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sTD9, ENGLISH UNIT 5 THE HAPPINESS MACHINE, POSSIBLE DISCOURSE, , Leo Auffman felt extremely happy when the happiness machine was finished. what could be his, thoughts?, , Oh at last it is finished. My dream has come true. I had been working on it without food or sleep. But I, hope it is a gift to humanity. Now people can be extremely happy in it. They are surrounded with many, problems everywhere, frustration,depression,worries etc .Life has become complex. So I wish to put an, end to it and give them happiness. Now they can forget everything and enjoy life. I have been telling, about the happiness machine to my family,but no one has taken it seriously. Let me ask me Lena to try, this. She shall be definitely happy., , 2 Prepare a news report about the Happiness Machine catching fire, , Happiness on Fire, New york: The much awaited dream fulfilment of Leo Auffman proved unlucky when the happiness, machine caught fire. He had been working hard for making it. His wife Lena told reporters that he, seldom got time to sleep or have food. Once Lena herself had entered the machine. She says it is a, horrible experience. She felt as if she were in Paris ,dancing. But soon the thought of it being an illusion, made her cry aloud. The machine caught fire when Leo tried to check what was wrong with it. The fire, department came on time and no damages were caused by the explosion. Had it been a success, humanity, would have been blessed with eternal happiness. Later Leo Auffman declared that he was not going to, invent any new machine. Happiness ,he says, is around us. We have to find it ., 3.Lena Auffman entered the happiness machine and found herself in Paris. What could be her thoughts?, , Oh amazing! Is it a dream? I am in Paris,dancing! I see wonders of the world and hear melodious songs., But is it real? No they are only an illusion. I could never be in Paris. We haven’t danced for years. The, machine made me feel young. But I know I am not. Besides how can I be happy if the sunset lasts long?, My children may be feeling hungry while I dance and enjoy. Will it make me happy? Never. Life should, never be away from realities. Happiness is within us. No machine can make us happy. We have to seek, and find it., , 4 Imagine Lena describes her experience of entering the machine to her friend in a letter. Prepare the, likely letter., , Dear Joana,, , How are you? Hope everything is fine there. Here children are in a vacation mood. As you know Leo, is busy in his garage inventing new machines., , Do you know, he has made the Happiness machine. Can you imagine why it is called so? He says one, can be happy forgetting all tension after entering it. Leo has been spending sleepless hours for making it., One day I entered the machine to try it. Oh it was a wonderful experience. I felt as if I were in, Paris,dancing,watching the great wonders of the world. But soon the reality came out and I realized that it, was mere illusion. I was so sad. We can never find happiness with the help of a machine. It is within, us,around us. We have to seek and find it., , I wish you were here. Really miss you a lot . Next time we shall spend the vacation in my house .Our, , children would love to play together. See you soon., , Yours lovingly, Lena, 5 Happiness can never be invented. No machine can help us to find it. Do you agree? Prepare a write up., , Modern man is depending on technology for making his life more comfortable and easier. Scientists are, after inventing medicines to avoid death and give eternal life. In a world of problems and worries, everyone hopes to escape to an illusory world., , But can happiness be invented or instilled by a machine? Definitely not. In Ray Douglas’ story The, Happiness Machine, Leo Auffman tries to make a happiness machine, which will give everybody ecstasy., He spends sleepless days and nights ,paying no attention to his family or others .Finally when the, machine is ready his wife enters it. Though at first she feels as if she were in Paris dancing,soon the, reality of it being an illusion makes her the saddest. She realizes that if the sunset lasts long it won’t make, , us happy. She cries aloud thinking of the impossibility of being young again .At last the happiness, machine catches fire. It is then that Leo notices his children playing around joyfully .Thus he realizes that, real happiness comes from relationships rather than material things., , We see people trying to seek happiness from mobile phones,while simple things around them stay, neglected. Happiness is here , we have to derive it by giving our time. Even a smile can make us happy., ~, , , i Naas