Textos relacionados > Study: 'High Incomes Don't Bring You Happiness'

por Caitlin Kenney

2010

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Home

Home

Gwendolyn Brooks

In Gwendolyn Brooks' short story "Home," a family may be forced to leave their home.

Pair “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” with “Home” and ask students to discuss how money influences the happiness of the family in “Home.” In terms of “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness,’” how does the family in “Home” define their happiness? What could be inferred about the family’s social status in the context of this text?

8° Grado Cuento 810L
The Keys to Happiness: Partly Genetic, But You Control the Rest

The Keys to Happiness: Partly Genetic, But You Control the Rest

ABC News

The informational text "The Keys to Happiness: Partly Genetic, But You Control the Rest" discusses how genetics and personal choices influence a person's level of happiness.

Pair “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” with “The Keys to Happiness: Partly Genetic, But You Control the Rest” and ask students how the studies discussed in the two texts complement each other. Do you think the author of “The Keys to Happiness: Partly Genetic, But You Control the Rest” is defining happiness in terms of emotional well-being or life evaluation? Why?

10° Grado Psicología 1160L
No Images

No Images

William Waring Cuney

In William Waring Cuney's poem "No Images," a speaker describes a beautiful woman.

Pair “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” with “No Images” and ask students to discuss how money can affect a person’s feelings of self-worth. How do you think a lower income would affect whether or not someone finds herself beautiful? Could having money change the way a person feels about herself?

7° Grado Poema No prosa
The Gospel of Doubt

The Gospel of Doubt

Casey Gerald

In Casey Gerald's speech "The Gospel of Doubt," Gerald discuss his religious experiences and how they have helped shape his understanding of belief and doubt.

Pair “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” with “The Gospel of Doubt” and ask students to discuss why money failed to make Gerald happy. To what extent does money bring people happiness? When did Gerald become dissatisfied with his success and how did he pursue other sources of happiness?

9° Grado Discurso 1160L
Serving in Florida: Excerpt from Nickel and Dimed

Serving in Florida: Excerpt from Nickel and Dimed

Barbara Ehrenreich

In "Serving in Florida: Excerpt from Nickel and Dimed," author Barbara Ehrenreich talks about the first steps and early struggles in her social experiment. 

Pair the excerpt from “Serving in Florida: Excerpt from Nickel and Dimed” with “Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’” and consider how Ehrenreich would rate her “emotional well-being” and “life evaluation.” How would more money change this and why?

11° Grado Relato autobiográfico 1470L