What is YOUR definition of happiness?

Think about what you have read or watched; the conversations youve had with your classmates; the attitudes you discovered; the discussion by Gen Kelsang Nyema, the Buddhist nun (); and the thoughts of Rashmi, the graduate student from Sri Lanka (). Then write an 850-1000 word essay in which you define what you think happiness is and why you think of it the way you do. Think of this as an essay appropriate for a college class in philosophy, sociology, psychology, or even freshman composition. Because this assignment asks you to define happiness, you may want to take a look at Strategies for Writing Definitions ().