Words by Jon Bellion Presentation by Kevin Blanco Happiness and the Good Life Referenced reading Why The Americans Show Themselves so Restive in The Midst of Their Well Being By Alexis de Tocqueville Pages 973975 ID: 500406
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Finding Happiness and The Good Life. Words by Jon Bellion
Presentation by: Kevin Blanco Slide2
Happiness and the Good Life
Referenced reading:
Why The Americans Show Themselves so Restive in The Midst of Their Well- Being.
By: Alexis de Tocqueville. Pages (973-975)Slide3
Jon Bellion
Jonathan Bellion, born December 26, 1990
American singer, songwriter, producer and rapper
Three mixtapes:
Translations Through Speakers, The Separation, The Definition
Won a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for writing the chorus to “The Monster” by Eminem ft. Rihanna
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Quote on page 973, “In the United States, a man carefully builds a dwelling in which to pass his declining years, and he sells it while the roof is being laid; he plants a garden and he rents it out just as he was going to taste its fruits . . .”
Quote from the song
Ungrateful Eyes,
“All we wanna know is where the stars came from, but do we ever stop to watch them shine”
Quote on page 974, “Death finally comes, and it stops him before he has grown weary of his useless pursuit of a complete felicity that always flees from him.”Slide5
Quote on page 974, “The taste for material enjoyments must be considered as the first source of this secret restiveness of Americans and of the inconstancy of which they give daily examples.”
Quote from the song
Human, “
If my location’s never unknown Then tell me why I still feel lost”Slide6
Happiness and the Good Life
The key to a happy life and a good life is to grateful for the situation you’re already in, and take the path life lays for you.