When doing what a person love is not always the right choice. The author Gordon Marino wrote 'A Life Do What You Love', published in 2014 in The New York Times. He argued that a person should not do something one can be passionate about. Marino begins building his credibility with personal facts, citing credible experts to appeal to the readers logically and emotionally. However, in the beginning he uses anecdotes to appeal to logic and authority. Not only Marino used facts and opinions by other writers. He also discussed his own personal emotional to support his argument. But, towards the end he attempts to appeal to the readers logically using famous leaders as an example. This support his argument because it helps the readers better understand …show more content…
his argument. This paper will explain how each of the devices are used to support Marino's argument. In his article, Marino gives a personal experience he had when a student came into his office. The student was worried about whether he wanted to become a doctor or philosophy professor. The student even admitted to giving stand up comedy a try. This lead to the question he asked "What are you most passionate about?" Meaning what is something a person is really good at doing. Another thing he explains how it is important to distinguish between what a person think we suppose to love and what they really love. Here Marino explained where the student was concerned about what he had a passion for doing. Which did not mean doing what he loved but what he was best at doing. Marino used an anecdote regarding to a personal story to support his argument. With Marino telling a personal story it catches the readers attention because it is the authors own personal experience he used to set the tone in the article which leads to him quoting other experts that he agree with and disagree with. Throughout his article, Marion cites experts to appeal to the reader logically. He quotes a writer by the name of Miya Tokumitsu which she says "in our culture is in fact elitist because it degrades work that is not done from love." Marino continues to say "it also ignores the idea that work itself possess an inherent value, and most importantly, servers the traditional connection between work, talent, and duty." Tokumitsu point gives the opposite response of Marino's argument. Tokumitsu feels that most people do things because it is mandatory saying that the person does not have a choice. Where Marino continues to build his argument by quoting Tokumitsu saying that a person should not value the work that is permanent not based on one's talent. Which means a person should use more of their skills than talents. By citing a Miya Tokumitsu he used ethos to support the argument saying he how he strongly disagreed with what she said. He feels like a person should not always do something that is enjoyable because it takes away the advantage a person could have for being successful. He feels as people depends more on one's talent than skills to make a living. Adding to his argument Marino discuss where Kant a German philosopher states people before "the death of God, the faithful believed their talents were gifts" and it was their duty to use their talents to help others. He goes on to say that suppose a person finds themselves in a talent, which maybe very useful, but realizes that he finds himself to comfortable in his problems rather taking control, and start expanding and not being constructive. Marino keys this in with Kant, because he is saying that one's talent should not define pleasure. Marino quotes Kant again but this times he says "To Kant, it would be irrational to live in a world that abided by the law do what you love." Which means doing what is most meaningful. Here again Marino used ethos where he citied another expert who he actually agreed with. Marino cited both experts points on his argument. He gave the reader different views on what other writers were saying to support his argument he even goes further in talking about famous leaders. Marino appeals to the readers emotionally and logic and authority.
Marino uses famous leaders like Nelson Mandela, Dietrich Bonhoeffers, and Martin Luther King Jr. Marino disagree with having to do something you love because it is not reality. This where he uses appeal to emotion because he explains that sometimes putting your passions aside for the benefit to help a larger circle which could be family or society as a whole, but in a way it weakens the argument because he shows a lot of frustration of why some people do not understand the concept of doig things to help the people around them.. This keys in with the three leaders he used in this article. He used the leaders as to appealing logically. He explained that these leaders did not organize their lives around self-fulfillment, talents, or a bucket list. Each of them had one goal they wanted to achieve. The three leaders Marino discussed about did not do what they did in order to achieve that sense meaning. Which means the leaders did not wake up and say "Okay this is how I want the world to remember me by before I leave this Earth." Nelson Mandela, Dietrich Bonhoeffers, and Martin Luther King Jr did things that needed to b done, which even meant making sacrifices to help the society as a whole. This connect to appeal to logic and authority because he uses the three leaders by appealing to the reader or catching the reader's attention, for the people that have respect for leaders or know what something about what these leaders accomplished. But throughout the paragraph Marino said that most people would agree with Dr. King "self-fulfillment requires being able to relate yourself higher than others." This means a person being afraid to challenge their selves because they are afraid of
failure. Additionally his was argument overall was effective because he gave valid information to help support his argument. By sharing some personal stories, citing experts, appealing logically and emotionally to the readers. The author wanted to get the reader to see that doing what a person love is not always the best decision because it might not benefit a person in the end. Marino feels that we live in a world where people have to be a service to other and put others needs before our interests. Marino feels like doing something that a person loves should not determine that persons life. He feels like sometimes we should do something that a person hate, or best at doing the best we can. He feels like people feel that if they do what they love it will be hard for them to do something they dislike. In other words a person should not do something one is interests in doing. Though Marino begins the essay by effectively persuading his readers by giving a personal story he chooses to strengthen his argument in the end. Readers can see how he disagrees with people choosing to do what they love however it shifts by citing other experts. The argument begins to strengthen when he talks about the famous leaders, and how he keys everything by saying we should not live in a world doing what love, we should live in the world doing what we hate.
In his "Letter," Martin Luther King Jr.'s ability to effectively use pathos, or to appeal to the emotions of his audiences, is evident in a variety of places. More particularly in paragraph fourteen, King demonstrates his ability to inspire his fellow civil rights activists, invoke empathy in the hearts of white moderates, and create compassion in the minds of the eight clergyman to which the "Letter" is directed.
Finally, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s response to article by eight Alabama Clergymen contains strong arguments that are logical, emotional, and credential. Dr. King introduces his position and his activities to audience, he states that his organization has connections with other organizations, and he uses emotional appeals and personal comparison to convince his reader that his activities are reasonable.
Wolf argues that a person must feel something towards his or her project or activities and that the person must feel gravitated toward this project and it must excite them or they may be passionate about it. But, not all people feel the same way in what they do. It doesn’t necessarily mean that their lives are meaningless, just that they look at what they’re doing with a different perspective. The person might be (i) spontaneous in what they choose to do; the activity excites them but they like to do things at different times, (ii) unreflective or idle; they don’t really think about or are not self-reflective about their beliefs, (iii) episodic and has no long term commitments to their projects, or they may be (iv) detached in what they do and they may not love or feel passion towards anything they do. Each example is of a person who may not be passionate and not feel anything towards their projects but have at least some success in such activities. This person may do different kinds of work, help people, and admire art the same way normal people do just with less passion and excitement but with the same amount of success. It would not be fair to say this person’s life lacks meaning because they’re less
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Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life – Confucius
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It's hard for me to read this essay and don’t be agree at least with most of what the writer states. I am aware of the great d...
...s is related to his philosophy about doing the right thing and about a being a good person. But it goes beyond this. He spoke often about having true compassion. It isn’t enough to help those in need, but we must truly care about them, to take a good look and see how they got that way. He asked us to examine how we as a society can change the conditions that led them to be there in the first place. Doing this makes us better as people. I have found that it also makes me feel better. Never give up on your dreams. While his life was cut tragically short, he died in pursuit of his dream and in spite of everything he faced, he never gave up on it. He faced obstacles I could never imagine having to face, and still persisted. This reminds me that the small things in my life that often seem insurmountable, are just my excuses for not taking action and are not obstacles.
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Calling”it states, “Jobs come and go, but a calling is something you were given the moment you were born. She also states, “you can lose a job, but you can’t lose your calling” (2013). A calling is something you are drawn to. A calling is that strong inner impulse one has that lead you to that course of action, having that feeling of certitude, influence from deep down. When I was younger, my parents use to say“do what you like and live what you love.” Somehow over the years I did not stick to that rule, only glazing the surface of that saying.
...ed he was a visionary leader when he challenged the status quo of the Roman Catholic Church attempting to use change management. Through diversity, individual consideration, and intellectual stimulation, he changed the simple minded that led to a reformation. Secondly, this essay described Martin Luther’s struggle with the ethical leadership and critical thinking traits of principle, intellectual humility, integrity, personal biases and prejudices, ethical trap of relativism, and worry over image.. Finally this essay described how Martin Luther’s example related to me and my own hindrance in the bandwagon fallacy. In conclusion, while the facts state that he was not an ethical leader, it did prove that he was a visionary leader. Perhaps that part of his legacy is what inspired the name change of MLK Jr, the pioneer of the African American Civil Rights Movement.
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