ASSIGNMENT QUESTION:
In his book, David Zweig argues that many workers gain satisfaction from fulfillment over notoriety. In fact, he argues that today “we are being trained that to seek recognition is a princely value,” but he also suggests that some of the most successful people do just the opposite. [1]
Pink would at least partially agree that much of the value from work comes internally rather externally. This conflicts, he would also argue, with the age-old idea that employers often find purpose for the average worker to be “a perfectly nice accessory, so long as it didn’t get in the way” of making a profit.[2]
How is it possible for the American cultural norm of individualism and the desire of every worker for fulfilling, satisfying work to be present alongside the economic values of capitalism? For this essay, explain how (if at all) you can see these concepts working together and/or in conflict with one another.
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1.Throughout your paper, you:
a.MUST use the following sources:
i.Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Dan Pink—Chapter 1: The Rise and Fall of Motivation 2.0 and Chapter 6: Purpose
ii. Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self Promotion by David Zweig—Chapter 5: “Fame, Success, and the Myth of Self-Promotion: Why Attention Doesn’t Satisfy Us and Won’t Help Your Business Prospects”
b.CANNOT perform any additional outside research (meaning no additional sources beyond the two listed above should be cited in your paper).
2.Your first, exploratory draft must be a minimum of two (2) FULL pages
3.Your second draft must be a minimum of four (4) full pages, but no more than six (6)
4.Your final paper must be a minimum of four (4) full pages, but no more than six (6)
5.You must follow ALL the paper formatting requirements listed on the syllabus and here on the assignment sheet
6.You must use Chicago citations throughout the paper and include a properly formatted Bibliography Page (which is NOT part of your final page count)
7.Visit the syllabus for policies on late drafts and final papers The Journal:
- Review these documents–“Thesis, Topic & Conclusion,” “Ending a Paper,” and“The Paramedic Method.”
- Edit the first paragraph of your own paper using “Paramedic Method” (If you can’t figure out to insert a box or circle easily into your document, use other formatting techniques. For instance Bold and Italics could be used in place of circles and squares. Just make clear at the top of your page, which is which. Provide a “key” of sorts.)
- I suggest that you write the introduction and first body graph of Paper 2 before completing this journal (you need to have a draft done Tuesday anyway). However, if you’d like to use a graph from paper 1, that is acceptable as well, although perhaps not as useful.
Paste the original and the edited version of the graph into your journal and include a graph that explains the changes you made and why
So, 3 separate paragraphs must be part of this journal entry:
1. Original paragraph
2. the edited one with the marks mentioned above and
3. a reflection paragraph
In total, this entry must be a minimum of 300 words for all paragraphs combined. The word count should be included at the end.
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