Graduate / Do material possessions make us truly happy? ; CLEP [3]

Essay topic :

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

We are often reminded that acquiring and owning material possessions-money, property, jewelry, even clothing-will not lead to true happiness. While it is certainly true that material possessions alone cannot bring happiness or provide us with genuine meaning in life, there is something to be said for having material possessions. Not only can they make us comfortable, but the happiness they can provide, while it may be momentary, is still happiness.

Assignment: Do material possessions make us truly happy? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

It is a very true and well known saying that, "Money cannot buy Happiness." In this modern world era material possession including money, wealth, jewelry, housing which is more a part of necessity for daily living rather than happiness.

Possessing an expensive car, branded watch or wearing high brand outfits trends out the status of an individual. In order to buy these leisure's a person is striving day and night for better salary , better jobs which can afford highly expensive possession of material wealth masking under the name of "good quality of life." Nature's law of wanting more and more has led to different meaning of happiness which people are looking from these expensive gadgets.

But, is it really worth it? In order to achieve this wealth and comfort, people are losing values of life, family and happiness. For example: A person working abroad in another country with main reason of earning more money by higher salary and providing better life for their kids and family is missing real meaning of life with family. He cannot experience the small joys, happiness, and special moments with family like baby taking first steps or speaking first word, babies first hair cut, etc which are far more expensive and invaluable than those gadgets.

Materialistic wealth is the main reason why famous celebrities and stars cannot maintain relationships and is unable to connect or bond with their family members. I would also say that apart from happiness, this kind of wealth has always been leading to main reason of mankind's selfish nature and competition among themselves resulting into crimes like stabbing, murders, kidnapping, etc.

So it is better to ask ourselves, wither it is worth trading sound sleep and happiness of one and only one precious life for these momentary status possessions or not.

Any feed backs appreciated. English is not my primary language .

Writing Feedback / Friendship does not have to be limited to people living and working around you anymore - CLEP Essays [2]

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I've tried to write an essay but I know i need lot of practice in order to clear this CLEP credit.

[i][b]Thanks to the Internet, the word "friendship" has a much broader meaning now. No longer are the bonds of friendship limited to telephone conversations, shared activites, or speaking face-to-face. In this day and age, very close friendships can be formed without the people ever meeting and by simply typing words on a screen.

Adapted from Sharon Hendricks, "A Broader Definition of Friendship"

Assignment: Is it easier now than ever before to form friendships? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your reasoning with examples taken from your reading, studies, experiences or observations.

In this 20th century everything has been transformed to electronic mode from basic day to day life activities for example ,from cooking food in microwave to using computers for communicating and dating. I agree that Introduction of this new internet era has completely reversed the meaning of friendship from regular face to face conversation and phone or texting communication to simply using computer screens .

Social media has been at accelerating age in today's fast paced and work oriented world. People in this modern era prefers to communicate through emails, chats , forums , etc in order of developing technology rather than using telephones, or mails . Social Sites like Facebook , twitter , AOL have been blooming this days and is been most acceptable and favorable source of communication between all kinds of ages of people. This sites and application allows people to connect more conveniently and easily throughout any part of the world. it gives you options for spending time with less cost effective and time saving options .

Friendship has different meaning in this era with a broader outlook and meaning. Technology has totally changed the meaning of friendship. people communicate through video chats and voice chats from applications like Skype, Google plus , Face time allowing them to bond more comfortably rather than meeting face to face . Meaning of friendship is at total different level due to this kind of programs allowing people to attach more effectively knowing each other more better.

Friendship does not have to be limited to people living and working around you anymore.