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Essay / Sacrifice in the life of Pi, Pi by Yann Martel - 544
Happiness is the key to everyone's life. Even the most depressed man on the planet has a little happiness deep inside him. It’s what drives us to strive to meet our needs and desires every day. There isn't a single child who isn't excited about spending a dollar at a candy store. What about the feeling of getting a promotion at your job, or even finding the cure for cancer. Being happy is not only healthy, but it is also rewarding for everyone. We strive to find anything that will turn a bad day into a good one. Individuals will compromise to achieve their happiness. You can't get what you want without first giving something. To achieve happiness, you will end up making sacrifices. It can be either an object, a mental state, physical well-being and even self-awareness. There are many different ways to achieve happiness. In Life of Pi, Pi faced many challenges where he had to make choices to survive on the ocean. Since he was on the ocean for so long, there would have been a big change in his own standards for what happiness he felt. Instead...