1. Have you ever heard about living four years longer if you won an Oscar, and not just were nominated? In the text “The Sandra Bullock trade” by David Brooks, he is talking about how the Oscar nomination can make your life longer. In a research by Donald A. Redelmeier and Sheldon M. Singh, they have concluded that people, who won an Oscar live four years longer than people who only was nominated. Another thing David is telling us is “The daily activities most associated with happiness are sex, socializing after work and having dinner with others.” (P3 L6). David is telling us that in a relationship that is between happiness and income is complicated, and how being married can imagine a psychic gain equivalent to more than $100.000 a year.

If you got a lot of money and used them all on clothes and shoes, is the question can pointless shopping make you happier? The text “But Will It Make You Happy?” by Stephanie Rosenbloom is telling the reader about we rather would e.g. dive with dolphins, than e.g. buying new gadgets for your car, because is make us happier. Stephanie is explains how some rich people do not like to show they have a lot of money, that means they actually is embarrassment over they are rich, that is reduced the ability to reap the small enjoyments in life.

2. “Two things happened to Sandra Bullock this month. First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband I an adulterous jerk. So the philosophic question of the day is: Would you take that as a deal? Would you exchange a tremendous professional triumph for a severe personal blow?” (P2 L1).
David uses the actor Sandra Bullock’s personal life to tell us that marriage and your family is more important than your pride for your carrier is. When David is mention Sandra Bullock, you start thinking about the text is about celebrates or gossips. After the intro David gives the reader in a difficult choice, by asking them about what they hat selected.