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Essay Archive - Work
Work
During the birth of this country, Puritans had to work hard to ensure
the success of the new state. In order to make work more appealing, the
Puritans emphasized the fruits of labor. This attitude, reflected in modern day
by the act of "working for a living," is considered as a "badge of pride."
Puritan attitudes toward work and the attitudes of two modern day writers toward
work all agree that the act of working has virtuous effects, an attitude that I
share because of my working experience (Clee and Clee 233-234).
Three different attitudes toward work, expressed by several writers whom
I have recently studied agree that hard work yields positi....
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