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Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These are the three unalienable rights guaranteed to the people by the Declaration of Independence. Of these rights, one sticks out to me in particular, the Pursuit of Happiness. The reason this draws my attention is because it does not guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. Last night I watched the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness and that’s when I came to realize, happiness isn’t guaranteed but earned. The Pursuit of Happyness is a story of a man who struggled throughout life but never stopped working to get where he’s at today. The movie has a great overall theme that draws the audience in and doesn’t let you go until the end. Because of this, the movie has earned my respect as one of the best movies on Netflix. …show more content…

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