Directions: Read & Mark the following EXACTLY as indicated. Introduction: BOLD the hook (ATTENTION GRABBER), underline the thesis,
Highlight main point 1, main point 2, main point 3.
Body paragraph 1: yellow Highlight the topic sentence that relates to main point 1
Body paragraph 2: green Highlight the topic sentence that relates to main point 2
Body paragraph 3: orange Highlight the topic sentence that relates to main point 3
Conclusion: Underline the sentence that restates the thesis and main points

Happiness
Everyday in one way or another we are trying to find happiness in a complete chaos. That is what we are all struggling for. Actually, temporary happiness is everywhere if we want to find it and search for it. Sometimes it is just as close as a cute kitten to us, sometimes giving a hand to someone who is in need is enough. Even taking a breath may give somebody absolute happiness at times. But what if we leave temporary happiness alone and decide to construct our lives on basic principles of permanent happiness? Certainly these principles depend on one’s characteristics and point of view. In my opinion, social relations, acceptance and independence are the most important elements of permanent happiness in life.
To begin with, social relations are very important for me to be happy in the general drift of my life. I should have good relations with the people around me for peace of mind. If I have close and intimate friends with whom I can share my troubles, worries and also my joy, then it means that I have beaten life up to a very considerable point. In my opinion, someone who has real friends has the most valuable treasure of life. In order to obtain this treasure, I make my friends among the people whose principles resemble mine, whose characteristics best suit me and who are sincere. Besides friends I try to have good relations with the people I encounter somehow everyday, like neighbors, acquaintances, teachers, relatives and the others.
The second element of continuous happiness for me is acceptance: to clarify, acceptance of my characteristics, behaviors, choices and desires. At one point, it can be defined as the acceptance of my existence as a real individual. As long as I am accepted and taken as I am, I can make right decisions for myself. To accomplish this, I explain that I do not want unnecessary criticisms from the people around me. Unless the things I do or think affect anybody, the others should not poke their nose into them. It is none of their business to interfere with me about the subjects that only interest me.
Finally, learning to be independent is very important for me to reach real happiness in life. I should be self-sufficient enough to continue my life without too much assistance from others. Sometimes we are left without our families, sometimes none of our friends stand by us or at times we may get into a position where we have to do things just by ourselves. We live our lives not as a team but as an individual, so we must learn to cope with it as individually as possible. To be an independent person, I try to be self-confident and to be a self-confident person I try to obtain different qualities in different fields. Furthermore, I believe in my power to love myself with all my faults and endeavor not to repeat them but to learn from them.