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    Matthew Ruopp completed a double entry journal analyzing an excerpt from the book "Pursuing Happiness" which discusses views that are averse to happiness. Ruopp notes quotes from the text about how being too happy can be seen as negative and lead to perceived unhappiness. The excerpt also discusses how some religions are critical of pleasure and happiness. Ruopp reflects on how the cultural myths and examples used in the text portray unhappiness and sadness more positively than happiness.

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    Matthew Ruopp completed a double entry journal analyzing an excerpt from the book "Pursuing Happiness" which discusses views that are averse to happiness. Ruopp notes quotes from the text about how being too happy can be seen as negative and lead to perceived unhappiness. The excerpt also discusses how some religions are critical of pleasure and happiness. Ruopp reflects on how the cultural myths and examples used in the text portray unhappiness and sadness more positively than happiness.

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    Matthew Ruopp completed a double entry journal analyzing an excerpt from the book "Pursuing Happiness" which discusses views that are averse to happiness. Ruopp notes quotes from the text about how being too happy can be seen as negative and lead to perceived unhappiness. The excerpt also discusses how some religions are critical of pleasure and happiness. Ruopp reflects on how the cultural myths and examples used in the text portray unhappiness and sadness more positively than happiness.

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    Matthew Ruopp

    Deby Jizi
    UWRT 1102-028
    10 February 2016
    Double Entry Journal Aversion to Happiness pp. 267-279
    Parfitt, Matthew and Dawn Skorczewski. Pursuing Happiness.
    Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2016. Print

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    Introduction, p.267

    Unfavorable views of happiness. Irony.

    p. 268

    If youre always positive, more events


    will be perceived to be negative

    p. 270 extreme happiness begets


    tragedy

    All things in moderation what about


    extreme sadness?

    taboo on peasure

    Sadness in Christianity/religion?

    p. 271 Islam is critical

    Seems like religion doesnt like happy


    people

    p. 272 cultural myth that portrays


    unhappy people as more creative than
    sad people

    Unhappy and sad are not synonomous?

    p. 273 Expression of happiness in Russia

    Interesting example used, cultural


    tendency toward corruption?

    pp.272 -274

    Expression examples seem repetitive.

    Pursuing happiness

    Common theme: invites envy and


    subsequent harm to self and others

    Final thoughts

    Happiness is making me really sad

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