Do what you love

Topic 

Do what you love

Instructions 

For this assignment, you will write an argument synthesis that attempts to answer the question
that our readings for this unit have all, in different ways, addressed: when pursuing a career,
should you try to do what you love? To answer this question, you should draw upon all three of
our assigned readings: Steve Jobs, “Do What You Love” (WRAC 461-3); Jeff Haden, “Do What
You Love?: #@&** That!” (WRAC 463-5); Miya Tokumitsu, “In the Name of Love” (WRAC
468-472). After reading all of these pieces, construct a thesis that answers the question of
whether or not people should do what they love when pursing a career, and make use of all three
readings to support your position. Note that these readings are all very different from one
another, so the evidence you provide from each one does not always have to agree with your
position. You might use some of the readings to support what you’re saying, and then use others
as counterarguments against which you will defend your own argument as superior.

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People say that the only manner an individual can achieve an ultimate goal in the work is by doing what they love. According to Steve Jobs, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do”. This position is correct as far as the individual who is pursuing their dreams has the money or the financial support from family or friends. In that, this person has to have a place to start or a foundation to ensure that while they are pursuing their dreams even if they fail they have somewhere they can fall back to and start over again. However, not very many individuals have the privilege some of them have to climb the ladder slowly until they reach the top (Jobs 461).

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