Essays on Buettner

Introduction

The main legal issue raised in the present scenario is whether Andrea was suffering from mental insanity when she committed the aforementioned crimes and therefore whether she can successfully rely on the defense of insanity, say, on appeal. Further, this problem raises the issue of if Andrea’s ex-husband, Rusty, bears any criminal responsibility in the crime. As a general defense to criminal liability for all offenses, the defense of insanity allows the jury to return a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict. Under this defense, the accused person may claim that at the time they committed the ...

Living life to the fullest must have been found in the Island of Ikaria where life expectancy is high. Dan Buettner in a feature article entitled, “The Island Where People Forgot to Die” gives hope that the longevity of life can be stretched by emulating the Ikarian way of life. The lifestyle in this island found in the west coast of Turkey fades any diet that people in the urban and suburban strive to do which include the Paleo and Vegan diets. The Greek people of Ikaria live in the lowest possible stress level, eat what they reap in ...

Influence of Social Media

Social media is defined as “computer-mediated tools that allow people or companies to create, share or exchange information, career interests, ideas, pictures and videos in virtual communities and networks” (Buettner, 2016). Social media today comes in so many platforms. The most famous platforms used by billions of people around the world are Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and others. In the United States, the total time spent by users on the Internet on social media reached 121 billion minutes in 2012 (Nielsen, 2012). Experts talk about three major types of social media: public social networks (Facebook, SnapChat, etc), Social Extranet – where ...

Is the Experience of Happiness Gender Dependent? An Examination of Personality Traits, Happiness, and Gender

Abstract The concept of happiness is a complex one, which can be influenced by a plethora of variables, and according to some, can be subjective to the individual or even unattainable. Since personality traits are thought to influence the level of happiness one experience, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Abbreviated was used to assess the levels of neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism among participants, with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form used to measure happiness. While females traditionally report higher levels of happiness, the sample in the current study did not mimic the typical results found by other researchers. However, the personality ...

Is the Experience of Happiness Gender Dependent? An Examination of Personality Traits, Happiness, and Gender

Abstract The concept of happiness is a complex one, which can be influenced by a plethora of variables, and according to some, can be subjective to the individual or even unattainable. Since personality traits are thought to influence the level of happiness one experience, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Abbreviated was used to assess the levels of neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism among participants, with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form used to measure happiness. While females traditionally report higher levels of happiness, the sample in the current study did not mimic the typical results found by other researchers. However, the personality ...