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This excerpt from the T.V Series S.W.A.T contemplates the question "Are some lives more valuable than others?" The suicidal veteran talks about the important "CEO Type Man" that has a more valuable life than himself simply by societal standards. The S.W.A.T Team Leader attempts to talk him down by reminding him that, through war and death, he has learned the true value of life because he knows that everyone deserves it.

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"Friendship and Vocation" (229 - 243)

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Aristotle's "Nichomachean Ethics" (129-130) vs. Dorothy Day's "Therese" (153-165)

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Aristotle's "Nichomachean Ethics" (129-130) vs. Dorothy Day's "Therese" (153-165)

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In this passage, Aristotle says, "For he [the excellent person] will choose intense pleasure for a short time over slight pleasure for a long time: ... a single fine and great action over many small actions" (130). However, St. Therese most definitely did not live the kind of life explained by Aristotle. Are either of them correct? Does an excellent person have to live for the short intense pleasure or can they live for slight pleasure over a long period of time?

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Are some lives more meaningful than others? How do we define Meaningful? Is it the same as valuable? Does it matter whether these are the same or not?

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Albert Schweitzer's "I Resolve to be a Jungle Doctor" (29-36)

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Albert Schweitzer's "I Resolve to be a Jungle Doctor" (29-36)

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In Albert Schweitzer's biography here, he claims that once he told others about the decision he made to become a "Jungle Doctor," they tried to talk him out of it.
He was not supported by those he loved in pursuing the thing that he felt called to do. This has happened to me plenty of times as well, has it every happened to you?

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for KING + COUNTRY - To The Dreamers (Official Audio)

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"The Sabbath" (216 - 221)

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"The Door in the Wall" (201 - 215)

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"This is to be a multimedia festival of deep thinking and reflection on the course, making strong application to the course purposes and clear interaction with the readings."

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How does one go about living in the present?

What is your "one necessity?" Do you agree that we all have, in fact, "one necessity?"

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Sept. 10 - Meaningful lives: are some more so than others?

Read: C.S. Lewis “Learning in War Times” 124 – 128

Aristotle from “Nicomachean Ethics” 129 - 130

Homer from “The Iliad” 130 – 143

Dorothy Days from “Therese” 153 – 165

Albert Schweitzer, "I Resolve to Become a Jungle Doctor" 29 - 36

Mary Catherine Bateson, "Composing a Life Story" 459 - 466.

(As you read Bateson's interesting article, contemplate this question. "How do I tell the story of my life? What "script" do I use? Is it a martyrdom story, a conversion story, a chasing the American dream story, a disillusionment story, etc.?" Additionally, you might inquire, "Why is it that I use these particular scripts and not others?", and "Are there more adequate scripts that help organize my history and the directionality of my life?")

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Senior Theatre Major with a focus in Design

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"Self-Knowledge: The Key to a Great Career Choice"

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"Self-Knowledge: The Key to a Great Career Choice"

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In the very beginning of this course, we took some tests to help us learn more about ourselves. This can tie into picking a career or profession that really works for us as individuals, giving us a better chance at success and fulfillment. This article touches on the panic some of us feel when we get to the point in life when we have to find the "perfect job".

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Self-Knowledge: The Key to Great Career Choices

Have you ever gone out to run errands and lost your keys? If you have, you probably remember that feeling of panic that washed over you as you asked yourself, "How will I ever get home?" You looked everywhere, retracing each step you took throughout the day. Still - no keys! So, you decided to call a friend for help.

Reaching for your cell phone, you discovered that you had the keys all along, right there in your own pocket. You thought to yourself, "Oh, thank goodness! I should've looked here in the first place."

That same panic you felt when you lost your keys is a lot like the feelings many of us experience as we look for a fulfilling career. We search all around for the perfect job (asking friends and family for advice, pouring over the latest list of hot jobs and emerging career fields, and reading hundreds of job postings). Ironically, though, we sometimes overlook the most important place to begin our search for satisfying career options - within ourselves!

Know Yourself

To quote Howard Figler, renowned author and career services professional, "Choosing a career is giving yourself permission to be who you are... [against] competing forces." Great career choices begin with self-knowledge. Whether you're are a student engaged in college and career planning, a recent college grad entering the workforce, or a seasoned professional considering your next career move, self-awareness is the key to good career decisions.

Self-knowledge can be defined as having a clear and accurate perception of who you are - including your strengths, capabilities, character, feelings and motivations. It's the foundation on which development is built, both personally and professionally.

Expanding your self-awareness requires deep self-reflection. Start by asking yourself:

"Who am I?"

"How am I like others? How am I different?"

"How am I special?"

Six Keys to Self-Knowledge

To unlock the door to self-knowledge, as a basis for making good career and life choices, you need in-depth understanding of your:

To define your goals, use these questions as starting points: Goals: What do I want?

"What do I want out of life? What kind of life do I envision for myself?"

"What do I want to achieve? What kind of contribution or difference do I want to make?"

The best goals are written down and follow the SMARTER formula: specific, measureable, attainable, relevant, time-bound, evaluate, and re-evaluate. The last two criteria allow for tracking and follow-up as well as adjustments as time goes on. ( For more information: backwards planning)

Aptitudes are objectively-measured natural talents. They reveal a person's A clear understanding of your natural talents offers insight into the types of tasks and learning or performance environments that support your success and career satisfaction. Choose a career direction for which the required education and training provides the highest payoff in terms of Aptitudes: What are my strengths? potential to acquire the skills needed to perform various tasks competently. Aptitudes stabilize around the age of 14, and remain relatively stable across the lifespan. skill development while preparing you for occupations with the greatest potential for success. (For more information: Aptitudes in Career Planning)

By discovering what you're interested in, you become aware of what Identify your likes and dislikes (i.e., tasks, activities, subject matter, types of people, or occupations). Knowing your interests can lead you to the careers and educational possibilities that are most meaningful for you. Career satisfaction is highest when you're able to perform tasks that utilize your natural strengths Interests: What do I like? What don't I like? motivates you. Interests serve primarily to select, out of a mix of potential activities, the ones you're most likely to engage in fully and enjoy doing. Some people are interested in practically everything, while others are attracted to more specialized areas of focus. and appeal to your interests. (For more information: relationship between aptitudes, interests and skills)

Personality Style: How do I think, feel and behave?Your unique personality is expressed through permanent traits and characteristic response patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Based on your natural temperament, some jobs, occupations, work environments and company cultures may be a better fit for you than others. Examples of personality characteristics include: extraversion and introversion, tough-mindedness, sensitivity, independence, self-control, and openness to change.

When the things you do and the way you behave are consistent with your values, life is good. Examples of work values include: achievement, independence, recognition, relationships, support from managers and company policies, and working conditions. (Values: What's important to me?Values are the criteria by which you evaluate the things and activities that are most important to you in life and work. They serve as a compass, keeping you focused on what really matters as you set priorities and make decisions. For more information: Work Values Survey)

The Master Key

There's no one else just like you. All six of the key components described above make you the multifaceted and unique individual that you are. Separately, each individual key helps you unlock a door to self-knowledge. But, just as a master key can open many doors, it's the combination of your talents, interests, personality and values that unlock a holistic understanding of your true self. Use your self-knowledge to identify jobs, careers and work environments that fit with who you are and let you use your talents, skills and interests to do your best work. ( For more information: Job Satisfaction: It's All about the Fit)

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Self-Knowledge: The Key to Great Career Choices - Career Vision

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Self-Knowledge: The Key to Great Career Choices Have you ever gone out to run errands and lost your keys? If you have, you probably remember that feeling of panic that washed over you as you asked yourself, "How will I ever get home?" You looked everywhere, retracing each step you took throughout the day.

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This short article shows both sides of the 'work to live' or 'live to work' argument and then goes on to talk about
getting to know ourselves to find what works best for us!

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It is an old expression about some people who are highly motivated about work in itself, with the opposite view being that of someone who works to live. There is no right or wrong answer to the question of which attitude is better or more appropriate, but answering it honestly and accurately is critical to making intelligent career choices, and to your ultimate happiness in life. Unfortunately, many people lack the self-knowledge and realistic expectations necessary to address this vital issue properly.

Certain people, it is said, live to work. It is shorthand for saying that their lives center on their work or careers and that achievement in their professions is a major source of satisfaction and meaning in their lives. Money may or may not be a major motivation for these people. In some cases, achieving huge levels of pay (as is the case with many senior corporate executives, such as CEOs) is coveted more as a means of keeping score and proving your relative worth versus other people, than it is for the money itself.

By contrast, other people work to live. These people view their work or careers largely as toil whose purpose is to earn the money necessary to support themselves and their dependents. Their real interests lie elsewhere, and their work or careers are only means to an end, not an end in itself. Some of these people try to cut corners, to gain the maximum pay for the minimum amount of effort. Others do indeed take great pride in their work and put great effort into doing their jobs well, but their jobs simply are not the centers of their lives.

It is critical to understand whether you are fundamentally alive to work or a work to live type person. It will allow you to develop realistic expectations about yourself, and to choose career paths and employers accordingly. For the most part, high achievers who excel in demanding careers such as these are people who live to work:

Financial Advisors

Investment Bankers

Money Managers

Stock Analysts

Securities Traders

The same tends to be true of people who rise to high levels of management.

Recognize that the answer for a given individual may differ based on his or her circumstances. Examples abound of individuals who lose their native passion for work because they cannot find an adequate position or pay in their preferred fields of endeavor. When they settle for jobs in other fields, they often do so strictly for extrinsic benefits, such as compensation. Meanwhile, just as many examples exist of individuals who used to work to live, but after a change of career start living to work.

Oftentimes, such a change is facilitated by retirement and/or by reaching a level of savings that greatly relaxes the imperative to follow a career primarily because it pays well.

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Know Yourself: Do You Live to Work or Work to Live?

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It is an old expression about some people who are highly motivated about work in itself, with the opposite view being that of someone who works to live. There is no right or wrong answer to the question of which attitude is better or more appropriate, but answering it honestly and accurately is critical to making intelligent career choices, and to your ultimate happiness in life.

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What do you Do with a B.A. in English?/ It Sucks to be Me

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Senior ASL Interpreting Major with a Theatre Minor!

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This song helps me relate to the articles and chapters that speak on living to work, or finding something that gives you passion and fulfillment. Also, specifically, this quote from Wells, "Part of leading a life that matters involves attaining clarity about what finally matters to us..." The question, "How does one go about living in the present?" from "Living Like Weasels" applies to this as well.

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All That Matters- Finding Neverland The Musical

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Does this quote from C.S. Lewis seem to support or negate his argument in the readings for week 1?

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Nyle tells a good story on the perspective of "disability" in this video while he was traveling.

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Making Education Accessible to Deaf Children | Nyle DiMarco | TEDxKlagenfurt

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Music Education Major

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Senior Social Studies Education Major and Theatre minor.

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"Why Work?" (191 - 195