Summary: Part A:There are many ways to bring happiness and satisfaction into life from helping others to accomplishing goals. Author and goal seeker Chris Guillebeau, discovered there are many people set and accomplish extraordinarily lofty goals, similar to several he set. He began to think of these goals as quests, and was shocked that there are many other people that also pursue lofty quests as he did. He explores some of these in his book, Happiness of Pursuit.Part B:Although history is often not kind to Jefferson Davis. He is often criticized as being an incompetent leader as well as a traitor to the nation from which he attempted to break away. However, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James McPherson argues that Davis may not be getting his full due and that it’s all too easy to diminish him due to his cause’s failure. McPherson’s book, Embattled Rebel, shows Jefferson Davis as the commander in chief in reality, explaining that while Davis did not win the war for the South, he was not responsible for losing it.
