot of things and want to know more about them. When I am happy I'm not full of excitement and I usually am just satisfied with my emotions. I also feel like Mildred because I'm a completely independent person and like doing things on my own. I also don't like socializing much and I'm socially awkward. I'm mostly happy but still have small issues to be resolved. I'm very happy with how I currently am, and I'm curious to see where life takes me.
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Anthony Thaler
1/28/2017 08:00:12 am
I think every one is born into different things and some people are just naturally happy about it and others it takes time. I think I'm like Mildred because I don't socialize unless I have too. I like keeping to myself and staying in my own bubble. It just feels more right that way.
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Jacob McChesney
1/29/2017 08:45:12 pm
By nature, I have a more realistic, some call it morbid, outlook on life. people often tell me to look at the positives in life. but I would like to think that acknowledging the negative aspects allows us to better understand how to better achieve happiness. And this is not to say that I only focus on the bad things. I just realize that there are bad times in life, whereas many others refuse to see the world for all of its flaws as well as its beauties. This puts people in a state that blinds them to how this world truly is.
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Asia Taylor
2/1/2017 03:20:22 pm
I think I am a mixture of both Montag and Clarisse. It's nice to be calm every now and then, but sometimes, I'm just not that way. I think I am happy by nature. Really, I have nothing to be so sad or mad about. For me, life is great and I have pretty much everything I want. I am very happy with my life, even though I think it can be a but better. Though, no one has a 100% perfect life.
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genet carter
8/30/2017 02:27:37 pm
Happiness is the meaning of life. If you are not happy what is the point of living. Being happy is when u are truly at peace with life and how it's happening. Happinesss is partly a state of mind you can trick yourself into being happy. However, the trick is reveled for what it is. Life is fleeting, happiness if the only thing wroth while. I believe everyone should do what makes them happy no one else's option matters, if you aren't happy then life isnt worth living. Everyone should strive for happiness, if your happiness conflicts with someone else's so be it you are the most important person in your life. I'm not god i have no right to Jude or condem things i dont know. I do not know what is truly right or wrong and neither does anyone else.
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Erick Solis
9/3/2017 11:05:18 am
Happiness is the most important thing in anyone's life. It's what motivates everyone, happiness is the key to success. I feel as if I could be a mixture of both Montage and Clarisse. I am nice and calm and everything but once in a while, I am not that way. As for me, I am currently very happy with the way life is treating me. I have nothing to be upset about, occasionally i can be stressed out due to school but that is natural.
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Pamela Marquez
9/3/2017 01:56:11 pm
When I was younger I was happy by nature. Meaning, to me atleast, that I had to find happiness in the simplest things that not everyone in todays society may notice. I like to think i am like Clarisse in the way she views a majority of life. Am i happy with life? I am. Not because of my personal life or with school life, I am happy with life and how it can throw curveballs at us. I am happy in the way that we are on earth. It makes me feel alive being able to express and experince these types of emotions. Happiness doesnt come easy but i feel like we need to learn how to look at it. So yes i am happy.
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Jonathan Lopez
9/10/2017 01:02:07 pm
When I was younger happiness came to me. Now it's kinda not always there. Certain things bring me happiness while most days I'm just not feeling it. I am. Not because of my personal life or with school life, I am happy with life and how it can throw curveballs at us. I am happy in the way that we are on earth. It makes me feel alive being able to express and experince these types of emotions. Happiness doesnt come easy but i feel like we need to learn how to look at it. So yes i am happy.
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Agnes freis
9/21/2017 02:12:08 pm
I honestly feel that happiness is something you work for. You can make your self happy by doing an abundant different things. Most of all you have to be happy being yourself. Associate yourself with people you feel comfortable around. I believe I am happy, I do things that will better off myself. I am only around the people who embrace me for me.
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Tania Tinajero
9/24/2017 10:05:36 am
I think that happiness is more than just being in a good mood. Happiness is a state of well-being, a composition of how satisfied you are with your life. I believe I am a combination of Clarisse and Montag, I'm still trying to figure out who I really am, I love nature and learning new things about my life.
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Alexis Gallardo
10/1/2017 08:32:35 pm
When it comes to happiness it's different for everyone. The people that aren't happy with what they have is different from the people that are happy with what they have even if it's something very little. Very many people think that happiness comes from money but I think happiness comes from me as a person and how I choose to see things. My happiness is being with my family and having friends and doing the things I love. I would say I am like Clarisse because I am calm and curious about what life has to offer. There are people who have lots of money and they are depressed even though they have everything they want and they could get anything they want. I think happiness depends on you and not what you have and what you don't have.
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Ricardo Espinoza
10/3/2017 03:14:31 pm
By nature i believe I am happy. When I'm myself I am Like Montag. I always want to be happy and expect change.I being change brings happiness. I am not calm happy, I'm energetic happy.I am kinda of happy with my life but I want to be more so.I believe happiness is freedom.
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Giovanni’s Aponte
10/13/2017 02:02:35 pm
As a young kid growing up I was very happy. That was until I started losing people important to me in life and I became very depressed. I saw everyone differently. I’m very calm in some situations, but I can be very angry too. As of right now I’m happy in life everything is going good.
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Miguel Rubii
11/15/2017 07:55:40 pm
i️ think i am happy by nature because i’m not always sad. i️ am sad only when something sad happens to me. When i’m my self i️ am usually happy. On that happiness quiz i️ did okay i️ missed a few questions since i️ knee nothing about the events it talked about. I️ can’t relate to any of the five characters because i️ don’t know who they are or how they are. I️ would describe my self as a happy person but gets sad sometimes.
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Litzy
12/10/2017 03:20:46 pm
I am actually happy with nature , everything seems to be fine . Not many negative things have happened to me so I’m actually pretty happy maybe sometimes their might be negative things happening but that’s what makes us learn from things
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DeAndre Conway
12/13/2017 04:55:39 pm
I feel like I’m pretty happy with life as I continue to have fun and make the best of it. I classify myself as a genuinely happy person because I’m always joking and laughing. When I do have a negative experience there’s always a learning experience to get through those times and end up happy during that process.As I took the quiz I did learn a lot about happiness and what the happiest country is. Some of the questions on the quiz I didn’t really know about.
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Dominic Brown
12/19/2017 01:50:12 pm
I think im like Clarissa. The reason why i say im like Clarisse because she is calm and nice until you push in that just like me. I am a really nice persons once you get to know me. The things that keep me happy are famil,sports,and friends. If someone pushes me then thats when i get serious.
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Aylin Vazquez
12/22/2017 02:58:07 pm
I am definitely one of the happiest people i know, with events that transpired in the past i have learned that a lot of the things that people spend worrying about arent worth while, with keeping that in mind i am constantly bettering myself into being the best person i can be, and with that comes happiness.
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Gene Fashbaugh
1/30/2018 08:16:03 am
I am a very happy person. I always push happiness and want everyone in the world to be happy and have peace. The worst thing is seeing someone who is truely upset and I’m always there for those people. I wasn’t always happy and I had depression bad last year and I really just dident have anyone there so I’m always there for those people because I know the pain. Before my girlfriend and I dated, She was always there when I needed someone there, then I started talking about what was wrong with me to my parents so there a big impact in my change. So I’d say I’m more like Clarissa, but I was like each character I started out like Mildred then I dident like being depressed so That’s when I started being more like Montage and wanted to change and that turned me into the person I am today. I feel like happiness is key to success, without happiness you won’t push yourself to be the best you can be. You have to be happy for the things you have, and not be depressed about what you don’t have.
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savannah quintana victoria
5/1/2018 04:49:10 pm
I think i am happy naturally when my health is at its best and my things in life like school , family , and myself are in check. life is crazy and will break you down before you rise up and become something great. If i sat here and told you want a shitty life i had what would that do for me and you nothing , that is why you must always think about the good things you have in life stay positive and do not let anyone tear you down.i am a outgoing, happy person because to choose to be i will not let my attitude define my future . so over all this whole thing is asking if i am a good person i think i am but everyone thinks there a good person no?
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carolina gonzalez
5/15/2018 05:29:56 pm
typically I am a very happy person by nature. I am mostly myself when i am around people that i know and at home. I think i am more like montage i always want change in my life. I dont want to be the same forever. I am very happy with my life. i like where i am mentally at the moment and i have nothing to really complain about right now.
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Juan Bautista
9/16/2018 06:20:54 pm
Mostly i'm a happy person, but when someone really wanna try me all hell WILL break loose. i'm very outgoing and just fun to be around, i have to like you though... if i don't like you then you can get out my face period. i have a very short fuse when it comes to certain things, people really like to try me. My teachers typically like me but this year my geometry teacher hates me and honestly i can say the same thing right back i hate her with a passion. but overall i'm pretty cool to be around and i just like to have fun and mess around.
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Alexander Giron
9/23/2018 07:44:38 pm
For me, by nature I'm overall a happy person though I don't really show it around people I'm not familiar with. When I'm most like myself I am mostly a bit goofy and slightly sassy in a joking kind of way. I am also curious about things I don't know about or places I've never been to. This mainly lines up with clairisse's type of personality. I've been recently happy with life and really enjoy it. If this was a few years ago it might of been different. However, recently i decided to make changes to my life and I really enjoy it now.
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Carlos camacho
11/26/2018 02:23:13 pm
I found out happiness is just going out being you enjoying life at it’s fullest not worrying about doing this you enjoy nature etc. by nature I’m happy but it’s when people just yell at me is when that happiness breaks.
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Katelyn west
12/7/2018 02:55:03 pm
I wasn’t really surprised by my score. I’m usually always happy unless someone says something that just kills my happiness.
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Julver
2/8/2019 03:10:24 pm
This past 4 years I haven’t being really happy with my life. Not happy in general because I haven’t being successful, but has nothing to do with other people is just me. For example school, school is really taught for me at this point, I’m missing credits and i tell my self that i will work and success in school but i just tell myself, to be honest I’m too lazy. This year my goal is to pass all my class, to become someone better in life, to do all my work at school and do whatever it takes to be successful in my life. My scores are very important for me because thats what represents the effort that i put in to my stuff. I love being alone, i love working out, i love working out because i can be alone, and i think about my life, about how to achieves my goals, because my lema is “if you believe it you can achieve it.”
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Andrew Perez
3/18/2019 02:22:31 pm
Most people say "I want to be" but they don't try to be happy and thats why they get hurt even more. Most people don't understand what happiness is but they will when they think or see it. They mostly see happiness with nothing bad happening to them but the people who are the most happy are the people who have been through the most pain. They are the people who see the good side of things and will try to keep people happy no matter what stops them. I know so much about this because I put people before i put my needs first and that is why I'm happy to see them happy with a big smile.
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Omar Velasco
9/5/2019 12:35:09 pm
Happiness during my childhood would come with anything. I was filled with joy because I had nothing to worry about . I had a beautiful German Shepard that I loved so much and I had to move states and couldn't take him with me so we had to put him down. I think that has to be when everything changed and I felt empty.
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JUSTIN BALAVITCH
8/25/2020 01:10:46 pm
My happiness comes from my family and friends. Being around my family makes me happy because we do thing together, such as play board games, have movie nights and go biking. I have fun skating with my friends.
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Nayeli Suarez
8/25/2020 02:52:46 pm
My happiness comes from my family. When most feel like myself is when I’m with my family. I feel happy when I’m with my brother and sister because even tho so much changed in our life’s they never did and I think that’s why I always feel like I’m at home is because of them.
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evan camacho
8/30/2020 01:21:02 pm
We i want in this country above all is equality for everyone. Yes people want to be happy because who doesn't wanna be happy. Yes i'm happy by nature . When im myself im happy and energetic. My blood is sparking around like Montage. Yes im very happy with life because its fun. Also because my life isn't bad i have a healthy family.
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Blade Riggs
9/4/2020 03:13:37 pm
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gabriela leon
8/24/2022 11:18:07 am
Am I happy? I ask myself this question almost everyday. I try to think about the things that I have and how i should be grateful with my life because people wished they could live my life. I am pretty happy with my life most of the time but than I start to question. Am I happy or just distracted from reality. I think I'm like Clarisse I am really curious about a lot of things
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Tatiana Velasco
8/28/2022 08:27:06 pm
I would say for the most part I am happy. I have an amazing family, caring friends and adorable dogs who are always there to greet me once I walk through the door. I like to draw, run and read because it helps me stay calm. They're are sometimes when I remember some things that made me sad. At one point I felt really depressed and I my mental health wasn't that great. It was after my great-grandma passed away. I didn't want to eat or sleep or do anything really but eventually I got better. I'm still working on feeling happier to this day and luckily I have my friends and family there to help me out.
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