Specific Instructions: Find someone over age 65 (ideally even older) and ask them about happiness in order to gain a broader view of happiness and write about it. This is a qualitative research inter

Specific Instructions: 

Find someone over age 65 (ideally even older) and ask them about happiness in order to gain a broader view of happiness and write about it. This is a qualitative research interview so substantive questions you may wish to ask can include: 

 What was the happiest moment of your life? 

 How do you define happiness? 

 What makes for a happy life in general? 

 What would you have done differently to make your life happier? 

 What can you still do to improve your happiness? 

 Did you have the same idea of happiness at age 20 as you do at your current age? 

You may include direct quotations, but DO NOT simply include a transcript of the conversation. Write substantively about the conversation and relate it to class material. Also, please omit real names or other identifying information about your research subject. This is a good research practice to adopt now. Substantive Discussion/Debriefing: On the class day after the assignment is due, there will be an in-class discussion about this assignment. Students should be prepared to talk about their paper.

Included at least ONE direct quotation from a class reading that was appropriately cited using an ASA-style in-text parenthetical citation (Author Year: Page#)

(Dalai Lama attached required to read Pp.xix-xxix)